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Hello all, I'm new here. I'll post a pic when I am back on my phone.
About a week ago I brought home my little Rudy. He will be 11 weeks old tomorrow. He's rather small-weighing in right at 3 pounds. At eight weeks the breeder let us do an overnight to see how he would do and he didn't do well (no eating/drinking/diarrhea/lots of shaking). He and his sister were the only pups in their litter and both are super small, so she asked to keep him until 10 weeks. Super cool I thought.
I picked him up right before he turned 10 weeks. She had told me he was eating and drinking. She did mention she mixed wet food with dry.
He eats like a little horse. However, he REFUSES to drink. Like, won't even take a little. The breeder has been great and suggested I try just a bit of chicken broth. Nothing. Not interested. I even tried powdered puppy milk and he has no interest. I've tossed liver treats in the water and he begrudgingly laps around to get them, then quits as soon as he has them. I know that the liquid content of the wet food is high, but I wasn't expecting him to not drink at all. So I've just been adding extra water to his food. He is plenty playful and his skin has good elasticity, so I've no concerns about dehydration. My vet is also perplexed by his staunch refusal to drink, but said he's a healthy little guy- just very small. He says to continue what I'm doing with the food and just keep offering water. He thinks maybe it's due to his small stature?
Have any of you ever had a pup like this? Or any advice on other things to try?
About a week ago I brought home my little Rudy. He will be 11 weeks old tomorrow. He's rather small-weighing in right at 3 pounds. At eight weeks the breeder let us do an overnight to see how he would do and he didn't do well (no eating/drinking/diarrhea/lots of shaking). He and his sister were the only pups in their litter and both are super small, so she asked to keep him until 10 weeks. Super cool I thought.
I picked him up right before he turned 10 weeks. She had told me he was eating and drinking. She did mention she mixed wet food with dry.
He eats like a little horse. However, he REFUSES to drink. Like, won't even take a little. The breeder has been great and suggested I try just a bit of chicken broth. Nothing. Not interested. I even tried powdered puppy milk and he has no interest. I've tossed liver treats in the water and he begrudgingly laps around to get them, then quits as soon as he has them. I know that the liquid content of the wet food is high, but I wasn't expecting him to not drink at all. So I've just been adding extra water to his food. He is plenty playful and his skin has good elasticity, so I've no concerns about dehydration. My vet is also perplexed by his staunch refusal to drink, but said he's a healthy little guy- just very small. He says to continue what I'm doing with the food and just keep offering water. He thinks maybe it's due to his small stature?
Have any of you ever had a pup like this? Or any advice on other things to try?
