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Old April 6th, 2006, 05:20 PM
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Hmm. Do you have access to a vet?

Puppy chow is really bad food, ingredients wise. I am assuming that you don't have any good pet stores that carry the better foods, so here goes - look for a food that has at least two meat products in the first 5 ingredients listed. Meat by-products do not count. Try to find a food with no corn or soy in them. If they do have corn or soy - the further down the list, the better.

After you find a food, you would probably be better off grinding it up so that when you mix it with some milk, it makes a mash. You can get mother's milk replacement around here, but I live in a big city so I doubt that you can find it. I would mix the milk and dog food until it makes an oatmeal like consistancy.

You are going to have to get your pup some shots and see if you can find someone who has a female dog that has a litter (maybe she will foster your pup) or has had a litter because your little guy is going to need to learn a lot that he/she would have learned if he/she had stayed with the litter for the next 4 weeks. Remember to socialize with dogs that have had all of their shots - your pup needs to stay as healthy as possible right now.
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