thedigitalkiwi
Active Member
Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere but I'm looking for some advice from more experience owners.
We have two 11mth old rescue DDB's that we've had for about 4 months. They are happy dogs but over the last month or so they have stopped eating properly.
When we first had them they would be eager for food. 7:30am and they were waiting for breakfast and the same at dinner time. They are both on a RAW diet and seemed to be thriving on it. Recently however, the male especially simply refuses to eat. He will sniff his food and give it a few licks but not really eat it. I figured he wasn't hungry but this has now become the norm. The female tends to be better and eats pretty well.
I have tried changing the food in case they are bored of something, reducing the portion sizes, feeding in different locations and times, changing from fish oil to flax oil to no avail. They are getting the very best organic raw food but they just don't seem interested anymore.
The male is fit and healthy and in good condition. He weighs around 55kg at the moment. The female as some health issues - a bad case of recurring mange, a secondary infection and just today what looks like growth pains in her right front leg. See is about 45kg. Both dogs were abused and had a pretty shit start to their lives but we're trying to give them the best possible life now. I am concerned that without enough food they will have problems later in life.
Should I be worried or is it just a breed thing or an age related thing?
We have two 11mth old rescue DDB's that we've had for about 4 months. They are happy dogs but over the last month or so they have stopped eating properly.
When we first had them they would be eager for food. 7:30am and they were waiting for breakfast and the same at dinner time. They are both on a RAW diet and seemed to be thriving on it. Recently however, the male especially simply refuses to eat. He will sniff his food and give it a few licks but not really eat it. I figured he wasn't hungry but this has now become the norm. The female tends to be better and eats pretty well.
I have tried changing the food in case they are bored of something, reducing the portion sizes, feeding in different locations and times, changing from fish oil to flax oil to no avail. They are getting the very best organic raw food but they just don't seem interested anymore.
The male is fit and healthy and in good condition. He weighs around 55kg at the moment. The female as some health issues - a bad case of recurring mange, a secondary infection and just today what looks like growth pains in her right front leg. See is about 45kg. Both dogs were abused and had a pretty shit start to their lives but we're trying to give them the best possible life now. I am concerned that without enough food they will have problems later in life.
Should I be worried or is it just a breed thing or an age related thing?