How to Get a Fussy Dog to Eat (top tips for picky dogs!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2018
- Is your dog fussy and you're just asking yourself how do you get a fussy dog to eat? Well stick around and in this article I give you my top tips to get your fussy dog eating the food you want them to.
Are they actually hungry?
It's very easy to overestimate the amount of food that we think that our dogs should eat, especially if we're giving them a biscuit kibble. This is because many are actually really energy dense. We just put down how much we think they should be getting and often we are probably be putting a little bit too much. To make matters worse I also feel that the packaging actually does slightly overestimate the amount that we should be feeding.
They are not fussy, they are just full.
The next thing to ask with any fussy eater is "are they actually healthy".
If you're dog has always eaten really well and all of a sudden they've gone off their food, they're a little bit picky, they're not eating with their normal voracious appetite then that might suggest that they're not healthy.
Are they vomiting? Have they got diarrhea? Are they starting to drink a little bit more than normal? Do you see them urinating an awful lot more frequently? Again, these are all signs that there might be something wrong. Are they actually losing weight and are they losing weight quite quickly? Again this would be a real flag that something's wrong.
We can then move to the mouth as oral health can obviously play a role in your dog being fussy if there is pain or discomfort when eating. Have they got lots of yellow plaque and tartar over their teeth? Is the line of their teeth and gums really red and inflamed with marked gingivitis. The gums might even be bleeding in some cases! Has your dog got a broken tooth? Is their breath really smelly?
If you've noticed any of these things or have any other concerns then you should definitely be getting your dog checked out by your veterinarian.
Once we've established that our dog is not being overfed, that they're healthy and that they really are just fussy then we need to go about getting them onto the diet that we want.
To start with, you need to decide what diet you want to feed your dog. There's a lot of different things that go into this which is far too much to go into today. But once you've decided that and worked out how much you should be feeding then pop that down in the bowl and leave it down for 20 minutes. If your dog doesn't eat it, doesn't touch it then just take up that food bowl. A few hours later, pop your dogs bowl down again. They'll be that much hungrier and they'll likely start eating. You might though have to leave it down for another 20 minutes, take it up, put it away and again repeat the process.
What you really must never do though is take up an uneaten food bowl and immediately replace it with something else. What this does is actually teach your dog that by turning their nose up and refusing their normal food they're going to get something really tasty.
An alternative technique to get your fussy dog to eat, and one that can work well, is to actually find something that your dog likes. Any food that your dog enjoys eating although preferably of a similar type to what you ideally want to feed (e.g. wet or kibble). What you can then do is slowly transition them on to the diet that you actually want them to eat over 3-4 weeks.
Watch the whole video to get 7 more tips to get a fussy dog to eat. I'm sure that at least one of them will get your fussy dog eating whatever you want them to!
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Do you have any other things you do to get your fussy dog eating? I'd love to hear them!
My dog will rather starve himself to death rather then eatting his food. My dog is EXTREMELY EXTREMELY picky. Can you help?
There are a lot of different strategies outlined in this video. It will take some time but a slow transition and sticking to the plan will succeed
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Hi I just read ur comment posted a year ago. My dog is an extremely fussy eater also. Did any tips help with your dog??
@@anamrajput3880 same
@@elgato2471 same
I kinda made the same mistake with my dog. He is a big boy but I realized around 6 months he was loosing weight. He has a diet of kibble, raw/cooked meat and leftovers. After looking into his food i gave him i realized he stopped eating his kibble and other types of food. He literally only ate the meat. He just smelled and gave one lick to the other foods and went on his way. I know he eats more as when he was a puppy he pretty much ate anything. After realising he was very picky after trying every single method to get him to eat. The last resort which i didnt want to resort to was to just no feed him. After about 3 days of no food. I gave him kibble and other types of cooked vegetable and of course he ate everything.
After doing this in intervals like 3 then 2 then 1 day, he must have realized this type of food was his only option. Now he eats any type of food pretty much everyday day. He got all his normal weight back and is now healthy as can be.
Subscribed and thank you for the helpful info
Thank you so much ...Excellent advice it has helped me so much with my 6 month old puppy 👍👍😘
you're welcome!
Thank you . I will give it a go. I love my little shitzu and hope to keep her happy and healthy for a long , long time.
good luck
I have tried every trick in the book. I tried many types of foods. He gets bored and quits maximum after 2 days. Even if I feed him a steak!
I got him to the vet twice and in both times they say he is perfectly healthy. So I know it is an acquired behaviour.
The more options I give him, the worse and more difficult he gets. He is killing me with frustration truly.
