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  • Dec 26, 2007, 02:56 AM
    mlouwet
    Puppy doesn't eat
    Good day to all. Merry Christmas.

    I am a 5 mth old mot, I sleep a lot and won't touch my food and can barely eat my treats, I plays and go out reguraly, my stol are a little soft, I think I'm teething, but a little worry.
    Mom and Dad worry to, can you help me?

    Maggie
  • Dec 26, 2007, 04:56 AM
    labman
    Do you have a medical history? Does it show a combo, DLCPP, shot at 3-4 months? If not, I would get it to the vet this week or early next week.

    The not eating sounds to me like the ''new home jitters''. An early vet visit is always good with a new dog. Read through the sticky at https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/i...tml#post251802 Work your way down to the section on ''My dog won't eat''.

    Your puppy needs to be eating a dry dog chow and little else. If it is a large breed, it should be adult chow to avoid damaging its joints by too fast of growth. Also note the material on weight in the section on not eating. This is not the time to be tempting it with rich food or adding stuff to get it to eat. Unless it is sick, it should be eating in a few days. Bribing it to eat now is a good start on a sickly, picky dog.
  • Dec 26, 2007, 08:53 PM
    Moon777
    Also maybe try a different type of food, our cats I know only like certain foods, some even upset the stomach, so we keep note of the ones that are not good for them, and depends on each, for your pup, I would also bring it to the vet. It could be as simple as food, or depression or maybe an illness. Try both

    All the best
    Moon777
  • Dec 26, 2007, 09:01 PM
    labman
    I don't know about cats, but messing around changing a dogs chow is the last thing you should do Stick to what the breeder was feeding as I say in my sticky. .

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