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Originally Posted by kreuer  My Lexi was exactly the same way! She is still not a big eater and skinny, but healthy. I tried everything. I tried mixing with wet and she seemed to love it the first time, but when I gave it to her the second time she wanted nothing to do with it. I got so frustrated trying to get her to eat. Only one thing worked. I simply put her dry food out in the morning and left it there all day. She would sometimes go sniff it and then look at me like, "I'm not eating that!" But I refused to give in. The first day she didn't eat until late afternoon, but once she was hungry enough she ate. It took a few days until she realized this is what she was going to eat and she had no other choice. Some days she would still not eat until afternoon, but she always ate. You have to also remember that little dogs don't have to eat as much as big dogs and she will not starve herself. How big is she? |
You have to be careful with these little ones not eating, their blood sugar can get low quick and things can start to go downhill.
Peanut has never been a “morning eater”. However he has to eat before I leave for work otherwise if he doesn’t I will come home to a 4 pound dog with low blood sugar shaking in the corner.
I started him on the wet food Weruva, it has really helped. I will mix a little in with his morning breakfast and he will gobble it up!!
Your Lexi sounds like my Peanut so just be cautious when she doesn’t eat. If she starts acting nervous, shaking or any other signs that aren’t normal give her something to eat. It doesn’t take much for their blood sugar to drop.
