[OwnedByJezebel]

Regarding food and my 14 year old Matlese, she was always an extremely picky eater. It was always a huge struggle to get her to eat. My previous Yorkie was a garbage disposal, she would probably eat until she split open if you let her. So the two of them in combination was very difficult to manage. She never wanted to eat at a set time and would always turn her nose up at it. I couldn't leave food down for grazing ("when she gets hungry enough she'll eat" kind of thing), because then my Yorkie would eat it all. When my Yorkie passed, then I was able to go back to free feeding for the Maltese, and it worked out OK, she would eat when she got hungry.

Now I have a one year old Yorkie, Jezebel, who does fine with free feeding, so we were able to continue with that.

However, 6 months ago, I decided to try commercially prepared frozen raw. My 14 year old loves it, and not once has she turned her nose up at it. She wines for it, waits for it, and eats it immediately. I do break up the medallion into 8 - 10 separate small chunks. It is like night and day compared to what a struggle it was to get her to eat in the past, she's like a different dog. While she eats I put fresh water in her bowl, kibble in another bowl (they free feed the rest of the day) .... she is DONE by the time those two other bowls reach the floor. Then she walks over and checks out the Yorkies raw to see if there is any of it left behind she can eat. (Never is, but she checks anyway).

If you're so inclined, I think the frozen raw is worth a shot. I just wish I would have tried it on her sooner.