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Originally Posted by Elle  I don't think that 12 hr fasting holds any bearing on getting them to eat. It's not long enough to to change the behavior greatly. Some vets have used things like frozen Bill Jack & chicken or hamburger to motivate them. This will put it in prospective. 8 pm - 8am without food. This isn't torture, is it? A good vet knows canine behavior. Getting a dog to eat is easy when they feel secure. |
well having had the test 3 times mine is a total pig and food obssessed was on a 12 hr fast and we had a hard time getting her to eat at vets office so sorry do not agree with that - dogs do not eat many times at vets offices as they get stressed even the best eaters like mine when i put the food down it is gone in seconds so a dog that is hard to get to eat like liver shunt dogs it is even more difficult to get them to eat. Also feeding a high protein diet prior to post will throw off test so you are suppose to feed in my opinion what they normally eat to get the most accurate result so you know if you should lower protein they are currently eating or not