I don't know if I need to be concerned or grateful...
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| London is 11 mths old and is 22 inches tall and only weighs 55 lbs. So you and I apparently just have smaller sheepies. |
| I was told that if the puppy suddenly stops eating and seems lethargic bring her to the vet...
I would wait a couple of days to see if it continues. It could be 'cause of an array of reasons... it could also be that the heat, like it is here in Texas, is wearing her down... Did you check her temperature? I would keep an eye out... see if she throws up anything.. How is she at the dog park? Is she active there? |
Bellalover wrote: She is very active, loves to run and play, doesn't seem to be underweight. My vet said she is fabulous. I think she will be a smaller sheepie. Her mother was only 60 lbs, although her father was 96 kbs. She is 22 inches high. I haven't had a puppy for 16 years, as all my previous ( and another current, JoJo) OES have been rescues. Am I being a worry wart?
I think yes! Sounds like Bella is in great shape and very active. One possibility is that she might not love the kind you are feeding. I actually rotate dog foods periodically to keep life interesting (not sure if you can do that with a puppy). Another thing to consider might be whether you are giving her the food at the time she is hungry. I don't feed mine until after they have been out for walks and/or exercise and then they have to wait another 45 minutes or so til they are breathing calm again (not panting). I like mine to feel hungry before they get a meal. . . But unless she is lethargic or vomiting or something, I would not worry about it. I would let her be the judge of how much food she needs. My Chummie will eat anything and everything but Maggie is not particularly food-motivated and she's also a very active dog like Bella. |
She might be a busy personality, distracted when she eats, I had one of those, found it better to feed her in a quiet room on her own. 
Another thing is try a little bit of variety in her dry, cooked chicken,cooked drained mince meat, a bit of grated raw carrot, some vegies, something like these in her diet to give her a bit of interest and variety. Not all the time, just occassionally to have her interested in food. Mine have the dry as the main part of there diet but I always add things for variety to it. |
| Thank you all. I am probably just being a worry wart since this is my first puppy in 16 years. She is very healthy and active....she is so funny at the dog park! She loves to play! She runs like crazy and herds all the other dogs there. Everyone there loves her as well because she will draw timid dogs gently out to play with her, and then will romp hard with the pups who need to wrestle. Then she will quietly approach the little kids and let them hug her without jumping. I will try to vary her food. Like I said, she is not underweight or lethargic. I guess I just need to trust her judgment about the food issue and trust she is getting what she needs. I am just amazed because in all the years I have had OES, I have NEVER had one that didn't want to eat all the time! My deaf rescue, JoJo, would eat herself silly if I didn't control it and I am trying to get about 5 lbs off of her right now! |
| My Barney goes through phases where he eats his food in half a second, and then other times he won't even touch his food. He's not underweight by any means, so I never worried really about those times. If they get hungry enough, they'll eat (of course, aside from a medical reason causing it).
Sometimes when Barney gets into these phases I'll add a few sprinkles of cheese on top, which usually will get him to eat. I mostly just try to jump start him because I'm tired of wasting all that food! |
| Clyde eats about a mouthful at a time over the course of 24 hours-- other than guarding it, he doesn't really care much about eating. If she doesn't have any health problems (weight, lethargy), I wouldn't worry about it. The amount they eats varies as they grow up anyway so maybe she's just transitioning to a lesser amount. |
Our Ollie ate like Clyde.  He took all day with his food, and guarded it. In the summer he preferred to eat outside. He even ran to the pasture fence and barked at the horses if he thought they had walked too close! |
| Panda is not a foodie either....she eats her breakfast just fine, but i only give her one cup in the am...dinner she gets 2 cups...I put the bowl down at 5:15 and usually it takes her till about 9:00 pm to finish the bowl....
as everyone stated if she is still active, I wouldnt worry about it too much...... |
| Another thing to consider...perhaps not feeding her until a while (at least 1/2 hour) after the dog park. We never offer food or too much water just before and for a while after exercise (bloat scares the bejeebers outta me).
I think it is very normal for her appetite to change at that age. We have a wide variety of tummy monsters at our house. Some are vacuums and could eat the entire bag at one sitting...(ok it only seems that way) and others that we struggle to keep weight on. Just as long as she is acting fine.....but if your "gut" ever tells you something is wrong....go with the "gut!". Remember Momma knows best! ( At least that's what I try to tell everyone at my house) |
| I am very careful not to feed her too close to her trips to the park. The park is 20 minutes away and then I wait another 1/2 hour before I feed her. She still doesn't seem to want to eat. She was at the park 2 hours tonight and ran and play hard the entire time. Her favorite playmates were there. When we got home I waited another 1/2 hour and then offered her food. I gave her 1 1/2 cups and she only ate a bit of it. She is hardly eating anything! She is so active and playful and I know she is not too skinny but I still worry. |
Try the cheese sprinkle on top...it works wonders!  |
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