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Old 01-29-2007, 11:22 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by SONYSW View Post
Thanks. She is 7 months old (4.5 lbs) and probably is still teething. I just do not want her to be a picky eater (or probably I should say continue to be a picky eater). She chews her bully stick after meals for about 1 hour.
At 7 mths she should be pretty well done teething. Have you checked her mouth for extra teeth? It's really common for small breeds to retain their baby teeth while the adult teeth grow in around them. This can be painful for them - and could be the cause of her not wanting to chew hard food. There is NOTHING wrong with adding water to food. It should still stay quite hard unless it's left to sit out and get soggy. If she's eating it right away, she's still getting the benefits of kibble for her teeth. Having said that, make sure you don't leave kibble that's had water added out for more than 20 min or so - wet food is a breeding ground for all kindsa nasty stuff. As she gets older, I'm sure you'll be able to eliminate water mixed into her kibble altogether.
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