Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 16 days old | 2.6 lbs
I'm taking care of a 2 week old pup. The mother stopped feeding. So far all seems to be well but the puppy jerks and twitches when sleeping. Is this normal? Also, when bottle feeding her, her tummy feels right after 1- 2 oz but she still acts hungry. Should I feed her more?
1 Answer
Published on June 17th, 2019
The movements while sleeping are likely normal. You can try feeding her a little more food or feeding her more frequently. Here is a helpful article about raising orphaned puppies: https://www.petcoach.co/article/orphaned-puppies-how-to-raise-them/ I hope this helps.
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