Very very fussy eater PLEASE HELP

[chachi]

Originally Posted by LC598

Just picked my darling Sadie up from the vet. Op went well and she is doing very well. Already running round like a mad dog :-) She has eaten a piece of beef stick which she would happily live off if she had the chance. The vet said to feed her something she will definitely eat tonight to keep her strength up. She has antibiotics for 6 days and has to go back to have the stitches removed in 12 days.

Glad she is doing so well and you got her to eat something

[pauldo]

I have a very fussy female yorkie. She would only eat cesars -- and then after a few months of eating that -- only if was mixed with boiled chicken breast -- I tried everything, (10 different kinds of dried dogs foods with Iams sauce, or eggs or cottage cheese -- didn't work). I added two more yorkies to my household which were not as fussy - but they all had different preferences -- I tried canned Merrick's, Hills, Science Diet, Iams, Eukenuba, Evo, Nutro etc., etc. etc. Finally I found a dog food that all three of them will eat and that I don't have to add any chicken breast too!!! I'm so relieved -- the product they all gobble down is California Natural (canned Brown Rice and Chicken).

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by LC598

I'll have a look tomorrow in the supermarket for cottage cheese, not sure if the sell it in France.

Maybe faisselle would be close to cottage cheese -- it is a soft, white curd cheese, right?

[sondra2004]

Try chicken mixed up in their dry food. Mix well with fingers.Make sure the smell of the chicken gets on all of the dry food. Good Luck !

[Monday]

Originally Posted by pauldo

I have a very fussy female Yorkie. She would only eat cesars -- and then after a few months of eating that -- only if was mixed with boiled chicken breast -- I tried everything, (10 different kinds of dried dogs foods with Iams sauce, or eggs or cottage cheese -- didn't work). I added two more Yorkies to my household which were not as fussy - but they all had different preferences -- I tried canned Merrick's, Hills, Science Diet, Iams, Eukenuba, Evo, Nutro etc., etc. etc. Finally I found a dog food that all three of them will eat and that I don't have to add any chicken breast too!!! I'm so relieved -- the product they all gobble down is California Natural (canned Brown Rice and Chicken).

I went thru a similar thing with Monday ... finally one day she didn't east at all, the next day I took her in for grooming ... spoke to the guy there and he recommended California Natural Low Calorie DRY food (Lamb and rice) ...

well, after I mashed it into smaller pieces, she ate the whole thing ... and I never went back to giving her carrots, peas, boiled chicken, rice, etc.

Now I leave the food there and she eats when she wants to ... knowing that the only thing that will change is I will spray "magic" on it (water)...


That happened on her 3rd birthday and she is 4 years 4 months old now and weighs 4.5 pounds. So that was my success story. I wanted her on dry food, she had been on Hill's Science I/D canned food ....

[Pattie]

Originally Posted by Erin

Try Merrick canned food. It's REALLY good and great for them - a very high quality food. www.merrickpetcare.com

Also try topping the kibble with plain fat-free yogurt, scrabled eggs, or fat free cream cheese.

Yogurt is good. That always works for mine (all of them love it) I mix it in with their dog food too! Banana is another good one. Mine come runnign the minute I open the skin!

[SnowWa]

Both my dogs are just as crazy picky!

And - the problem is that the more I feed them the things they like - the more that is all they want.

Mine definitely do not like dog food.

Some things that mine will almost always eat are

1) They like to chew on carrots -
2) Turkey - their very favorite food
3) Chicken
4) Steak (of course) and some other meats

Then there are a million things (like your dogs) that they will eat one day and not another...... depending on how they feel.

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I am going to try something new..... I am going to give my dogs only water in the mornings and when I'm gone (6-7 hours) at work.

I am hoping that this will make them very hungry and they will be eager and willing to eat when I get home. Then, I'm going to give them some canned dog food that I know they have eaten before. And this is all they are going to get! (No treats for a while - treats can really fill these little dogs up).

Perhaps my dogs just need to be a "little more hungry" -- and then they may be happy to eat anything!

Good luck to you and me....


Carol Jean

[LC598]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Maybe faisselle would be close to cottage cheese -- it is a soft, white curd cheese, right?

I think Faisselle is an alternative to cottage cheese. I've never bought it myself as I'm not even keen on cottage cheese. I'll have a look later.... definitely no cottage cheese in my local supermarket.

