I have a lab and chow mix. He's 13 years old. He stopped eating 2 days ago. I give him dry food and mix some canned food. Then I gave him his favorite food , chicken. He just won't eat anything. Help!

We had the same problem with a 12 year old springer spaniel. When we took him to the vet he needed his teeth cleaned and we were told to feed him rice and broth until his teeth stopped hurting. Oh, and make sure you offer him plenty of water.

My dog is such a fussy eater he won't eat anything unless you throw it for him!
Its something about working for food or something

Take the dog to the vet. I have another example of a vet visit curing a sick 12 year dog in the sticky at https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/i...tml#post254171
My Lab will be 14 next month and still going strong.


Anybody that has a dog that doesn't eat, needs to read it.

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Originally Posted by draggon_9

I have a lab and chow mix. he's 13 years old. He stopped eating 2 days ago. I give him dry food and mix some canned food. Then I gave him his favorite food , chicken. He just won't eat anything. Help!

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We have the same problem with our 10 year old dog. If we place food in the dog's mouth, the dog will eat. But the dog will not eat cooked meat or any dog food unless we place it in her mouth. We took the dog to the vet. Blood tests and x-rays revealed no problems. The vet thinks the dog contracted a virus and gave us Netronidazole and Pepcid AC to increase the dog's appetite and reduce nausea.