Is this a new thing with the not eating? Have you taken him in to the vets to be checked to rule out any physical problems? If not, that should be your first step. a 20% drop in weight is significant.
Sometimes you do what you have to do in order to get them to eat. Rhett went through a period where he wouldn't eat out of his bowl. I had to hand feed him bit by bit. Some others have said (and I've noticed with Scarlett) that if the food bowl is too deep their dogs won't eat and switching to a shallower one helps. My doxie flat out refuses to eat from a shiny metal bowl. Something about it spooks him and he will only eat from a ceramic one.
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