Malli wrote:When I said blend the food I meant BLEND it, as in,in a blender Have you tried that? If everything has been blended, I highly doubt he'll be able to pick it out...
It is possible he just doesn't like certain foods, I think most dogs will develop preferences if they are indulged enough, because really, I doubt anyone would want to eat dog food every day...
And I have certainly indulged him, since I am afraid he won't eat at all and lose more weight. So, if it is possible for me to have added to his finicky eating, I did.
TheRedQueen wrote:Okay, so are you heading to a specialist?
Not to nag...but picky eating is one thing...but dogs don't become anorexic unless things are wrong. This worries me immensely.
He didn't like the 100% meat./ Wellness. He did eat the Natural Balance beef "roll thing" that looked like a sausage. He also ate some cheese I offered him. So, at least he ate this morning. No puking so far, so that is good
Malli wrote:I dunno, my parents dog held out for 5 DAYS on a kibble she simply didn't like - they switched kibble a couple of times and finally found one she liked. My own Oscar boy has held out for about the same with a few nibbles when he didn't like a new kibble as well...
As long as Harley is otherwise himself, I am concerned myself, but not in an urgent manner.
TheRedQueen wrote:Malli wrote:I dunno, my parents dog held out for 5 DAYS on a kibble she simply didn't like - they switched kibble a couple of times and finally found one she liked. My own Oscar boy has held out for about the same with a few nibbles when he didn't like a new kibble as well...
As long as Harley is otherwise himself, I am concerned myself, but not in an urgent manner.
Sure...I've had dogs (Xander, Fig) not enjoy a *kibble*...which to me is different than not enjoying meat or canned foods. (Xander used to go almost a week without eating kibble...and would stop eating to go play ball!) Kibble is not that appetizing, in comparison to real meat or wet canned food...so for him to be turning up his nose at THAT? How often have you seen a dog refuse to eat tantilizing foods like that? I know Jenn (Fenella) had trouble with Murphy eating and losing weight a while back, but it was linked to his prozac use...so there was an underlying reason.
I wonder if it's like a "poisoning the reinforcer" problem that you can get in training...where basically you can make a dog NOT want to eat a certain food if you use it for something they don't want/like. For example...you lure a dog across an agility dog walk with hot dogs...the dog is scared, and from then on, hot dogs bring a bad memory...so the dog starts refusing hot dogs.
If his stomach hurts or is upset, say, after he eats...he could be linking it to the food...which would then make him refuse it the next time.
Just thinking out loud here...
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