Me too my dogs is like that now my female dog eat only cook chicken and fry eggs
Amazing advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the tips
no worries! let me know how you get on
My dog will choose to starve and vomit bile before he eats. After trying all kinds of well cooked meats without any seasoning (chicken/turkey/salmon/eggs) he will basically say yes or no to whatever is on the menu for the day
Exactly the same as my dog’s situation right now...... it’s so frustating i want to cry
Roasted Baby Chicken actually I’ve kind of found a way around his picky eating!! Maybe it can help you too. So I buy him a standard bag of hard food (whatever brand they like best) then I started mixing it with half a can of soft food. So for the first week I have maybe 1/3 of a cup of hard food with just about half of soft food (warmed in the microwave, he doesn’t like cold food). Mixed and served. I’d have to show him that the soft food is tasty on its own so I’d give him a little with my hand, and if he didn’t want to eat at the moment I’d just tap his snoot with the food. This forces him to lick it and taste it. Then that’s when he will realize it tastes good. You have to remember dogs are super sensitive to smells and taste too. So he’s bound to like SOMETHING in the food. Then I’ll do that a little more just to open his appetite and then I’ll put some on the floor. He doesn’t like his food on the floor but he will choose to eat it rather than have that area dirty. (At least that’s how I characterize him to feel). Then I just walk away and let him do his thing. Eventually I realized this trick will make him eat EVERYTHING. It’s only been 8 weeks since I wrote the initial post, but that desperation from both my dog and I has gone and he eats his food at each meal. I’m now doing a little less than one cup of hard, with 1/3-1/4 of soft
Google User i have already used wet canned food as her topper , but one day she’ll love it and finish it, the next when i decided to stock up her new favorite toppers, it’s the day she refuse to eat it. And the cycle goes on and on. I tried various type to find what she likes but ended up just throwing all her food to the bin because she only picked what she wants. One thing for sure that she loves plain boiled chicken as toppers. thankyou for your suggestions btw.
Roasted Baby Chicken oh I forgot to mention! I buy different flavors (the patte kind, not the chunky soupy stuff) of the higher end brands (I do take into account the contents and see where I can do better price wise for decent content) and switch it each time he finishes one. So after 3 meals he will have a new one. If he doesn’t eat it I just wrap it, put it in the fridge and wait till the next feeding time or next day!! And repeat the same process each time. But I had to stop myself from adding more food, or giving something entirely new because they tend to begin expecting it from us. But we love them and it’s just so hard 😫
I have the same situation...with my maltese/lhasa apso crossed
My dog is clearly hungry. Her stomach is rumbling, she’s lost a little weight. But she refuses to eat anything but cooked chicken. She won’t eat anything else and I mean anything. I checked her mouth and there’s nothing wrong with her. But she will not eat. I even got her all kinds of different treats but she won’t touch them. I don’t know what’s wrong with her.
If she hasn't been checked by her vet yet than it's really important that any health problems are ruled out. Good luck
Angel Goldie
my dog is exact same thing
My dog too is like.that.
Any suggestion please help us
My puppy is the exact same. Did anything else work for you?
Lovely helpful video, thanks! Im gonna step on your toes a bit here and link to a calorie calculator that doesn't require any signing up (which I very much balk at). Btw "BCS" means Body Condition Scale score. This advice and these tools were a real eye opener and really helped us a lot! I thank you, and so does my (now much less so-) picky Papillion!
Pleased it helped!
@Elizabeth Setlow Hi! I know this was a year ago. But can you perhaps share the link with me? I would really appreciate it if at all possible. Thank you! Cheers.
Hello, my dog only eats rice and chicken he won’t eat anything new, he would never eat dog food or dog treats, I made him many homemade foods but he just doesn’t like them, my cousins dog would eat anything. How could I get him to do the same?
following the tips in this video should do it
Goodjob on this video! It was very informative and I subscribed to your channel and newsletter! But I have a question concerning the program. I've tried leaving the food out for 20min and taking it away later, but I noticed that my dog throws up bile. I assume this is from not eating. I took her to the vet a couple days ago and the vet said she was healthy. Should I still stick with the program or start on a new food? I usually give new wet food if she doesn't eat her old wet food. When I give her new food she eats it voraciously but then begins to slow down after eating it for a couple of days. Thanks again and keep up the good work!
She shouldn't really vomit from just missing a meal or two. There's nothing wrong with switching between different diets, and having them on rotation. It's more of an issue if your end up only feeding human food or single ingredient meals (like nothing but plain chicken). If you only want her on 1 particular diet, you could try adding just a little bit of something else to it to see if that will get her eating again. If the vomiting persists or she is acting unwell then it would be worth giving your vet a call as well
@@OurPetsHealth ok thank you very much!
My parents feed my dog table scraps,so I’m having trouble getting him to eat his “blue” food.
Yes. If a dog knows they're going to get a burger, why would they choose to eat lettuce
Same, my dog doesn't eat his dog food. My parents feed him meat..now he's too picky to eat his dog food 😤 he's healthy.
It’s annoying cause he doesn’t want to eat his food but he will eat table food
Samantha Perez 😂
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i regret giving my dogo argentino lots of treats
now he won’t eat healthy meal😓
Hi, I have a 1 year old Shih tzu. She had a phase where she vomited anything she ate and had diarrhea so we took her to the vets and they said it was probably Gastroenteritis. They gave us some medicine and food that we’ve been trying to give her although it is still quite hard to get her to take all of them everyday. She seemed to get better for the first few days but she has vomited about 2 times. When we called the vet they told us to continue giving her the food they gave us although she won’t eat for the most of it. She does eat a bit but certainly not enough. Usually about 2 tablespoons twice a day and shes 10 lbs and sometimes does not wanna have one of the 2 meals. They told us we could come to do bloodwork and then a scan of that doesn’t work but it cost 220 $ each on top of the 350 $ we already paid. at first they had told us the scan and bloodwork was 40 $ but now they changed their story. It is so much money on top of it they’d have to get more done. They also told us to not feed her any more human food because it used to be almost her whole diet ( we usually fed her rice and chicken) since she would not accept her dog food and this could cause further problems. At the moment I’m trying to feed her twice a day by hand instead of 3 times in her bowl and take her on walks before her meals. Is there anything you suggest trying to get her to eat?
