Puppy Food
Use high quality food for puppies, a puppy he will require a special puppy-formula which is extra high in nutrients (up until he is one-year old).Changing food type
If you later decide you want to change his food, to a different brand for example of from puppy food to regular adult food gradually mix it in the new type of food with the old type feeding it over 7 to 8 days until you are feeding him the new food entirely. Why do you have to transition slowly from the old food to the new? Because without allowing his tummy to adjust he may suffer diarrhea, vomiting, or constipation.Feed Your Chihuahua High Quality Dog Food
Your Chihuahua needs a lot of different nutritional elements in his food to keep him healthy, including: protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. A high quality commercial dog food contains all of these nutritional elements in the correct amounts to give your Chihuahua puppy a complete and balanced diet he needs to live a long, healthy life.Feeding your Chihuahua other foods, on top of the canned, semi-moist or dry commercial dog food you're feeding him, is not necessary, and it can even make be detrimental to his health. For example, if you feed him extra tidbits of food, on top of his dog food, it can make him fat or deprive him of nutrients (because he gets full on food tidbits and doesn't eat his dog food which contains the nutrients he actually needs).
Types Of Dog Food
Dog food comes in three varieties: canned, semi-moist, and dry (which is called kibble).Canned dog food is wet - about 85% water. Semi-moist dog food is pellet shaped and is soft to touch and chewy - it contains about 30% water. Kibble (dry food) is hard in texture and contains about 5% water.
Most people assume that you can't feed your dog a diet of dry kibble alone, which is an incorrect assumption. You certainly can feed your Chihuahua nothing but dry dog food - kibble - for his whole life and he will be happy and healthy. It contains all the same nutrients found in a canned or semi-moist dog food.
You can mix kibble in with canned food, but it is often easier to just feed your Chihuahua one type or the other.
How Much Food To Feed Your Chihuahua Puppy
The label on the can or bag of dog food provides good guidelines for how much to feed your puppy, based on his weight and age. You should also consult your Vet for some guidelines on how much to feed him.Monitoring his body weight and behavior is key. If he seems to thin and lacking energy, you may be feeding him to little or he may be sick. Take him straight to the Vet for a checkup. If you are feeding him to much he will start to put on excess fat, in which case you will need to give him more exercise and cut down on the amount of food you're feeding him.
