Funny...Nancy1999 and I have had this same conversation as I too have a dog that eats great for 2 or three days, and then decides not to eat for a day or two. My Sophie does this all the time. The last three days she ate both her 1/4 cup serving of RC and now today at this time she hasn't touched one kibble. At 4:00 PM, I'll replace the food with fresh and then maybe add a little Pet Botanics Organic chicken & rice. Just to see if I can stimulate her appetite. Sometimes it works and she'll clean her bowl and other times she'll wait till around 8:00 and eat. I find her appetite goes with her activity level. This morning she was in her expen from 7:30 - 12:00 because no one was home. Now my daughter will get home around 1:30 and Sophie will be out for the remainder of the day/evening. I suspect she will eat her evening kibble. Only you can tell if your dog is sick. If you feel that something just isn't right, then call the Vet. Otherwise, he may be adjusting his eating habits to only eat once a day. If he's having BM and they are normal in size/consistency, then he obviously is getting some nutrition. This is what I usually gage Sophie on. Another thing I use to stimulate her appetite is a few cheerios. But only after she performs a few tricks. I just want to add that I am in no means an expert on dog nutrition or even close. I can only share my own Sophie's habits for you to compare. Good luck! |