Chicken and rice is good for her diet since she doesn’t eat her dry food
Maybe put small amount of rice and chicken
Hi Doc, your tips would help me a lot to train my 3 month old pup. Since that this is my first time to have a pet, I can't resist that my dog doesn't eat every meal because she's picky yet i'm giving her another food immediately. Now i know what to do. Thank you.
happy to hear this! What breed is she? I've got a few puppy videos you might be interested in. I'd recommend starting with this one on keeping your puppy health if you are interested - th-cam.com/video/MIVb_XxDUKk/w-d-xo.html
She's a golden retriever Doc. I'll visit the link that you provided. Thanks.
Damn this channel really helped me but it's not getting enough attention and views
Thnnk you ❤️
Nice tips sir..❤️😀
Thanks 🙏. I hope they work for you
Sir my dog is 6 months old he used to it his meal very quickly but after one month he refuses to eat his meal until unless I add some toppings above the dry food I mean he is a picky eater now..am following your tip of giving puppy food then wait for couple of minute then pick the food up...how many days I have to do it??
This worked for us, our dog turned her nose up but we stuck to our guns and she got hungry and now she eats what ever we put down 👍👍
great work!
My dog had a fancy (dog-safe) cake made for it 2 separate times. Once with bacon n creamcheese and another time with chicken meat veggies and some cheese. Both times she refused to eat the cake and I believe its cause of the texture not the taste. She also refuses to eat peanut butters
Can you make a video on how to make a dog who is used to eating from hand, get to eat his food from the bowl amd he is picky. A lot. He is a german shephard dog
Honestly, it would just involve modifying the strategies discussed in this video. It may take a bit of time but stick with it and I'm sure you'll get there
What I did today was show her where the food is by placing her there every 3/4 hours, then she finally ate, she hasn't ate in 23 hours being stubborn!!
My doctor said my dog should be eating arround 250g however he only eats arround 170 I’m worried he is not eating his required amount, we tried soaking his food but for some reason the food smell worse and kinda chemically and he doesn’t eat it. Any suggestion on brands i might change to eat
my puppy will eat his dinner if i hand it to him and treats but if its in the bowl he will leave until almost right before he goes to bed, and in the morning when i give him more, he leaves it until around dinner time so hopefully this helps.. we tried giving him one of those dog food can things and he ate it fine when it was in the bowl, he doesnt show any signs of being weak though, he acts perfectly normal
so long as he's eating, seems healthy and is a healthy weight then I wouldn't worry at all
What should I do with my grandmas dog? Her old owner made her only eat chicken and we try to feed her chicken now but isn’t eating, only drinking. We give her food 3 times a day but she doesn’t want to eat. And when she eats it’s very less. It’s been like this since day one she was here ?
I have a corgi/chihuahua and he is 2 years old. He just recently had his teeth cleaned because ever since he was 6 weeks old he would only eat small portions of his dry dog food either soft from soaking it in water or with table scraps in it like chicken or other various meats. I’ve always had to entice him to eat his dry dog food by putting something in it. He obviously has learned to manipulate me at a very young age and I’ve been trying to stop it. About a year ago he started not eating his dry food at all no matter how many times I would switch his dry dog food or what I would put in it to entice him, nothing worked and he started vomiting bile almost everyday from not having anything on his stomach. It got so bad I had to put him on and appetite stimulation medicine for a while it worked but then was not a fan of the side effects so I was back to square one. I am currently soaking his food in hot water until completely soft everyday two times a day and hand feeding it (sometimes force feeding) it to him just so he will have something on his belly and not throw up bile. I have asked every vet he’s been to and trainers and he is a healthy dog, he has been checked out several times has a clean bill of health, they just call him a bilious vomiter. I have even tried the starvation method a few times and attempted to follow some of these same tips and nothing seems to work. The last time I tried to do something like this he held out for 5 days. He was only being introduced to the dry food I wanted him on I wasn’t giving him scraps or treats. I just want him to eat his dry dog food like a normal dog and am at a complete loss of what to do and it is driving me crazy. Please help.
Normal dry dog food isn't a whole load better than wet food for teeth so if that's the main reason you want to change then I wouldn't stress about it. It's good that he seems healthy, but it really isn't a normal thing to vomit just because of an empty stomach. Really I would start off by getting him used to eating without you force feeding or coaxing by taking up what he doesn't eat and trying again with the same soaked biscuits an hour or so later. Only when he is eating that (and bear in mind that because of his size he really doesn't need to eat all that much) should you start to gradually add less and less water so that after 4 weeks or even longer you are not adding any at all. Good luck
Our Pets Health Thank you for the insight, I will try because I’m not sure what else to do. He also has a gland problem and his vet recommended that he be on a high fiber food which I think has helped tremendously with his vomiting problem and that I also am making sure he has food on his stomach. I’m sure the food isn’t all that appetizing for him to want to eat on his own either but like I’ve said I’ve tried just about everything, I know he is conditioned to eating soft food but I would like to change this not only for my sanity but also because it is very time consuming not just being able to leave the bowl of food on the floor and him actually eat it on his own. I feel like if I could find a high fiber food that was actually tasty for him he’d be more apt to eat it. But I’ve tried several brands and he just won’t go near it no matter the taste or smell. And like I said if I give him time and wait until he tries he will hold out so long he will make himself sick. And that’s not fun for anyone, it’s just sad that he will literally wait until the point to where he is so hungry that he will throw up bile.
