Lucy isn't really eating help - YorkieTalk.com Forums

JolieJean · 04-13-2011, 08:52 PM

ok so lucy (3 1.2 months old) has been here since saturday.. and is overall doing great.. she has tons of energy.. shes peeing and pooping.. but the problem is shes really not eating..

her first night she ate pretty good.. but since then she really hasnt ate much at all.. she takes a couple of tiny bites and then is done for the day..

tonight i decided to put a little bit of kayro syrup on her food and i took a spoon and gave it to her like that and she ate a little more than ussual.. but i cant do that everyday.. it cant be good for her to have it like that every day, right?

p.s. she is eating the same food the breeder was giving her (natural choice lamb and rice puppy formula)

is this normal? any suggestions?

Thanks!

Baroness · 04-13-2011, 09:32 PM

WHen I first got Teddie (he was 12 weeks) I had to hand feed him for the first week. He barely ate if I didn't get down on his level and pick up a few kibble and let him come to me and get them. I don't think it is bad to do this, I feel it helped me and my little guy bond. Now he eats fine, and I have learned from the pro's here that I can add a wee bit of parmesan cheese on his food if he is being finicky...then he gobbles it up no problems.

JolieJean · 04-14-2011, 07:17 AM

oh i didn't know you could add Parmesan cheese.. like the cheese you sprinkle on your pasta? or the shredded kind for tacos? haha.. thanks for your help

bellababy08 · 04-14-2011, 08:15 AM

Like the cheese you put on pasta...its smelly and they love it.

And yes its very normal for them to stop or just pick at there food for a few days after coming home, cause they are so unsure and a little scared at first....I did what the poster above did as well...My Harley is 7 mos now but when I got him he was only 12 weeks old and just picked at his food so I just hand fed him for a few days until he was comfortable with me and we bonded a lot thru this...Harley is still a very picky eater, a lot of Yorkies are so I just keep kibble down for him 24/7 and I cook boiled chicken and rice once a week and freeze it...and fed him that as well. I also give them a scrambled eggs once a week and every other day or so I offer a spoon full of cottage cheese....just try and make sure she eats a few kibbles every hour or so until she is eating on her own, that way her blood sugar doesn't drop...Good luck hun.

AlicetheYorkie · 04-14-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JolieJean

oh i didn't know you could add Parmesan cheese.. like the cheese you sprinkle on your pasta? or the shredded kind for tacos? haha.. thanks for your help

The kind you sprinkle on pasta

This doesn't work for my puppy though

lol. They all seem to be a little different, Alice won't eat out of her bowl most of the time, I have to use a paper place and if she's really beeing a stinker that day, I kind of spread the food out on the kitchen floor (why on earth she wants it this way I have no clue lol but it works). She also won't eat her food if I walk way, I have to stand there

or she'll just follow me and leave the food. If the cheese doen't work, try mixing canned food into the kibble - I do it with my hands

so it mixes really well. Also just keep in mind, they don't need to eat very much since they're so small and when young they do better with a few small meals a day.

Buster Brown · 04-14-2011, 08:47 AM

Buster was a finicky eater when I first got him and would not eat out of a bowl. In the beginning I hand fed him as well. I also got small dishes like the kind you put your soy sauce in for sushi. I put a little kibble in it and a few treats and he ate the treats and then the kibble out of the bowl. I also add scrambled eggs and cottage cheese to his food occasionally. Buster still will act finicky at times and I have found he just likes having company while he is eating.

gidget529 · 04-14-2011, 09:01 AM

My little Gidget didn't eat much at first either on her transition to my home. I bribed her with a little bits of cheddar cheese with her food - it worked - she's a cheese-loving girl!

JolieJean · 04-14-2011, 11:15 AM

thanks everyone!! awesome ideas! im going to go by the grocery store today and grab some cottage cheese ( i have Parmesan at home)hopefully one of them will work.. but it is relieving to know that this is somewhat normal.. i was getting nervous

_Chrissy_ · 04-15-2011, 06:20 AM

Both mine had a stage like this a puppies.
I would hand feed them, roll the food on floor for them to go catch and make a path to the food bowl.
Eventually, they stopped but it it is really worrisome until they do.
They will eat if hungry if we do not do any thing but I still worried.

