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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  Well, an all-protein diet definitely constipates people, so it's not a surprise to hear it's constipating a dog. Does she really only eat chicken and beef? I would be concerned that that's not enough nutrients.
I'd suggest:
1) Work to get her on dog food. Keep trying new brands until you find one she'll eat. Alternatively, you can pick a good brand and wait her out for a day or two until she's hungry enough to eat it.
2) There are a number of ways to make dog food more enticing. A number of people here have their dog on a raw diet.
3) Try more grains and vegetables. You can give her Cheerios as a snack. Yorkies like green beans and pumpkin is supposed to be good for their stomach. |
We initially fed her the boiled chicken and beef because she was so tiny when we got her and she would not eat the dog food. I do give her Nutri-Cal puppy each morning and she gets Royal Canine dog food (but she mostly plays with it and eats very little of it) and Bil Jac treats. I have tried pumpkin and she will not eat it. I will try green beans; she has had green peas on occasion, occasionally she'll eat a little rice or pasta. She has had Cheerios occasionally. The carrots seem to help some. I'll try harder to give her more of the above!
Thanks!