Sounds like u are the problem. If the dog likes wet food give him wet food.
@@singh11373 the dog is the problem. He needs to realize who runs the house or either get a job and buy his own wet food.
my dog does the same thing. he holds out but barfs in between meals. it is super frustrating how stubborn he is. now that it is spring, he eats grass to fill up on that to hold off the bile. he may eat once a day, but bothers me until he can go outside and eat grass so he can feel better. super annoying. he used to keep me up all night with his stomach issues too, so he was on pecid ac for that. but that isn't enough to hold him off all night. if he just ate, he wouldn't have the problem. if only they understood that. doesn't help he has all kinds of food allergies too, mostly to things in kibble like flaxseed, beef, soy, and beet pulp. Did you ever find a solution?
Thank u for the video.
I tried this but my pet skipped 2 meals and kept sleeping. So I had to mix some wet food to his dry food..Added very little just to enhance the smell...
If that worked then gradually reduce the amount you are adding and you should have success. It's important that you know for sure your dog is otherwise well, but if they are, missing a few meals won't do them any harm. Good luck
I often share this in my dog groups when people post about picky eaters!
Thanks! I hope it helps them
@@OurPetsHealth hope so too! There was one lady who did the directed steps but didn't have any luck, and this video showed her she was doing it right, she just didn't quite hold her ground for long enough.
She tried again and did so for the recommend timeframe and it worked
I found that mixing his food with warm water and maybe a dash of peanut butter made my dog lick the bowl clean.
Edit: dry food
My chihuahua is a nightmare, I’m super strict with her and she’s perfect in every other way, fantastic with people, kids and dogs but her picky eating is driving me nuts!
My mum spoils her with chicken when I’m at work and no matter what I say my mum just can not resist. Urgh!
Then Evie will refuse meals sometimes upto 2days typical stubborn chi stand off.
Any tips on managing my mum as well as my chi 🤣
We’ve tried this with my dog but he is still so fussy! He will spit up in the morning (yellow clear) and the vet said it’s bile because he’s so stubborn about his food. I’ve tried warm chicken broth and not even that entices him. He’s always been like this but will eat any other dogs food because it’s interesting? Any tips for this
Have you found anything to help?
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My dog is 5 years old and we have been struggling everyday to feed him. He loves his food because if we feed him in a fun way he will eat the amount that he needs, but also wants more. We have to be really exited and we have to throw the food around the house for him to eat. One kibble at a time. If we put it in a bowl or put too much in front of him, (3 kibbles at a time) he refuses to eat. The same with wet food. We have tried many techniques, but none of them have been successful. I can’t feed him the way we are right now, it’s taking up too much time. One feeding takes about an hour. Our veterinarian told us it was nothing wrong with him and that he would eventually give in and eat, but he will go days without eating. It’s been like this since he was a puppy. What should I do? Just a side note, a family member is a qualified dog trainer, and even he struggles to see a solution. We tried having him over for three months to help us feed the dog, but it just never worked.
these tips should help and I recently updated my blog post here - ourpetshealth.com/info/how-to-get-your-fussy-dog-to-eat
Hi there... so my dog got giardia a few months ago but I didn't realise it at the time and he became very fussy during this period, and I fell victim to buying loads of different brands to try out and have maybe taught him this fussy behaviour. I found a food about 2 months ago that I'm really happy with it, it's great quality and when for the first couple of weeks he absolutely loved it, but he then started going off it and I'm assuming its because he is waiting for me to change it up again. My question is, if I do your method of leaving the food on the floor for only 20 minutes at a time and he starts to eat it again because he's hungry, will he eventually go back to eating it normally twice a day the way he used to or will he always hold out for something better and not finish his food?
he should go back to normal as he learns that there is not going to be anything different put out for him
Im at such a loss I don't know what to do anymore. They've been on the same food since the day they came, I mix wet food with it and the store near my house doesn't have a steady supply of all the wet foods so I pick what I can so its not consistent same wet food but
I just got a puppy a few weeks ago. She hardly eats but is extremely playful and healthy for some reason. She doesn’t even touch her dog food but wants to eat the food that my family eats. During the first few days my family would give her scraps and she would gladly eat. Now she doesn’t even touch her dog food and we desperately need help.
hese tips should help and I've just rewritten the blog post which you can find here - ourpetshealth.com/info/how-to-get-your-fussy-dog-to-eat
Our Pets Health thanks so much! These tips are helping a lot!
What is a good substitution for if you don’t like his pumpkin when he got a soft stool? And yes he is healthy no parasites ..
Any source of fiber really which could be as simple a handful of oats. There is a supplement called fibor. Metamucil is another option, or switching to a separate fiber-rich diet
but I can't make my 3-month puppy eat spaghetti and meatballs for 4 weeks! he needs proper food. It seems like I have to hand feed my puppy always to make him eat but every time I eat human food he wants to eat it, he keeps ignoring his food for human food? IDK is he ill? it's hard to tell or maybe he just wants human food instead of dog food I even bought him a new higher quality dog food
work through the other strategies in this video. They are also written down here which might make them easier to follow: ourpetshealth.com/info/how-to-get-your-fussy-dog-to-eat
Omg my chihuahua /8 months, he is a picky eater... In the morning, he doesn't eat anything, first time around lunch, even that is a little. At five o'clock he eats a little more granules, but in the evening he eats better, but even then some goodies and carrots must be mixed in there. I don't know how to teach him to eat pellets so that he eats them by himself, not one at a time from the hand, he often refuses pellets, I'm already changing four types. How much should a chihuahua eat per day and what do you recommend, if sometimes he doesn't want to eat anything all day, while I know he would eat treats, he also messes around in the kitchen... Any advice will help. Thanks! Hello from Slovakia.
