How much and how often should I feed my 6-week-old chihuahua puppy?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 2 days old | 1lb
I feed my 6 week old , 1lb chihuahua victor puppy food , how much should I be feeding him a day and how often a day?
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Published on July 11th, 2017
A toy-breed puppy this age should be eating every 3-4 hours, since they are prone to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) if they go much longer than that between meals. As Flynn gets older, you can gradually work towards feeding him less often until you are only feeding twice a day as an adult. As far as the amount goes, this will vary with every brand depending on its calorie content. If you look at the back of the food bag, it should have guidelines for how much to feed per day based on your puppy's age and weight :)
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Published on April 13th, 2018
Since she is so tiny I would be feeding her at least 3 times per day. I would also purchase some nutrical to give her in between meals and right before bed time to help keep her blood sugar up. You can also give her nutrical if she decides to skip a meal for whatever reason. If you don't have any other pets, you could consider just leaving hard food down for her to munch on when she feels like it, but you may have to ofter her softened dry food 3 times a day to ensure she eats. For her size she really may only eat 1/4-1/3 cup of food TOTAL for the whole day. I hope this helps!
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