NEED HELP

MY MALE PUP HAS JUST TURNED 7 MONTHS AND WILL NOT EAT ON HIS OWN WHAT SO EVER. AND NOT THAT interested when hand feeding. i just letf him thinking he would just start eating but he went 2 1/2 days. any feedback would be great... thanks

take him to the vets....

i did they said he may have something in his stomach but he did not have any real signs.. other than the not eating hes fine. thanks

i would take him to another vets if hes not eating something is wrong.

I would agree. Maybe hes feeling unwell so has no appetite?

What are you feeding him?

Is he drinking ok?

he drinking fine and at the moment iam freeding him whatever he will eat

Yes, but he isn't eating!

What would you normally give him?

my mates staffy does that and hes been doin it since he was a puppy hes now 10 and hes healthy ect, longest hes gone is 4 days, drinking still and hell have titbits ect but wont touch his food he goes thru stages

If he is fit and healthy then you need to be strong and stick to very strict rules with fussy eaters.

Simple put the food down leave it down for 10mins if he dont eat it pick it up and dont give him anything at all till next feeding time do the same again.

Dont give him treats if he is not eating his main meals and dont give him any food from yourself, dont make a big deal about him eating or not eating.

I would get him checked up at the vets though first as it could be a sign something else is wrong.

But if he is fit and healthy then dont be weak, dont hand feed him, dont make a fuss of his meal habits and stick to the proceedue above.

Normally takes a few days as they dont eat in protest of they want different food, or they have found they get alot of attention off you if they dont eat. But dont give in and give them different food or hand feed them ect you just make the problem worse.

We went through it with Molly she would eat 1 make of food fine for a while then go off it and would not eat, so we changed it, she eat it for a while then stopped. We were making a big fuss and trying to encourage her to eat, changing food bowls and trying hand feeding all this just made the problem worse. Soon as we adopted the idea of if you dont want to eat thats fine, problem went away.

^Agree

thanks for the feedback. hes haveing xrays today

Let us know how you get on.

hope you get sorted lets us know how you get on

You said you were feeding him 'whatever he would eat'

Does this mean he is eating some things just not his dog food?

hey just spoke to the vet. found stuff in his stomach. will need a op. at the cost of £900.... hope hes ok

hope for ur sake u have insurance........

no i dont

Ah atleast you know what it is and something can get done to fix the issue.

Am sure he will be fine my mums dog Jake has had to have surgery for the same sorta thing before, he had been eating stuff he shouldnt and had to have it removed.

An yeah its bills like this why I would always recommend pet insurance of some sort to cover against things like this.

not sure about ur vet, but at mine they wud let me set up a payment plan. maybe ask about this, or try find a vet tht can do it. gd luck

hey. jock came home last night. op went well but still not keen on eating yet. hope he starts soon.hes loseing weight now.

Poor Jock.. and poor you !! $$$$$...

What did they find in his stomach?? Hope he is going okay after his operation.

Hope he recovers soon and gets back to his normal self.

Hope he recovers soon as possible! Prada sends some healing licks and Toro positive tail wags with big staffy smile "U will get ok, buddy"

hey. jock almost back to his old self. but still not eating like he should be. the only thing he will eat is mince. hes been eating 300g 3 times aday. plz let me know if this is enough for him to get by on at the moment. thanks

I would say that's enough, but just keep an eye on him - if it looks like he isn't gaining weight the way you'd like him to, increase it a bit.