Hi, my 1 year old husky has been picky since young. We used to spoon feed her as she wouldn’t eat for a whole day. Thus, resulting her being underweight (told by my vet). They suggested us to force feed her till she gains a healthy weight and now she’s not underweight anymore, but how am I supposed to make her start eating by herself? She’s very stubborn and can go on days not eating, I’ve tried doing the tips above, but she’s really stubborn. How should I change her eating habit?
Hi Wong, I have the same problem. Already 3 years hand feeding him. It is exhausting
when our matriarch, 14 yr old, male passed over the Rainbow bridge, it left my 4 year old, Male dog with out a play friend.
they had been together for 3. 3/4 years.
my 4 year old is a rescue.
since then, which its been 3 months now since the passing, Ben eats less or not at all..
since cv19 was introduced into our lives, my dog club closed , so we are less active and so has his interests.
he's starting to get into trouble, such as barking, not minding, ive had to resort to tactics that i don't want to do such as having place leadhes on him while hes out as he won't come when called .
if my health was better we'd go for walks, but thats not possible.
a lot of issues. but still im at a loss.
using an adaptyl collar can really help grieving dogs
My 10 month old Miniature Labradoodle Loses interest in his dog food every two weeks. He is very fussy and gets fed up of his Food two quick. What should I do? As I have ended up buying Too many different brand dry and wet food.
try following the techniques in this video and sticking to your guns
Do you still have issues? Maybe consider primal free dried nuggets or a board certified nutritionist designed diet depending on where you live
Just got a new dog, he doesn't like peanut butter, bacon, dry dog food or wet dog food, won't eat pizza, tried to different kinds of dry dog food, we got him at 2 years old. He likes hunny and milkbones, that's really it , I think he was used to human food, idk oh yes and strawberry milk, but, how do you guys introduce an adult dog (not raised by you) to finding what he likes so he can get proper Nutrition? We bought a bunch of buffalo blue we've tried a bunch of things I'm just wondering is there any tips or tricks on anybody that has a picky dog what do they like to eat
I have a 1 year old GSD mix who eats a balanced raw diet, gets only 1 treat a day around 11am, he refuses to eat to a point to where he pukes, sometimes he starves himself for days. He should be eating 1.1lbs of raw a day. He probably eats 1/3lbs a day. It’s bad. He is healthy and has been to the vet for a checkup at 9 months. Help!
my german shepherd is 9 months old and having 28kg weight. is it ok. i am feeding him acana dog food. do i need to give him anything extra?
working out his body condition score will let you know if he is too light - th-cam.com/video/gcy62OqAbwg/w-d-xo.html
I have a maltipoo around 1 years old. She frequently vomit clear liquid with white phlegm in the morning if she didnt eat her dinner the day before. She refuses to eat her kibbles but she ate like a begger when offered with other food. However she get tired of the new food around 4 days and refuses to eat again. If i feed her new food, she will eventually get fussy overtime. If i go accordingly to time and miss some meals, she will vomit in the morning. Please help!
Vomiting in he morning regularly is not a normal thing. I'd want to be certain that there isn't actually a medical problem going on under the surface
@@OurPetsHealth thank you for the reply. She have been vomitting lesser now. We have been feeding her with some nutrients powder that we got from the vet. However, is it normal for dogs to chatter her teeth before vomit?
My female St.Bernard does'nt want to eat anything.We have tried every thing she does'nt want to eat anything even meat.And she vomits frequently 3-4 times in a week.
It sounds like she's not being fussy. She's not well and needs to see her vet
She needs to see a Vet
this was such a great video!! my dog Cody won't eat the same food more than 2 days his whole life. so for years we paniced and gave him anything to get him to eat. However... 6months ago I stopped all commercial food because I don't agree with it or how sick it made him for years. So I cook his food at home: organic grass-fed ground beef 85/15, al-dente finely chopped broccoli + spinach all cooked medium well.i even taste it and its good. then I pour nutritional yeast and cod liver oil once cooled then store in fridge. ANYWAY he refuses to eat his same food after first day. so my fam will sneak him scraps since they say its cruel to "starve him" by taking up uneaten food. so my question is even *when they Don't give him scraps* and I give him 2 tries of the food and he still doesn't eat. what should I do? or how can I go about it? the vet says he's healthy
Following these strategies should really help, but it is important that the whole family is on board. Sneaking him treats and scraps is not doing anyone any favors and makes your efforts a complete waste of time. A healthy dog that doesn't eat for a few days is not a big problem, so it's good that you've had him checked over by your vet.
Good luck and let me know how you get on!
