Our puppy (Lab Retriever) is 11 weeks old.
He is peeing and pooing regularly, but is getting fussy with his food. He’s never wolfed a meal speedily (like our old family terrier used to inhale food!), but eats much slower and takes bits of food off to different parts of the room to chew it.
Today and yesterday he hasn’t eaten a full meal at any sitting (he’s on 4 meals a day but barely touches his 4th meal at 10pm as I have to wake him up for it & to take him out for final wee & he really isn’t interested in eating food that late).
He’s happy enough during the day - he does start eating, but never finishes the full dish. He poos after most meals, but according to the food guidance on the packaging (he has kibble, which I add a little water to to make a gravy) he’s probably only consuming 60-75% of his recommended food allowance.
How do you make a puppy eat more? It’s impossible! But I know it’s an important growth stage so I don’t want him undereating.
Oh and he is putting on weight - 4.6kg to 5.9kg to 6.7kg week on week since we’ve had him.
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Givemeallthewine · 23/04/2020 16:15
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