I would try to feed her off of a regular saucer or plate (a flat surface). ~Lacey
In [email protected], "Heather Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay...I'm gonna try this one more time. This is the 3rd time I have > tried to type this and send it, darn incredimail deletes it and shuts down > when I try to send ARGH!!! > > Anyways, I am having some issues with my new little puppy Zoey eating. She > REFUSES to eat from a dog dish. She scrounges around on the floor for > ANYTHING & EVERYTHING she can find (been vacuuming like crazy to keep stuff > off the floor but she finds it somehow) Anyways she is eating Eukanuba > Small Breed Puppy moistened with Warm water mixed with some canned Euk. > Pupy food. She will eat it if I give it to her out of my hand, or if I put > it directly on the floor, but WILL NOT eat it out of the dish. I don't want > her to get into the habit of having to be hand fed. I am worried about > Hypoglycemia too. I have been giving her small amounts of Nutrical just in > case each day. Any tips or suggestions on how to get her to eat from a > dish? She licks the food but will not eat from the dish, she drinks the > water just fine. It is a shallow dish so it's not too big for her or > anything. I thought maybe it could be due to her overbite that possibly it > was too hard for her to pick it up since her bottom jaw is shorter than her > top. But I don't know. I just want her to eat good, and don't want to > start any bad habits. > > Heather Thompson > Visit My Dogs on Dogster: Zoey : Jakob : Chloe > Visit my Website: Setareh Westies Next litter due Feb 2006 > Follow my girl Chloes Pregnancy from Day 1: Doggie Moms To Be Forum > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
