What's the best way to care for and feed orphaned newborn puppies?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Bulldog | Male | unneutered | 2 days old
We're feeding dogs in our community pound for 2 weeks now, neglected by our local government. 1 dog was pregnant when she was admitted in the pound& we didnt know she was pregnant at first. When we came at the pound the other day, we saw 3 puppies, one was dead, other is okay &the other one fell on a pipe. It took me &my sister over 3 hours to get the puppy out. Mama dog was claimed by the owner & owner left the puppies. Now we don't have any idea how to properly for newborn puppies? Thanks!
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Published on October 1st, 2017
Oh no, those poor puppies! How lovely of you to look after the puppies. You will have to bottle feed them, and first thing you need to get is puppy formula replacer. You can get it from a pet store or a vet's office. I will put a link below on how to raise orphan puppies. Keep in mind it is intensive the first couple of weeks, and will take a lot of your time. I hope this helps! http://www.2ndchance.info/orphanpuppy.htm
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Published on December 9th, 2017
It's best to get dog milk replacer for them. This can be found at the pet store. If you are not able to find it, then you can feed cow or goat milk instead, but it is not as good for them. For all of the necessary information about caring for orphaned puppies, I recommend you read the article at the link below: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/feeding-orphaned-puppies I hope that helps and all is well with the puppies.
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