Help your puppy transition to solid food while staying healthy with the PetAg Esbilac 2nd Step Puppy Weaning Food. Specially formulated to meet the nutritional needs of puppies being weaned from mother’s milk or bottle feeding, it contains natural milk protein that’s highly digestible plus essential vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients. Giving it to your little one is easy―just mix it with fresh, clean water for an oatmeal-like consistency and let your puppy lap it from his favorite bowl. Plus, it comes in a ready-to-mix powder that stays fresh without refrigeration.
Item Number | 127477 |
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Weight | 5 pounds |
NASC Certified | Yes |
Lifestage | Puppy |
Breed Size | Small Breeds, Medium Breeds, Large Breeds, All Breeds, Giant Breeds, Extra Small Breeds |
Food Form | Supplement |
Product Form | Powder |
This product is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only. Not for human consumption.
Rice Flour, Dried Meat Solubles, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Milk Protein Concentrate, Animal Fat (Preserved With BHA And BHT), Coconut Oil, High Oleic Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Dicalcium Phosphate, Dried Whey Product, Whey, Casein, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrins, Salt, Ferrous Sulfate, Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Pantothenic Acid, Niacin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Silicon Dioxide, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Gluconate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide.
3,522 kcal/kg, 22.7 kcal/tbsp
Crude Protein | 26.0% min |
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Crude Fat | 12.0% min |
Crude Fiber | 4.0% max |
Moisture | 8.0% max |
Iodine | 2 mg/kg min |
Directions for Mixing: Puppies that are up on their feet and lapping from a bowl may be introduced to Esbilac 2nd Step. Begin by offering it as a thin gruel. Determine the amount of Esbilac 2nd Step powder to be fed to the puppy at each feeding using the Feeding Guideline. Reconstitute powder by using 3 parts (a part is any measuring device, i.e. teaspoon, tablespoon or cup) liquid Esbilac or water to 1 part powder for the first few days. Offer only small amounts and remove the uneaten portion after no more than 20 minutes. Puppies should be fed 3 times per day. Weigh the puppies at least once a week to monitor weight gain and adequacy of feeding. As puppies grow decrease the amount of water mixed with powder until weaning food is an oatmeal consistency. Consult your veterinarians for additional advice.
Directions for Feeding: Esbilac 2nd Step should be lapped out of a bowl and not fed from a bottle. Esbilac 2nd Step has been formulated to meet the nutritional needs of young puppies being weaned from mother or bottle fed puppies progressing to solid foods. For best results, the product should be mixed with ready-to-feed liquid Esbilac or reconstituted powder Esbilac to give the consistency necessary to get good food consumption. If Esbilac is not available, water may be used. Fresh, clean water should always be available for drinking. It is recommended that Esbilac 2nd Step be fed until puppies are 7 or 8 weeks old when they can be fed commercial puppy or dog food as desired. All changes in diet should be made gradually over a period of one week.
Feeding Guidelines: Feed puppies three times per day
Weight | Serving Per Feeding (tbsp) |
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Small puppies (1 lb average) | 1 |
Medium puppies (3 lbs average) | 4 |
Large puppies (5 lbs average) | 5 |
More or less food may be needed by individual puppies to satisfy their food requirements for optimum performance.
Powder does not needs to be refrigerated but should be kept covered and stored in a cool, dry place. Avoid exposure to excessive temperature.
Most commercial pet foods include baseline vitamins and nutrients, but some may not have the adequate amount to suit your pet’s exact health needs. Like in humans, vitamins and supplements can help support your pet’s long-term health, regulating everything from digestion to muscle growth. Consult your veterinarian to determine the best vitamins and supplements for your furry friend.
It is recommended to give the suggested dosage based off your pet’s weight. Please refer to the Feeding Instructions tab and consult with your veterinarian for more information.
If your pet has a medical condition and is taking other medication, we recommend consulting with your veterinarian to ensure that this supplement is safe to use.
For a complete list of ingredients, click on the 'Nutritional Info' tab, next to the 'Description' tab, just under the product photos. If you are unsure about the safety of this product for your pet, we recommend consulting with your veterinarian.
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Esbilac 2nd Step is perfect for my 8 puppers. I am not a breeder, I'm just someone who helps out pregnant and abandoned or feral dogs so their babies can get the best start and be ready for adoption. 5# bag barely made it through a full week with that many hungry mouths but mama sure did enjoy a break every day from 8 sets of teeth. I started them on the 2nd Step at 4 weeks of age and if I ever find myself in another situation like this, I'll use it again.
My goldendoodle puppy loved it...definitely recommended..hopping to get more discounts on the price
I ordered another product before this, I was told to call but I explained several times I was deaf and I can’t call and at the time my Wi-Fi was too slow for me to do a video call to a signing interpreter to talk for me. I was told again I was not able to get the product without calling. Since you limit your customers to only who can hear and talk, I asked to cancel both orders. This order still came in and you still took my money. I had a respond from a different person saying it wasn’t the company’s standards and someone will contact me 24-48 hours about it and no one has at all. I will be spreading the word around the deaf community and my family and friends about this and I won’t be referring my puppy buyers to go through your company. Very disappointed. You guys are a big company and you should had been able to follow through to make it work.
Worked well with my Cane Corso puppies, we had a litter of ten, and the female only had 8 Teets for feeding so this was a great help in both feeding and weening, they loved it and gained weight at a normal level for their breed and structure.
Wow, really disappointed, our new puppy smelled it, tried one lap, and walked away. Total waste going to try to return it.
The first litter I used this for, it didn’t work very well. The puppies just didn’t seem to like it. I bought 10 cans and used maybe 2. This litter just started weaning and I’m going through a can a day. They love it and are gaining weight daily. I add a little more kibble to the mix each feeding and hope to be transitioned completely before I’m out of cans. I will buy this for my next litter, probably in the 5 lb bag since the price of the cans had gone up so much.
I am a breeder of Wakina Mountain Dogs at Thunder River Kennels in Loveland, Colorado. This is the second litter in two years that are being fed 2nd Step. The first litter seemed to love the powder/ kibble mix. This litter appears to go in waves. Some meals they are really into it and others, not so much. Just my observations. The dam of the litter is still offering feedings about 1-2 times per day at the six week mark. The pups have been introduced to kibble soaked in 2nd Step for about two weeks are slowly moving off the teat.
Sadly I bought the wrong stuff , I always buy milk replacer and the bags looked so much alike that I clicked on the wrong one , but I was able to donate this to a puppy foster home that was much in need of it .
The puppies didn't seem to care for the taste and wouldn't eat it all.
The pups just love this food! I mix it with some puppy dry food also. It is so easy to mix, very convenient.