Feeding

Hi everyone,

Sasha's eating went back to normal after my last post, I think she was sulking because my hubby had raised his voice at her, and she still hasnt come into season yet shes 9 and half months. The problem is that she has now started to refuse her food again unless it has wainwrites tray food mixed in. She was eating wainwrites dry food completely fine until I bought a 15kg bag. Its the same variety turkey and rice as the small bag, surely it can't taste or smell any different I remember having yhe same problem when she was tiny. Ive stopped giving her treats during the day and she still turns her nose up at it. I dont want to give her the tray food as she really puts on weight quickly when we do. I put the food down if she doesn't eat it I take it up again problem is she looks like shes lost weight already from Saturday when I brought the food xx

Sounds like you're doing all the right things. Remember they'll never starve themselves, so keep persistent Good luck!

Sometimes Katy turns her nose up at her wainwrights so I mix in a pilchard & the bowl is cleared in minutes. Mind you I have to mix it really well or she pick out the fish   

She will eat it with stuff mixed into it but just not on its own. She is a real porker when we fed her the tray food. The puzzling thing is she was eating the same food on its own with nothing mixed in until we bought a 15kg bag of it now she wont touch it, if she doesn't eat it tonight I will put in an egg. She should be starving as we took her over the country park this morning for a run xx

I always buy 2 different flavours in the 2kg bags so she doesn't get bored but still have to mix something in occasionally. Mind you I wouldn't want to eat the same thing every day   

I have always brought 2kg bags and shes always eaten it but thought it would save me time to buy a 15kg bag. I wonder if it does smell different to her though it shouldn't as its the same flavour xx

Sounds like she's being a fussy madam   

Could try putting a little water in. When Bane went off his dry food a while back, we dampened it and he ate it fine.

She definitely is, also very very stubborn . She knows that I wont let her go hungry but im going to stick with it. She's much healthier without the tray food and she wasnt passing much wind either, which is healthier for everyone concerned   

Bane wrote:Could try putting a little water in. When Bane went off his dry food a while back, we dampened it and he ate it fine.

I must say I've always put a drop of water on her food i've never even tried her without it.

Is that warm water ladies ?????

Yeah a little warm water will bring out the aroma xx hope sash stops being a fuss pot soon.

I sometimes puts water with banes food too, I put in hot then let it cool for a little bit, it softens the food

Ok thanks ladies, im gonna feed her soon so will try it then xx

Well did Sasha eat her dinner?  

Hi I put water on it and no joy, ended up putting an egg in with it and she ate it all up. Dont know what im gonna do tomorrow because she cant eat eggs every day and I dont want to go down the route of adding fish, gravy etc again. She really is a moo sometimes xx

The little minx! Maybe try a drizzle of olive oil other than that I'm stumped   

It is just a case of her being really fussy, I can't believe that the food can be any different just because one is in a bigger bag. Think im gonna have to go back to basics with her and just persevere with taking it up if she doesn't eat it and hope that she gets fed up before I get totally stressed out   

I'm feeding raw now but Daisy would never eat dry food on its own! Fussy madam that she is!