@@OurPetsHealth thankyou I will
My mini dachshund is the biggest pain in the bum. I’ve done the 20 mins then take away and no treats between. It’s been almost 5 days she’s not eaten 😫 should I stick with it? I’m still taking her on her usual walks but no luck so far.. I’m sticking with my guns and not caving in just worried about her health. She’s been vet checked many times , blood tests the lot and she’s perfectly healthy just a pain in the bum with eating.
some of the other strategies might work better then. 5 days is a very long time to eat nothing at all. good luck
5 days? That's too long ....take her to vet and get her teeth and gums checked
Hello sir, my dog is 10 years old. And he's been really fussy over the years that we ultimately had to spoonfeed the food to him. Can this 20 min thing help him understand the pattern of eating the food on himself? As spoonfeeding has become his habit over these years. Please help me out! :/
Yes it can help, along with the other tips. I’ve completely rewritten my blog post about this topic over at ourpetshealth.com
I wait until my puppy goes potty and the reward is the food. Keep a strict feeding schedule and a strict potty routine
If my Maltese can eat... I would be happy. She such a picky eater. I took her to Vet and gave her supplements to increase her appetite, it does not work. The vet tells me she'll grows out of it and will eat independently one day. 😢Not true after 2 years. I feel her kibble with (once in awhile) A5 JAPANESE WAGYU BEEF, salmon, free range organic feed chicken / or lamb cutlets, Australian extra lean beef mince with spinach, broccoli, carrots and blueberries. She still not eat....sometimes you see them like kids, where you have to chase the little kid to feed them. If she eat her food daily, I'll be over the moon. She won't touch raw or freeze foods. She won't touch table foods..nor she grab our foods. Beat that.. I tried toppers and lick mats and toys, put her in crate to eat in routine.
I have adopted 1y'old pekenese mix from dog shelter. She didnt want to eat kibble from day 1. She has refused the kibble which they have recommended to me (low end Purina). I bought her a better ones then to try (Royal Canin, Britt, etc.) but no success. She loves some can food and human food. She is not in to buiscuits much. I was trying mixing kibble with the food that she likes, but she spits kibble out and eat food she likes. So transition will be hard one. I have tried to give her just kibble in a bowl but she would not eat it for real long period of time until she would give up and eat a small portion of kibble. To me, that is a torture, but I see that there is no other way......They are like small children xD
I hope these tips help you
@@OurPetsHealth So far not so much, she is very stuborn. But I hope with time we will get there :D
Thank you so much for sharing the useful information with us doctor. My 8 months golden retriever is also very picky in terms of food. I tried the method you told in the video but still he is skipping his meals. As of now he skips 4 meals means a whole day and 1/2 he didn’t eat anything. We didn’t give him any treats as well.
My concern is can we continue or we need to feed him something by hand feeding to keep him healthy?
Please help me doctor.
Thank you!
I don't let him have any treats if he doesn't eat his meals. Dr Clare Middle says that they should fast for one day a week. He did fast for a day last week. Now he's being fussy again.
Hello. i have a dog who is also a fussy eater, 1st he likes ot but after 2-3 days then he doesn't want them any more. So i tried adding wet food to his dry food. But the same happens. after a couple of days he doesnt want to eat any more.
he is in good health though
work through the tips in this video and you should get there. Good luck
@@OurPetsHealth hi i did tried giving him food last night then after 20 mins that he did not touch it then i took i away 3 times. later on when i was working he kept on bothering me asking for food!!😅 thank you very much for the tip. It really helped!!! 🥰
great to hear!
I’m so frustated and tired because i have wasted so much dog food (i always mixed wet food, it would rot) just because my dog is a picky eater.
I hope some of these tips help get her eating
its the EXACT same thing with me...my female dog just wont eat ANY of her kibble she just lets birds come and eat her food..shes nearly 11 months btw and always been like this....im wondering if something is wrong with her cause even WHEN she bothers to eat anything she does it SO SLOWLY and she licks it most of the time unless its bone cause then she bites it like normal...its very frustrating cause she wont eat anything quickly...its so annoying
Same
@@Supernova-lc2yf do you still have issues?
My bought my dog food. I got one that when u put a bit of water. It makes gravy. It ate it for about a week and then we had to let our cousins take care of it for a couple days since we were doing something. When we got her back, she wouldn’t eat. We bought her new food. She wouldn’t eat it, we got her treats. She barely ate it. She only ate our food.
I hope some of these strategies help you
Pour a little Bone Broth over the food. My 15 year old dog loves it. 10 grams protein in each 8 oz cup. Good for you to.
Thank you for sharing these tips, Doc! I'm just wondering, can I still train my 9-month old puppy not to be a picky eater using the methods you mentioned in this video?
Again, thanks a lot, Dr. Alex!
You sure can. I hope they help
HI i have two cats, whats the proper feed i should give them. i mix it
It's tricky to make generalisations without more details. If they are similar ages and healthy then I would feed them a premium diet based on their life stage (I feed mine royal canin neutered female). A wet food is never wrong to feed cats and is definitely beneficial if cats develop certain conditions such as cystitis or kidney failure. If these aren't a concern and feeding a wet diet doesn't suit your lifestyle then a quality kibble should be fine. Whatever you feed it is important to feed the right amount to prevent obesity which is very common in cats and can lead to diabetes and arthritis especially. I have more videos on these topics as well as a diet calculator on my website if you are interested. Hope that helps!
Sir i have a 6 months gsd who eats home made food but now he doesn’t like it like he dont want to eat it and we have also taken him to the vet and got him checked but everything is fine.
Please help
these tips should really help
My dog not eating food 1 month but water only drinking please give any suggestion
With them not eating for that length of time I'd be worried there is an underlying reason and think getting your dog checked over is a good idea
My 9 month old German Shepherd just started this shit last week. She will not eat her dry first thing in the morning. I have to scramble eggs for her so she will eat something. She will eat wet food though. Now my cat is the opposite. I try to feed my cat wet food because it's better for her and she will not touch it. 😫 I give up!
