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10-23-2008, 08:54 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland
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| First time posting Hello everyone.. I am brand new to this site, and so far it has been very helpful. I have a 9 month old male Yorkie named London. I have one question and hope someone will be able to help. I notice that he rarely eats, I have read that Yorkies should eat twice a day but most times my yorkie only eats once, and not much at all. I have been feeding him Iams hard food. Does any one have any suggestions on what I can do to make him eat? Thanks |
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10-23-2008, 09:01 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Food portions are usually stated on the side of the bags....use that as a guide. You may be surprised to learn he is eating the correct amount. Mine eat Taste of the Wild....and the daily serving is only 1/3 of a cup. You may want to consider changing foods as Iams isn't generally considered a really good food.
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10-23-2008, 09:04 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bronx
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| You should definitly consider changing food, Iams is not good at all. People here would be able to suggest better food. |
10-23-2008, 09:12 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orlando area, Florida
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| I would also consider changing his food. I think sometimes they go through stages too. Wrigley will go through a stage where he eats any peice of food he can find, but then like this morning, he didn't want anything to do with food at all. I know I do that myself, sometime I can eat a ton, and other times I just don't feel hungry, I think it happens with dogs sometimes as well. If he is a healthy weight and active he is probably fine. But like someone else said use the side of the bag as a guideline, they seem to be helpful. And welcome to YT! |
10-23-2008, 09:12 AM | #5 |
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| Welcome to YT, you will find tons of info here!
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10-23-2008, 09:16 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: virginia
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| Welcome!!! I am a new Yorkie owner, so I can not be of much help here. You will learn a lot here. |
10-23-2008, 09:21 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: virginia
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| Hey! Welcome, lots of wonderful folks here! I just switched my puppy as well. I didn't realize there was a difference in foods. I've learned so much from everyone! I think you'll love it here!
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10-23-2008, 09:30 AM | #8 |
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| Hi and welcome to YT. I just switched Bailey's food to Natural Balance and he is eating better now than before but he still has days when he just picks at his food.
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10-23-2008, 09:39 AM | #9 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA
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| Hi there and welcome to YT Is London A little guy? How long have you had him? Sometimes, A change to A new home can throw off A Yorkie's Appetite. But, if he has always been this way then I would look into changing his food to a higher quality diet. In the Health and diet section their is A thread about premium foods and links too. Check it out , it may help you decide what to do. If London is not A tiny yorkie, and is not showing any signs of ilness then he might be just a picky yorkie. Does he ever eat human food? Because once they do, they develop A prefernce for that. It can be hard to break them off of it too. I hope you find Yorkie talk helpful , it is full of information and wonderful people.
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10-23-2008, 09:50 AM | #10 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland
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Yes London is a boy. I have had him for 6 months and he has never really ate much. I do occassionally give him human food but ver little. I think that maybe it just is the brand of food. I also have two cats and he always sneaks and eats their food instead of his own. | |
10-23-2008, 12:12 PM | #11 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brandywine, MD USA
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| Our yorkies are about the same age. Atticus was born Dec 27 and weighs 4 pounds now. He has never been much of an eater. Recently, I thought I'd try to switch to some other food (I was giving him what the breeder used). I posted a thread to find out what others here feed their yorkies. It was most helpful. Result: Atticus loves Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul canned food. He's eating more than he's ever eaten before. good luck
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10-23-2008, 01:49 PM | #12 |
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| Hi and welcome to YT!!! Daizy went through over 5 different brands of dog food before she settled on one she liked!! Good luck
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10-23-2008, 03:38 PM | #13 |
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| Hi Welcome to YT Princess is a very picky eater too. I hear Taste of the Wild is super good. I'm going to try it on Princess, if she won't eat it Many will. Best of luck to you!
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10-23-2008, 03:43 PM | #14 |
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