Silly Cat Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Zorro is a fussy eater. GAP sent some coprice with him but he really doesn't like it. I have mixed it in with Eukanuba puppy but he doesn't really like that either (he picks it out of the coprice but only after it has been sitting there for a long time). I have been giving him table scraps and he likes most of those (eg cooked meat, cooked fish, veggies, pasta etc). He seems to like raw food (lamb, beef, chicken - both with and without bones) but he doesn't always eat it - he often buries it in the garden!! He doesn't really like the "treat" biscuits we bought him but he will eat them. What are some suggestions for fussy dogs (I thought it was cats that were fussy!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) Eagle Pack holistic fish... You can feed raw though if you can get enough of it into him to keep weight on. My dogs love the barf patties, then you can supplement with raw meaty bones, but the patties provide the veggie component. Mel. Edited October 29, 2006 by Staff'n'Toller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) Might be time for some tough love? Otherwise.... ProPlan Sensitive (Salmon) is great with a fishy smell that can tend to tempt dogs. Royal Canin Maxi/GSD/4300 or 4800. Nutro Lamb and rice or Performance. EaglePack has already been advised With the raw i'd be going lamb and chicken...higher in fat then many other meats and still good for him Roo might be too lean for him... Perhaps crate him when he eats...that way he can't hide anything...generally... (ok...so my Sabe stuffs things under his blankie in his crate... ) and you can take it off him once he's 'finished' so he doesn't feel compelled to hide stuff for later cause he's full kinda thing? Edited October 29, 2006 by KitKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly Cat Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 He has a matress and a doona in his crate and he often takes food in there if I feed him inside! Funny guy! I watched him eat tonight. He had a bowl of porridge with an egg yolk in it and lots of cubes of fatty lamb! I had to stand over him and stop him from taking the food and hiding it! I am off to get some different kinds of dryfood tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hmmm Kitkat may be right too...you may need to teach him what's in the bowl is all he's getting. We can help you with that too if you need. Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly Cat Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I have been doing that with the dry food and it sits all day. He is pretty thin. You can see all his ribs and his hips and spine are pretty easy to feel! He is a greyhound and I know they are meant to be slim. My brother always says that animals are like children and that if there is food there they won't starve but I feel a bit mean! I will just keep feeding him a variety of extras and try to mix in some of the other brands of dry food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Ok...you have to take the food away from him...put it down for 10mins...then take it away, offer it in the morning and at night - but only for 10min increments. If you leave it all day for him...you won't know exactly how much is there and he can decide if he wants it...or if he wants to try for something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Julie Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 My foster grey didn't get anything other than his Coprice and 30g of fat trimmings a day. (Beef stock with the coprice too). He literally took all day to eat it. I did leave it out for more than 10 minutes sometimes, but he hadn't learnt about getting better food later, so stick with KitKat's 10 minutes. When my dog was around, he only had it out for as long as he was interested in eating then it went back out of reach of both dogs. It was rather time consuming. I also found that he ate more if I stayed there with him. I kept putting it out and taking it in, but he eventually got through it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 yep its tough love. Feeding variety at present hasnt achieved anything & nor will it,you will just get more frustrated & the dog feels that . Never leave food down,its the worse habit in the world Dont feed the same time every day Dont make food a big deal. Forget the scrapes. Greys can get the runs very quickly so be careful given to much. All our greys bar 1 ate like horses,the 1 that didnt had thyroid issues. I would go back to simple basics dry,raw mutton flaps,chicken necks, If he doesnt eat it gets picked up & given the next day. Zorro will do the same thing day in/day if allowed so you need to set the food boundries thats 10 mins to eat or its gone & no treats given if he doesnt eat. There are things you can give to encourage appetite but i wouldnt try them until you have set a feeding pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly Cat Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 OK! Thanks for all the advice! Tough love it is!!! I won't even rush out and get him any new dry food. He can eat the mix he has at the moment! I have chicken frames etc for him but I will stop giving him anything too nice till he learns to eat his dry food. I am such a mean mummy but I guess it is for his own good in the long run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeak Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 We fostered a greyhound and for the first week she worried me sick. She wouldn't eat - she even refused chicken necks for the first two days GAP assured me that she wouldn't starve (even though I could hear her tummy rumbling, which I told