107barney · 04-15-2011, 08:38 AM

I would contact her breeder for help, I would not add various foods because she should be eating her diet. You could try to buy the same brand of food in wet and add a little wet food to her kibble. I also never had problems switching the dog food - she might not like it. Wellness puppy is what I used for Teddy to add to his home cooked food and he loved it and we got it at Petco.

JolieJean · 04-15-2011, 10:28 AM

Thanks everyone! i really appreciate all the advice and i spoke with her breeder yesterday and she gave me pretty much the same advice as everyone on here... what ended up working was a little wet food(chicken stew) with the dry food, adding a little warm water mixing it up and hand feeding her. even thou this could be a pain to do for awhile i was happy to see her eat! she didnt eat a whole lot but she ate way more than she was. shes definitely a little princess getting her food hand fed lol

Baroness · 04-15-2011, 10:32 AM

So glad to hear she is eating and you found something that works. YAY!! They can be little stinkers, but they are sooo worth it.

mscat · 04-15-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JolieJean

Thanks everyone! i really appreciate all the advice and i spoke with her breeder yesterday and she gave me pretty much the same advice as everyone on here... what ended up working was a little wet food(chicken stew) with the dry food, adding a little warm water mixing it up and hand feeding her. even thou this could be a pain to do for awhile i was happy to see her eat! she didnt eat a whole lot but she ate way more than she was. shes definitely a little princess getting her food hand fed lol

I am very glad she ate better this time. When a new puppy or even a scaed dog come to a new home this is typical . I have had to hand feed for over two weeks before. Most dogs love the wet food, so mixing that with her kibble is a hreat alternative. Ihope she does not get bored with it though. Since she is young i would continue to do that . Anther things that will work if you really have to get her to eat, is cook some boiled chicken, no grease , and either shred it or make small pieces , then mix it in with the wet food. OR try wetting fown her kibble . it is a pain to do all of this, but she is still adjusting to her new home , and is young, like a human baby , we have to try almost anything sometimes to get them to eat. As soon as she becomes more comfortable gradully mix less and less of the canned. You will want her eating kibble again. Eventually.

107barney · 04-15-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JolieJean

Thanks everyone! i really appreciate all the advice and i spoke with her breeder yesterday and she gave me pretty much the same advice as everyone on here... what ended up working was a little wet food(chicken stew) with the dry food, adding a little warm water mixing it up and hand feeding her. even thou this could be a pain to do for awhile i was happy to see her eat! she didnt eat a whole lot but she ate way more than she was. shes definitely a little princess getting her food hand fed lol

So glad to hear she is eating and that her breeder was available to help you out!

JolieJean · 04-15-2011, 01:36 PM

thanks everyone. she is definitely a picky eater.. i can see this is going to be the major issue with her already. not that i mind i adjusting to her needs, i just get nervous.. how can someone go a whole day without eating?? i cant even go 4 hours lol. i know i will have to be changing what im doing again soon because she doesnt really like the wet and dry together.. she just likes it better then just the dry... ughhh.. but @ 107barney i am so lucky that lucy has a wonderful breeder, she is right there every time i need help. shes amazing.
but onto the food note again.. i think im going to look up some cool homemade dog recipes as well.. thanks again!

04-13-2011, 08:52 PM	#1
JolieJean Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: warren, ri Posts: 155	Lucy isn't really eating help ok so lucy (3 1.2 months old) has been here since saturday.. and is overall doing great.. she has tons of energy.. shes peeing and pooping.. but the problem is shes really not eating.. her first night she ate pretty good.. but since then she really hasnt ate much at all.. she takes a couple of tiny bites and then is done for the day.. tonight i decided to put a little bit of kayro syrup on her food and i took a spoon and gave it to her like that and she ate a little more than ussual.. but i cant do that everyday.. it cant be good for her to have it like that every day, right? p.s. she is eating the same food the breeder was giving her (natural choice lamb and rice puppy formula) is this normal? any suggestions? Thanks! Last edited by JolieJean; 04-13-2011 at 08:55 PM.

