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04-13-2010, 05:10 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton
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| Food assist please I have a little 6 lb Yorkie that came to my house a s a stray ( I know can you imagine) and am learning a lot. My first dog (a mutt) will eat anything and he is food motivated. Fizz-gig on the other hand, I never know if he will eat or not. The biggest problem for me in keeping food down for twenty mins does not work with Marvin there as he will eat it if Fizz does not. Fizz is finally getting better from the extreme ear infection and gum infection he had when we found him. As he gets better, he is much less inclined to eat what I give him. When he first came he could not eat anything dry...now he will eat some but never know when he will eat or not. Since I don't know how or what he was fed before, I am working on anything I can. Any further suggestions would be helpful. Also now that Fizz is being SO finiky I don't know how to get the last 8 antibiotics into him. Can anyone offer a suggestion for that as well. |
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04-13-2010, 05:19 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio
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| We have three dogs and they all take turns being picky! We switched last year (again) to Nature's Variety and it's worked so far because they have different formulas and we rotate. We also buy the Homestyle can food from NV and rotate that as well. We mix in a little bit of that and green beans with the kibble. We feed twice a day and we do just have to keep an eye because two will be little food thieves and try and hog down the others! Yorkies are known for being picky and we have tried quite a few brands prior to NV. I know with our three, they just plain will not eat dry kibble without veggies or green beans mixed in. When we have to give pills we put it in cheese or in little balls of bread. We have used peanut butter as well! Good luck!
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04-13-2010, 01:48 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Van Alstyne, TX
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| We also had great luck with Nature's Variety. We are feeding Healthwise right now (switched because I am currently unemployed). That is working out well for us too, but the kibbles are a bit large and our little Maltese has to work a little harder to eat it. That doesn't seem to bother her much though. |
04-13-2010, 02:25 PM | #4 |
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| I agree with above. My picky eater loved Nature's Variety Instinct. We rotate between that and Acana and he loves mealtime now.
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04-13-2010, 03:22 PM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton
Posts: 550
| Thanks to all. I will try out some of the ideas and see what happens...this has been an iteresting experience. He is a sweet sweet dog...will cuddle sometimes and wants to lay alone others...nice mix. Once I get him eating well I hope he will be content and enjoy the forever home he has. |
04-13-2010, 04:22 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario
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| If you are looking for suggestions to add to his food, and make it more appetizing..you might want to try Tripett's Green Tripe...it comes in a can...it is a supplement, not a complete diet, and boy does it smell!!!! But I have never met or heard of a dog who didn't LOVE it. A friend of mine adds a teaspoon to each of her dog's meals, and her pickiness seems to have subsided greatly. |
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