[nagdu] Urgent Advice Requested

[Julie J.]

thoughts in no particular order...
a bit of water on the food especially warm water helps some dogs.  Hand 
feeding could work.  A bit of broth or canned food mixed in to add 
flavor.  Leaving the food down for longer amounts of time or free 
feeding could be an answer. Perhaps changing up the location of 
feeding.  Some dogs are weird about that sort of thing.

All of these have potential drawbacks, but not eating for several days 
is a serious problem of it's own.  Is he still drinking?  Are you 
noticing any other issues?  I know with people that sometimes when you 
go without food for a couple of days, say due to the flu or something, 
you have to ease back into eating regular meals.  Going right back to 
full feed after a stomach upset can be quite unappetizing.  Do you think 
this might be the case with him?  Perhaps a bit of boiled chicken and 
rice to wake up his digestion and then transitioning back to regular dog 
food?

Of course if you think there might be something serious going on, ignore 
all of the above and go to the vet.

Julie


On 3/4/2012 11:13 AM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:
> Hello fellow guide dog handlers,
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> Quick question for you all, my dog is a picky eater as some of you may 
> know, however he hasn't eaten anything substantial since Thursday. 
> What should I do?
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> Thanks,
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> Mark
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