[nagdu] Not eating

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Thanks. As a side note, my dog ate all his food without encouragement for 
the first time in more than a week today.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating


> Hey, Mark,
>    Pour yourself a bowl of dog food and have at it! (grin) I know it all 
> will work out for you. Fortunately, Shepherds tend to not be chow hounds. 
> My little boy takes about ten minutes to eat. His "competition" are done 
> in 30 seconds!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 5:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating
>
>
>> Thanks Marion, to bad I don't have another dog to give him some 
>> competition.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 5:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>    though I am not a veterinarian, barring anything physically wrong 
>>> with your dog, he is, after all, a German Shepherd! Shepherds can be 
>>> very finicky when it comes to eating. One cause may be a little bit of 
>>> separation anxiety. I know you have had your dog for about a month or 
>>> so, but the change may now just be catching up with him. My previous dog 
>>> was a Collie/Shepherd cross and, when my wife and I were dating, she 
>>> would come over with her dog who would finish my dog's food. When we 
>>> moved in together, my dog learned very quickly that, if she didn't eat 
>>> her food, one of the other dogs would be happy to help her out. That 
>>> stopped her finickiness.
>>>    My boy was a little finicky when I first got him, too. Again, the 
>>> competition of the other dogs quickly solved that! If your pup doesn't 
>>> start eating soon, you may need to take him to the vet to rule out any 
>>> physical issues. HTH!
>>>
>>> Marion
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:35 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Not eating
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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