uugghhhh i feel awful

[SexyJessi257]

ok so abby is being picky with her food again. as some of u no i give her wellness turkey w cottage cheese. but it seems she starting to get bored of that. so i gave her chicken just now n she doesnt want it. anyway i didnt put cheese n after 15-20 minutes she didnt really eat it. i threw it out n no she's gonna have to wait till next meal time. too bad for her but dam i feel awful

[my2boyz]

How old is Abby? I have found that the older mine get the less they eat so maybe it isn't that she's picky but just growing. The puppies are all about 9 months old now and they don't eat near as much as they did when they were younger.

[SexyJessi257]

Originally Posted by my2boyz

How old is Abby? I have found that the older mine get the less they eat so maybe it isn't that she's picky but just growing. The puppies are all about 9 months old now and they don't eat near as much as they did when they were younger.

she's 5 mo

[SexyJessi257]

help guys am i doing the right thing?

[Ellie May]

Are you sure she doesn't have any symptoms after eating?
Yorkies can be picky but I'm concerned about this long battle with food.
Something doesn't seem right.

Could you list all the foods you've tried besides Wellness?
She won't eat canned?

[SexyJessi257]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Are you sure she doesn't have any symptoms after eating?
Yorkies can be picky but I'm concerned about this long battle with food.
Something doesn't seem right.

Could you list all the foods you've tried besides Wellness?
She won't eat canned?

she only eats canned food. i've tried california natural i think chicken n brown rice, instinct beef, rabbit, wellness puppy n now turkey. she seemed fine with the turkey as long as it had cottage cheese but now she won't really eat it all. i dont know what it cud b. we have an appt for the vet on thrusday so he can do her bloodwork for the spay. they are going to check liver n kidneys in the bloodwork. i even tried giving her some chicken last night but she wasnt interested. ughhh im so frustrated

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by SexyJessi257

she only eats canned food. i've tried california natural i think chicken n brown rice, instinct beef, rabbit, wellness puppy n now turkey. she seemed fine with the turkey as long as it had cottage cheese but now she won't really eat it all. i dont know what it cud b. we have an appt for the vet on thrusday so he can do her bloodwork for the spay. they are going to check liver n kidneys in the bloodwork. i even tried giving her some chicken last night but she wasnt interested. ughhh im so frustrated

Routine blood work may not show a liver functioning problem until it is 70% damaged. Maybe she is just extrememly picky but usually they will go for people food. How much are you expecting her to eat a day?

[SexyJessi257]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Routine blood work may not show a liver functioning problem until it is 70% damaged. Maybe she is just extrememly picky but usually they will go for people food. How much are you expecting her to eat a day?

ughhh to be honest i have no idea. i feed her 3 times a day. i' ve been meaning to ask ppl if they wud show me wat 1/4 of a cup of food looks like. i don't have a measuring cup so i have no clue. put it this way, she will go thru a whole can of wellness in about 5-6 days (sometimes less sometimes more) i dont really know i guess i will have to buy a measuring cup. i also noticed that on her merricks puppy plate kibble, she will only eat the veggies n not the kibble !!!! but then if i try to give her boiled or fresh veggies she turns her nose at them. ughh she is so unbelievably picky. wat do u suggest i do?

[Ellie May]

A 1/4 cup measuring cup is somewhere around an inch high and two inches across.

I think I would do the bile acid test because food is such an issue.
If that comes back clear I guess you will have to force feed or let her go hungry if she doesn't eat what you put down.
I do not like this method (letting them go hungry) at all for puppies and if she is little there could be some risk to it (if she is prone to hypoglycemia or throwing up bile).
Actually, if it were Ellie I would settle on a homecooked (or canned) food that I know she doesn't absolutely hate and blend it really small. This is especially important for homecooking because they will pick out what they don't like if you don't. Then I would force feed the mixture. This would have to be done very carefully though and you can avoid it if you want to go with the other method of refrigerating it and bringing it out every few hours and offering it.

[Lexi Rae]

i wouldnt have thrown her food away at 5 months or any age. when shes
hungry, she will eat.. just my opinion.. i would never do that

[Yorkieforme]

Originally Posted by SexyJessi257

ughhh to be honest i have no idea. i feed her 3 times a day. i' ve been meaning to ask ppl if they wud show me wat 1/4 of a cup of food looks like. i don't have a measuring cup so i have no clue. put it this way, she will go thru a whole can of wellness in about 5-6 days (sometimes less sometimes more) i dont really know i guess i will have to buy a measuring cup. i also noticed that on her merricks puppy plate kibble, she will only eat the veggies n not the kibble !!!! but then if i try to give her boiled or fresh veggies she turns her nose at them. ughh she is so unbelievably picky. wat do u suggest i do?

I have a picky one too...she drove me crazy for the first few months...You mentioned Merrick....I use the puppy plate wet canned food and she loves it...at first she ate it no problem...then she would lick up all the gravy and leave the tiny chunks of meat. carrots and peas...so now I put the whole can in a blender and mix it up....it comes like a paste ....she loves it...I give her 2 TBS 3 times a day and she has been doing well...with that and she has been eating this for 7 weeks straight now!! MIRACLE....she never eats one type that long!! Knock on wood!
I make a major deal of this meal time too!! I call this "din din" and she knows when I am getting it for her...and she gets so excited. Then as I give it to her I always say "din din" so now I guess she thinks it's special too! LOL
She also had a dry kibble available all day and some days she eats it and some days she does not....
Good luck...I know it's frustrating....

[SexyJessi257]

waaaatt omg my poor abby. i have been giving her more than one inch up n 2 inches across of food a day. oh man i feel bad. this 1/4 is supposed to be all day???? good lorddd i must give her that or a lil more each time!!!! god i feel awfullllll. i drew a TERRIBLE sketch forgive me

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this is a terrible sketch (once again i apologize) but this is about how much food i give her each serving (maybe a little more). wen i home i will take pics of the actual bowl n food lol. i cant believe this is all they shud eat alllll day!!

well thanks guys i feel alotttt better. she def eats more than that in one day. PHEWWWWW

[Ellie May]

Yes, 1/4 cup is maybe slightly less than inch high and two inches across I would say.

She should eat more wet food than if she ate dry.

A can of pop is 12 ounces.
A cup is 8 fluid ounces.
So a can of pop is 1 and 1/2 cups.
So 1/4 cup is 1/6 of a can of pop.

Make sense?
This could be different for dry measure though.

[SexyJessi257]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Yes, 1/4 cup is maybe slightly less than inch high and two inches across I would say.

She should eat more wet food than if she ate dry.

A can of pop is 12 ounces.
A cup is 8 fluid ounces.
So a can of pop is 1 and 1/2 cups.
So 1/4 cup is 1/6 of a can of pop.

Make sense?
This could be different for dry measure though.

wats pop??? btw she only eats wet food. from her kibble, she only eats the little veggies that come in it. did u c my terrible drawing??

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by SexyJessi257

wats pop??? btw she only eats wet food. from her kibble, she only eats the little veggies that come in it. did u c my terrible drawing??

A can of Coke or Pepsi
Yes, I saw it.