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dm24angel
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Abby wont EAT
her Dry food anymore? 
She was never a big eater and we tried switching foods ...Didnt work. She just doesnt like dry food very much
Canned Dog food gives her the runs so we try to avoid that.
I know shes hungry b/c she LOVES the cats food??  And she loves human food.
Yesterday all she would eat was some human rice and broth and cheese.
I dont know what to feed her?
Any ideas?
Should I go with real chicken?
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elyssa222
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Re: Abby wont EAT
have u tried just adding a little bit of water to her food. It will give her the wet food texture and wont make her sick.
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| Posted 8/7/07 6:54 AM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by elyssa222
have u tried just adding a little bit of water to her food. It will give her the wet food texture and wont make her sick.
yep and also chicken broth. She literally sucks it off the food and spits the dry pieces onto the floor....no joke....
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| Posted 8/7/07 6:55 AM |
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elyssa222
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Re: Abby wont EAT
what a character!
Feebi will do that too if we add any special treats (cheese, egg, chicken) to her food she will eat the treat out first and spit the dry food nuggets out but then she goes back and eats the dog food. Like she has to get the good stuff first.
It is really up to you if u want to make her human food. Feebi goes on eating strikes too and I will only give her a very little bit of human food so that I know she is being fed but not enough to satisfy her so that I know she is still hungry and after awhile she just eats the dry food again.
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| Posted 8/7/07 7:02 AM |
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chikita315
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Re: Abby wont EAT
I boil chicken cutlets in chicken broth and keep them in the refrigerator. I also keep baby carrots for her.
As a treat I'll put some of that in her dry food time to time. Maybe that will get Abby to eat?
Also, are you feeding her at specific times and taking it away within 15 minutes?
When Dottie was going through a fussy stage, I became really strict w/ her feeding times and she began to eat more regularly.
She still goes through a phase where she's not so hungry at one feeding. But you bet your a$$ she eats at the second one. She knows she won't get food until the other feeding.
ETA: She totally does the lick and spit too
Message edited 8/7/2007 9:01:29 AM.
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MsMBV
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Re: Abby wont EAT
How are her teeth?
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:48 AM |
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sticklee
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Re: Abby wont EAT
why eat dog food when she can have rice and chicken?
i suggest not giving her table food - she will eat dog food when she is hungry enough
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
The thing is she will go over a day and not eat it and she then starts to retch or will throw up bile and the Vet said its form not eating for so long.....
I used to put it down three times a day and then twice a day, but she wouldnt eat it...
So I left it down once and after liek an hour she went and ate some..
So I leave the food down all the time now so she will eat ( in hopes of)...
Is that wrong?
I just hate seeing her nauseous from not eating.....
I gave her the rice last night b/c she hadnt eaten anything since the day before afternoon.
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| Posted 8/7/07 2:54 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by MsMBV
How are her teeth?
They seem fine??
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| Posted 8/7/07 4:55 PM |
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Re: Abby wont EAT
When I took Maggie to the vet last week the vet told me to give her some unseasoned ground beef, turkey or chicken breasts when we cook them. I put them in her bowl and she will then eat the food underneath.
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| Posted 8/7/07 5:00 PM |
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Bellaocchi
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Try giving her some nutrical. A little on your finger tip. It is supposed to give them an appetite
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| Posted 8/7/07 5:04 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by ToriaRae
Try giving her some nutrical. A little on your finger tip. It is supposed to give them an appetite
Where can I buy this? Thanks
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
AND
Should I take her food away after I put it down?
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| Posted 8/8/07 1:12 AM |
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chikita315
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by dm24angel
AND
Should I take her food away after I put it down?
Yes. Give her 15-20 minutes w/ the food. If she doesn't eat it, take it away until her late feeding.
She'll learn. She better eat when there's food there, or she doesn't get to eat. It's tough love, but it will work.
It will also help w/ behavior issues. I read that if you leave the food out all day the dog begins to think they don't need you, because they can get food whenever they want. If they start to associate you giving them the food at certain times, they will respect you more.
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| Posted 8/8/07 11:27 AM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by chikita315
Posted by dm24angel
AND
Should I take her food away after I put it down?
Yes. Give her 15-20 minutes w/ the food. If she doesn't eat it, take it away until her late feeding.
She'll learn. She better eat when there's food there, or she doesn't get to eat. It's tough love, but it will work.
It will also help w/ behavior issues. I read that if you leave the food out all day the dog begins to think they don't need you, because they can get food whenever they want. If they start to associate you giving them the food at certain times, they will respect you more.
Ok I Will try this.
She hasnt eaten anything yet today ...Or last night. And when I eAT she follows me around like shes gonna pounce!
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| Posted 8/8/07 2:04 PM |
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Bellaocchi
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Re: Abby wont EAT
At any pet food store. There is a pet discount warehouse on Route 109 in Copaige that I used to get mine from. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 8/8/07 2:28 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by ToriaRae
At any pet food store. There is a pet discount warehouse on Route 109 in Copaige that I used to get mine from.
Thats right down the block from me, and I recognize what it is now. THANKS!
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| Posted 8/8/07 2:34 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Abby wont EAT
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Posted by MsMBV
How are her teeth?
They seem fine??
I only ask because when Hans (my minipin) stopped eating we found that he had a small abscess at one of his back molars.
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| Posted 8/8/07 3:59 PM |
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june262004
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Maybe she doesn't like her food. We bought all these expensive foods for Rudy and he wouldn't eat them.
We wound up with pedigree and it's all he will eat.
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by june262004
Maybe she doesn't like her food. We bought all these expensive foods for Rudy and he wouldn't eat them.
We wound up with pedigree and it's all he will eat.
We tried Two all natural ones....And then beneful. She loves the beneful for like 2 days , ate it like a beat and then wouldnt touch it again....
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june262004
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Re: Abby wont EAT
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Posted by june262004
Maybe she doesn't like her food. We bought all these expensive foods for Rudy and he wouldn't eat them.
We wound up with pedigree and it's all he will eat.
We tried Two all natural ones....And then beneful. She loves the beneful for like 2 days , ate it like a beat and then wouldnt touch it again....
Rudy was the same way. We fed him Nutro he liked it for a week. And then turned his nose up at it 
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karacg
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Did you mix dry with canned?
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dm24angel
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Re: Abby wont EAT
Posted by karacg
Did you mix dry with canned?
no....we tried that and we tried many differnt kinds of canned foods, but they all give her loose stools??
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