Stick to your guns and I'm sure you'll get there. Good luck, hope these tips help
Our Pets Health Thank you 🙂
I just kinda give up on my dog being picky eater at this point, i’m just gonna leave her bowl as it is and it’s up to her she wants to eat or not.
Yea same, my dog has not been eating so its his choice if he'll choose to eat
did that work for you?
Is she underweight and rib showing body condition
I seriously found that my puppy wouldn't eat any of the normal kibble or wet foods, so i decided to try him on a fresh food diet (butternut box) and he licks the bowl clean!! I now mix this with some good quality kibble and have not had a problem since. Sometimes it is just about finding what they really like!
Is it my lab? ir all labs are just picky spoiled loved baby? and i love my boy more when compared to a todler, dogs are so sweet and theyr funny and just makes us smile and i love my boy so much
Most labs will eat anything! Hope this helps yours
My dog could fast for 2-3 days until I gave here something she like
I tried the 20 tp 30 mins waiting then taking it feeding 3 to 4 hours later.. unfortunate he developed HGE :( he has been vomitting sng bloody diarhea
The point of getting a picky eater to eat is to not cave and give them the expensive "tasty" stuff that they want and get them to eat the kibble we actually want them to eat
None of these tactics work. my 3 year old pom refuses to eat,, no matter how long the wet food stays on the floor. I have even resorted to spoon feeding her! Which she hates! She will definitely take treats or table food without any problem! So what do I do??? leave the food sitting on the floor until she gets hungry enough?? i have left food on the floor for 2 days & she still did not touch it! She is perfectly healthy too!
My 11 month akita female refuses to eat any of her dog kibble unless its mixed up with MAJORITY of human food....this is my first female dog but it seems like the females are way more picky than the males ughh.....I need to find a way to get her to eat her food...also when she eats...ITS SO SLOW....my previous dogs would gobble up their food but this dog just dog it one by one...im beginning to wonder if something is wrong with her mouth or throat or something...and obviously akitas naturally dont bark so there is no way I could tell :( ..this is so frustrating....just feels like my family is wasting money buying food for this dog that wont eat a thing
Some dogs really do just eat slowly and are happy to graze. I've just rewritten my blog post on this topic here - ourpetshealth.com/info/how-to-get-your-fussy-dog-to-eat
I have been asking my vet and specialists since day 1 last fall if the teeth are part of the problem. They keep saying “no dogs live to be 15 with gun disease” I’m like “okay but her breathe smells and its uncomfortable when my teeth aren’t brushed how is this connected? She has gum disease diagnosis what about infection?” And they keep referring me to this one and that one and this one and that one. And I feel like my PCP “I don’t feel comfortable doing her teeth again with her on going stomach problems” it’s like what if her DIAGNOSED gum disease is causing her stomach issues?!?! Or a big part of it???? So the solution to see a board certified dental vet which is only one in my state and 2 hours away!!!!
*a girl in my PCP’s office wouldn’t schedule with me again for my dog’s teeth even though tufts said when she is stable to have her teeth cleaned. It happened that her appt was around the time she had a “flare up” which is what the ER doc at tufts called it with her IBD diagnosis. My Yorkie has awful breathe, loses teeth, lots of tartar and desperately needs her teeth cleaned!!! I have mental and psychical health diagnosis that prevent me from traveling far or even driving in general! I just feel I’m at the end of my rope with my PCP vet who and tufts I’m so sick of it. I heard that the vet system is similar to human med system in USA anyways. And they just make you more sick and lessen life span. First
I’m fall of 2020 my PCP vet put Daisy on hills i/d kibble for her digestion. She did the best on that. Until she got picky and we tried introducing baked chicken in her diet again but it made it worse and I will always feel guilty for that. I go to see my PCP he tells me “the hills food is junk food all dog food junk food. Kibble make teeth worse” me “why would you prescribe it then?!” PCP: “because it’s like humans you take meds at a risk because the pros outweigh the risks. Me: “no it isn’t like humans I’m on several meds and I do NOT eat for breakfast lunch snd dinner medications! My meds are NOT my one and only primary sustenance so how does that make sense? How is this effecting Daisy’s lifespan?” PCP: “oh I don’t know” shrugs his shoulders and walks away! So we went to tufts ER, they did ultra sound, blood work, (1200) and said everything looked great. Only her kidney not functioning 100% to their liking but they said it is due to her age. And put her on experiment hills prescription z/d hypo diet. She likes it for. While and ofc got sick of it. She started finding food on the kitchen and figured out: oh if I go here after this human eats I may find something good (I bought a pet gate to start putting them around to prevent her from vacuuming the house because she’s sneaky and does it at night and it’s so hard to put together) . Did I mention my PCP said “kibble is bad for her teeth” I switch to wet food given to me after tufts visit by the ER clinician on rotation at tufts.
Daisy my Yorkie had a psychical 6 months later. My PCP vet: “she lost a pound because wet food has less nutrients” wtf?!?!?!?!
I got some dog food for my German Shepherd and they said it’s the best food for him and I walked in my room and he was eating out my trash bin
Sir pls help mine is very very veryyyyyyy picky...he is not eating without spoon feeding him..he is perfectly alryt but whenever I ask him to eat on his own he throws tantrum..have been spoon feeding him since 2019 jan pls help😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Follow the advice in this video. If you know for a fact he is healthy then he will not starve himself and you mustn’t keep giving in and resorting to spoon feeding - something no healthy dog needs.
