Ford Girl
May 6th, 2007, 10:34 AM
Good morning!
Dazy hasn't been eating latley, her kibble that is. She's on Orijen, and has never really eaten it like it was her last meal, (on Nutro, she ate it so fast that I didn't even have the lid back on the kibble container before it was gone) but she usually finishes it one out of the 2 meals a day, 1.5 cups 2 times a day, 8 months, 55lbs. She started smelling it and walking away or doesn't even come when we tell her dinners ready, not interested at all. I added a bit of Horizons Oil a few weeks back, for her coat as well as try to intice her to eat, didn't make a difference. Right from the begining we have given her bits of meat, or egg, but not every meal, depending of the energy she has burnt or what the days plans were. Of course she will eat treats, but I am reluctant to treat her while she is not eating meals. She has skipped breakfast 4 days in a row, yestersay only ate 1 cup total. I thougth I would try something, even tho I know it could lead to spoiling her....I put the kibble down this morning, no interst what so ever, then I picked it up and added chicken, real cooked chicken, still nothing. She didn't even eat that, or try to seperate it it from the kibble.
Other then not eating, she is fine, no fever or aches and pains, regular #1s and 2s, high energy, happy in general. Do dogs get bored of their food? Should I look at switching kibble to something she likes better? I, as an owner like Orijen, her coat and #2s have improved so much since we switched her, we've bought 3 XL bags of Orijen, and we are almost done the bag we have, if we switch nows the time. With camping season coming up, she's going to need her energy.
Should I even be worried? She did just go thru a growth spurt, and I asked some of my friends with large breed dogs, they said thier dogs go thru that too. My concern was 4 days in a row, no breakfast?? Is that ok? With a cat in the house, that happens to like her food, better then his, I can't just put the food down and leave it until she wants it. Any suggestions? Thanks!!!
Dazy hasn't been eating latley, her kibble that is. She's on Orijen, and has never really eaten it like it was her last meal, (on Nutro, she ate it so fast that I didn't even have the lid back on the kibble container before it was gone) but she usually finishes it one out of the 2 meals a day, 1.5 cups 2 times a day, 8 months, 55lbs. She started smelling it and walking away or doesn't even come when we tell her dinners ready, not interested at all. I added a bit of Horizons Oil a few weeks back, for her coat as well as try to intice her to eat, didn't make a difference. Right from the begining we have given her bits of meat, or egg, but not every meal, depending of the energy she has burnt or what the days plans were. Of course she will eat treats, but I am reluctant to treat her while she is not eating meals. She has skipped breakfast 4 days in a row, yestersay only ate 1 cup total. I thougth I would try something, even tho I know it could lead to spoiling her....I put the kibble down this morning, no interst what so ever, then I picked it up and added chicken, real cooked chicken, still nothing. She didn't even eat that, or try to seperate it it from the kibble.
Other then not eating, she is fine, no fever or aches and pains, regular #1s and 2s, high energy, happy in general. Do dogs get bored of their food? Should I look at switching kibble to something she likes better? I, as an owner like Orijen, her coat and #2s have improved so much since we switched her, we've bought 3 XL bags of Orijen, and we are almost done the bag we have, if we switch nows the time. With camping season coming up, she's going to need her energy.
Should I even be worried? She did just go thru a growth spurt, and I asked some of my friends with large breed dogs, they said thier dogs go thru that too. My concern was 4 days in a row, no breakfast?? Is that ok? With a cat in the house, that happens to like her food, better then his, I can't just put the food down and leave it until she wants it. Any suggestions? Thanks!!!