Hey all~
I dont post often, Im more of a lurker and chatter~ but I have been struggeling with keeping wt on Sway since the day I brought her home at 12wks or so. She came from the breeder on Raw. We kept it up for a while (5/6 months or so), but she soon lost interest in it, stopped eating the bone and then just quit eating it all together (all the while struggeling to keep wt on her) She was a bab of bones... ribs, spine and hips! We blamed the not eating bones on her teething so we busted the bone up~ didnt make a difference, she still wouldnt eat it. So we decided to switch to kibble. We put her on Eagle Pack, she hoovered the first few days worth of meals and then would go a day or so without eating, then quit eating it all together as well. So after a while of dealing with that we switched to TOTW. She did awesome on it. She loved it. So we have been on it for 5ish months and still has bouts where she wont eat for a day or so.... ( tough love here, if she doesnt eat her meal when i put it down, it sits for 15 min then gets picked up and doesnt get put down till the next morning~ she eats twice a day. When she first started refusing meals I started adding 1/3 can of the canned totw to each meal... hoovered it for a wile and then would refuse meals... so all of this makes me think that she is getting bored with her food. So we started switching varieties between the totw. Again, doing well for a while but then by the end of the bag, goes back to her picky stubborn ways. I dont want to keep catering to her! I want her to eat and KEEP WT ON! She eats around 6 cups a day split between morning and night. She barley finishes what I give her, so adding more would be pointless. And she shows no interest in it what so ever~ all my other dogs are bouncing around at meal time.. barkign and carying on.. not Sway. She absolutely could care less.. lazy in the living room... I have to call her to her kennel sometimes even lead her by the collar in there... (not a kennel issue~ she loves her kennel) She acts the same way with treats... no interest.. she is not food motivated at all.
We show her, but after the many many comments this past wknd at a show.. regarding her wt.. we decided to take a hiatus untill we get her where we need her to be. No sense in throwing all our money into hotels, gas and entry fees if her wt is goin to keep her from placing.... She is 12 months old right now, and has not gone into heat yet (tho several of her litter mates have, so it should be soon) But im hopeing that, that will help her to fill out.
Sorry, Im writing as things are coming to me~ so bare with me as its a little choppy. When we got Sway the breeder told me that both parents are picky eaters and she struggles with their wt~ (should have been a red flag, but heinz sights 20X20) She wanted me to keep Sway on Raw, and when I told her I was planning on switching her over and asked for kibble suggestions she told me " I dont know what to tell you, as I am gun shy with Kibble".... so not a lot of help there. Had I not found dol my dogs would all still be on Science Diet~ The other day I had some chicken hind quarters int he freezer that got freezer burnt, so I thawed them and tossed them out to the dogs.... She showd mild interest in it, but it took her forever to eat it... but she did manage to get it down.. but you could tell she wasnt thrilled.... so needless to say going back to raw is out of the question.
Vet visit ruled out parasites and such, and there is nothing medical to say why she cant keep wt on. Maybe she needs more calories? Maybe ist time for another food switch?~ I like the idea of grain free, but if grain inclusive will keep her filled out I may head that direction.
*sigh* help please
Im sure I forgot a ton of info, so just ask away! Thanks a million!
I dont post often, Im more of a lurker and chatter~ but I have been struggeling with keeping wt on Sway since the day I brought her home at 12wks or so. She came from the breeder on Raw. We kept it up for a while (5/6 months or so), but she soon lost interest in it, stopped eating the bone and then just quit eating it all together (all the while struggeling to keep wt on her) She was a bab of bones... ribs, spine and hips! We blamed the not eating bones on her teething so we busted the bone up~ didnt make a difference, she still wouldnt eat it. So we decided to switch to kibble. We put her on Eagle Pack, she hoovered the first few days worth of meals and then would go a day or so without eating, then quit eating it all together as well. So after a while of dealing with that we switched to TOTW. She did awesome on it. She loved it. So we have been on it for 5ish months and still has bouts where she wont eat for a day or so.... ( tough love here, if she doesnt eat her meal when i put it down, it sits for 15 min then gets picked up and doesnt get put down till the next morning~ she eats twice a day. When she first started refusing meals I started adding 1/3 can of the canned totw to each meal... hoovered it for a wile and then would refuse meals... so all of this makes me think that she is getting bored with her food. So we started switching varieties between the totw. Again, doing well for a while but then by the end of the bag, goes back to her picky stubborn ways. I dont want to keep catering to her! I want her to eat and KEEP WT ON! She eats around 6 cups a day split between morning and night. She barley finishes what I give her, so adding more would be pointless. And she shows no interest in it what so ever~ all my other dogs are bouncing around at meal time.. barkign and carying on.. not Sway. She absolutely could care less.. lazy in the living room... I have to call her to her kennel sometimes even lead her by the collar in there... (not a kennel issue~ she loves her kennel) She acts the same way with treats... no interest.. she is not food motivated at all.
We show her, but after the many many comments this past wknd at a show.. regarding her wt.. we decided to take a hiatus untill we get her where we need her to be. No sense in throwing all our money into hotels, gas and entry fees if her wt is goin to keep her from placing.... She is 12 months old right now, and has not gone into heat yet (tho several of her litter mates have, so it should be soon) But im hopeing that, that will help her to fill out.
Sorry, Im writing as things are coming to me~ so bare with me as its a little choppy. When we got Sway the breeder told me that both parents are picky eaters and she struggles with their wt~ (should have been a red flag, but heinz sights 20X20) She wanted me to keep Sway on Raw, and when I told her I was planning on switching her over and asked for kibble suggestions she told me " I dont know what to tell you, as I am gun shy with Kibble".... so not a lot of help there. Had I not found dol my dogs would all still be on Science Diet~ The other day I had some chicken hind quarters int he freezer that got freezer burnt, so I thawed them and tossed them out to the dogs.... She showd mild interest in it, but it took her forever to eat it... but she did manage to get it down.. but you could tell she wasnt thrilled.... so needless to say going back to raw is out of the question.
Vet visit ruled out parasites and such, and there is nothing medical to say why she cant keep wt on. Maybe she needs more calories? Maybe ist time for another food switch?~ I like the idea of grain free, but if grain inclusive will keep her filled out I may head that direction.
*sigh* help please
Im sure I forgot a ton of info, so just ask away! Thanks a million!
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