We got a Bichon frise puppy last week and when we first brought her home she ate her food. For the last 36 hours she has been eating only a little of the food I have put down for her but she is not as hungry as she should be. I throw it away and wait till her next meal time and again she is trying a little. I have even bought a different puppy food to the one the breeder gave her but she is refusing to eat that one as well.
She is not ill, no signs at all of anything wrong. She only had her injection on the day we bought her(about 5 days ago) could this be anything to do with it.
I am feeding the the dry puppy food which is mixed with water to moisten it.
I would be grateful for any advice please.

vexation

Hello
with our new little pups which are now adults
we mixed dry food with a spoon of Hi quality canned food for the first 6 months or so until their teeth were adult then we slowly removed the canned food

SweetDee

I wouldn't recommend any canned food for the baby's tummy. Continue feeding the dry puppy food moistened.

Hopefully you have chosen a holistic brand...the first 8 months of bone and organ growth are vital to the necessity of quality foods.

You puppy more than likely is getting all the nutritional value he needs w/ what little he's eating.

I have a little dog as well, (well several dogs really, but specifically...), this one I fed up on the counter top so the other big ones would not take her food. I hand fed her moistened holistic foods. She ate very little but she did better when I fed her by hand.

They're baby's..and they need coddling... My girl eventually ended up eating on the floor next to her pack and learned to fend for herself, as they all learn.

Little ones need a helping hand. xo

vexation

Hello
I find it interesting that this site is made up of people asking other people for advise or an option and the fact that other poeple make comments on some of the advise .
Who are we anyway. There is always more then one way to do things .

labman

Check the sticky at the top of the page.

SweetDee

Sandrap, I'm glad that I could help you...

How is it going w/ your pup so far?

sandrap

My puppy is doing very well thank you, she has decided she does not like the dried food mixed with water, she likes it hard and crunchy so there we go, found the solution.
Thank goodness for sites like this one because we do not all know everything, but some us know some things and we can help others by what we learn from others.

sister_help

i think your puppy has become picky.. try giving warm milk...it could be indigestion

SweetDee

Trial and error is how I learn about their health needs, as far as food is concerned, so I hear ya!

It's better for your dog's digestion to eat dry...as well as for her teeth. (If your dog were another type of breed I may not feel the same way about eating dry dog food...).

After 6 months try giving her whole carrots, (the long ones). Her tummy should be mature enough to handle it and she'll have fun chewing and eating. It's good for her and she enjoy massaging her gums...lol. (Watch out for her stool, if it's soft don't give it anymore. Start with her first piece about finger long...always keep an eye on her tummy by what her stool is doing). Food for thought...lol.

Also, you might want to give her a half a tea spoon of "Keffer" or yogert a day...to begin w/. It's awesome calcium...for a growing puppy. Up the dose each day...(keeping an eye on her stool at all times).

No matter how holistic the dog food..it's still bagged food which isn't as fortified and healthy as adding a little something-something to her diet each day.

How old is your baby?

SweetDee

Oh, I must admit that trial and error is not THE ONLY way I learn about dog nutrition...sorry, I didn't add that in the first post. I also speak to a ton of doggy people, I have a good friend who's a vet and I often go on line for a lot of info.. (Just thought I needed to say this!).