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7 month old refusing her Science Diet dry food.. Help Please :) I have my pup on science diet toy breed adult food shes 7 months old. and not eating it.. she avoids her food. If hand fed will lick food then spit it out. She was on science diet puppy food till she was spayed in march. And has eaten her toy breed adult food since march until 2 weeks ago. Now we are lucky if she will eat 1/4 of a cup a day she is supposed to have 3/4- 1 1/8 cup a day. Vet says when shes hungry she will eat! Im not buying it. Any food suggestions would be helpful. What shouldIi avoid in dog foods? corn? Shes a Yorkie-poo. Thanks for all suggestions. :animal-pa:animal36 |
No more than these tiny guys eat, have you considered "real" food as opposed to that dry tasteless stuff? It's much healthier for them not to mention how much they love it. ;) |
you might have to go to real food if she won't eat. I have mine on taste of the wild but they get to where they don't eat much...just make sure she is eating something. |
Mine only eat 1/4 cup of kibble a day. Roxy is about 4 pounds and super active- She won't eat more generally. Cozy (16 pounds) and Lucy (9 pounds) on diets should be 10 pounds and 7 pounds. Is she behaving normally otherwise? Maybe she is just not hungry. Has she lost any weight? |
Hey there :) Are you giving her vitamins to supplement? Max loves Nutri-Stat. It comes in a yellow tube and has the consistency of thick honey. Dogs love it!!!! Also, I had Max on Scince Diet at first until I read o here that it has corn, wheat, and by-product which is all bad for our babies. If you dont want to fuss with real food then you could try mixing kibble with some wet food. Max is on Wellness and loves it. I hope this helps! Good luck |
If you don't have other food on hand... I usually try some chicken and rice for a few days, then mix it up with their regular food for a few days till they get their appetite back. Then if they still refuse... I would try another brand. Could she be getting too many treats during the day? |
Parmesan cheese tends to work too. I am just not 100% sure that it would be ok to use it all the time. I was also told chicken broth but again, not sure you would want to do it all the time. I home cook and my girls love it. |
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her behavior is normal, still playful. she has gone from 8.5 to 8.0.. |
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Ive withheald treats for last 2 weeks due to her refusing her food. What type of chicken? and rice? |
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You can try a different food. Most of your dog food stores carry samples of several of the foods they sell that they can give you to try. Maybe she just doesn't care much for her food anymore. There are much better foods out there than Science Diet. Also, at only 7 months old she should still be eating either puppy food or all life stages food. |
I would try a high quality canned food and switching to a different kibble. Good luck! |
Thanks all. |
My pups are on Science Diet Ideal Balance and I have no issues with them not liking it. Maybe you might want to try it. Ideal Balance? Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Dinner - Dry They have a rebate offer here: http://www.hillspet.com/pdf/en-us/IB_rebate.pdf Don't believe all of the negative comments about Hill's Science Diet. They are a very reputable company! They spend a lot of money on research and feeding trials making sure that their foods are good, healthy balanced diets for dogs and cats. I also agree with your vet. Dogs don't starve themselves. I put the food down and if they do not eat it in about 10-15 minutes, I pick it up. Then they wait for the next feeding. They get the message and eat when they are hungry. People worry so much and offer other foods and that is what makes a picky eater. |
For really reliable information about dog foods, you might want to look over this website that is written by a board certified vet nutritionist. Welcome to Pet Diets If you look through her FAQs you will find a lot of great information about dog foods. |
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