[nagdu] Not eating

[Cindy Ray]

Well, he isn't getting filled up from the bone anyway.

CL

On Feb 13, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:

> When I take away his bone, he just goes and takes a nap. However, he gobbled up his food this morning for no reason. It's not like I did anything differently. I put his food down, went to go take a shower, went to go pick up the bole, to put it away, and it was empty.
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Not eating
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> 
>> Hi Mark.
>> Oh, those shepherds!
>> I wonder what would happen if you took away his bone.
>> I wonder if someone taught him to wait to eat until the person said the
>> magic word.  His trainer ought to know that.
>> But, probably, like everyone says, he's being a shepherd.
>> Tracy
>> 
>>> 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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