In order to take care of your terrier puppy’s nutritional needs, you’ll need some supplies.
1. Dry Food: Good quality puppy food, such as IAMS, Eukanuba, Science Diet or Diamond Puppy Food for small breeds
2. Canned Food: Good quality like Hill’s a/d can food (from a veterinarian) or even Little Caesar’s Select Dinners with chicken & liver in meat juices
3. Supplements: Cottage Cheese (the higher milk fat percentage, the better), Buttermilk, Orange Gatorade, Plain Yogurt (I prefer Balkan Style – higher milk fat percentage and thicker)
4. Vitamins: Breeder often gives you a bottle of liquid vitamins of which you give them 2 c.c. twice daily – morning and night, or Lickables (2 fingertips full twice a day).
Feeding Instructions:
If you get your terrier puppy at 8 weeks old, they should eat 2x daily for the next 3-4 weeks mixing 1-2 tbsp cottage cheese with 1-2 tbsp of Hill’s a/d canned food.
This mixture happens to be easier on their strengthening teeth, and also gives them good bacteria that they need for their developing immune systems.
* Remember: Your puppy MUST EAT WELL EVERYDAY! If they don’t eat, they will DIE!
If Your Puppy Is Not Eating:
1. Give Vitamins Immediately!
2. Go to the Grocery Store: Buy a carton of RAW CHICKEN LIVERS located in meat department. Boil in water for approximately 20 minutes. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Feed small amounts and DO NOT let puppy over-eat!
3. If Puppy Does Not Eat: Call your Breeder Immediately!
* Remember: Treat your terrier puppy like a new born baby. Do not overhandle them. Puppies should sleep 80% of the time, just like a new born. Let them sleep!
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I hope this Terrier Nutrition information was helpful on Terrier Lover! Until next time…
Love Your Terrier,
Kimberly Edwards 
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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
Most of our dogs would eat anything as pups, but there were a few shaky times with one of them.
Poor little thing – she didn’t want to eat!
Come to find out she had a kidney and liver defect…very sad…
This is all good advice above, Kim…
Kenney
@ Kenney:
Yes, that’s Kahlua – we only got to keep her for 1 night before we had to bring her in because she simply wouldn’t eat ANYTHING we gave her.
As a puppy, especially a small puppy, this is of utmost concern! We had to bring her in to the vet and they told us they’d have to take her and hold her for a while until she started eating. They put an IV in and the like and she still wouldn’t eat anything after a week.
They got results back from the tests to show that she had a liver and a kidney defect. She was the runt of the litter that we’re always so fond of.
Well, Kahlua passed away after being on treatment for 2 weeks. We were crushed! We loved her so much, even after only having her for one day at home.
It was so sad – she was so beautiful and sweet! Already had a real personality!
We miss our Kahlua!
Kimberly