Feeding advice

[lottie]

Hi .I have an 8 week old DDB she arrived on sat .we have her on Ava large puppy but she hardly touches any of her 3 meals unless I add a bit of raw mince or a small amount of butter but even then she doesn't finish it all .she weighed 6.5kg when she arrived she's now 7.5kg should I be worried about her not eating all or hardly any of her food

 

[glen]

Hi .I have an 8 week old DDB she arrived on sat .we have her on Ava large puppy but she hardly touches any of her 3 meals unless I add a bit of raw mince or a small amount of butter but even then she doesn't finish it all .she weighed 6.5kg when she arrived she's now 7.5kg should I be worried about her not eating all or hardly any of her food

Welcome, beautiful pup,
Theres a couple of things that is going on, for a start pups just come away from mum and littermates, they do take time to settle, also was the pup on that food when you got her. Shes also been used to eating with her littermates.
If she wasnt on the food it may upset her tummy, if she was id personally just put a small amount of warm water to get the smell of the food going, adding different topperd can upset tummy and you could have a making of a picky eater as she grows.

 

[ConWrkr415¹]

Until you have a regular appetite I would try to stick white meat wet foods to add to the kibble. And I would also add a tablespoon of coconut oil. Great for the skin, fur, digestion, nails, teeth, and it helps keep pests and parasites off your pup.

But, they love coconut oil, and it has some great fats that dogs need. And if you really want to make sure they are packing away every meal. Put some bone broth in with their food. Let it soak in for a couple minutes before serving.
They can smell the bone broth and a heightened anticipation of their food I would say helps the overall appetite. And the bone broth soaking into the kibble and wet food just makes everything that much more palatable, similar to what they were eating as they were being weaned off the tit.

Hope this helps!