Is it okay to bottle feed a small puppy while it's still nursing?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | 3 years and 4 months old | 13 lbs
can zyra puppy (only small one) have both his bottle milk and breastfeed at the same time can the pup transfer to the breastfeed to the other(bottle milk) lastly i want to thank all the veterinarian here for your effort in answering all our question thank so much for the assistant
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Published on April 23rd, 2017
I'm glad I and the other experts can help you with your questions about Zyra and her puppies! Yes, you can supplement the small puppy with formula from a bottle while he is nursing from his mother. You can giving him the puppy formula after he nurses from his mother if you are concerned he hasn't gotten enough milk from his mother.
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Published on November 2nd, 2018
It’s possible that he’s simply small and getting pushed out of the way so supplementing with formula may help. I would recommend seeing a veterinarian first however to make sure he doesn’t have signs of a medical problem that could be preventing him from gaining weight.
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