Whats the best food for a micro teacup yorkie?
I just got a new puppy and she’s soooo adorable but she’s super small she’s a micro teacup yorkie. I was wondering what is the best food to give her? Different people tell me different think….hard food, soft food…. I have been giving her Caesars for puppies.
As everyone else as said…there’s no such thing as a micro teacup yorkie….no such thing as even a teacup yorkie…people who call them that are trying to rip people off, and are succeeding. Asumming this dog is the proper age to be taken from its litter (8 weeks) hard food is best, try to avoid common grocery store brands, such as caesars, iams, pedigree. Hard food does a better job of keeping your puppy’s teeth clean.
July 24th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Congrats on your new puppy! But please don’t call it a micro teacup. Theres just no such thing. Its a yorkie.
Generally dry food is best, it cleans their teeth and doesnt make a mess in their fur, and usually has better nutrients.
This is a great website that provides a lot of detailed information about every brand of food available on the market. Personally, I like Innova and Wellness. Their grain free forumlas are great, but may not be a good idea until your puppy is older as they have very high protein levels.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:27 am
Cesars is, if you’ll excuse my candor, crap.
http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/dog-food-ratings.html
That will help you find a better food – which shouldn’t be hard. The rule of thumb is that if you can buy it at the grocery store or Wal-Mart – don’t.
Feed that pup the very best food you can buy. You are looking down the barrel of some serious vet bills from her screwed up breeding. Good food is going to be your first line of defense.
Good luck!
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:02 am
There is no such thing as a "Micro teacup yorkie" it is just an ill bred runt that you probably paid WAY too much for. Hard food, small bite, puppy food is best. Soft food on a regular basis is bad for thier teeth. And just to warn you your runt puppy is going to rack up A LOT of vet bills to keep her healthy. More then a healthy dog would.
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:23 am
sorrry no such thing as a micro teacup.
maybe puppy food.
we give our dog canned food mixed with dog at night.
i would get moist food. like it has a big dog on the box and comes in a serving size. my friend had this for her chihuahua though
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July 24th, 2010 at 3:11 am
As everyone else as said…there’s no such thing as a micro teacup yorkie….no such thing as even a teacup yorkie…people who call them that are trying to rip people off, and are succeeding. Asumming this dog is the proper age to be taken from its litter (8 weeks) hard food is best, try to avoid common grocery store brands, such as caesars, iams, pedigree. Hard food does a better job of keeping your puppy’s teeth clean.
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July 24th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Im sorry! Mostly likely you dished out alot of money for a dog that is not properly bred, a runt, isn’t healthy right now or all of the above. It must have been hard to figure out that they lied to you. I understand alot of people get lied to and think they have micro mini teacup miniature toy dogs that are supposed to be 2 inches tall at maturity. Please do your research before you buy another dog.
As for what to feed her ask the people that sold it to you what they were feeding it. If they had her on something good and she eats it I wouldn’t change it because it will upset her stomache. Otherwise got to your local petstore and buy the puppy food for yorkie or toy breeds and she should eat that. If she doesnt eat hard food find puppy food in a can… or pour some dry food in water and let it soak until it is dry and add a little milk.
Good luck and I hope she doesn’t have to many medical problems!
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July 24th, 2010 at 3:39 am
Pick a 4-6 "star" food from this site: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
Find a small bite, puppy formula. If she has trouble with it while she is young you can moisten it with some warm water, but she is better off learning to eat a kibble-based food from the beginning. Small breeds have a tendency towards tooth issues.
Being a small breed you will also want to take steps to avoid hypoglycemia. Some folks add a little bit of Pedialyte to the water, and keep some Nutrical handy (vets usually carry it, occasionally pet supply stores will have it). It’s important to ensure she eats and drinks regularly throughout the day.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_toy_breed_hypoglycemia.html
And unfortunately, what the others say is true…..if you truly have an undersized Yorkie pup, she is going to have her share of health issues, most likely.
Deliberately breeding to "downsize" dogs who are already very small is not healthy. A 3-5 pound dog shouldn’t be miniaturized down to the size of a field mouse…..and breeders who capitalize on this whole "micro teacup" fad are just in it for the money and often do not breed with the overall genetic health of their animals in mind. Love your pup, but be on the lookout for health problems as she grows.
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July 24th, 2010 at 4:08 am
I would definitely feed her a very high quality natural food, there are a lot to choose from. Stay away from store brands like Purina, Iams, Ole Roy, etc. Make sure to read your labels and that the first ingredient is meat- not corn. But I’ll have to agree with a lot of the others here, sadly enough you’ve spent money on a very sick dog. No yorkie should be that small- it’s not natural and the only ones out there are that size due to heavy inbreeding and VERY poor health. It’s basically the runt of a runt of a runt.. therefor obviously just passing on the weakest genetics. Sorry but you’re definitely in for a lot of high medical bills and I wish you a lot of luck. Hopefully now you’ve learned the mistake and can pass the info on to others. But yeah, definitely high quality food because she will definitely need it.
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July 24th, 2010 at 4:33 am
you should be able to feed your new puppy anyting for a puppy but don’t get the crappy stuff. get the good stuff.
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