[LC598]

Originally Posted by pauldo

I have a very fussy female yorkie. She would only eat cesars -- and then after a few months of eating that -- only if was mixed with boiled chicken breast -- I tried everything, (10 different kinds of dried dogs foods with Iams sauce, or eggs or cottage cheese -- didn't work). I added two more yorkies to my household which were not as fussy - but they all had different preferences -- I tried canned Merrick's, Hills, Science Diet, Iams, Eukenuba, Evo, Nutro etc., etc. etc. Finally I found a dog food that all three of them will eat and that I don't have to add any chicken breast too!!! I'm so relieved -- the product they all gobble down is California Natural (canned Brown Rice and Chicken).

I am so glad you have found what you little furbabies like. No California natural here. There is one last brand here, a french brand to try.

[LC598]

Thanks all of you... I have made a note of everything to try. I looked in the supermarket yesterday at the baby food but unfortunately it all has onions or onion powder in it.... even the potatos.

Tonight I am going to simply try heating the food slightly in the microwave. If that fails then I will try all the mixing ideas etc. I am determined to this time to get her to eat the right food.

[LC598]

Well today was a successful day. Sadie ate some Cesar, slightly warmed with a little grated cheese. She wouldn't eat at first so I took my little boy, Alfie into another room and left her alone for a while. My partner went to answer the phone and there she was eating The packet was 150g/5.3oz and xhe at 3/4 of it. Lets hope this continues tomorrow......

[snowjesh]

Originally Posted by LC598

Hi, I have an extremely fussy eater. She prefers human food to dog food but when I make stuff for her she will only eat the meat and leave all veg etc in the bowl. I have over the past few weeks been to trying to feed her on different dog food brands to see what she will eat. Here is what I've tried:

Pro-plan for toy breeds - ate once and will now not touch it.
Prima for yokies dry food - ate once and now will not touch it
Ceasar (all pate varieties) - ate for 3 weeks now doesn't want it
Pedigree pate variety - ate for one week now doesn't want it
Lydog soft pieces for small breeds - ate for 3 days now doesn't like it

She hates gravy and any jelly stuff. Please any ideas? She weighs about 5 pounds and is so skinny. I am worried she's not eating enough.

She is also having an operation tomorrow morning. She has a lump on her head. It is a build up of grease where the hair follicles are not working properly. The lump has been released once but has come back and keeps growing. I am worried if she isn't eating now, there is no way she will eat for a few days after when she will be even more fussy.

Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

if she like meat then why cant you give to her, its more better then any other company food[thats wat i belive],mine one is also very picky and dont like dog food, so i daily give him either some boiled beef or chicken and always keep dry food near his water bowel and some time just 5-6 kibbles he will eat, thats all he ist and he is just fine,as other need you can give her complex vitamine and calcium formulas........

[LC598]

Originally Posted by snowjesh

if she like meat then why cant you give to her, its more better then any other company food[thats wat i belive],mine one is also very picky and dont like dog food, so i daily give him either some boiled beef or chicken and always keep dry food near his water bowel and some time just 5-6 kibbles he will eat, thats all he ist and he is just fine,as other need you can give her complex vitamine and calcium formulas........

She loves fresh meat but it doesn't love her. While she was on a human food diet she would have diarrea once a fortnight for two or three days. I spoke to my vet and he said it is because of her diet. He recommended that I put her on a dog food diet. Its been about a month and to start with she ate quite a bit but now wants human food again. But her stomach is so much better, she hasn't had diarrea once. Also her poo is now more solid whereas before it was always too soft. I asked my vet what brand to feed her and he said some are better than others but at the end of the day let her have whichever one she prefers. Only to give meat and stuff sometimes.

[Monday]

Originally Posted by LC598

She loves fresh meat but it doesn't love her. While she was on a human food diet she would have diarrea once a fortnight for two or three days. I spoke to my vet and he said it is because of her diet. He recommended that I put her on a dog food diet. Its been about a month and to start with she ate quite a bit but now wants human food again. But her stomach is so much better, she hasn't had diarrea once. Also her poo is now more solid whereas before it was always too soft. I asked my vet what brand to feed her and he said some are better than others but at the end of the day let her have whichever one she prefers. Only to give meat and stuff sometimes.

Hi,
When the poop is soft itz because there are not that many nutrients in the food or the pup is not maintaining many nutrients ... when the poops are firm like like tootsie rolls, it means the pup is maintaining all the good nutrients (as my vet explained to me) ....
I am a believer ... what goes in; eventually comes out! Thatz why I believe dry dog food is best (JMHO) .... try this web site for some information.
http://www0.epinions.com/content_110698860164

[Gizmo's Mom]

Originally Posted by okyorkies

I don't know how good it is for them but mine love a little bacon greese on their dry food & heated in the microwave.

Any kind of grease is bad for them.