Is my 3-day-old puppy getting enough formula? How often to feed?

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Hi I have a 3 day old puppy's he's around 80-100grams in weight, I have puppy milk & have been feeding him with a syringe, not sure if I'm feeding him enough he has between 9-12mls every 4-5 hours is this enough I can get to a vet until Monday

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

Every puppy milk replacer will have slightly different guidelines on how much to feed, so start by reading the directions. If you have more questions, then get a picture of the instructions so that we can officially tell you how much to feed. For example, Esbilac instructs that you use 30ml of reconstituted powder for every 115g of body weight per day. So for your puppy, he would need around 25ml per day. Divide this up into your daily feedings, which should be every 2-3 hours. So if you feed every 2 hours, then you would feed 2ml per feeding. Here is some more information on raising orphan puppies: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=576

Is my 3-day-old puppy getting enough formula? How often to feed?

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