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05-29-2014, 03:40 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: TEXAS
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| Curious about what to do for food for my Yorkie Hi, I have a 2 year old male Yorkie, that I adopted after picking him up off the side of the road. After a couple of weeks of looking for his owner we came to the conclusion that he was a graduation dump, which is fairly common in our town. My main concern right now is is diet. I was feeding him a diet of soft food and cottage cheese to try and get his weight up since he is fairly skinny still. That being said my vet told me to move him to a dry food diet because he has the beginning stages of dental disease. He wont eat the dry food and he wont eat the dental chews we buy him (of course he loves to eat the cats dry food). So basically my question is what have any of you done in the past to deal with pickiness and being underweight. |
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05-29-2014, 03:48 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Burbs of DC
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| This may sound cruel to do but if you want him to eat what you buy leave it out. He will eventually get the point that's his food and he will have to get over it. As for the dental, get a baseline cleaning and start brushing 2 times a week if possible . Use a finger brush and the tooth paste they sell for dogs. I would get some PETZ life gel /spray as well.
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05-29-2014, 04:34 PM | #3 | |
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05-29-2014, 04:54 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I would get a dental done if the vet thinks that.
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05-29-2014, 10:57 PM | #5 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Have you tried Royal Canin Mini Adult or one of the Royal Canin Yorkie specific kibble? There are a lot of dogs that wont eat kibble, until they taste this formula. It is very tasty for most pups and they will eat it when they dont eat any other kibble. You might give it a try. |
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