[nagdu] Not eating

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 12 22:43:39 UTC 2012


Reinhard Stebner,



Nothing yet, but I will be meeting with them on Tuesday. After that, I will 
know more.



Thanks,

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reinhard Stebner" <raydar11011 at yahoo.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating


> What does Fidelco say about this???
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 4:04 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating
>
> Meghan,
>
> I don't believe he is sick. I have also found that he will throw up bile 
> on
> an empty stomach. For a similar reason I have found excuses to make him do
> things for a handful of training treats.
>
>
>
> When he does eat, he eats everything, and licks the bole clean at the end.
> The trainer said we had bonded exceptionally well for such a short amount 
> of
>
> time, and I would concur with this assessment. He certainly seems to like 
> me
>
> and even though he is off leash, he stays within a few feet of me at all
> times. He will also rub his face on me when he thinks I am paying to much
> attention to my homework and not him.
>
>
>
> What I am mostly concerned with is his caloric intake is to low for the
> amount of running around I do as a college student.
>
>
>
> BTW I have emailed the trainer, and will be seeing her on Tuesday.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Meghan Whalen" <mewhalen at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating
>
>
>>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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