help with small puppy - Page 1

a friend of mine bought a puppy, puppy came in at 4kg at 8 weeks old, ten weeks old now and 6and a half kg we are not concerned about her and the gaining weight as that is coming but friend is concerned that she doesnt have much bone she has very thin bone construction we are feeding her arden grange puppy junior any other ideas we wouldnt normally give calcium supplement is there anything we can get to recommend bone development as she is a ten week pup that looks like a six week old pup

You could switch to a lower protein kibble (ca 24-26%), then add raw beef with about 20% fat about a large table spoon full and dried powdered milk about 5 tea spoons full. Add some water, smash and serve.

 I also do not think the pup is extremely underweight. For example, I just imported two nice pups from the Czech Republic. One, a male, was big for his age and fat. The other pup, a female, was the smallest of the litter according to the breeder and though not thin, clearly not as robust as the male. They have been here now about 5-6 weeks and the female has grown tremendously. Sometimes growth can be faster, sometimes slower. The issue to look at is whether the pup is otherwise healthy, has energy, a nice coat, clear eyes and firm, formed stools.

I personally would not suggest switching to a lower protein kibble, but neither would I specifically ever add calcium. Just feed the pup a balanced diet and give it time.

Good luck.