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My 4-week puppy's mom stopped nursing. How much should I feed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 30 days old

How much food and milk should I be feeding 4week pho jack chi puppy as mum as she is no longer willing feed her

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 1st, 2019

The mom is probably weaning Trixie and so it is just time to start food! You can start mixing puppy food with milk replacer at 4 weeks, and after a week or so, Trixie should be on just puppy food and water. The puppy food will have feeding guidelines on the label, but generally keeping it available and letting her decide when to eat is recommended.

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