What do you feed a nursing dog?

Answer by  katharine (3981)

You should feed her a high quality puppy or all life stages food. The food should be corn free because dogs have no use for corn. Go to a pet store and ask them about their high quality foods. Always have food available to her and let her eat as much as she wants.

Answer by  Jacki14 (86)

She will need a good quality food with balanced nutrition, particularly plenty of protein and calcium. She'll need two to five times as much food as she normally eats to meet the demands of her litter. Commercial puppy food is a good choice, with kibble available to snack. And plenty of water!

Answer by  Sara89 (367)

Feed your nursing dog a combination of dry puppy kibble (in a bowl, always available) and a moist, canned food once a day. Make sure she's got plenty of water.

Answer by  Cookinginbc (383)

A nursing mother dog will need about double the food that she normally eats. Her diet needs to have at least 17% fat.

Answer by  tedc (0)

Also make sure she has plenty of calcium in her diet when she is nursing. Pups can drain calcium from the bitch causing hypocalcemia. Google this. It can be life threatening.