Quote:
Originally Posted by amorrow 
My Husband brought home a yorkie for
Christmas for the kids and i . So far so good . He's been here for 4 days and is doing great but we are having some problems with his eating habits . The breeder told us he was on wet ( ceasar) in the mornings , leave out dry food for him all day to eat ( bil-Jac small breed or diamond natural chicken and rice small breed) then for dinner give him wet dog food again . He hasn't been eating dry food at ALL - first two days he maybe ate 2 tablespoons all day . We finally called the breeder and told her our concern . She suggested us try chicken and rice baby food or to boil some chicken breast and mix with white rice . We did this and of course he ate , but still will NOt touch dry food. Does
Any of this sound legit ? Am I doing all I can do ? Why is Rosco not eating ? She also informed us to keep honey water for him along with regular water at all times . 1 tablespoon honey to 3 tablespoons water to help with hypoglycemia. Anyone have any suggestions / comments please anything is appreciated
|
Just to re-group here....
Firstly, congratulations on your new little baby, which your HUSBAND got for you, for CHRISTMAS. You lucky, lucky lady! And a great, big welcome to you from the UK!
When we first brought our Harry home, laden with 'food that he was on, and loved' - well, he too wouldn't touch it for days. I was tearing my hair out - resorting to cooking him absolutely anything that his majesty might eat (yes, including steak, which he went off of after a couple of days
).
Your little boy needs some more settling-in time. I would add a little grated cheese or chopped chicken/fish to his food, and make gradual transitions on his basic diet. I put Harry onto Royal Canin as his 'grazing food' which I leave down all the time (still do, at 4 years old).
Harry's a funny boy - won't eat anything until mid-day at least, then grazes during the evening....a bit like me, really!
They're all so very, very different.
I would keep a tube of Nutrical to hand (I used to buy from Amazon) but personally have only ever left down plain water (in a ceramic bowl - not stainless steel - Harry's scared of his own reflection the wuss!!!).
Please don't be overwhelmed by it all...it'll all go right eventually, even though these first few days/weeks seem a bit gobsmacking!
Good luck, and look forward to getting to know you! Sally + Harry
x