Please HELP Puppy stopped eating

ninemaplefarm · 07-20-2011, 08:43 AM

Has anyone had this happen before?

She was doing great eating the patties (1/4 pound or 1/2 cup each) but over the last couple of days shows no interest. She will eat half her breakfast; no lunch; 1/4 to 1/2 of dinner or skip dinner too.

I thaw patty in fridge the day before. I feed right out of fridge so it's fresh. I give her plenty of time to eat and then pick up and store back and fridge. I try re-offering it but she shows no interest. I switched meats to see if that helped and still no difference.

She is clear for worms so I know that is not the problem. Her energy level is very high and normal.

She is still really skinny- 11.3 pounds at 9 weeks. So, I need to get her to eat soon! I called Bravo and they said they don't know of many dogs that don't just love a raw diet and could provide no suggestions.

Does anyone please have any suggestions or advise?

onyx'girl · 07-20-2011, 08:55 AM

I would get some chicken necks and offer one in the dish with the patty crumbled around it. You can offer some cooked scrambled egg with cheese to get her kick started(mix the egg with the raw meat mixture)
Did you just vaccinate her? That may be a reason for her appetite to be off.

ninemaplefarm · 07-20-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by onyx'girl

I would get some chicken necks and offer one in the dish with the patty crumbled around it. You can offer some cooked scrambled egg with cheese to get her kick started(mix the egg with the raw meat mixture)
Did you just vaccinate her? That may be a reason for her appetite to be off.

Ok, thanks so much for trying to help me! I will try to do the scrambled egg with cheese at lunch mixed in!! Gosh, I sure do hope it works. We have farm chickens so eggs are not a problem...but the necks would be! hehehe

She is so skinny and I know if I call my vet for help he will tell me to put her back on kibble. He is not an advocate of raw-which is an understatement.

No, she has not been vaccinated but was being treated for worms which are now gone. Maybe the worms were making her inhale her food and now that they are gone she is not as interested?

I have been offering it to her a couple times a day but I am paranoid that this will become a habit and she'll expect me to feed her 6 times a day forever.

GSDAlphaMom · 07-20-2011, 09:29 AM

When you had her fecal checked did they also check for giardia? It is a different test than worms/coccidia. Ask the vet about a snap test. It will decrease their appetite and they will be thin. I would rule it out.

ninemaplefarm · 07-20-2011, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GSDAlphaMom

When you had her fecal checked did they also check for giardia? It is a different test than worms/coccidia. Ask the vet about a snap test. It will decrease their appetite and they will be thin. I would rule it out.

Thank you for taking the time to post! Yes, she was positive for that and worms. So, they gave me a heartguard plus tablet and have had me put her on pancur powder for 9 days. She only has 3 days left of the medicine. Then, I am supposed to go back in 2 weeks for nemex or something. Maybe she is still fighting the giardia?

I didn't even think of that!

GSDAlphaMom · 07-20-2011, 10:34 AM

Giardia can be a stinker to get rid of and it often takes more than one round of treatment. It seems every vet has a different varation of treatment. Some do just metronidazole and some do a combo. I most often hear metro for 2 wks with 3 days of pancur in the mix.

It can also be hard to detect as it only shows up when they are shedding so if you take a fecal in when they happen to not be shedding it can be missed. I like to get more than one negative reading, especially if I am seeing symptoms.

ninemaplefarm · 07-20-2011, 12:53 PM

Hmmm. He didn't give her metronidazole at all..... :-(

ninemaplefarm · 07-21-2011, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

I would get some chicken necks and offer one in the dish with the patty crumbled around it. You can offer some cooked scrambled egg with cheese to get her kick started(mix the egg with the raw meat mixture)
Did you just vaccinate her? That may be a reason for her appetite to be off.

She inhaled her food with the egg and 1/2 slice cheese mixed in!! Thanks so much for the suggestion!!

onyx'girl · 07-21-2011, 09:22 AM

Good to hear~Hope she continues to eat with enthusiasm!

ninemaplefarm · 07-21-2011, 11:53 AM

Nope. *sigh* Today back to normal even with egg/cheese mix.....

I might have to switch her back to kibble as she is really dropping weight.

07-20-2011, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
ninemaplefarm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 222	Please HELP Puppy stopped eating Has anyone had this happen before? She was doing great eating the patties (1/4 pound or 1/2 cup each) but over the last couple of days shows no interest. She will eat half her breakfast; no lunch; 1/4 to 1/2 of dinner or skip dinner too. I thaw patty in fridge the day before. I feed right out of fridge so it's fresh. I give her plenty of time to eat and then pick up and store back and fridge. I try re-offering it but she shows no interest. I switched meats to see if that helped and still no difference. She is clear for worms so I know that is not the problem. Her energy level is very high and normal. She is still really skinny- 11.3 pounds at 9 weeks. So, I need to get her to eat soon! I called Bravo and they said they don't know of many dogs that don't just love a raw diet and could provide no suggestions. Does anyone please have any suggestions or advise?

07-20-2011, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,600	I would get some chicken necks and offer one in the dish with the patty crumbled around it. You can offer some cooked scrambled egg with cheese to get her kick started(mix the egg with the raw meat mixture) Did you just vaccinate her? That may be a reason for her appetite to be off. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

07-21-2011, 09:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,600	Good to hear~Hope she continues to eat with enthusiasm! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

07-20-2011, 09:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
GSDAlphaMom Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,227	When you had her fecal checked did they also check for giardia? It is a different test than worms/coccidia. Ask the vet about a snap test. It will decrease their appetite and they will be thin. I would rule it out.

07-20-2011, 10:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
GSDAlphaMom Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,227	Giardia can be a stinker to get rid of and it often takes more than one round of treatment. It seems every vet has a different varation of treatment. Some do just metronidazole and some do a combo. I most often hear metro for 2 wks with 3 days of pancur in the mix. It can also be hard to detect as it only shows up when they are shedding so if you take a fecal in when they happen to not be shedding it can be missed. I like to get more than one negative reading, especially if I am seeing symptoms.

07-20-2011, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
ninemaplefarm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 222	Hmmm. He didn't give her metronidazole at all..... :-(

07-21-2011, 11:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
ninemaplefarm Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 222	Nope. sigh Today back to normal even with egg/cheese mix..... I might have to switch her back to kibble as she is really dropping weight.

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