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dog wont eat

alileigh4

New Member
Can any-one help me,my 5 year old bullie bitch lost her companion 6 weeks ago.she was eating fine and now she hasnt eaten any-thing for 7 days.i took her to the vets and they cant find any-thing wrong with her,i have tried every food going but to no avail.im at my wits end can some-one please help
 

Marrowshard

Well-Known Member
I'd say try cooking for her too. Ebony always wants whatever I have, even if it's not really dog-appropriate. If your bully won't take kibble or wet food, use human food. Assuming she's still drinking, you can try chicken broth. That will at least give her some nutrition until she gets back on her feet.

~Marrow
 

moose

Well-Known Member
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I am sorry for your loss. I agree with the pedialyte to keep hydrated. What things have you tried so far?
 

alileigh4

New Member
i have tried wet food,dry food,biscuits,fish,liver.chicken even a tin of stewed steak she sniffs it then walks off
 

Cody

Well-Known Member
is she drinking?
How about raw beef or lamb?
The chicken stock and or pedialyte should help a little.
I am sorry for your loss, hers as well.
 

alileigh4

New Member
i think her problem must be more concerned with the loss of her companion more than any thing else but my biggest concern is not eating i really dont know what else to do.im really scared that i will end up losing her.she.s drinking fine
 

Marrowshard

Well-Known Member
Did you try the chicken broth/pedialyte? If she's still drinking, it'll be easier to slip her nutrients through her water than her food. If it gets to where she won't even touch that, try using a frosting bag full of puree. Food process/blender some moist food with water or broth, load up a frosting bag (or baster), open her mouth up and get it in there. Don't force the bag/baster, you could really hurt her, just get it to the back of her tongue then hold her mouth tilted up. With any luck, it'll run back and she'll swallow. Other option is a feeding tube, but that's going to be an arm and a leg at the vet.

~Marrow

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Should have added: go slowly. Don't force-feed or try to feed her so fast she could choke. Be gentle :)
 
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Sabrina

Well-Known Member
Get a can of tuna and empty the juice over the kibble...works every time when my dogs wont eat...
 

Caleb

Well-Known Member
Sorry for your loss. We just lost an old dog too. My Corso has been pouting a lot, but he is adjusting well. I know its frustrating when my dog's appetite dwindles from soaring temperatures or whatever... i could hardly imagine if he quit eating all together. Spaghetti always seems to do the trick....go figure. Maybe its his Italian background.?
 

JennQ

Well-Known Member
I am very sorry for your loss!!! I to recently suffered the loss of my best doggy friend, a true love of my live. I was and still am devastated by his loss. My puppy Roxi was unbelievably attached to Boscoe, he was her big brother and best friend and they spent all their time together. After he passed, Rox ran around pacing everywhere looking for him, and stopped eating and couldn't be in a room alone and followed me everywhere! Everything else I knew work work itself out in time but the not eating was something that could not continue as it had been about a week and for a 5month old pup not eating is not a good thing. I to went to the vets and had tests done on her but nothing was wrong with her physically. She was depressed, just as I was. Up until the end I was putting Boscoe's food into the blender for him so that he could pass it through his digiestive sysem easier, and Roxi would lap up all the food Bos dribbled on th floor, SO what I did for her because she was still drinking is I cooked for her and soaked her kibble in water and made some ground turkey, beef whatever was good for her and shoved it all in the blender. Then I would pour it into a bowl that was not her usual eating bowl, and took it into the living room (gave her a different room to eat in so that she was not expecting Bos to come join us) and sat with her while she lapped it all up! You could try changing bowls, and rooms, change up the routine a bit, because dogs are routine and what I found with Rox was that she was sittign waiting for Boscoe to show up and eat because she woudl always eat after him. Anyway you could try it, I hope things get better for you and your girl.
 

alileigh4

New Member
I have just had her for another health check.no problems with her health.ive tried human food,bought new feeding bowls,fed her in a different room but now she is getting very weak she wont go out for a walk.i am really at my wits end.i even introduced her to another dog she was fine with him until i stroked him then she went to attack him so another dog wont work.