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03-22-2009, 10:33 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lyndhurst
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| won't eat. over 1 month now.... my yorkie won't eat anything. this is how it goes. i feed him ramdom things from when i got him to now. dry food. ( from when i got him. ) rice noddle chicken beef plastic & garbage around the house ( now ) he drinks alot of water. thats how it goes. i try putting meat in a bowl and he smell it and leaves. i try feeding him 1 piece at a time he will kinda eat some. if i put 2 piece on my hand. he won't eat it. if i take off the other piece he will nibble on it... weird. and the piece have to be very very small. PS: i give him little consequin pill to build his strength. |
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03-22-2009, 10:39 AM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Has he been checked for liver shunt? If he isn't eating anything, he will need a feeding tube or something at the vets.
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03-22-2009, 10:40 AM | #3 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| It could be he's not eating very well because he isn't getting enough exercise. Take him for long walks twice a day, or if you have a tread mill, put him in that each day for a mile walk. Next, try inexpensive round steak. Put olive oil in the skillet with a couple of whole garlic cloves cut in half lengthwise and get the skillet really hot, add the round steak, put a lid on the skillet and fry in hot skillet for 4 minutes on each side. The steak should be med. rare. Then try feeding him tiny peices at a time. He really needs to start eating better.
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03-22-2009, 10:55 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lyndhurst
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| FORGOT TO SAY, he's 10 months old when i got him. he used to eat from a big bowl. now i have to feed him piece by piece. if i put all the meat that he likes alot in a bowl he won't eat it. but feeding piece by piece he will, alot of it. also: if some time when i give him a bigger piece meat. he will hide them next to his bed... or under a chair. whats up with that.. do you think not exercise enough cause this? Last edited by wr332; 03-22-2009 at 10:56 AM. |
03-22-2009, 11:30 AM | #5 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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I agree. He needs a bile acids test to make sure liver disease isn't the cause of his poor appetite. | |
03-22-2009, 11:47 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!!
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| Mine won't eat out of a bowl...she has to eat off a plate or the floor. |
03-22-2009, 07:12 PM | #7 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| Yorkies are known to be v e r y picky eaters. Prince was like that...he would love something one day and hate it the next. He would eat very little, but I would be very patient with him and kept encouraging him. If you ever give him table food, it will be very hard to get him back on track...trust me, I know. Maybe I read it wrong, but did you say he eats plastic and garbage??
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03-22-2009, 08:28 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ca, United States
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| I agree, yorkies are picky eaters. As someone stated before, one day they love something and the next they hate it! This is exactly what Jack does. When I first got Jack almost 2 years ago our breeder told us to mix just a little bit of Avocado with his dry food every now and then. So whenever Jack decides that he hates his food I’ll mix just a little bit of Avocado and he loves it! I would also suggest taking your baby to see a vet just to be safe. I hope that everything works out for you guys.
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03-22-2009, 08:45 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clarkrange
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| He needs to have blood work done or bile acid test. Yorkies are picky eaters, but they can also have liver shunts, if he does the meat is not good because he can't break down the protein. I just found out my baby has a liver shunt, she has surgery April 2. Please check for a liver shunt. Blood work can tell you if his liver enzymes are high, then you can get a bile acids test done if they are high, if not then it is just picky eating. |
03-23-2009, 02:01 AM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York
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| Please take him to the vet and see what is going on. Hope everything will be ok and please update, thanks. |
03-23-2009, 02:48 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas
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| Make sure you have him tested for Liver Shunts. Ask your vet for an acid bile test. You will have to fast him for 12 hours prior to this test. And that includes no water. No appetite is one of the signs for Shunts. Please keep us updated....Lissette |
03-23-2009, 02:57 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weymouth, Ma
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| My puppy is 4 months old and the most picky eater, I just went yesterday and got her Eagle Brand Holistic select.. She loves it, and I tried EVERYTHING , wellness, canidea, solid gold ( she like it ) d, this is perfect. I think maybe she is teething and the big kibble hurts her mouth, but the holisitic food has great ingredients maybe its worth giving it a try!! Good Luck |
03-23-2009, 03:48 AM | #13 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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Didn't you say he drinks water excessively?
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03-23-2009, 04:27 AM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA
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| I agree with everyone saying to have his bile acids tested....picky eating is one of the common signs of liver issues.... My Quinn has MVD and one of his signs was being a picky eater..... what happens is that they eat a food and it then makes them feel nauseous and not well, and they don't want to eat that food again..... Let us know how you make out at the vets... my first step would be to rule out any medical issues.... My mother's dog on the other hand also will not eat out of a bowl....he eats on a plate
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03-23-2009, 03:34 PM | #15 |
The 3 Musketeers Donating Member | Eating I had the same problem getting my yorkie, Max, to eat. He seemed to like baby food, specifically chicken noodle baby food. After I got him to eat, spoon by spoon, I then mixed rice into the baby food and he really chowed down. After 2 months, he decided to try the dog food. Thankfully he is continually eating the dog food and I haven't had any other problems. |
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