MonteCristoBorzoi
Feb 5, 2008, 07:07 PM
I have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi who is now over a year old that WILL NOT EAT. She is ugly skinny and has already had a growth defect from the lack of food. She weighs only about 10 pounds. I have tried everything from every type of food you can get for dogs to non seasoned to seasoned people food. The only time I have ever seen her eat was when we had to baby sit a friend's dog and they both played together for long periods and when it came to eating they both ate at least 2 bowls in one sitting, twice a day. Friend's dog wasn't a big eater as well until she came over here. They both are horribly skinny and after a week or two of being together they both gained some weight that made them look really good but now that my friend's dog is gone my corgi has stopped eating and has gone down to an ugly weight again. I've taken her to the vets and all three of them have said 'oh change her food. She's bored of it.' I HAVE DONE THAT ALREADY! So, I have come to conclusion that my corgi isn't eating because she can't play, but I can't do anything about getting another dog. I already have one cat and another corgi (who is perfectly fine with eating and everything else) and I am renting. I'm not even allowed to have two dogs and considering getting another puppy is out of the question. If I was in my own house, that would be another question. I would get five million puppies for her to play with if that was the case.
A few days ago my older corgi started to play, for short bursts, with her and for those few days, she ate. Not well, but at least she ate. Then after three days he stopped playing with her since she just couldn't appreciate that fact that he was AT LEAST playing with her, even if was short periods, and bugs him constantly by biting his lips and tongue and yanking his ears after play time is over. Ever since then, she stopped eating again. My older corgi is very laid back and can't stand dogs being all up in his grillz. She's lucky that he even plays with her like that. I mean I take her for long walks twice every day, and at least 2 or 3 times a week to the dog park so she can play with other dogs. I play with her at least 1-2 hours a day. When I am finished playing with her after running up the stairs a million times, chasing her and her chasing me, throwing tennis balls, tug a waring with tug ropes, the whole shabang, she still wants to play more and will not let it go for at least an hour. She will stare at me and stick her butt in the air and bark and if I even move to put my legs on the couch she go bazerk and runs around and throws her self on me and grabs a tug ropes and gives it to me. She is just obsessed with playing! It is SO annoying. When my friend's dog was over here, my corgi would obsess over her until the other dog had to tell her to back off by baring her teeth and growling. I mean my friend's dog loved to play as well and had a similar case like my corgi's but even she wasn't as obsessed with playing as my corgi is. I mean my corgi didn't even want to say hi to me when I got home. My friend's dog and my other corgi and my cat would all be happy to see me with wagging tails and purrs but my other non eating corgi would go straight for my friend's dog and barrel her over and tackle her and run around her barking. (and her play bark hurts your ears) If I went to pet my non eating corgi she would just pull away and throw herself at my friend's dog or she would run around like crazy in circles and suddenly throw herself at the back door as hard as she could and it would repel her at least four feet over the kitchen floor on her back and she would just get up and run around and tackle my friend's dog. Thank god they are they same size. If my corgi was a big dog she would seriously hurt someone. I've gotten so mad with her sometimes to the point where I yell at her. It's just such a stupid scenario... :mad:
If you go down to pet her she will mouth your hand and run around you and around the tables, expecting you to play with her. So I have come to the conclusion of - She won't eat because she can't play. So basically she is starving herself because she can't play. Starving herself to the point where she throws up bile every morning and night. I even had to feed her on a diet of cottage cheese and baby food and even after a few nights of that she turned her nose up on it. Which is absolutely over board and stupid. She doesn't even look like a corgi. She looks like a rat. You can literally wrap your fingers around her waist and touch them with room to spare. When she was 3 months old she would go over a week without food and survive off random dog biscuits she would find on the kitchen floor and cat poop or any other kind of poop. (Note: When I saw this I would give her a few biscuits in her bowl but she was act as if they were going to bite her and she would go hide in the bathroom) I've tried feeding her on plates, in cups, just food on the floor, nothing works. The only thing that has been successful is when a dog plays with her. She won't eat if people play with her. Don't even get my started on her behavior. She is so good and so smart at something's and absolutely weird on others. I have taught her many tricks like shake, dance, play dead, roll over and everything in under an hour but she doesn't get it when I constantly have to tell her to stay on the back seat of the car and things like that. She knows when I say 'in the back' and she runs to the back seat only to wander in the front again seconds later. I've taught my cat to ride in the car and what not with the greatest of ease. I've taught her to walk nice on the leash, walk nicely off leash, behave when taking a bath (she loves them and she will literally jump in the bath and stay there until I am done) taught her to go in her crate, house broke her, and broke her of being aggressive. But this... I know if she would just eat she'd feel a lot better and probably not do all the pacing back and fourth in the living room, moaning and throwing hissy fits when something is going on that doesn't involve her since she constantly wants to do things that get her mind off her hunger which is probably very very painful. Does anyone have any solutions of how to get a dog to eat when this is the problem? And please don't say, get another dog, because I can't. :( Thank you --
