[nagdu] Not eating

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Cindy,



That is what I have been doing. I take the bole of food out of the dog food 
box put it down, leave it there for 45 minutes or so, then return it 
untouched to the dog food box. I only hand fed him once because he had not 
eaten for 4 meals.



Thanks,
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating


>I suspect you might not want to start hand feeding your dog. I suspect it 
>is well to leave down the food a period of time and then put it away; then 
>feed at the next feeding time. I have to think eventually the dog is going 
>to eat. Neither of my GSDs were dogs with a huge desire to eat, though I 
>think one started out like she might be. Not sure about that though because 
>I'm old and it was a long time ago.
>
> CL
>
> On Feb 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Meghan Whalen wrote:
>
>> I know you haven't had him long, but has he done this before?  It took 
>> four months with my second shepherd to get her on a reliable eating 
>> schedule.  It was really hard for me, but I decided she would eat when 
>> she was hungry, so I gave her about 20 minutes to eat, and if she didn't, 
>> tough cookies until the next meal.  If she had a completely empty 
>> stomach, she would throw up bile, so if she missed breakfast, I would 
>> just give her a treat around lunchtime so her stomach was not completely 
>> empty.  I gave it later in the day so that she would not learn that not 
>> eating earned her a treat.  When we were somewhere where would have a 
>> very full/busy schedule, like a convention or something, I would maybe 
>> crumble a treat and mix it into her food if she did not seem interested, 
>> but that was only when I was worried she would be working too hard and 
>> burning too much to be held over by one treat.  This is a shepherd thing, 
>> and if you have only had him for a short while, he could have reached a 
>> phase where he realizes this is not short-term, and the stress of the new 
>> adjustment has caught up with him.  You could also try feeding him half 
>> as much as he usually eats for a few meals to get him in the habit of 
>> emptying his bowl.
>>
>> Just a few tricks/ideas that have worked for me in the past.  Of course, 
>> if you think he is sick, disregard all of this and take him to the vet. 
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Meghan
>>
>>
>> On 2/12/2012 2:35 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
>>> Not eating
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My dog is being extremely picky about eating over the past 10 days or 
>>> so. He has gone a few days without eating anything. He is still drinking 
>>> water, and will eat treats with no hesitation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As you may know, I am feeding him Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food, Hi 
>>> Prairie Canine Formula with Roasted Bison & Venison.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Out of desperation I tried filling his bole with some of the remaining 
>>> natural balance salmon and sweet potato, Fidelco provided with the dog, 
>>> with the same result.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will fill his bole with food, put it out, leave it there for 45 
>>> minutes or so, then put it back in the food container untouched. This 
>>> will go on for 4 meals, and then I decided to make him eat. I sat there, 
>>> and fed him out of my hand for the entire 2 cups of food. This has 
>>> happened twice, in the past 10 days. One would suspect that after the 
>>> 2nd day, he would be quite hungry. I am concerned there is something 
>>> more going on hear besides him just being picky. Instead of eating, he 
>>> chews on his bone and stares at the food.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Suggestions, comments, ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
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