Good luck
@@OurPetsHealth tnx for the rply
I have a miniature Schnauzer I can’t get him to eat he has got all types of food i e
Ive gotta 3 year old intact male and were extremely active and i cant get him to seat anything...hell go days with out eating and turn his nose up to bacon and steak!! Hes always been this way and I’ve tried every kind of diet going and praise the heck outta him when he does eat and still hell go days with out eating!!! What the heck...he watches all the cats eat and my roommates dog and couldnt care less...he wont eat treats...nothing!!!! His teeth are really good lol probably cuz he doesn’t eat lol and hes not under weight either...I’m lost
Their teeth is a major one, if their teeth hurt they would rather not eat and I have this problem with my dog.
Yes, although it’s amazing how sore it has to be for them Not to eat sometimes. This is one reason why a check up is so important before a dog is labelled fussy
Im so stressed with my frenchy that is picky eater😞😞😞😞
I hope this video helps you
Our Pets Health i lose the battle 😞 its hard for me seeing her losing weight and looking for something. I decided to add another kind of dog food and she is eating well now.. i will just keep in mind to never over feed her. Thanks❤️
For me getting my dog to eat his food I had to eat it with him it was disgusting
Mikey Laz i knew what’s the reason. She became over fed until such time she doesnt wanna eat not until she is hungry.. lesson learned for me. Never give too much.just enough. Just like in love😂
Just give your dog's Purina or whatever umami flavor. I give a dog some Chinese takeout and umami flavor is the secret.
Can anyone give me an advice. My dog when she arrived at first, she ate everything we gave her and she was very healthy but she started to not eat at the age of 4 months. She isn’t like others. She eats but only a little . I told the vet but he told me she was just being fussy. So I gave her wet food and she ate it that day. But the next day she didn’t eat it. I gave her bread, she ate it for 2 days and she stopped eating it the next day. Tried different kibbles. Only ate them the first time I fed them. What should I do . She only eats bones and she is very playful and healthy. She walks for 30 mins everyday and poop for 2 to 3 times a day. Plz give me some ideas on what should I feed.
maybe just answer the question
there are captions available if you were struggling to hear
I thought it was meat...🤷🏻♂️ “ If you do eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding ! “...
What do you mean
Personally I like to scream at my dog while they stare up at me wondering why I filled their food bowl with ketchup
My samoyed girl used to eat normally , since i got her i always add some wet canned food to her kibbles. But she gradually losing interest on her usual food. Now one thing for sure she loves plain boiled chicken as topping. She refused to eat other than that.
I only feed my dog Pedigree Dog food:)
If they are doing well on it and are nice and healthy then stick with what works!
6:15 my dog likes treats. Should i give him a bowl of treats with a bit of kibble? Nooo. This video unfortunately wasn't very helpful to me. I have either tried all of these or they just didn't work.
Too much non sense talking. Just get to the point
And the kicker is that my PCP said to “call tufts get a price for spay, teeth clean, and maybe biopsy. They can do it all at once”. So I call tufts and I find out they haven’t done dental work in YEARS from the internal medicine liaison! Wtf?! I was like this is my final straw I called back my PCP vet and they’re like “oh they don’t always tell us” I said to tufts and PCP office “no. This is something a professional veginafian whose been doing what he does for YEARS SHOULD KNOW AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON! The Liaison at tufts said “yes it is odd your PCP didn’t know” ofc he didn’t want to throw shade and I get that but having to be misled SO MANY TIMES by my PCP to then just never apologize, never try to communicate with me better, is unfair.
Then the day before Daisy’s teeth cleaning July of 2020 I call saying she was sick not eating diarrhea and they cancelled ofc. I asked to reschedule they said go to tufts first. My appt @ tufts apparently was never booked so I called my PCP back after rescheduling @ tufts and they said “doc (nick name for PCP vet) just doesn’t feel comfortable doing the surgery (JUST her teeth no spay) because of her underlying health problems. I will email you a couple places” I get emailed 1. Regular vet over an hour away
And the only “board certified in vet dentistry” in my state (Massachusetts) yes I asked my PCP directly and his office MONTHS AGO “is there a toothpaste just for dogs with allergies / stomach or GI tract issues?” “Is there any dental specialists you can refer me to?” I was told “no. Just use the tooth brush. No toothpaste if it’s making her sick” wtf?! So I listened and then called again and (some of this is out of order but all happened in the last year & a half) what I am SO FU*king mad about is how many times my questions were answered only to be contradicted weeks or months later by my PCP vet. As well as the time, energy, and money that could of been saved. Most importantly Daisy’s health and heR SUFFERING FOR LONGER THAN NECESSARY. Now Classes have started and this entire problem with her teeth cold of been taken care of way back in early summer! So it’s like another thing to worry about, and it’s so not okay. Why haven’t I switched vets? I live in a small town and most aren’t taking new patients. Also I am limited (no car) to how far I can travel. I have diagnosed chronic mental and psychical health disorders that limit my ability to go places and my energy is very low. Yes I am eating cleaner I exercise I have begun taking better care of my health more and doing anything I can to help Daisy there are so many factors about my life that make it even more difficult for Daisy & myself. I am losing faith in the vet system and it seems just like usa medical system. Expensive. Only bandages, rarely cures.