Maryjane wont eat

adasmomma22 · 02-12-2010, 06:52 PM

my ten month old white german shepard wont eat very well. she eats here and there but not too much, i had her on diamond food and tried switching her to tast of the wild but she still nibbles just the same. im worried she is not eating enough, any suggestions???

Chantell · 02-12-2010, 07:06 PM

How is her weight? when is the last time she has seen a vet?

adasmomma22 · 02-12-2010, 07:10 PM

to be honest with you we just got her, we have had her about a week. we got her from this couple who got her from another couple that abused her. she has been doing really well fitting in with us. still a little skidish, but the eating thing is the only thing that is concerning me. she eats table scraps that my three year old loves to drop. just not her food.

Chantell · 02-12-2010, 07:16 PM

If it were me, I would have her checked out by the vet to make sure she is healthy... she still may be adjusting to her new home, try hand feeding her. Once they get that taste of table food, nothing else taste just as good, they can get spoiled to that, lol, Do you know her eating habits from her former home?

adasmomma22 · 02-12-2010, 07:23 PM

no not really, they just told me they had her on diamon lamb on rice, but when i bought it she didnt really care for it, im just worried she looks too skinny, she is my first shepard, and she just looks skinny. and we r all really attatched to her already, so it just worried me.

Chantell · 02-12-2010, 07:33 PM

Shepherds are supposed to be on the lean side. She may look underweight to you, but she may be just right, I would get her weighed if I were you. Also she may not like the food she is on. My lil diva is gonna 11 months, her best meal is at night, she will nit pick at her morning meal. You may want to look up different foods to feed her, I have not fed diamond products.. how are her poops?

adasmomma22 · 02-12-2010, 07:35 PM

they are normal, but to be honest with you she does it the taste of wild food better. i researched the best dog foods and that one was the one that always repeated. so i went to tractor supply and bought a small bag to try it out and she seemed to enjoy it better. its a little on the expensive side though.

Chantell · 02-12-2010, 07:42 PM

I'm sure the pro's will weigh in and give you better advice. Maybe a fished based food will be more appealing to her? Or maybe RAW?

adasmomma22 · 02-12-2010, 07:45 PM

i will try it out thanks

LisaT · 02-12-2010, 09:17 PM

GSDs can have sensitive digestive systems, and they can also be sensitive otherwise.

It sounds like she hasn't ate well since being with you, is that true? It might just be the change in the surroundings. When she is fed, is there a lot of activity around, or is it quiet?

02-12-2010, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
adasmomma22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 94	Maryjane wont eat my ten month old white german shepard wont eat very well. she eats here and there but not too much, i had her on diamond food and tried switching her to tast of the wild but she still nibbles just the same. im worried she is not eating enough, any suggestions???

02-12-2010, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chantell Master Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 567	How is her weight? when is the last time she has seen a vet? __________________ Chantell Chyanne-GSD-3/22/09

02-12-2010, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chantell Master Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 567	If it were me, I would have her checked out by the vet to make sure she is healthy... she still may be adjusting to her new home, try hand feeding her. Once they get that taste of table food, nothing else taste just as good, they can get spoiled to that, lol, Do you know her eating habits from her former home? __________________ Chantell Chyanne-GSD-3/22/09

02-12-2010, 07:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chantell Master Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 567	Shepherds are supposed to be on the lean side. She may look underweight to you, but she may be just right, I would get her weighed if I were you. Also she may not like the food she is on. My lil diva is gonna 11 months, her best meal is at night, she will nit pick at her morning meal. You may want to look up different foods to feed her, I have not fed diamond products.. how are her poops? __________________ Chantell Chyanne-GSD-3/22/09

02-12-2010, 07:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chantell Master Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 567	I'm sure the pro's will weigh in and give you better advice. Maybe a fished based food will be more appealing to her? Or maybe RAW? __________________ Chantell Chyanne-GSD-3/22/09

02-12-2010, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
adasmomma22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 94	to be honest with you we just got her, we have had her about a week. we got her from this couple who got her from another couple that abused her. she has been doing really well fitting in with us. still a little skidish, but the eating thing is the only thing that is concerning me. she eats table scraps that my three year old loves to drop. just not her food.

02-12-2010, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
adasmomma22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 94	no not really, they just told me they had her on diamon lamb on rice, but when i bought it she didnt really care for it, im just worried she looks too skinny, she is my first shepard, and she just looks skinny. and we r all really attatched to her already, so it just worried me.

02-12-2010, 07:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
adasmomma22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 94	they are normal, but to be honest with you she does it the taste of wild food better. i researched the best dog foods and that one was the one that always repeated. so i went to tractor supply and bought a small bag to try it out and she seemed to enjoy it better. its a little on the expensive side though.

02-12-2010, 07:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
adasmomma22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 94	i will try it out thanks

02-12-2010, 09:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
LisaT Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern CA Posts: 17,002	GSDs can have sensitive digestive systems, and they can also be sensitive otherwise. It sounds like she hasn't ate well since being with you, is that true? It might just be the change in the surroundings. When she is fed, is there a lot of activity around, or is it quiet? __________________ K9 Tick Disease Information http://www.rabieschallengefund.org

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