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04-05-2011, 12:59 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: new york city
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| finicky 11 yr old.. My baby was close to kidney failure 6 months ago, and now she's 99% healthy, thanks to tummy and heart meds. Thank God. However, she used to eat wellness senior dried only. Now, after we've spoiled her with hamburger, chicken, steak, pasta, potatoes etc - trying to get her well, she's become the most finicky dog EVER! I mean, what dog won't eat hamburger meat from your hand?? One day she'll eat pasta, then is repulsed. etc... It's like she's trying to turn me into a short order cook.. THEN! We go to friends house and they have Pedigree dried food for their dog on the floor - my doggie gobbled every bit like she was starving! I know it's because the other dog was staring at her... Anyone have any thoughts? |
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04-05-2011, 07:49 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Does your vet want her on a special diet because of her kidney issues? If so, I'd look into homecooking for her. We have a list of canine nutritionists in the YT library: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...itionists.html Lady will be sixteen later this year and I have been cooking for her for about three years now. She has multiple health issues plus she was starting to get picky about her food and lost weight. Homecooking has made a huge difference in her appetite and health. |
04-13-2011, 09:50 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: new york city
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| The doctor recommended KD, which she will not TOUCH! |
04-14-2011, 06:30 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I think Petsmart carries the Waltham prescription diets. You might try their kidney diet. My sister kept her Jack Russell on it for years. She wouldn't touch the Hills either. As I said, I have had the best luck with homecooking for my old Lady. |
04-14-2011, 08:19 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | My senior Nikki with kidney failure eats the KD diet canned with no problems. But the consistency is so gross. I may look into the Waltham. Nikki was a picky eater when I first took him in but my 3 chow hounds soon turned him around. I hope you can find a kidney diet she will eat.
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04-14-2011, 10:17 AM | #6 |
Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA
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| My little one got pancreatitis in her old age. The dr put her on Canine ID GI formula canned food. He said as they get older their pancreas has a harder time digesting fatty foods - which inflames the pancreas. She loved the canned food!! |
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