Dog_Shrink wrote:I have heard that pits will fast themselves if they are feeling our of fighting fit condition. My one female use to do this when she would come out of heat. Fast for 3 or 4 days, no other symptoms of illness... just not eating... then poof back to normal.
Marinepits wrote:Interesting theory, but then how do you explain the MANY obese pets of ALL breeds, both mixed and pure bred?
If I let them, all my dogs would eat themselves into morbid obesity. That wouldn't change their general "I will kick your ass" attitude, but it would change their ability to kick ass. They'd waddle across the floor to get the other dog, but they'd still manage it. And I've yet to see any of them turn down a meal except when they're ill and even then they will sometimes eat just so the other dogs can't have it.
cheekymunkee wrote: ....but the human in charge is doing it, not the dogs themselves.
Exactly. I've yet to meet a dog that says "Hey, I better not eat because I need to make weight. Maybe I should up my cardio, too."
Dog_Shrink wrote: Granted most of the dogs that I knew of that did this were females, I doubt that played into this because they were spayed and the "hormonal change" issue would be a moot point.
Dog_Shrink wrote:My one female use to do this when she would come out of heat.
Dog_Shrink wrote:I think you're mistaking what I mean by "fighting fit". I'm not talking about fighting dogs, but rather using that as a general term meaning sound and as fit as possible.
.....but it has been thrown around as a reason why perfectly healthy dogs decide to "all of a sudden" stop eating, only to start a few days later.....
There are many dogs out there that would eat themselves into oblivian given half a chance... but pits are athletes by nature (I know as are many other dogs) and I don't think that assuming an animal would fast itself if it felt unable to best represent itself physically if it needed to is NOT out of the realm of possible.
Greyhounds and salukis as well as afghans and other sight hounds have also been noted to do this.
Marinepits wrote:Greyhounds and salukis as well as afghans and other sight hounds have also been noted to do this.
References? I'd like to read more about this.
Dog_Shrink wrote: I have known a few pitties that if they felt not in tip top shape would definately fast themselves,
Dog_Shrink wrote:I don't think that assuming an animal would fast itself if it felt unable to best represent itself physically if it needed to is NOT out of the realm of possible.
Dog_Shrink wrote: I don't think that assuming an animal would fast itself if it felt unable to best represent itself physically if it needed to is NOT out of the realm of possible.
mnp13 wrote:I adore my dogs and I tend to anthropomorphize them, but animals don't have the capacity to understand what their best physical shape is and then compare it to their current shape is and then gauge their eating habits accordingly.
Dog_Shrink wrote:Split from this thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=29417
I have heard that pits will fast themselves if they are feeling our of fighting fit condition. My one female use to do this when she would come out of heat. Fast for 3 or 4 days, no other symptoms of illness... just not eating... then poof back to normal.
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