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Datsun
I have a 9 month old,Black male Labrador puppy.He is not yet neutered, we are still deciding if we want to breed. My poor puppy, I feel so sorry for him already.
When we got him we had him on Hills pet food for about 5 months, then he suddenly did not want to eat the food anymore, after 24 hours of not eating and a trip to the vet, we changed his food to Royal Canine, seeing that it is breed specific.
He has now been eating Royal Canine twice a day, until two days ago, he eats about 50g at a meal time. He doesn't want to eat from the bowl, but does eat from my hand.
This morning after our walk,"he is still learning so I lure him to walk next to me with a treat every now and then", but when we got home, he vomited.
We also had him at the vet yesterday and they say that if he is hungry he will eat. We need to put the food down for 15 min and if he doesn't want to eat, pick it up and try the next meal time.
Do you have any advice or should we take him for a second opinion?
AnswerI think your vet is right. If the dog never did eat very well, and has seen the vet since the problem existed, you may be over feeding it. A vet check still won't hurt. Many dogs will snarf down more than is good for them and look for more. Others refuse to eat more than than they need. Evaluate the dog as illustrated in this link, http://www.longliveyourdog.com/twoplus/RateYourDog.aspx You may want the vet to confirm your judgment. Adjust the dogs food and exercise as needed to reach its ideal body condition. Some German Shepherds and other breeds may refuse to eat enough to completely hid their ribs. As long as you are feeding a concentrated, meat based chow, the best thing is to accept it.
The worst thing you can do is to bribe a dog with rich foods into eating more than it needs. Instead, Put down the dish with what the dog should eat, and give it 15 minutes to eat. Then take it up. Do not give it anything to eat until its next scheduled meal. In a few days, it should be eating what it needs. Continue to check its ribs and adjust the food as needed. This is not easy. I had a Shepherd go 3 days on a few nibbles. I was a wreck, but she was fine. It is almost unknown for a healthy dog not to eat what it needs. Unfortunately, in too many cases, it is less than the package says, and less than the owner thinks the dog should have. Many dogs are quite good at holding out for tastier chow. Like kids, sometimes it calls for tough love.
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