FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS
WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PUPPY YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME WATER WITH A PINCH OF TABLE SUGAR IN IT AND SOME NUTRI CAL. YOU SHOULD PUT A FINGERTIP FULL OF NUTRI CAL ON THE PUPPY'S TONGUE RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT GO INTO HYPOGLYCEMIA. THEY SHOULD START EATING AND DRINKING RIGHT AWAY WHEN YOU GET THEM HOME. IF THEY ARE NOT YOU NEED TO KEEP GIVING NUTRI CAL AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO EAT AND DRINK THE WATER WITH SUGAR IN IT TO KEEP THEIR SUGAR UP.
We start all our puppies out on Diamond Naturals for small breed Puppy. The smallest puppies and ones that have trouble chewing will get Cesar puppy food mixed with ground Diamond Naturals until they can chew the kibbles. A coffee grinder works very well to grind the kibble.
Toy breed puppies are different and require very special care. They should have dry food offered to them at all times. You should monitor their eating and make sure they are eating some food at least 3 times per day. They are very easily stressed and may experience some bloody diarrhea or vomiting from the trip to your home. If this happens you can give them some kaopectate 0.5 ml once or twice per day. If the diarrhea persists more than 2 days you will need to take the puppy to the vet. He/she may need some antibiotics for a few days. Stress sometimes will throw puppies into coccidiosis or girardia.
**Please remember your little puppy may experience hypoglycemia if he/she is not eating well. Please make sure the puppy eats at least 3 times dly. If you do not feel it is eating very well please put some syrup or sugar in it's drinking water so it will get a little sugar with each drink.
