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My puppy is eating adult dog food. Is this okay for her growth?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 3 months and 12 days old

My puppy is eating dog food... is this fine for her? It's the "Fromm" brand.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 15th, 2016

No, I would not feed Mila adult dog food. As a growling puppy, she needs more calories, protein, and calcium to support this growth, and an adult food will not provide that for her. I recommend feeding her a high quality puppy formulated food, such as Royal Canin or Hills Science diet. Royal Canin has a Yorkshire Terrier puppy food that is formulated to meet the specific needs of a Yorkie, so that would be a great food to feed Mila.

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