Things You'll Need:
- Pet nursing bottles
- Milk powder (Hartz Advanced Care Puppy Milk Replacement Powder/Esbilac Powdered Puppy Milk)
- Homemade milk replacer (evaporated milk and water/goat milk, egg yolks, plain yogurt, Karo syrup/corn oil, pediatric multivitamin)
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Step 1
Mix the formula according to the label, or buy supplies and mix your own. Most pet stores and vet offices have powdered formula to replace puppy milk. For the homemade recipe, mix one-half cup of evaporated milk with one cup of boiling water, one teaspoon of corn oil or Karo syrup, one drop of pediatric multivitamin, two raw egg yolks and one tablespoon of whole plain yogurt. Heat to room temperature. If you don't want to use evaporated milk, substitute goat's milk and cut out the water.
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Step 2
Put your mixture into a puppy bottle. Shake the bottle vigorously to mix the formula, and make sure that only a couple of drops of milk come out the nipple at once. Too much milk will choke the puppy.
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Step 3
Insert the nipple of the bottle into the puppy's mouth, using your fingers to pry its mouth open. Squeeze the bottle to push a couple of drops of formula into the pup's mouth. This should get the puppy sucking on its own.
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Step 4
Use a syringe to feed the puppy if it's weak. Fill the syringe with the formula, gently pry open the puppy's mouth and squeeze the formula in. Close the puppy's mouth on the formula. Once it swallows, repeat the process.
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Step 5
Feed small, frequent amounts rather than overfeeding the puppy.
