im fed up
 

ok guys i posted a thread yesterday about abby trying out rabbit instinct. well guess wat? she turned her nose up at it today. im soooo annoyed right now its not even funny. its like the first time she gets introduced to something she will eat it, but then she gets tired in a day. she will eat the whole bowl almost n then the next day pssssfftttt!!!!! not even a lick she will only sniff n walk away. wat is it? does she need something diff everyday?? im so mad right now

Picky little one!!! lol

Ok maybe you can use the same food everyday. But add a little hot water and change the flavor using chicken broth, beef broth,soya sauce. It should work. My dogs love when I put some in there food. Good luck.

;):animal-pa

did you change over slowly or just right away give it to her? If you didnt change slowly it might have gave her a tummy ache. let her go a day without food and then try again. honestly my pups had the turkey/duck one and they loved it for like a couple of weeks and hate it now.

ok for example, she has been on wellness puppy n liked it in the begining. then like a week later, i had to put the food in her mouth cuz she wud not eat it. fast forward 3 weeks, she spits it back out. so i tried the instinct rabbit on sunday afternoon. she ate it like if it was her last supper. so then at night she ate some of it but once i put the cottage cheese, she killed it. yesterday morn i gave her some n she licked about 3 times n that was it. i put the cheese on it n she ate more. wen i got home, the bowl was pretty much empty. n then i gave her some more n she did ok. this morning she turned her nose up at it. so then today i opened up the welness turkey n she loved it. i put a very lil bit cheese n she ate more. i left some out n wont know how she does till i get home.

ok well looks like you switched way to fast. her tummy is probably just upset. how old is she?


maybe someone on here will think of a recipe you can give her to make her feel better. and then try again.

5 months today

Hmm, when changing to a new food its always best to do it gradually. If I was feeding 1/4 cup, one teaspoon would be the new stuff, same thing in the evening, if all goes well bring it up a little the next day, increase a little bit daily keeping an eye on appetite, poops, etc. Lots of luck, take it nice and slow.

Yep, take about a week to wean completely onto a new food. Also, I wouldn't leave food for her while you are gone. Feed her and what she doesn't eat in 15 minutes take away until the next scheduled meal time.

Charlie is so sensetive to smells that if I wash my hands in fragrant soap, he won't take his medication from my hand. Also, their bowl should stay the same - I try to slip a saucer in & he pushes it away with his nose.

:D lol Jessi looks like my Cheeky

Good day everyone, Jes I am new on this forum, so only read your post now, but ya seems like they really are difficult to please hey lol!

I was wondering if anyone can help me, I am from South Africa (meaning havent got that big a choice of speciality food for Yorkies:rolleyes:) Can any one recogment another dry food which I can feed Cheeky other than Royal Canin, cause Cheeky just about have to drop dead of hunger before she would take 1 bite! Since she was small she didnt really like her special food and it seems like the oily outside of this food just put her off. Reason why I say this is, my larger dogs get different "also special food" for large breed and Cheeky just like to chow that. I dont want her to eat it because it isnt formulated for her skin, hair and overall health. Its large chunks and she love to crunch them, almost like a kid stealing sweats. I dont know if she simply wants that because she sees the other 2 dogs get it to eat "being like a naughty kid" or because it hasnt got oil in it?

I give Cheeky dry pellets in the morning to help keeping her teeth clean to, but she would simply not put her mouth to it and eventually in the evening I put something meaty in it (like chicken livers or so) then she would eat it! But please dont make a mistake, if it is mince or something with less flavour than other meat, she would smell the dog food between it and again wont eat:confused:

Please let me in on your secrets:rolleyes:
Have a great day!!!