I bought this hand feeding kit to feed week old puppies. I have had to bottle feed puppies in the past and have tried just about every brand of animal nurser available off the shelf. Unfortunately, I have found puppies just don't suck these bottles regardless of how the nipple is opened up. In the end, I just squirt formula into the pups mouth a drop at a time--I usually switch to an eyedropper so I can get a better feel for how much I'm giving the puppy. I ordered the Just Born nursing set from Amazon & even paid for it to be shipped overnight. Based on other reviews, I hoped these bottles would be different and the pups would actually nurse but it basically was the same as all the other animal nursing bottles. Yes, the nipple might be a little softer than some other brands of bottles, but still the milk does not come out well. I think they must make the bottom opening of the nipple small to limit the amount of milk that comes down at a time. Maybe this nipple would work better with a larger, stronger pup, but not with my small chihuahua pups. I was able to widen the hole in the nipple and use the bottle to squirt drops into the pups mouth, but any bottle will work for that. This time, I noticed that the Hartz bottle I bought from Walmart seemed to work better than this one I got from Amazon--the opening from the bottle to the nipple is slightly wider allowing more formula to flow down each time.Get more detail about Just Born Nursing Bottles for Puppies and Kittens, 2 oz.
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