Should I entice him to eat??

[Suze225]

He thought froot loops were awesome. LOL. I will try a bit of the parm cheese this afternoon. I will go get some plain yogurt too!!! Thanks for the tips!!

[Suze225]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

I just looked online.... petco has it.

Good luck

I will be going there in the next day or so. Thanks for looking for me that was so sweet! Gotta show off the baby...LOL I will pick some up then. And yes he has had his shots, so we are all ok there!! Has not had his rabies yet, but all others are on board.

[bellababy08]

Originally Posted by Suze225

I am not sure about parmesan cheese. If others too suggest it I may try it. I just want to avoid any tummy issues that may come about. I got him to eat chicken again this morning, and put some broth in his food, which he licked up, but wouldn't eat the actual dog food. Little stinker...

A little parmesan cheese mixed in his kibble won't hurt him...a few of the breeders here on YT put it on there pups food to get them to eat...the parmesan cheese is stinky and pups like stinky food . I keep food down for Harley 18 weeks now 24/7 and he picks at it all day...just remember there little tummies can't hold much so it don't take much to fill them up and don't take long for them to burn it off either. Good luck and Jett is adorable

[EarthAngel]

Sue, I've been thinking of you and little Jett. Do you have an appointment with your vet for a wellness check up being you just got him? Also, what dog food is he on? He surely is a cutie! Dyan

[Suze225]

I am taking him into the vet tomorrow for his checkup. He had a check up 2 days before flying out to me too! I am still feeding him the food that the breeder sent along with, that he was on with her. I am not sure what it is. (I believe it is Iams puppy, not what I will use, but will transition him a bit later, to the food we use for Bella.)

[Suze225]

Jett, ate about 10 pieces of his kibble!!!!!!!!! Making progress!!!

[bellababy08]

Originally Posted by Suze225

Jett, ate about 10 pieces of his kibble!!!!!!!!! Making progress!!!

Yay!! that is good, he is probably full now

[lexi43]

I know what you mean about table food. My yorkie Zach and my baby Oliver had a bout of diarrhea and I've been giving them boilded chikcen and rice with a bit of pumpkin. Now even Oliver who loved his puppy food won't eat it he only wants the chicken and rice.

[Teresamag]

Your baby is pretty small and definately needs to eat and eat often to fuel his little body. I can't belive your breeder flew him to you with him only weighing 1 lb 8 oz - he needs to put on a little weight. I would be sure to start him on some Nutrical as soon as possible. Not only will it prevent hypoglycemia it will actually boost his appetite. (when puppies feel "run down" or tired they often don't feel like eating). I would give him a small amount - maybe dime sized - 3 or 4 times a day for a couple of days and see if that makes a difference. I know you don't want to upset his tummy but if he isn't eating his kibble you may want to switch him to another brand of quality dog food. Sometimes a new kibble will spark their interest and appetite. You are going to want to be careful with the chicken broth as well - sometimes broth has lots of salt in it which can cause diarrhea as well as the puppy drinking lots because he is thirsty. If their tummy is full of water he won't be hungry for food. Good luck
Teresa

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by Suze225

I don't have nutri cal on hand. Can you buy it at petsmart or petco?? I got my last nutri cal from my vet.

I am sorry, haven't been on and yes as Lil Sis was great enough to look it up, Petco and Petsmart carries the Nutrical.

Sounds like he's getting settled in and into a routine. Yay!

[Suze225]

Yes, he is. He ate again, dry kibble this morning, this time with no chicken broth. The chicken broth I was talking about is the water that I boiled his chicken breast in, so no salt added. . I think Bella is going to be a very important part of this. She would go grab a piece of the kibble, and Jett would watch her and go grab one too. LOL They did this for about 15 minutes.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Awww, enjoy the puppy antics. This is a precious the when they bond.

[sadies mom]

I used to get Sadie to eat by tossing a few pieces of kibble and then act like I was going to take them. I'd say I'm going to get it, or Gus (the cat) is going to get it. Well...that took care of that!

[Suze225]

Jett is pretty much settled now. He is eating without any coaxing, playing, and today completely solid poop and pee, which he did both on his potty pad!!!!!!!! He went to the vet yesterday and although very tiny, he is as healthy as a little horse the vet said. He wants him to have one more set of shots next week, he didn't want to do them yesterday, because of all the stress he is under, with his new home etc. I am thrilled he got a clean bill of health!!!!

[chachi]

When they are that tiny and especially had the stress of being shipped I think it is most important they eat. If he develops some picky habits you can deal with that later. Hypoglycemia from not eating can get serious. When Chachi was tiny he wouldnt eat the hard food and I had to give him moist. When My Jewels was 12 ounces when I brought her home my least concern were picky eating habits. They both went on to eat dog food just fine