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06-01-2016, 04:40 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wausau, WI
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| Four year old Yorkie became finicky I'm getting so frustrated. My Yorkie turned Four on March 15th and March 20th, she decided she no longer likes her food. She always absolutely loved her food and would eat her sisters if she had the chance. I tried putting canned food mixed in the kibble, that lasted about a day. She just has no appetite. She is super playful. Just had her to the vet for her annual checkup up on April 28th and all is very good. I have to rub butter over my hand and put her food in my hand or she simply refuses to eat. It's so hard with two dogs because my other dog will eat her food if she doesn't so it's a constant watch. I tried taking the food away and placing it back down but still no Interest. The vet suggested I put some chicken broth over her food and no... would not eat it. That's what I hand fed her this morning though. She loves her walks and will run and play for 1/2 hour straight maybe more if I threw her toy 50 times instead of 30. lol She doesn't even seem that thirsty. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. |
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06-01-2016, 06:18 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hmmmm....it seems odd to me that she suddenly didn't want to eat. When true inappetance happens in dogs, it means something is wrong. I would have the vet check out her teeth/mouth very thoroughly if possible to make sure her teeth are okay. You could also try sprinkling Parmesan cheese on her food.
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06-01-2016, 07:03 AM | #3 | |
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I'm a worrier so for now I will just keep an eye on her. The thing is, she WILL eat if I put it in my hand, but it does have to be "doctored" up. I tried changing her bowls, even tried a paper plate, it doesn't make a difference. She is very active and SUPER playful. Thanks for the tip on the parmesan.......I will try that. | |
06-14-2016, 09:20 AM | #4 |
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| My 11 yo Yorkie (12 lbs) has the same deal going on. I've only changed foods twice in the 3 years that I've had her hoping I'd find something that she likes. She'll eat the new food with gusto for a few weeks but then simply ignores it. Yesterday out of frustration I added a small dab of soft butter to her food and she gobbled it down. But how healthy is a small amount of butter on a daily basis? I tried the parmesan cheese thing and it worked for a little while, then she ignored that, too. Is a little butter every day going to hurt her? She is otherwise very happy and playful and loves to go for walks. Her stools are very normal and regular. The vet says her teeth are good. If you discover something that your little one likes, please post it!! Thanks!!
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06-14-2016, 12:07 PM | #5 |
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| [QUOTE=DaveD345;4643171]My 11 yo Yorkie (12 lbs) has the same deal going on. I've only changed foods twice in the 3 years that I've had her hoping I'd find something that she likes. She'll eat the new food with gusto for a few weeks but then simply ignores it. Yesterday out of frustration I added a small dab of soft butter to her food and she gobbled it down. But how healthy is a small amount of butter on a daily basis? I tried the parmesan cheese thing and it worked for a little while, then she ignored that, too. Is a little butter every day going to hurt her? She is otherwise very happy and playful and loves to go for walks. Her stools are very normal and regular. The vet says her teeth are good. If you discover something that your little one likes, please post it!! Thanks!![/QUOTE OMG it sounds like the same thing. Weird. I STILL blame it on the Nexgard. She was perfectly normal before that. The butter really works, but don't like doing that. Like you said the parm worked for a while. Ok......so I bought her the Rachel Ray kibble and the Rachel Ray canned food. It's called NUTRISH......I got her the beef. The beef in container actually is a plastic container. Got it at Shopko. OMG she loves it! I mix ONLY like a portion of a teaspoon and stir her kibble in that. She gobbles it up. It's worked for a week so hopefully will continue. Keep me posted. Thx. |
06-14-2016, 02:28 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Rapid City, SD, USA
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| Eating problems... Thank you for that info. Gracie is also on Nexguard. I give the appropriate dosage on the first of the month. I never thought it could be that but will keep an eye on it! (Thank you!) I feed Gracie kibble made by Fromm. It's the Fromm Gold for small breeds. I recently changed from the Fromm Beef Frittata to the Gold line. The Gold is much smaller kibble, about the size of a lentil but slightly thicker whereas the Beef Frittata was about the size of a small pea. The Gold is pretty expensive stuff so I will continue with that until the bag is gone but will look into the Rachael Ray kibble along with the "canned". We are on the same wave length here, too, because, omg!, Gracie will not eat dry kibble!... it has to be mixed with something wet and I've been using a portion of a tray of Cesar brand in the little plastic trays. Does your little one do what Gracie does? When I put her bowl down, she sniffs it then looks around like trying to be very nonchalant... she looks at the baseboard trim and sniffs it like as if she never saw it before... then gives another sniff to the food and maybe a lick-lick... then walks away. Once in a while she surprises me and eats the whole bowlful... and she knows she gets a special treat if she cleans it up. She runs out to where I'm sitting to get my attention, as if saying, hey, I ate it all... where's my treat! I mean, she'll jump up and shove my leg until I go look at her bowl. I don't know.. these Yorkies have got a mind of their own and can be so frustrating but I would be so lost without her. Now to look up Rachel Ray Kibble... many thanks for the FYI!
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06-14-2016, 05:11 PM | #7 | |
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When she does eat she wants to really play, she plays hard a lot anyway but especially after she ate. When I do call her to eat, she used to be SO excited now she walks real slow with her ears down like she's going to get scolded, it's the weirdest thing I have ever seen. Allie's first dose of Nexgard was in April......I didn't really notice anything until after her 2nd dose. It happened like overnight, a dog that absolutely loved her food and would race you to the kitchen to a dog that hides out in her bed when you say it's time to eat. Odd.........the vet asked if their was stress in the home and I said nothing in her life has changed except giving her the Nexgard. So I didn't want to take a chance and put that in her system again so back to the Vectra we went. There was one day where she ate perfect like always. I thought for sure she was coming out of it, then the next day back not wanting it again. But at least I found a wet food I can mix in that she likes. GOOD luck with yours...let me know how it goes. Do you recall when she got fussy? | |
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