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LifeInSnowMotion Teenager
Join date : 2012-05-14 Location : Raleigh, NC
| Subject: Puppy feeding Thu May 24, 2012 3:19 pm | |
| I feel like Snow isn't eating enough. I was letting her eat morning, noon and night but then I changed it to morning and night because she wasn't eating a lot and I thought maybe making her wait from morning to night would make her eat more. I've tried sitting with her but she eats a few bites and then walks away. I would let her eat in her crate but she still doesn't like her crate and will cry and spill her food. Suggestions? |
| | | Demon&Dakota Senior
Join date : 2011-08-04 Location : Aurora, CO
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Thu May 24, 2012 6:19 pm | |
| What are you feeding her? How much? You're in NC, has it been hot lately? I know the weather can impact my girl's appetite but she won't starve herself. Any healthy dog won't. She's also very young, and you've only had her for a few days right? She may still be acclimating to her new environment. |
| | | Hayden_69 Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26 Location : Alexandria, VA
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Thu May 24, 2012 6:36 pm | |
| It's completely normal for her not to eat all her food. Our new puppy Nicky (8 weeks) is still adjusting to our home as well and isn't eating a full meal yet. I feed her the amount of food her breeder recommended I feed her and if she doesn't eat it all, I pick it up and offer it again a few hours later (if she is whining and looks hungry). If she still doesn't want it, I give it to her again at night. I wouldn't worry too much about this, it sound's completely normal as she is getting use to you and you're house. |
| | | Balonsmom Senior
Join date : 2012-05-02 Location : MD
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Thu May 24, 2012 11:13 pm | |
| I never had that problem with Balon, he eats three cups a day spread over 3 meals! He eats every single bite, BUT he is still kinda mushy! |
| | | SabakaMom Senior
Join date : 2011-02-10 Location : Virginia
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 12:34 am | |
| Not eating every meal is notorious husky behavior. After a year and a half, I have thrown up my hands. I used to feel guilty that he never ate his morning food. After he got a little older, I just stopped giving it to him and offered him his first food of the day around 2:00-3:00. Now he has stopped eating that too! So he gets all of his food sometime around 6:00 or whenever we eat dinner... and still there are times he won't eat it until 10:00!
If we have to get him to eat because we will be gone over regular dinner time or something like that, we sprinkle some parmesan cheese on his food or mix in a little canned food.
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| | | LifeInSnowMotion Teenager
Join date : 2012-05-14 Location : Raleigh, NC
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 12:58 am | |
| That makes me feel better. Although we bought some Blue and mixed a little in with her regular food.... She ate ALL of it. |
| | | mbarnard0429 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-07 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 2:12 am | |
| Soudns liek she just doesn't like her food. We have to lack of eating with Delilah, but wit Cato I;m afraid he would gorge himself. He is such a little piggy! |
| | | SabakaMom Senior
Join date : 2011-02-10 Location : Virginia
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 7:56 am | |
| If you switch foods, they will often eat it excitedly for the first week or so and then it's back to "whatever". Actually, switching foods can create a picky eater. The dog will think that he can hold out until you switch him to something better.
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| | | LifeInSnowMotion Teenager
Join date : 2012-05-14 Location : Raleigh, NC
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 9:46 am | |
| Well I had to switch... Blue is much healthier than Purina. |
| | | Snow White Teenager
Join date : 2012-04-02 Location : Maryland
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Fri May 25, 2012 10:05 am | |
| First make sure you're not offering too much food. Keep feeding on a schedule and whatever you do be consistent. Remember, a healthy dog will not starve itself. As others have said, switching foods too often can create a picky eater though I understand you did it to switch to a higher quality food.
What I did with my dog was put her food down for 5-15 minutes and then take it back up whether she had eaten or not and then I would try again at the next meal time. She eventually got the message that she eats what and when I tell her to. |
| | | Balonsmom Senior
Join date : 2012-05-02 Location : MD
| Subject: Re: Puppy feeding Sat May 26, 2012 8:57 pm | |
| oh and take your time with the switch or you'll end up with the runs! |
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