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05-23-2008, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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| She doesnt like RAW??? I literally have the most bizarre kid in the world. At the age of 2, I finally found a dry food that Chewy will wat on her own. She was very excited about it in the beginning and eating full meals but now shes down to about half a meal. I think thats fine because the food is there and if shes hungry, she could walk up and eat it. So I decided to spice up her life and buy her raw Natures Variety rabbit formula (she only eats rabbit and fish- allergies). She wont even come near it to sniff it!!!!! Its raw MEAT!!! Isnt that was dogs eat?? I feel like such an idiot wasting all this money on food my chick wont touch. To make matters worse....... I had a coupon for buy one get one free so I got 2 bags!!! I would post it here but its one per customer so I cant access it anymore. You can write them an email though, asking for samples or coupons.. thats how I got mine. Im going to try again tomorrow.. Does anyone else's dog not like raw meat??? I dont understand why she doesnt like it. I already separated one of the bags into little zip lock bags so they are easy to defrost without touching raw meat every day! So I may be getting rid of 2 bags of 48 medallions of rabbit in each... I'll keep you guys posted. |
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05-23-2008, 07:30 PM | #2 |
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| Zoe really like NV raw at first but then decided it wasn't for her but since then I have put her on a prey model raw diet and she is so happy with that. Both my dogs look forward to dinner time and they were always so picky and uninterested before. But as for your problem.... I have heard of people litely searing it before serving it. Don't cook it all thru but just lightly warm it up and maybe she will like it that way? |
05-23-2008, 08:20 PM | #3 |
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| Same thing happened to me...Chloe loveD NV RAW for a while..now she has no interest at all!!!!!!!!! I still have few bags in my freezer and hopefully one day she will show interest again!!! I need help too!! I am trying to feed her dry/wet mix, then switch to RAW..then back to dry/wet.... |
05-23-2008, 08:29 PM | #4 | |
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05-23-2008, 08:43 PM | #5 |
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| You might all need to try a little "tough love"!! Your dog will not starve, you need to put down what you want them to eat. Give them 20 minutes to eat it, pick up whatever they haven't eaten and put it back in the refrig. Next day, give them their food again, with leftovers and see if they will eat it. If not, pick up in 20 minutes and put it away. Dogs can go up to 3 days without eating unless they are puppies or weigh under 2 lbs. My dogs were picky and only weigh 3 lbs. but they learned to eat when it is presented to them and if they don't I know they aren't really hungry. Sometimes dogs gorge one day and then don't feel like eating the next, just like in the wild!! Hope this helps, I don't have any food problems since I've done this and I have 5 picky dogs!!
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05-24-2008, 06:16 AM | #6 |
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| Don't worry too much about her not likeing RAW. My vet STRONGLY advises against it due to possibility of Samonella. I know others on here sing thee praises of a raw diet but not one bitee of Raw will ever pass my babies lips. |
05-24-2008, 07:08 AM | #7 | |
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I gave her half a medallion again this morning and she barely even got 6 inches from it. WHAT SHOULD I DO?/? Im so tired of throwing away food. Between her allergies and pickyness, Ive thrown away/donated at least 100 bucks! And thats with the fact that I usually have some kind of coupons/samples! | |
05-24-2008, 07:22 AM | #8 | |
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There may be dozens of so-called "better" foods out there, and I tried every one of them. If they don't eat it, it can't be good for them. | |
05-24-2008, 07:25 AM | #9 |
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| I was always the same way. I could not imagine feeding my baby raw meat because I treat her like my kid rather than a DOG. But after reading all the good reviews and how good it is for dogs with allergies, I decided to give it a try. USUALLY, I trust what i read on this site more than what i hear from vets. I was screwed pretty badly by my first vet, love my regular vet, and robbed by a specialist we saw. Like most regualr people, they are really set in their ways. Chances are if you go to another vet for a food recomendation, they will tell you about something completely dif. |
05-24-2008, 07:34 AM | #10 |
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| Mine HATE raw. I tried and tried with it and they wont go near it. They would eat dirt b4 raw. Duncan has bad tummy probs and I had a heck of a time trying to find something he would and could eat...picky lil bugger, but now I have them both on Evangers canned. They do very well on it, altho, they still have their picky days. I will put a teasp. of cottage cheese in it sometimes or some cooked carrots & peas ect to change it up a bit. It comes in many flavors and meats for all the diff allergies. I too have tons of food that will never be eaten....*sigh* I even have a bag of wellness kibble that has sat in the bowl for over 3 weeks (Iwanted to see how long it would sit wo them touching it lol) even our big dog Dove wont go near it and he eats everything! I wont let Dove have the lil ones old food coz he well ummmm.....has flatulent issues lol. So I dunno if this helps, but I do know its a pin when they have many issues AND are picky! So gl to you and you wee one. BTW I know you will get a ton of opinions on here like I did, but I had to find what was right for my dogs and what worked best for them.
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05-24-2008, 07:40 AM | #11 |
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| Yep so officially threw away breakfast... Gonna try again tonight! Wish me Luck. |
05-24-2008, 09:14 AM | #12 |
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| My advice is if they don't like the smell - walk away - then don't force them to eat it. No matter what you are told. Dogs are smart and just as we have foods that make us "turn up our nose", so do they. Granted some days they are just off their food, but if it is continual, then find another food source. Hope this helps. Warmly, Deborah
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05-24-2008, 11:22 AM | #13 |
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| I gave up! To Boil or not to Boil? That is the Question! I tried to rub a little piece of the meat on her teeth to see if she will like the taste and maybe eat it then and she clearly didnt so I dont want to force her anymore. Question: She does eat regular cooked meat, so I dont see why it wouldnt be OK to maybe boil the medallions in some water and break them up over her kibble. They are probably healthier for her than meat alone since they also have the fruits and veggies in them. They kind of remind me of meatballs.What do you guys think? I know its not the same as Raw but she clearly doesnt like the raw and I dont wan to throw away 96 medallions!!!! |
05-25-2008, 07:06 AM | #15 |
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| Ok here's an idea. After going through WHO KNOWS how many premium kibbles, I decided to try my Jamie on raw. Which of course he turned his nose up at... Well I was not about to throw it all away. I read an article about how dogs with siblings/other pets in the house weren't as picky eaters because they saw their pack eating it so it must be good. So my roommate and I started sitting on the floor in the kitchen with him and pretending to eat the food. (Don't get the raw meat to close to your mouth and be really careful where you put your hands after touching it.) Well to my wonder and amazement my spoiled rotten baby started eating the raw because he thought we were eating it. Gradually we got up off the floor and would just say "I'm gonna eat it!" and he would gobble up some more. Now as soon as we put the plate down we never have to say anything and he will just gobble it all up and actually herds me into the kitchen at meal times to fix it for him! Oooo also Jamie won't eat out of a bowl, so we had to switch to a plate. And he wants his torn into little bites. I usually tear each medallion into about 8 small pieces.
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