puppy won't eat dog food anymore...

[lizzieg]

We have been super bad this past week. While on vacation, we have slipped our sweet puppy a little more table food than normal, and now she won't touch her dog food. My vet said that when she gets hungry enough that she will eat, but it hasn't worked all day. I've even tried slipping her a little bit of food in with her dog food. Is there anything you can suggest to jazz up the dog food a little bit? I was thinking that chicken broth over her food might work. And while I'm thinking, is there any other homemade recipes besides boiled chicken and rice that would be as healthy as dog food? I've been cooking that a lot because one of the members suggested it with all the recalls, but I still feel more confident that she is getting all her essential needs from a little bit of her dog food as well. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Ringo1]

Chicken broth with little bits of plain boiled chicken, cottage cheese, green beans, carrots, canned food, a little parmesean cheese - any of these might work.

[addy2378]

I have same problem LizzieG, my husband feeds my Sara from the table after I beg him not to, he says he can't resist her begging eyes. Now, she only wants MEAT!! Deer meat in particular and it gives her the runny poos because no fiber!! I try to be tough and give her dog food only, but she will literally not eat. Someone please help us.
She is a two year old I rescued from a mill, she cannot have puppies and they did not want her.

[joldham]

You could sprinkle a little Stella and Chewey freeze dried dog food over the top. It works great! I know so many friends that had to use it. I use it every day with mine and they love it!!!!!!

[Gigi2010]

I tried the same diet for my Yorkie; she is a toy (8 mos/2.3 lbs), but she used to get hypoglycemic on me so we got her the suplement (nutrical) and gave that to her as she learned to go and eat from her bowl. I cooked rice, potatoes and chicken, but it got old for her. we recently found Purina Toy Breed dog food and she loves it.

bottom line: we tried many vet prescribed foods and it would last a few days. they are finicky until they grown up! my baby yorkie did require foods such as potato, rice and chicken for a few weels, but she has been eating dry dog food for two months now

Originally Posted by lizzieg

We have been super bad this past week. While on vacation, we have slipped our sweet puppy a little more table food than normal, and now she won't touch her dog food. My vet said that when she gets hungry enough that she will eat, but it hasn't worked all day. I've even tried slipping her a little bit of food in with her dog food. Is there anything you can suggest to jazz up the dog food a little bit? I was thinking that chicken broth over her food might work. And while I'm thinking, is there any other homemade recipes besides boiled chicken and rice that would be as healthy as dog food? I've been cooking that a lot because one of the members suggested it with all the recalls, but I still feel more confident that she is getting all her essential needs from a little bit of her dog food as well. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[KJLive]

Originally Posted by joldham

You could sprinkle a little Stella and Chewey freeze dried dog food over the top. It works great! I know so many friends that had to use it. I use it every day with mine and they love it!!!!!!

Great advice! I do the same. I used to use Natural Balance logs, but my one Biewer became allergic cause they do contain grain. I've since switched to Stella and Chewys and they LOVE it! Until you can get to a store that carries it a little parmesan cheese might do the trick.

And you can also boil lean hamburger. Make sure you boil it. Don't fry or grill it and make sure it's lean.

[lexi43]

We made the big mstake of giving our puppies table food and we had a big problem. We couldn't get them to eat dog food at all. We tried every dog food on the market. We finally started giving them Beneful and Chef Michael which is the worst but that was the only thing they were eating. Then we had a problem with Zach who is 4 months old. He got very constipated. I spoke to the vet and he told me to give them a better dog food so we started giving them Health Extension, but they wouldn't touch it until we sprinkled grated Italian cheese on top. They cleaned their bowls. I guess the cheese masked the horrible small of the dog food.

[lizzieg]

Originally Posted by addy2378

I have same problem LizzieG, my husband feeds my Sara from the table after I beg him not to, he says he can't resist her begging eyes. Now, she only wants MEAT!! Deer meat in particular and it gives her the runny poos because no fiber!! I try to be tough and give her dog food only, but she will literally not eat. Someone please help us.
She is a two year old I rescued from a mill, she cannot have puppies and they did not want her.

Aww, I understand how hard it is to not feed a Furbaby from the table. Especially a rescue that you feel wasn't wanted, but keep in mind that a rescue is just as important as any other dog. They were just put through bad circumstances and fell into the wrong hands at one point or another. They will all eat if that is all that they are offered; she started eating her dog food this morning. So I don't feel so bad about it, I put her in my room and shut the door so she won't see me eating. I hate her stubborn ways, and I think she does it because she knows that if she refuses to eat that I will eventually give in... until now. It's for their own good; that is what I keep having to tell myself. (:

[ally173]

green tripe from tripett or solid gold green tripe; you can add one teaspoon to the dog food; dogs go crazy for it.

[Yorkiesask]

Thanks everyone... Could NOT get my puppy to eat. Ground up dry mixed with wet and a tiny bit of parmesan... She gobbled it up.... Whew i was getting desperate!!