04-13-2011, 09:32 PM	#2
Baroness YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 350	WHen I first got Teddie (he was 12 weeks) I had to hand feed him for the first week. He barely ate if I didn't get down on his level and pick up a few kibble and let him come to me and get them. I don't think it is bad to do this, I feel it helped me and my little guy bond. Now he eats fine, and I have learned from the pro's here that I can add a wee bit of parmesan cheese on his food if he is being finicky...then he gobbles it up no problems. __________________ I 'ses my Teddie Monster

04-14-2011, 08:15 AM	#4
bellababy08 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,043	Like the cheese you put on pasta...its smelly and they love it. And yes its very normal for them to stop or just pick at there food for a few days after coming home, cause they are so unsure and a little scared at first....I did what the poster above did as well...My Harley is 7 mos now but when I got him he was only 12 weeks old and just picked at his food so I just hand fed him for a few days until he was comfortable with me and we bonded a lot thru this...Harley is still a very picky eater, a lot of Yorkies are so I just keep kibble down for him 24/7 and I cook boiled chicken and rice once a week and freeze it...and fed him that as well. I also give them a scrambled eggs once a week and every other day or so I offer a spoon full of cottage cheese....just try and make sure she eats a few kibbles every hour or so until she is eating on her own, that way her blood sugar doesn't drop...Good luck hun. __________________ Jennifer R.I.P Bailey Bella Harley Ivy Baby Milo Last edited by bellababy08; 04-14-2011 at 08:17 AM.

04-14-2011, 08:47 AM	#6
Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	Buster was a finicky eater when I first got him and would not eat out of a bowl. In the beginning I hand fed him as well. I also got small dishes like the kind you put your soy sauce in for sushi. I put a little kibble in it and a few treats and he ate the treats and then the kibble out of the bowl. I also add scrambled eggs and cottage cheese to his food occasionally. Buster still will act finicky at times and I have found he just likes having company while he is eating. __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."

04-15-2011, 06:20 AM	#9
_Chrissy_ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,561	Both mine had a stage like this a puppies. I would hand feed them, roll the food on floor for them to go catch and make a path to the food bowl. Eventually, they stopped but it it is really worrisome until they do. They will eat if hungry if we do not do any thing but I still worried. __________________ Max (the Morkie) & Mickey (the Yorkie)

04-14-2011, 07:17 AM	#3
JolieJean Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: warren, ri Posts: 155	oh i didn't know you could add Parmesan cheese.. like the cheese you sprinkle on your pasta? or the shredded kind for tacos? haha.. thanks for your help

04-14-2011, 09:01 AM	#7
gidget529 Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA Posts: 3,462	My little Gidget didn't eat much at first either on her transition to my home. I bribed her with a little bits of cheddar cheese with her food - it worked - she's a cheese-loving girl!

04-14-2011, 11:15 AM	#8
JolieJean Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: warren, ri Posts: 155	thanks everyone!! awesome ideas! im going to go by the grocery store today and grab some cottage cheese ( i have Parmesan at home)hopefully one of them will work.. but it is relieving to know that this is somewhat normal.. i was getting nervous

04-15-2011, 08:38 AM	#10
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	I would contact her breeder for help, I would not add various foods because she should be eating her diet. You could try to buy the same brand of food in wet and add a little wet food to her kibble. I also never had problems switching the dog food - she might not like it. Wellness puppy is what I used for Teddy to add to his home cooked food and he loved it and we got it at Petco. __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy

04-15-2011, 10:28 AM	#11
JolieJean Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: warren, ri Posts: 155	Thanks everyone! i really appreciate all the advice and i spoke with her breeder yesterday and she gave me pretty much the same advice as everyone on here... what ended up working was a little wet food(chicken stew) with the dry food, adding a little warm water mixing it up and hand feeding her. even thou this could be a pain to do for awhile i was happy to see her eat! she didnt eat a whole lot but she ate way more than she was. shes definitely a little princess getting her food hand fed lol

04-15-2011, 10:32 AM	#12
Baroness YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 350	So glad to hear she is eating and you found something that works. YAY!! They can be little stinkers, but they are sooo worth it. __________________ I 'ses my Teddie Monster

04-15-2011, 01:36 PM	#15
JolieJean Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: warren, ri Posts: 155	thanks everyone. she is definitely a picky eater.. i can see this is going to be the major issue with her already. not that i mind i adjusting to her needs, i just get nervous.. how can someone go a whole day without eating?? i cant even go 4 hours lol. i know i will have to be changing what im doing again soon because she doesnt really like the wet and dry together.. she just likes it better then just the dry... ughhh.. but @ 107barney i am so lucky that lucy has a wonderful breeder, she is right there every time i need help. shes amazing. but onto the food note again.. i think im going to look up some cool homemade dog recipes as well.. thanks again!