My puppies have not been well fed and they are now 8 weeks. Is there hope for full growth and height?
flow2tayo asked:
They are greatdane puppies from a large litter (10) . They apparently have not been fed well and are now too small for there age. I intend to feed them well hence, but I fear the loss of their first 8 weeks will affect the full potential of their growth. Is there still time to salvage, as I am aware that dogs grow well only within a certain stage.
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They are greatdane puppies from a large litter (10) . They apparently have not been fed well and are now too small for there age. I intend to feed them well hence, but I fear the loss of their first 8 weeks will affect the full potential of their growth. Is there still time to salvage, as I am aware that dogs grow well only within a certain stage.
January 31st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
you have time to salvage them, feed them well, check out the site of the greatdane lady, she has great information about all things dane related, I have used some of her stuff for my dobes. Make sure the new homes know how to feed the pups, high quality food with supplements will be essential for them to reach their full potential
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Why haven’t they been weel fed? Are you the caretaker? Well, they are 8 weeks and should have been started on a quality kibble mushed for 4 weeks now. They are cabable of eating it dry by now. Start feeding them. Great Danes don’t stop groing until they are around 3 or so years old. Get a move on!
February 5th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Do your best. They might never be as big as they could have been, but they are young, so they have a lot of time to grow.
I have chihuahuas. One of my pet peeves is the way people restrict food to make them small. My male is over 7lbs. All but one female is just about 6lbs because they have some fat on them. One female is really fat, but only about 3 or 4lbs. She is very, very small, just fat. I see people restrict small dog’s food all the time to try to make them smaller or keep them smaller. I just don’t like it. I think it’s cruel. I don’t like feeling ribs on dogs.