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couple of questions?

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Question
I'm feeding my five week old pitbull pup pedigree littile champions is that ok? Also, what should I Give it to drink and is it aloud to have water?

Answer
Hi Matt;
Absolutely give it water.
What you DON'T want to give it is milk.
After the mother weans puppies and kittens, giving them milk can constipate them or give them diarreah.
Have you seen the information on the dog food recallas?
I don't know what little champions is, but the foods that are contaminated and causing deaths in pets are the canned foods, and the moise treats.
The dry foods are safe, except one that was added to the lise yesterday. The first dry food to be found contaminated.
I like Science Diet, Iams and Walthams, puppy formula.
These have no fillers.
The foods you normally can find in super markets have fillers in them that provide no nourishment, but fill up the bag, so it looks like you get more for your money.
these fillers are usually just an excess of grains, but in the cheaper foods, sometimes the filler is sawdust.
The better brabnds cost more, but you feed less fer daily requirement to get the same nourishment, so it costs about the same, per serving.
Less bulk, less poop to scoop.
A good site for general information on feeding, weight control, bathing etc is.
    www.dogage.com
Write me anytime you think I can help.
Charlotte