uninterested in food
I was giving him 1 1/3 c. three times a day. At the present time I guess he eats about 2 2/3 c. total. Is he telling me he needs less food now and only wants to eat twice a day? Stools are fine, he still goes once in the morning and once in the evening. He's playful, energetic, and active. I haven't given him any cookies since this all started (I thought maye he was "holding out" for things that taste better than his meals, but I don't think this is the case anymore). He's the same as he ever was, but it's weird that he doesn't care to eat. Right now his dish still has food in it from breakfast this morning. It's been about 5 hours since it was put down and he hasn't touched it. |
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Barney goes through phases where he leaves his food in his bowl all day, and then other times he devours it in seconds. He seems to get over it on his own, so maybe it's just his body telling him that he doesn't need to eat as much. (Right now he's in a devouring phase  ) |
| As a preschool teacher, I am very used to children eating like horses one week then barely eating a cracker all day the next. I know this has to do with growth spurts and stagnations. Is it the same for dogs? That makes a lot of sense, I don't know why I didn't think of that.
Probably because every little discrepancy with MY dog just HAS to be the first time it's ever happened to any dog anywhere in the world, right?  |
| He may simply not be real hungry by the time the next meal arrives. You might ask your vet about switching to 2 feedings a day instead of 3... unless there's a medical reason for it.
It's been a while since we had a pup but I think you can go to 2 feedings at around 6-12 months of age. |
| I agree with 6Girls. Most pups move to feedings twice a day at 6 months or so. Also, if he doesn't have any health issues, you might want to try and change foods. I know that might be tough to find something else right now, with so many dog foods recalled, but it might be worth a try.
Laurie and Oscar |
Is Finnigan neutered? We went through a disturbing phase with our boy Spencer, where he had NO interest in food....turned out that our new girl was unexpectedly going into heat!  Our vet told us that this is quite common, and could happen even with a girl in heat elsewhere in the neighborhood. (since Spencer's show career was over anyway, we promptly had him "fixed"!  ) |
| Allie started the same thing, about 2 months ago...She turned a year old on March 1st. We have been feeding her 2 times a day, 1-1/2 cups each time, for about 5 months. Everyone has told me, she will eat when she is hungry..I have noticed if i take her for her morning walk, she will eat right when she comes back. Which is about 1-12hrs after I put it down. And lately she eats dinner at 5:00pm, when I put it down....Who knows?? Maybe only pups gobble the food |
| Not to alarm you BUT it has been recommended due to all the food recalls and the additions of brands daily, if your dog will not eat his food, don't force him to eat it and suspect there may be something wrong with the food. Don't feed it to him. Watch him closely also and any sign of a problem, go to your Vet.
I was at the Vet yesterday and they have had alot of sick dogs and cats coming in related to the recalls. Complaints started with the dog not wanting to eat the food...My Vet recommended if this were t happen, stop feeding the food immediately. |
| Good point!
Talk to your vet... better to be safe with all this recall stuff happening. What are you feeding him? |
I feed and have always fed Allie the Nutro Max...Dry food. She has never had any moist food. Hmmm, I am nervous now! But the last few days, she ate her breakfast a few hours later, and dinner on time. And it has been going on with her for a few months...Ofcourse when my parents had her while we were on vacation, they hand feed her! Played airplane and my mom made her hands into a bowl! They said she gobbled it right down! They are lots of help  |
| Nutro max has corn gluten meal so that combined with refusal to eat would concern me. |
| I maybe the only one, but my dogs all have eaten alot less in the spring and summer. I go through as much as half the food monthly between may and sep, than the rest of the year. |
liz rodes wrote: I maybe the only one, but my dogs all have eaten alot less in the spring and summer. I go through as much as half the food monthly between may and sep, than the rest of the year.
I was just going to say that. With the warmer weather, the dogs have been a lot less interested in food and much more interested in water and cold treats like cheese or carrots. I don't think there's any cause for alarm but if you really think it's way out of character, and something feels wrong, definitely run by the vet. It never hurts if it'll quiet your mind down! |
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