Cavalier King Charles Spaniel won't eat
From an email:
> I have a 7 week old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She is not eating,
> only when we force feed her. I am becoming very concerned because she is
> shaking and sleeping a lot. We have given her karo syrup and maple
> syrup as per our breeder. But she will not eat the food in her bowl. I have
> added chicken broth to her food to make it mushy so it will be easier
> for her to eat (kind of like water). Do you think maybe a bottle with
> milk or pedialite would help?
How long have you had her? None of my labs were ever that way, but some puppies take a day or 2 to adjust and start eating. If it wasn't for the shaking, I would say wait a day or 2. Skip the milk, puppies can't digest the lactose in it. The Pedialite couldn't hurt. Are you offering her the same chow as the breeder? In most cases, there is no good reason not to stick with what the breeder was feeding. The different chows may start with different ingredients, but they are all formulated to provide the same things.
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