Preparation
Mix MERA essential puppy milk in hot water (55°C) beating quickly (using a whisk) into a lump-free compound. Let the milk cool down and feed at body temperature.
Mixing ratio:
Based on volume: 1 lot (cup, measuring jug, etc.) of milk powder plus 1.5 lots of water.
based on weight: 32 ml of water per 10 g of milk powder. (Example: 100 g of milk powder plus 320 ml of water produce about 400 ml of prepared milk).
Feeding recommendation MERA essential puppy milk
Daily, per kg of body weight:
up to week 4: 230 ml of prepared milk
up to week 8: 180 ml of prepared milk
The recommended allowances are only approximate values; adapt them to suit your puppy’s development process and total food intake.
Make up the daily allowance into 8 – 10 feeds during the first week; then reduce this to 4 feeds per day.
We recommend
The mentioned feeding recommendation is merely a guideline for balanced, requirement-oriented feeding of your dog. This information was calculated in accordance with the latest scientific knowledge, but must be adapted to the individual needs of your dog. Because a single number cannot cover all of the individual differences and conditions such as breed, age and size of dog, movement level, environmental influences (weather, summer, winter) etc.
Storage
Please store all MERA products in cool and dry place so that the quality of our products is maintained over their entire shelf life.
The ideal feeding plan
Due to the various influencing factors in puppy breeding, we are pleased to recommend you a feeding plan, which you should individually adapt to the situation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us personally. Below you will find a table for breeders and one for puppy owners, with recommendations for the period from the first week of life until the end of the puppy’s growth phase.
For breeders: 1st to 8th Week of life:
| Age of the dog |
Type of food |
Frequency of feeding |
Recommendation |
Puppies
(1st week) |
Mother’s milk
(puppy milk) |
12 x daily |
The puppy milk is useful for large litters, illness or weakening of the mother or for intended intensive rearing. |
Puppies
(2nd week) |
Mother’s milk
(puppy milk) |
8 x daily |
See above. |
Puppies
(3rd week) |
Mother’s milk
(puppy milk) |
5 – 8 x daily |
See above. |
Puppies
(4th week) |
Mother’s milk and/or junior 1 |
3 – 5 x daily
supplementary feed + water |
Start of the supplementary feeding. Junior 1 can be soaked and/or puréed. |
Puppies
(5th week) |
Mother’s milk and/or junior 1 |
3 – 5 x daily
supplementary feed + water |
Supplementary feed covers about 50 % of the nutrient requirement. |
Puppies
(6th week) |
Mother’s milk and/or junior 1 |
4 – 6 x daily
supplementary feed + water |
Slow weaning from mother’s milk Now permanent supply of fresh water. |
Puppies
(7th week) |
Junior 1 |
4 – 6 x daily
+ fresh water |
Puppies are now usually weaned and get supplementary feed/complete feed. |
Puppies
(8th week) |
Junior 1 |
4 – 5 x daily
+ fresh water |
Permanent fresh water |
