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How do I make the best puppy weaning mush for my 3-week-old puppies?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old | 59 lbs

How to make puppy mush or gruel for 22 days old puppies? To start weaning them

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on April 8th, 2018

Mix a good quality puppy food with warm water or, better yet, a puppy milk replacer such as Esbilac or Pet-Lac. It should be very liquidy initially. As they mature, you can decrease the amount of liquid until they are eating solid food at around 10 weeks of age.

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