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07-20-2009, 11:33 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ca, United States
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| One Picky Eater, help! Jack has been eating dog food by "Solid Gold" since he was old enough to eat solid dog food, he's now 2 years old. This was a brand that our breeder swore by. Another woman who owns a pet store told me a miracle story and how the dog started to loose fur so the vet suggested solid gold and lord and behold the dogs hair started growing again. Yet despite everyone's claim on how great this line is Jack seems to be really picky. He's always been a picky eater. He will go all day with only taking a few bites here and there in hopes of getting a treat or something other then Solid Gold. I have tried mixing just a bit of avocado with his food sometimes and he tends to eat it up. Just wondering if anyone has had the same reaction with Solid Gold or any other type of brand. I've mixed a little bit of "Cesar canine cuisine" with his dog food but that was only on his B-Day as a treat. I'm just not sure if that stuff is ok to give to Jack on a regular basis. If so, how often do you give your yorkies "Cesar canine cuisine"? At this point any suggestions would be greatly appreciated for one picky yorkie!
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07-21-2009, 12:07 AM | #2 |
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| I'm just going on a rampage here, but another thing I found was that "corn, wheat or soy" is bad for both cats and dogs. As I was looking at some of the ingredients for "Cesar" I noticed that most had "wheat gluten". Is this the same as wheat?
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07-21-2009, 11:36 AM | #3 |
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| No reply's? Hmmm...
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07-21-2009, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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| Yes, the wheat gluten in the Cesar is the same as wheat. Cesar is not a very good dog food. As far as the food goes, my dog is a very picky eater as well. I'm pretty much resorting to changing her food up after every bag just to keep her interested. In the past, I used Solid Gold for awhile and have nothing but wonderful things to say about it. Sasha's coat looked amazing and was just very happy on the food. Unfortunately, she became picky and not really wanting it as much anymore and I've been switching foods around ever since. She's on a grain free food right now, Innova EVO, and seems to really like it. She doesn't scarf it down all at once, but does end up eating everything I put in her bowl by the end of the day. On some foods, she would go a few days without eating so she seems to be enjoying this food so far. If you want to add some canned food to his dry to entice him a little bit, you could try Merrick canned foods. They have great ingredients and they all pretty much look like stew, almost good enough for us to eat! Plus, they come in smaller cans so they won't go to waste. I used these with Sasha for awhile and she loved them, but after a week or so, she began to get runny poos from it so I had to stop using it, but every dog reacts differently. Maybe your baby will do well on it! Sorry this response was so long. I'm really into dog nutrition and stuff ever since I joined YT and learned so much about food. Feel free to ask more questions if you have any and good luck! |
07-21-2009, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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| My Roscoe is very picky, but he absolutley LOVES Taste of the Wild.
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07-21-2009, 01:35 PM | #6 |
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| My babies seem to be picky eaters but that is only b/c they will only eat if I am in the kitchen with them or in the living room. If I am upstairs I keep a bowl of food in my restroom to make sure they are eating. Sometimes I will sit on the floor with them and hand feed them one kibble at a time. Go figure?
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