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My dog is losing weight after puppies. What should I feed her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 7 years and 2 months old | 27 lbs

Hi my bitch just haf a litter of 9 n theyre really taking it out of her.. do u have any advice on how to put some weight on her

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on July 6th, 2017

I would feed Terra a puppy formulated food. She needs higher amounts of calories, protein, and calcium to support feeding nine puppies, and a puppy formulated food would bring that for her. Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams :-)

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