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11-06-2013, 04:49 PM | #16 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| Several yeas ago I had a solid brown purebred Shih Tzu that a co worker gave me when their dog had a littler. She was a beauty. Much the color of your new baby. Mixes can come in many shapes, colors and sizes. |
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11-07-2013, 04:21 AM | #17 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Tallahassee, FL
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| Missy is already getting used to hubby - he is VERY good with animals (we actually do rehab for orphaned baby squirrels for the local wildlife place here and have raised and released around 70!) - so he has started playing with her at her level. She definitely prefers ME(!) but she is warming up to him a little more each day... Next issue is Missy hasn't eaten for the past couple of days since we got her. We brought her own food and bowl but she is totally NOT interested. It looks like she'd been eating Purina Puppy chow. Should I be concerned yet or will she eat when she's ready? She is playful, acts happy (not mopey) and is drinking water and grooming herself... I even tried hand feeding her some of it to see if she'd eat but nope. I was wondering about giving her a teeny piece of cheese or something just to see if I can get her interested...? Or should we get a totally different dry food and maybe the fact it's something different would help? No clue what kinds are good since its been so long since we've had a doggie! Do you ever give them canned food or just dry? |
11-07-2013, 08:36 AM | #18 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| Well, she did just lose the only person she knew that loved her. Sometimes a grieving animal is hard to read. Not eating could be a response to all the changes she has been through lately. She is accepting her new circumstances but I'm sure she doesn't understand it all yet. Maybe try mixing her food with something that smells good to her. Maybe a little cooked chicken. |
11-07-2013, 11:29 AM | #19 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York
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| I wouldn't give her puppy chow because she is too old for that. I know it sounds crazy but when our dogs wouldn't eat, we switched to Chef Michaels canned food and they love it with a little chicken on top. She'll most likeley eat when she gets used to her new surroundings. If it becomes a problem you might want to speak to your vet her can give her an appitite stimulant to jump start her. Good luck and keep us posted. She is really cute no matter what mix she is. |
11-08-2013, 06:09 AM | #20 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Tallahassee, FL
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| Okay, she gobbled up the cheese so it's not her appetite that's the problem! She must be bored with that food she's been on so I need to find a good brand that they really like... Update on her fear of hubby...! She is actually jumping in his lap some now and sitting with him, too! So I think we're gonna be just fine |
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