I'm in your same boat . . with the exception . . Lucy does have very mild liver issues which sometimes leads to picky eating.
She was eating fine (Purina puppy chow) but when I tried to transition her to a lower protein food . . . the games began.
I give her vegetarian food in the morning - with a little plain yogurt on it. She loved it for days . . now done with that.
The only way I can get her to eat the kibbles is if I pretend to feedt them to my Westie. She can't stand him eating something and her not. So I feed one to him; one to her; one to him; one to her. I don't know WHAT she will do when I start working in an office with no time for morning shenigans.
Other things that have worked for a while is feeding her on something different than her bowl; like a paper plate or even better . . my Westie's bowl!
When she was a puppy, I would throw the kibbles on the ground one by one and she would chase them - a game- then eat them.
She does like her kibbles mixed with cooked carrots and greet beans. Someone else suggested noodles or baked fish.
I also sometimes crush them up small and mix them with some canned Wellness chicken; usually she will eat that.
Good Luck; it's exhausting! |