[az1sherri]

I've got two 3-1/2wk old pitbull/mastiff puppies. They are HUGE and are maturing rather quickly. At 2 wks, they had their eyes fully open and were wobbling around and barking & growling. At 3 weeks, they've got their teeth, are walking all over the place, barking & growling louder and momma doesn't want to feed them anymore. What would u suggest I start supplementing their diet with? They are about 12" long and the male weighs about 10 lbs, the female weighs about 8 lbs. Their dad stands about 2-1/2' tall at the shoulder and weighs close to 100 lbs, he's only a year old. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Haven't taken them to the vet yet, but plan to in the next couple of weeks.

[Yogi]

Actually, puppies no matter what the breed generally have eyes wide open between 10 days and 2 weeks of age and are waddling around.
You can pick up goats milk and blend with a puppy chow and heat to a mild temperature in the micro. Place in front of the pup and lightly put their nose in it. Once it gets a little on the nose instinctively they will try to lick off. Once in the mouth they will generally start to eat it. Good luck.
Goats milk is the closest as far as nutrients to the dams milk.

[Chantelle Pertteli]

Hello,, My Mastiffs just had pups too. I could not afford this method but my vet said a mixture of Evap. milk , baby food, yogurt and eggs is a really good supplement...