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Originally Posted by Maximo  This is a serious issue especially for a developing pup. Sounds like he has already learned to hold out for the chicken stix.
You are going to have to entice him to eat a balanced food. You can add enticements on top of the food, but they shouldn't exceed 15 - 20% of total daily intake.
I had to hand feed Max his first year and play games with him. I had to get him excited to eat. He performed tricks and I gave him kibble as rewards like they were gold nuggets. I had to praise him for eating.
When you offer food, be sure to be really excited about it. If you are anxious about whether he will eat, and if you start offering alternatives, he will think something is wrong with the food you are offering.
I know you have the added concern of hypoglycemia, especially because he is so small. But work at encouraging him to eat what he should be eating. |
You truly have to be SO careful with keeping a balanced diet while they're still developing - otherwise, serious damage could really occur.
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Originally Posted by broodizt Thanks so much for your feedback. It is soooo helpful!!! I bought 24 jars of Gerber chicken sticks at the breeders advice. YIKES!!!  I read the label and WOW-they are all going back to WINCO in the morning-and I also read the ingredients on Swansons chicken broth and yes there is onion in that too, so I'm only going to use that for me. Thank you all soo much for all your input-it was really great!!!
Good NEWS!!!
Milo ate his Halshans 3 meals in a row today PLUS some of his kibble tonight for supper!! YAY!!! He has one more meal to go so I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that he will eat it. What I did was I warmed the Halshans in another dish under the one the food was in with hot water, then I added a smidgeon of dried chicken liver sprinkled on the food and a smidgeon (few grains) of Parmesan cheese. Boy did he go at it. I was thrilled!!! 
Wish me luck. I think this one might stick (I hope!)
Thanks again to all of you from the bottom of my heart. I so appreciate you and all your wise input!
Namaste!!!
Shellie  |
GREAT news
!!! So happy for you. I was going to suggest Parm cheese sprinkles, but it looks like you've already gone there, so that's great...Parm is nice and pungent and a great enticer when/if needed. You could also sprinkle the juice from those Chicken Stix jars, but only if you really have to.