Puppy formulas? any ideas - Page 1

having 12 puppies is tough. Does anyone have a proven homemade puppy formula. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

If it is only supplement, then just plan Carnation Evaporated (cow's) milk is good. I use it just warmed and UN-diluted.

I won't use it exclusively, but in your case just to help out should be OK.

Evaporated milk, a little water ,a splash of Karo syrup ,one egg yoke,always works for me .Good luck.

OK, gotta add my 2 cents here even though it's been covered well, but our puppy formula is a tad different.  We got this from a breeder who used to breed in Germany & has been using it for 30+ years.

1 egg yolk, a can of Carnation evaporated milk, 1 tsp of Kayro syrup, 2 scoops of goats milk mixed with 8 oz of water, 1/2 cup of plain yogurt.

Works! 

My pups just started their fifth week. They have just learned to drink it from a shallow bowl. They love this stuff. The DVM who wrote about using evaporated milk says to not conplicate things needlessly.

Mom has problem with teat infection a few days ago, fortunately not earlier. The pups must be weaned early, so says the vet. It is not a really problem after the fourth week. They have all started to eat moist and softened kibbles, not yet exclusive yet, so the evaporated milk.

Make sure that it is from whole milk, not skimed milk and NOT sweetened. "Creamy" for baking is a good description.

Evaporated milk is whole milk with half the water. Diluting it defeats the purpose in a way. I think especially for very young pups the extra water causes problem.

Cow's milk has more lactose than dog's milk, but the pups can adapt to the higher lactose content, so says a DVM.

grammashorty

Not trying to pick on you, but I find it funny when someone points out that their source is German. 

To all that answered:

How do you work your feeding?  Do you rotate and feed all of them or do you just feed the weak one's that would have been culled in nature?   Kinda like the "No child get's left behind" program.

Leerburg has a good recipe on his site, but I have found it difficult to blend up.  I use it for weaning

For the German reciepe, it listed two scoops of goats milk, it there a powdered source somewhere?  The stores here carry it but in limited quantities.  They also have an evaporated canned type, longer shelf life and for babies and pups, you use less at a time and it stays sterile.