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Originally Posted by Ziggyx3  I tried the cheese.. no go.
I tried bananna.. no go.
I melted some cheese on bread, he liked it kinda.
Mom's getting him some chicken breast and turkey breast lunch meat tomorrow.
Think that's okay?
Anything else that maybe would be good for him? He just wont do dogfood =[ |
I would say
no on lunchmeats -- too full of sodium and saliclycates/ preservaties. You will find that just buying some chicken breasts and cooking them yourself ismuch better for them and cheaper anyway. I also mixed any chicken with brown rice. They seem to eat the brown better than white and it is better for them. But if you are going to homecook and not feed a commercially prepared food -- please read up on how to suppliment so they get sufficient calcium and vitamins. Chicken & rice alone won't give them everything they need. Try adding a little full fat yogurt -- soothes the stomach and adds calcium.
Did you ever buy the kibble? You said your dog did like the milk bones broken in pieces. Maybe he was used to dry dog food -- which is the
best choice anyway. I would find a quality kibble. Some of the smaller pet stores even have sample bags of several brands to try. That is what I did with mine. I had several sample bags and let them pick the one they liked best. I have mine on Canidae. Wellness, Merricks, and Innova are also quality brands. Many of the dogs like Royal Canin. The only real down side is the corn content and as it turns out few dogs actually have any sensitivity to corn anyway.
I would not feed foods like Beneful. Not quality food. Remember yorkies do not eat much, so what they do take in needs to be high quality.
I did get a rehomed Yorkie once that had been hand fed chicken and rice only. I started adding a little high quality kibble to the home-cookd chicken & rice. Little by little I would add more kibble, less chicken & rice. At first she would pick out the chicken & rice and leave the kibble. But she was getting some here and there and eventually she started eating it. Finally I went to all kibble and she was fine with that.
I have also had to wait out a dog who refused to eat. They will finally give in. Keep the Nutrical handy and rub on their gums if they have not eaten all day. That will help with low blood sugar problem. Also make sure they are drinking plenty of water. Keep offering the food you want them to eat (as long as it is quality!) Table scraps are not good for yorkies. Almost everytime I read about a dog that has had a bad bout of pancreatitis, someone has fed it table scraps or human food.