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My 8-week-old puppy has watery stool. Can she drink cow milk?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 months and 1 day old

Aika is 8 weeks old nearly 9. My dad says that I should give her milk not too often but maximum twice a day mixed with water. I don't know about this. What pros and cons has the milk (cow milk) towards puppies? Should I keep giving her milk? When I do, her stool it's a bit watery. Which I don't know if that's good or bad. What should I do?

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Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 11th, 2017

She does not need milk and it can cause stomach upset in some puppies with vomiting and diarrhea. Just feed her a high quality puppy food and that should be adequate nutrition for her. She should see a vet for deworming and vaccines so schedule an appointment with a vet in your area.

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