Thanks for a warm welcome! Bear was being fed Cesar when I got him, and we transitioned to Hills puppy food and a/d because he wasn't eating very well. He goes to a sitter's home - his vet's assistant - sometimes and ate the Eukanuba she fed her dog. Because her dog had allergies, she switched to Orijen and I'm offering that at home now. He is not an eager eater. I had tried Canidae, Solid Gold, and Fromm and he completely refused them. He will sometimes eat Nature's Variety raw frozen and canned, which he likes better than the others, but will sometimes refuse those. His maximum amount to eat is 1/3 cup at a time, and he will sometimes go for most of the day with almost nothing. As he was teething, I gave him a tablespoon of cottage cheese several times a week to help his teeth come in strong. I let him have a baby carrot every now and then. The vet said a vitamin was optional after 10 months so I stopped them for a month but now I give him a vitamin from the vet again each day since he started bringing in small river rocks from the flower bed. I thought he might be missing some nutrients and that might be why he liked the rocks. He has plenty of chew toys that he works on. Bear has had 3 incidents of hypoglycemia, once as a baby - I managed him at home, the next when he was 9 months and my husband was home that time and insisted we take him to the emergency vet, where he had an IV, and then last night. I keep Karo syrup and Nutrical and used those, and offered baby food meat - nothing doing, cottage cheese - he's eaten a couple of tablespoons of that. Won't touch Orijen this morning. He had a few Honey Nut Cheerios. A half dozen tiny treats. Bear is 5.5 pounds. I need advice and ideas, please. |