Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: Milk
Its been a while since i've had a new puppy 14 years ago as sadly i loss my lab/x to old age a couple of months ago. Have now got harry who is 8 weeks old. I have been reading up and getting advice now i know calcuim is good part of there diet so can you give them cows milk or does it have to be like powder baby milk etc it has been a long time
If you are feeding a complete food there will be no need to add anything else, as everything the pup needs is already in there.
I have given my pups a small amount of Goats Milk in the past (mostly when they were not on a complete food though), but I don't give cows milk as it can be too hard for them to digest and some dogs are intollerant to it.
i have never given banjo milk, although this morning she did finish my sons weetabix off with his dairy free formula "milk" (its never been near a cow in its life - smells like mashed spuds and eggs)
Thanks for your advice yes he his on solids petmince and biscuits for puppies that was what the breeder was feeding him on and of course drinks water which is good. I was just thinking of the good bones but if everything is included in there diet there shouldnt be any need
Got to say, modern thinking is that dogs have an intolerance to cows milk, but the problem with this is that no one ever told my dogs! All of my dogs have had a little milk, even if only in their cup of tea! I must admit I no longer give my pups a milk meal, Weatabix of the like these days, but thats only because with modern foods it's no longer neccessary. But for very many years I did, with no ill effects at all.
Got to say, modern thinking is that dogs have an intolerance to cows milk, but the problem with this is that no one ever told my dogs! All of my dogs have had a little milk, even if only in their cup of tea! I must admit I no longer give my pups a milk meal, Weatabix of the like these days, but thats only because with modern foods it's no longer neccessary. But for very many years I did, with no ill effects at all.
Regards, John
So sad that pups don't have weetebix and milk anymore, it was fun seeing the pups them round their chops
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but if everything is included in there diet there shouldnt be any need 
