I had the same problem with my last pup. He never touched food till he was nearly 9 weeks old....and still didn't stop nursing till he was 12 weeks old!! Drove me nuts and I tried everything...the moist puppy food, can, pouch with gravy. He would occasionally eat a cheese curl, lol. Thankfully, by the time he left last week at 13 weeks old, he was eating and leaving the milk bar alone. Some are just spoilt. If they seem healthy otherwise, I would just be patient. Separate them from mom for periods of time and hopefully mom will get fed up and make them stop.....Ginger never did and even allowed her older pup from the previous litter to try to nurse! sighhhhh lol. I have heard a lot of people swear by anything chicken when it comes to stubborn eaters. Marsha
Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. ----- Original Message ----- From: obeelouwho To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] PLEASE NEED HELP WEANING MY CHIS! I HAVE A LITTER OF CHIHUAHUAS THAT WILL BE 7 WEEKS OLD WEDNESDAY. I HAVE ALREADY TRIED TO WEAN THEM. I HAVE TRIED MOISTENED PUPPY FOOD AND ALSO SOFT PUPPY FOOD WITH GRAVY FROM A POUCH. THEY TURN THEIR NOSES UP AT IT. MY LAST TWO LITTERS DID GREAT AND I HAD NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER GETTING THEM TO EAT. BUT THESE TWO BABIES SURE ARE STUBBORN! DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO GET THESE LITTLE GUYS TO WANT TO START TO EAT? ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE NEW OWNERS UNDERSTAND AND WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM AND KNOW THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE EATING WELL ON THEIR OWN. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE 8 WEEKS OLD OR OLDER BEFORE I LET THEM COME AND GET THEM.
