Albus
Oct 26, 2012, 12:24 AM
I have a 1 and half year old yellow lab who used to eat almost anything. Even after a full sized meal he would beg for more.
Now he hardly eats. It all started when I moved to a different city and my wife moved to her mums flat(not dog friendly) and we had to leave the boy in the kennel for 61 days in total. When I picked him up couple of weeks back he looked Big,I mean fat. He was a big blob and was having trouble walking. Although I was assured that he would be given pet food I believe he was secretly fed people food(This is India so it's always spicy and salty and oily).
Now after being back here he on a regimen of pet food (Pedigree 03 Adult - Meat & Rice) and he does not want to eat it. If he spots some spilt people food he eats them otherwise he just does not bother. The vet has had a look and he says he is OK health-wise and he would revert to his normal eating habit in due course. I for one, am scared. He has lost good 5 - 8 Kilos and he generally seems sad except for when I take him for his daily walks (30 minutes in the morning and 1 hour at nights). Maybe he was around other dogs in the kennel and he feels lonely now, I don't know. Oh yeah, he likes hard boiled eggs, so I try and feed him 4 - 5 eggs per day just so he has some energy.
Is there any way I could make him eat his normal food, which he seemed to like until 3 months back. Should I feed him people food, feed him some medicines, I am at wits end and any help/advice is much appreciated.
Now he hardly eats. It all started when I moved to a different city and my wife moved to her mums flat(not dog friendly) and we had to leave the boy in the kennel for 61 days in total. When I picked him up couple of weeks back he looked Big,I mean fat. He was a big blob and was having trouble walking. Although I was assured that he would be given pet food I believe he was secretly fed people food(This is India so it's always spicy and salty and oily).
Now after being back here he on a regimen of pet food (Pedigree 03 Adult - Meat & Rice) and he does not want to eat it. If he spots some spilt people food he eats them otherwise he just does not bother. The vet has had a look and he says he is OK health-wise and he would revert to his normal eating habit in due course. I for one, am scared. He has lost good 5 - 8 Kilos and he generally seems sad except for when I take him for his daily walks (30 minutes in the morning and 1 hour at nights). Maybe he was around other dogs in the kennel and he feels lonely now, I don't know. Oh yeah, he likes hard boiled eggs, so I try and feed him 4 - 5 eggs per day just so he has some energy.
Is there any way I could make him eat his normal food, which he seemed to like until 3 months back. Should I feed him people food, feed him some medicines, I am at wits end and any help/advice is much appreciated.