A few days ago my older corgi started to play, for short bursts, with her and for those few days, she ate. Not well, but at least she ate. Then after three days he stopped playing with her since she just couldn't appreciate that fact that he was AT LEAST playing with her, even if was short periods, and bugs him constantly by biting his lips and tongue and yanking his ears after play time is over. Ever since then, she stopped eating again. My older corgi is very laid back and can't stand dogs being all up in his grillz. She's lucky that he even plays with her like that. I mean I take her for long walks twice every day, and at least 2 or 3 times a week to the dog park so she can play with other dogs. I play with her at least 1-2 hours a day. When I am finished playing with her after running up the stairs a million times, chasing her and her chasing me, throwing tennis balls, tug a waring with tug ropes, the whole shabang, she still wants to play more and will not let it go for at least an hour. She will stare at me and stick her butt in the air and bark and if I even move to put my legs on the couch she go bazerk and runs around and throws her self on me and grabs a tug ropes and gives it to me. She is just obsessed with playing! It is SO annoying. When my friend's dog was over here, my corgi would obsess over her until the other dog had to tell her to back off by baring her teeth and growling. I mean my friend's dog loved to play as well and had a similar case like my corgi's but even she wasn't as obsessed with playing as my corgi is. I mean my corgi didn't even want to say hi to me when I got home. My friend's dog and my other corgi and my cat would all be happy to see me with wagging tails and purrs but my other non eating corgi would go straight for my friend's dog and barrel her over and tackle her and run around her barking. (and her play bark hurts your ears) If I went to pet my non eating corgi she would just pull away and throw herself at my friend's dog or she would run around like crazy in circles and suddenly throw herself at the back door as hard as she could and it would repel her at least four feet over the kitchen floor on her back and she would just get up and run around and tackle my friend's dog. Thank god they are they same size. If my corgi was a big dog she would seriously hurt someone. I've gotten so mad with her sometimes to the point where I yell at her. It's just such a stupid scenario... :mad:
If you go down to pet her she will mouth your hand and run around you and around the tables, expecting you to play with her. So I have come to the conclusion of - She won't eat because she can't play. So basically she is starving herself because she can't play. Starving herself to the point where she throws up bile every morning and night. I even had to feed her on a diet of cottage cheese and baby food and even after a few nights of that she turned her nose up on it. Which is absolutely over board and stupid. She doesn't even look like a corgi. She looks like a rat. You can literally wrap your fingers around her waist and touch them with room to spare. When she was 3 months old she would go over a week without food and survive off random dog biscuits she would find on the kitchen floor and cat poop or any other kind of poop. (Note: When I saw this I would give her a few biscuits in her bowl but she was act as if they were going to bite her and she would go hide in the bathroom) I've tried feeding her on plates, in cups, just food on the floor, nothing works. The only thing that has been successful is when a dog plays with her. She won't eat if people play with her. Don't even get my started on her behavior. She is so good and so smart at something's and absolutely weird on others. I have taught her many tricks like shake, dance, play dead, roll over and everything in under an hour but she doesn't get it when I constantly have to tell her to stay on the back seat of the car and things like that. She knows when I say 'in the back' and she runs to the back seat only to wander in the front again seconds later. I've taught my cat to ride in the car and what not with the greatest of ease. I've taught her to walk nice on the leash, walk nicely off leash, behave when taking a bath (she loves them and she will literally jump in the bath and stay there until I am done) taught her to go in her crate, house broke her, and broke her of being aggressive. But this... I know if she would just eat she'd feel a lot better and probably not do all the pacing back and fourth in the living room, moaning and throwing hissy fits when something is going on that doesn't involve her since she constantly wants to do things that get her mind off her hunger which is probably very very painful. Does anyone have any solutions of how to get a dog to eat when this is the problem? And please don't say, get another dog, because I can't. :( Thank you --