Throwing up Blood

[linda44]

Just saw your thread and wanted to say Im so glad Sammy is feeling better. My oldest was a picky eater when she was a pup and my youngest. Luckily for the youngest, having 6 fursiblings helped the situation. Good luck.

[Gigi485]

Originally Posted by scruffydog

So my vet told me that my Yorkie threw up blood had nothing to do with the Staple he swallowed. Thank you for all of your concerns! My yorkie threw up blood because he didn't eat for 2 days straight since he's gotten too picky with his food. He had too much (excessive) digestive acid in his system which irritated his pancres and his throat, therefore he threw up blood. The vet told me to keep feeding him rice and chicken for the past 3 day and then consider switching Sammy to Adult food. I've been introducing the Wellness Small Breed Adult Health Super 5 Mix kebble to him next to his rice like the Vet told me. When I first gave it to him, he ate a good 10 piece; mainly because I hand-fed him...he then stopped eating it. He'd toss it around like a toy, and then he gives up and leaves it on the floor. I think I just have a problem yorkie. I know he finishes Chicken and Rice completely, but I was told to eventually completely fade it out. I don't want to continue feeding him rice and chicken becaues 1) He may eventually get tired of it too, so when he does become sick, I'll have nothing to feed him. 2) It does not have the complete nutrition he needs.

What do I have to do to get him to eat? I'm back in this dilemma where if I don't feed him, he'll throw up again and get sick....and watch him suffer. But at the same time, in order to get a picky dog like Sammy to eat (or any dog as a matter of fact) I know I should starve him and take his food away after 20mins of not touching it until he gets so hungry to the point, he'll learn to love his kebble. Please anyone, any good pointers or advice?

I keep a can of Bumble Bee Red Salmon in the cupboard and when Sully is being picky - I add a tablespoon of it to his food and he inhales it. I think he gets bored with the same ole kibble every day and the salmon is super stinky and he LOVE, LOVE, LOVES it.

[scruffydog]

You guys have no idea what I discovered yesterday to get Sammy eat his Kibble Straight up Dry! It's ridiculous....I tried to play with him with the Kibble. I started grabbing 1 or 2 kibble in my hand and then threw it on the floor making him go and sniff it...and right when he's about to dive for it, I take it away from him. It ended up being a game ...since he thinks it's a challenge. He then started eating that kibble in a hurry because he thinks i'm gonna steal it from him. I then grabbed a good 5-10 kibbles in my hand; and tossed it in the mid air and let it scatter all over the ground then I'd race him to collect them back to my hand and purposely giving him a chance to steal some. Sometimes he'd grab a couple...and he'd run to under the table to take his time to eat it. And i'd pretend to approach him to make him think it's a game and I may still steal it from him.

He finally ate more than 2 hand full of Kibble! I'm SOO happy with the result. I even tried putting it in a treat ball and be next to him as he rolls the treat ball. As soon as a treat drops out, i'd try to beat him to grab the kibble and put it back in the ball.

I did it this morning again and it worked ...except now it takes me a good 20 mins to feed him. Anyways....I notice this method only works if I'm there trying to take from him...otherwise, if i leave him alone with the treat ball...he won't eat it even when the kibble rolls out from the ball.

Just thought I'd share the GREAT news! You're right, sometimes you just gotta trick these little brats!

I know this method is not the best because the last thing I want in the future is for me to drop something he's not suppose to eat; then i'll have a hard time teaching him to drop whatever it is. Plus, I want him to willingly eat his food. But at least now I don't have to worry about cooking him food or mixing wet food then throw it away if he decides not to eat (For Now). I simply put the dry food back in the bowl for the next meal .

I'll try to update once I figure out a better way....