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My 1-month-old puppy won't eat. Should I bottle feed him puppy milk?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 30 days old | 4.4 lbs

My puppy is only 1 month old and I know it is too small to own a him but I can't take him back to his mom cause apparantly the mom is adopted by other person a day before we adopted him. He is not weaned and I had no idea that we are not supposed to give him cow's milk so I stopped it the next day but he can't eat I tried some porridge but he wouldn't taste it and now he has diarrhoea so we took him to vet and he is on medication but still not eating. Should I start bottle feeding him puppy milk

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Answered By Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner

Published on January 8th, 2018

Yes, I would certainly start bottle feeding puppy milk to a puppy that is not eating. I have attached a handout below that discusses caring for puppies that are not yet weaned including a description of bottle feeding. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=576 If you have additional questions about feeding, I would certainly contact your veterinarian. Puppies can quickly get dehydrated if they are not eating normally, so I would start feeding Tiger puppy milk right away. Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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