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Originally Posted by Justinka13  Hi there,
Please help!
I have a 5.6 lb yorkie, 5 years old. He had about 3 seziures in his life time (others possibly that i have not been present for), the sezuires were very mild although i was concerned so i brought him to the vet. He has always been a picky, small eater. Loves treats and table food though, but not dog food???
My yorkie has been diagnosed with bladder stones,mostly likely calcium oxalate. The ones that require surgery.
He is also a bit underweight. So before the surgery vet said to get wieght up. He is on Hills medical preventative which he did eat but now has seemed to turn his nose away from.
We got this little guy tested for liver shunts, bile acids, mildy elevated but not out of the morn something like int he 30s. Did the whole thing costing me over $2000.00 with all testing and bladder bacterial testing. All came back, healthy liver, no shunts and no bacteria, simply a bladder stone.
So now that it has been 2 months since being diagnosed, his weight has not gone up from his 5.6 lbs.
I bought raw food patties and introduced it this morning. I first cooked a portion up to 75% and he didnt like it.
Then i took the same portion andother piece fresh and gave it to him raw did not like it.
What do i do! This little guy needs to gain weight and i am afraid he will get sick. |
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Sometimes it takes a little coaxing for them to eat raw. Some dogs take to it right away and other think you are crazy! Try sprinkling a little parmesan cheese on it or maybe mixing it with yogurt or canned pumpkin. Whatever you do, don't cook it. That destroys the entire purpose of feeding raw. If you want to heat a pan really hot and
sear the outside just to entice him, that might be okay the first couple of times but since you said he wouldn't eat the cooked portion, I'm not sure if that would help. To be honest I would just put down his food for 30 minutes and then put it back in the refrigerator if he doesn't eat it. He will eventually be hungry enough to eat it. Some picky dogs think if they hold out you'll eventually give them what they want. I'm not sure if there would be any concern about hypoglycemia though since you said he was small and also underweight. Hopefully some other users will have some suggestions for you.