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Originally Posted by veggienut  I got Maxwell when he was 10 weeks old & now he is over a year old now. I've never had a dog and he was my mid-life crisis. I have learned along the way of so much. I have taken him to puppy classes back in January of this year and a trick class this summer. He's very smart and catches on a lot to new tricks. Now if I can get him to talk  For a long time, I was concern with his health, but his eating habits. I have tried 8+ different types of foods and found out he's a picky eater. Now he eats and does love "Royal Canine", but lately he's picking at it and only eats around 10p. Maybe he's eating what's in the grass or my neighbor is giving him something. I have seen that happen once. Then my friends kidded me that since he did eat the rabbit he killed, maybe he needed some real meat. I am vegetarian and don't eat meat at all. Maxwell loves carrots, but not all the time. He's not really fond of celery or lettuce from what I have seen.
I have seen too much to happen in the hospital to take advise from a doctor. Not all doctors, but some of them and/or their advise. I did research on dogs in general and what would be best for me, as well as my neighbor. I didn't want a dog attacking the little kids next door....as I told their Mom recently. It happened to me as a kid and almost had to get rabies shots. |
Just a thought but maybe the fact that he has double teeth is the reason he is not eating well? Yorkies have small mouths and many times they have difficulty in eating kibbles because of this. Add to this that he has many doubt teeth that would only IMO (*in my opinion) cause issues with his ability to eat.
I have also worked in hospitals for many years. What I have learned is that if you believe that you are not receiving the proper advice from your current doctor (vet) that you seek a second opinion. If you are concerned with the second opinion then go for a third. If you are still receiving the same advice then it can reasonably be asumed that it is the current school of thought on your issue. Other then the advice you have received from the Petsmart employee and your fellow YTers have you been to another vet for a second opinion on his teeth?