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CO_yorkie_momma · 01-26-2007, 06:39 PM

Maybe he has an upset stomache and you could give him a half of a tums and see if that settles it down and he eats. That is what I had to do with Bailey when she was pregnant and refused to eat. I bought Esbilac and syringed it into her mouth to make sure she didnt starve. She wouldnt eat chicken, rice, or anything.

Sweetums · 01-26-2007, 10:16 PM

We just went thru this for the last week with our Pookie. She is teething and would turn up her nose at her food. We tried everything. We got every dog food in every flavor to try on her. She'd try one for one meal and then turn her nose up at it next meal. Finally, I bought some ground lamb, which I cooked and she went for that. After a day or two when she got tired of it, we put a couple of bacon bits in each to give it a different flavor and that fooled her for a couple more meals. I wanted to put more nutrition into her besides straight meat, so we bought some baby carrots like someone else suggested and she thought it was some sort of chew and actually ate one. So she eats about 1/2 to one of those a day which also provides natural sugars. I think she especially likes it because it's cold and she's teething.

One other thing that worked was getting our cat to come into the kitchen and letting the cat eat part of her food. She gets very very interested in whatever the kitty eats, so then I sneak a chunk of the dog food off the plate the cat is eating from and place it on the floor between her and the cat. She gobbles it up, just because the cat likes it whether it's something she liked before or not. So weird! But then wolves which they are descended from do compete for food in the wild and I think that instinct still lives in dogs because they often get competitive with their food.

So if you have another animal which it sounds like you do, maybe just feed the other animal and make your picky little pup wait for it. That might just prime the pump. Is there any way that you can take extra time to come home at lunch if she doesn't eat in the morning, and feed your baby?

Also, our Pookie often gets nauseated in the morning when she hasn't eaten anything the night before. Apparently from other posts, I gather that's common. So we get her started by feeding her bits of rice cake in the morning. Then we go off and get ready and then try to feed her real food with the above methods after she's had time to digest the rice cake bits.

The other day, no kidding, I actually was tossing bits of meat on the floor and using my "go get it" voice like it was a game of fetch to get her to eat it. It did work, but I couldn't believe I actually had to go to such lengths just to get a dog to eat.

yorkiegirl83 · 01-26-2007, 10:45 PM

I think everyone here has given awesome advice, I'm sure you're baby will be as good as new soon!

PANAMA69 · 01-26-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by myriamha

I left for work this morning and i was worried as royce didnt touch his food ...at 10 am I called the vet office and she told me that his blood results are normal...i was worried because he didnt eat in the morning so i left work and went home . Royces tummy was making weird noises ( because hehad an empty stomach for 2 days ) and he was a little bit down ....I rushed him to the vet he did a second complete physical exam and confirmed to me that everything is ok regarding the blood tests...so nothing iswrong with him the vet told me that sometimes for unexplained reasons small dogs would stop eating and he gave me a seringe and I have to feed him with the seringe and eventually his appetite will go back to normal if not monday I have to take him again the vet they will examine him again and decide eitehr to give him medication to stimulate his appetite or to put him under perfusion......please keep royce in your prayers

Prayers are in your way.

PANAMA69 · 01-26-2007, 10:59 PM

Sometimes my Pheobe will not eat or drink enough if she is alone at home.

myriamha · 01-27-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Boodad

Same thing with Boo. He grew out of it. He eats plenty in the morning and afternoon now. Try nutra call or some supplements.?

Did Boo stop eating because you went to work ? For how long did he stop eating ? and when did he start to eat again ?

chachi · 01-27-2007, 06:10 AM

You said in a past thread that Royce had separation anxiety right? I definiitely think that is why he may not be eating when you go to work

myriamha · 01-27-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chachi

You said in a past thread that Royce had separation anxiety right? I definiitely think that is why he may not be eating when you go to work

Yes but the thing is he not eating at all even when i'm home in the evening he won'ttouch his food no matter what i do so now im feedinghim with a seringe ..

chachi · 01-27-2007, 07:29 AM

Oh well that doesnt make sense that he is not eating when you are home. Have you tried some chicken and rice

01-27-2007, 06:10 AM	#22
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01-27-2007, 07:29 AM	#24
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01-26-2007, 06:39 PM	#16
CO_yorkie_momma My Angels Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 2,260	Maybe he has an upset stomache and you could give him a half of a tums and see if that settles it down and he eats. That is what I had to do with Bailey when she was pregnant and refused to eat. I bought Esbilac and syringed it into her mouth to make sure she didnt starve. She wouldnt eat chicken, rice, or anything.

01-26-2007, 10:16 PM	#17
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	We just went thru this for the last week with our Pookie. She is teething and would turn up her nose at her food. We tried everything. We got every dog food in every flavor to try on her. She'd try one for one meal and then turn her nose up at it next meal. Finally, I bought some ground lamb, which I cooked and she went for that. After a day or two when she got tired of it, we put a couple of bacon bits in each to give it a different flavor and that fooled her for a couple more meals. I wanted to put more nutrition into her besides straight meat, so we bought some baby carrots like someone else suggested and she thought it was some sort of chew and actually ate one. So she eats about 1/2 to one of those a day which also provides natural sugars. I think she especially likes it because it's cold and she's teething. One other thing that worked was getting our cat to come into the kitchen and letting the cat eat part of her food. She gets very very interested in whatever the kitty eats, so then I sneak a chunk of the dog food off the plate the cat is eating from and place it on the floor between her and the cat. She gobbles it up, just because the cat likes it whether it's something she liked before or not. So weird! But then wolves which they are descended from do compete for food in the wild and I think that instinct still lives in dogs because they often get competitive with their food. So if you have another animal which it sounds like you do, maybe just feed the other animal and make your picky little pup wait for it. That might just prime the pump. Is there any way that you can take extra time to come home at lunch if she doesn't eat in the morning, and feed your baby? Also, our Pookie often gets nauseated in the morning when she hasn't eaten anything the night before. Apparently from other posts, I gather that's common. So we get her started by feeding her bits of rice cake in the morning. Then we go off and get ready and then try to feed her real food with the above methods after she's had time to digest the rice cake bits. The other day, no kidding, I actually was tossing bits of meat on the floor and using my "go get it" voice like it was a game of fetch to get her to eat it. It did work, but I couldn't believe I actually had to go to such lengths just to get a dog to eat.

01-26-2007, 10:45 PM	#18
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I think everyone here has given awesome advice, I'm sure you're baby will be as good as new soon!

01-26-2007, 10:59 PM	#20
PANAMA69 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ~~YorkieWorld~~ Posts: 8,428	Sometimes my Pheobe will not eat or drink enough if she is alone at home.