them). She was getting dry food with mince/vegies/pasta mixed in as per GAP's instructions - it was the same food & the same mince/vegie/pasta mix that she was getting at the previous fosters, as they were kind enough to send a container of the mix. After two days I got permission to give her a chicken neck to stop her tummy rumbling, but she would still turn her nose up at the other stuff. So I got told to go back to "tough love" as she was just holding out for the good stuff (chicken neck). Boy was it hard - but she eventually did eat - we did the 10 mins down, remove, then later offer it for another 10 mins. I ended up getting sick of reoffering her food, so one night I just put the bowl down for 10 mins then took it away and said good night (mean mummy I know). Next morning, put the bowl down, it was ignored until I wandering to the back door 10 mins later (intended to reoffer it to her later), when she decided that she had better get up and at least look in the bowl, because I think she realised I was going to take her bowl away and there was a chance it might not come back later. She didn't eat a lot that morning (she wasn't a greedy eater anyway) but she did improve from their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Some dogs just don't like dry dog food and who can blame them? It doesn't look, smell or taste like "food". Tough love may work but what happens when it doesn't? If your greyhound pup likes raw food, then feed him raw food. It's not difficult IMO to prepare a "Complete and Balanced" raw foods diet at home. It's quite simple once you get the hang of it. RMBs make up the bulk of the diet, then offal, then veg/fruit slop, then canned fish, then eggs, then yoghurt. So you feed mostly RMBs, and add other components on a regular basis. You can also feed minced meats if you prefer but I don't bother. Some raw feeders supplement and others don't. I use garlic in the slop, ground LSA in every second or third batch of slop, and give Lilly a Cod Liver Oil capsule from time to time. OTOH, if you want to give a processed foods diet, ditch the Coprice (IMO it's a really bad food) and aim for something much better such as Eagle Pack, Nutro, Nutrience, or Dick van Patten's Natural Balance Organic Formula. Can I suggest you to some reading around raw foods diets? Just to help you decide what is better for your pup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Working_Setters Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I use garlic in the slop, ground LSA in every second or third batch of slop, What is LSA? Do you cook the "slop"? If so, could you give info on how please? Washed unpeeled fruit & veg into pot, some water and simmer? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 an irresistible food ? The one that is there when a dog is very hungry! Sorry... I agree..no treats or table scraps until he eats his meat & veg, or dry & whatever. Have you considered how/where he has been fed previously? That may be a clue...maybe he was fed alone..maybe with others> Maybe outside? Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akitaowner Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 my boy wasnt really into kibble as a pup - i tried leaving it and taking it away, all thats suggested above - i started to mix a little tinned fish in and it worked a treat all gone straight down - and he still wont eat plain kibble (i dont blaim him!!!) he still gets a cup of kibble with fish for brekkie and barf for dinner good luck - itll be worth it!!! otherwise youll be chasing your tail for thing he will eat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidoney Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I remember reading a book that had been written quite some time back, it may have been Kaleski's "Barkers and Biters", although I'm not sure of that. Anyway the author said he used to take in dogs that had eating problems. "Pampered pooches". He would put them in a yard with other dogs. If they didn't eat, the other dogs got it. He described how the dogs learned that they had to get some food and eat it before the other dogs got it, and that they became keen eaters. It was much more entertaining than my description, but basically the "eat it when you have it or miss out" approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akitaowner Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 i can definately confirm that having another dog around that WILL eat it makes them eat more - Mav has never been a big eater and would often leave stuff for a second sitting - never since Rogue arrived!! even licks the bowl clean (as she does anyway, just to check!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I feed Eagle Pack, never had a grey that wouldn't eat it I feed it wet with a spoonful of sardines or yogurt mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norskgra Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I had 2 fussy eaters, one of them was driving me mad. The only dry food that they will eat is Nutro. They actually go berserk when they see me going to the conainer to dish up their dinners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I use garlic in the slop, ground LSA in every second or third batch of slop, What is LSA? Do you cook the "slop"? If so, could you give info on how please? Washed unpeeled fruit & veg into pot, some water and simmer? TIA Nope, slop is raw just like everything else. I pulverise it by juicing the fruit/veg pieces, and mix the pulp with about 1/2 the juice. LSA = linseed and almond meal or includes sunflower meal in some cases. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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