Blue wont eat !!

i woke up this morning and put a bowl of food out for blue and he hasnt eat any at all i tried with treats and it looks like his teeth are sore as he lick it and breaks it in his mouth but spits it out and leaves it there ive tried changing to a different flavour aswell to see if this was the problem but it proved not to be. if this is any help , i took him on a pretty big walk to pets at home yesterday and he was nekerd after mybe i have over walked him.

Just take his food up and put it down again later , probably a bit out of sorts if he is teething but a healthy dog won't starve himself.
Is he ok in himself not limping or anything with you talking about overdoing the walk ??

If his teeth are sore perhaps try soaking it (if it's dry food) might be easier for him to eat

Hi it could be teething is he well in himself no sickness or lack of energy etc?
You could try softening hid food if hes on dry i use too add alittle gravy make sure it isn,t too hot, my trick too find out if my dog is poorly or jus being fussy is too try him with something yummy alittle fresh chicken or meat if he eats that normally hes ok and either being fussy or teething.
General rule is if they are drinking and well just keep an eye on him but if he gets tired poorly or sick go too the vet.
If he is teething wet an old rag put it in the freezer and then let him chew away it helps ease the pain x

thanks he aint limping or nothing he just wants to lie down though i tried to make him lively by playing he tried aswell though walked away an just put his head down buh when i was getting my breakfast i tried a bit of bread and he bit it and just spat it out again i do feed him dry food but most of the time i do put water over it to make it moist for him il try him on some chicken and see if he will eat that

I'd put his food down and take it up after a bit and give nothing else until next meal time. If he's healthy he won't starve himself

Agree with above, try to resist giving treats until he has eaten his normal food.

i got him eating a bit i think its teething i had to set his food on the floor to seperate them i think his we teeth are just sore also hes back to his normal self barking away after he got a we bath that is thanks for all your advice greatly appreciated

You can help teething by freezing kongs or icecubes.

I have been giving him crushed up ice he won't eat it unless its crushed

My pup loves crushed ice, really helped with the teething. Also frozen carrots are good too x

For 4-5 morning this week Ledger didn't touch his breakfast (normally he is eagerly looking for it after his morning walk) eventually slowly eating it when I put it down again around lunchtime but he still pestered for and ate his evening meal at 5pm as usual. This morning though he was back to his usual self maybe he is just teasing me as I have just placed a bulk order for his dry food!

Poor little guy. Try feezing a kong and letting him chew on that

Frozen carrots helped cairo with teething.I hope he is feeling more comfortable soon.You could try soaking his food in a little chicken broth which will smell lovely and be easier for him to eat

i think he might have we bug after all there was a time today he brightened up buh he had a bit of the runs and has just been lieng down all day again he had half a bowl of food all day if he hasnt changed in the morning im gonna take him to the vet

Hope he feels better soon

i will post tomorrow and let you all know how he is. thanks

BELFAST BLUE WARRIOR wrote:i woke up this morning and put a bowl of food out for blue and he hasnt eat any at all i tried with treats and it looks like his teeth are sore as he lick it and breaks it in his mouth but spits it out and leaves it there ive tried changing to a different flavour aswell to see if this was the problem but it proved not to be. if this is any help , i took him on a pretty big walk to pets at home yesterday and he was nekerd after mybe i have over walked him.

I'm not trying to act like i know everything, but go easy on the walks while he's a pup. you don't want to do any long term damage, 5 mins per month of age is about average.

he is fine today think it might have been me over walking him il be sure not to over do it in the future

Steviec wrote:

BELFAST BLUE WARRIOR wrote:i woke up this morning and put a bowl of food out for blue and he hasnt eat any at all i tried with treats and it looks like his teeth are sore as he lick it and breaks it in his mouth but spits it out and leaves it there ive tried changing to a different flavour aswell to see if this was the problem but it proved not to be. if this is any help , i took him on a pretty big walk to pets at home yesterday and he was nekerd after mybe i have over walked him.

I'm not trying to act like i know everything, but go easy on the walks while he's a pup. you don't want to do any long term damage, 5 mins per month of age is about average.

BELFAST BLUE WARRIOR wrote:he is fine today think it might have been me over walking him il be sure not to over do it in the future

I agree with this - an over long walk at his age (I take it he's only about 4 months old?) can make him very out of sorts & could affect his appetite. But it could also affect his growth plates & tendons, leading to problems in the future. Try keeping his walks down to about 15 minutes or so, three times a day, with a little off lead play during those walks.