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07-13-2005, 08:03 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Yukon, ok
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| Not eating.. Lately Bentley has not been eating his dog food as much as he use to..he hardly touches it really and i can't figure out why.. anyone have any ideas?
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07-13-2005, 08:07 PM | #2 |
My Little Princess Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SUNNY,FLORIDA
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| Good Question Cause I Have The Same Problem With My Baby. Shes Not Eating That Much Like Before Either. I Have To Give Her Nutrical All The Time
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07-13-2005, 08:42 PM | #3 |
Double Trouble Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FLORIDA
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| I have heard that is pretty common among yorkies. I am sure that someone on here will tell us what to do!
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07-13-2005, 09:05 PM | #4 |
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| when toby doesnt eat his food, i mix in a little bit of water to make it a little "different"....... (dont do this all the time though, because i guess they need the hard dog food to help clean teeth) after i mix in teh water he usually eats it, but if he doesnt than oh well.... he wont starve himself |
07-13-2005, 10:48 PM | #5 |
Linus - Master & Commander Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norman, OK
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| Linus has been doing that too I think! Maybe it's in our water or something. If you figure something out let me know. He'll eat treats and nutrical but doesn't really want food...
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07-13-2005, 10:51 PM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: seaside,ca
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| coco did this when he was younger, then i switched him to another kind of food and atfirst he was trying to pull the same stunt of maybe if i don't eat it she'll give me something else? but when he realized that i wasn't changing it he eats and eats. so maybe you can just try leaving it one thing i know for sure is that they won't starve themselves.
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07-14-2005, 01:24 AM | #7 |
Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City
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| Gucci also wasnt eating her food. My hubby was giving her table food. Since we stop she is being eating her dry kibble but you know she always tries to get some table food. I heard they wont starve themselve so make sure you always have food out for the pup to eat. You can mix some wet canned food or water with the kibble. |
07-14-2005, 02:33 AM | #8 |
A Yorkie Touched My Heart Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: "soon to be" MO
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| I'd watch him closely this week...Could he be teething? Check his teeth and see if any of them are loose or bothering him~ My Sophie has days she eats like a horse...and days like a bird~ Let us know how he is doing.
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07-14-2005, 04:06 PM | #9 |
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| Gucci does the same thing, if I dont mix some sort of human food in with her dry food she will not eat it. I am tempted to just leave the dry food but if she doesn't eat I do get nervous and give in. The problem is when I go away do you think my kids will do what I do.. I DON'T THINK SO!!! LOL So maybe I should just leave the dry food. How long do they stay without eating? Gina |
07-14-2005, 04:14 PM | #10 |
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| Warm up My boys get picky once in a while, a great while, I warm their food for just a short time in the microwave and they chow down. Also there appetite does decline as they get to the point that their growth is slowing down, so that may be the problem. They do not need as much if they are not growing as much. |
07-14-2005, 04:20 PM | #11 | |
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I thought about this today and it makes sense for both Bentley and Linus because of their age. Maybe their teeth are bothering them? Linus seems to be having a hard time chewing hard things lately...have you noticed anything like that with Bentley?
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07-14-2005, 04:53 PM | #12 |
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| I am wondering if they get tired of the same old food? I have a friend who spoils her yorkie more than i do Her dog even gets tired of chicken or steak after a few days. Today I tried a dry food that I haven't given Shelby for a couple of weeks. She wouldn't touch it before but now (today ) she thinks it's yummy. I know we aren't supposed to be changing their food but can we offer variety on a regular basis? |
07-15-2005, 05:56 AM | #13 |
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| here's a weird one...but it will work..~ ok baby at times does not want to eat his food so what i do is i put his food in a bowl...grab one of his toys and play time begins..i throw the toy when baby comes back with the toy ill take it from him put his bowl in front of him and he eats some and i just repeat it until he is done it works all the time~~ weird huh also you can try mixing some parmesean cheese with the food... try the toy thingy first then the cheese let me know if works... *usually when i leave baby with one of my family member i get a call that he wont eat his food so i tell them to play with him throw toy when he brings it back take put bowl in front of him....and they normally say are you crazy lol...after they do it their like hey it works* good luck~ |
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07-15-2005, 07:38 AM | #15 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| I had Muffin for 14 years. She would just plain get tired of the same thing day in and day out. A little variety won't hurt them. If you have a little yorkie, add some water and maybe a little Gerber chicken baby food and stir it up good. When I first got Kacee, her teeth were not in good enough to eat the dry kibble, so we ground it and added water and a little baby food; stirred it up good and she ate it. Then she graduated to unground kibble with water and baby food stirred into it. Now she eats just the dry kibble and once a day I give her canned dog food. |
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