Try hand-feeding since most small dogs believe
hand fed food is human food. Mine will accept
almost any food from me. My long time companion
was down to a few teeth on one side and still
managing some dry food though moistened was easier
but he did better on small cuts of chicken and
cheese and loved pasta on occasion (tomato sauce
preferred) if fed to him from a fork. Problems
were beginning to develop with eating from a bowl
or plate and I was having better luck putting a
small handful of dry food directly on the floor
for free feeding. Ham, probably because of
seasoning, seems to be well liked by all of my
animals past and present. Getting the dog to eat
is the key, she can't go without food or you might
lose her. Talk to your vet. To be honest I did
not have much luck with canned soft dog food and
only a bit of luck with moistened dry food, have
heard of people doing well with baby food which I
was prepared to do when I lost my dog to old age
congestive heart failure problems.
Elaine
> hi everyone,
> i just adopted a rescue chi who is 8yrs old, she's 5lbs. Oyin, my
> chi, had most of her teeth removed after she was rescued because
> they were in bad condition. she only has 4
> front teeth - incisors -
> and won't eat much at all.
> her foster mother fed her wet-food because of the teeth situation;
> she gave me a couple of cans when i adopted
> Oyin, but now she won't
> eat it. her foster mother also used to feed her cheerios as a
> treat, and that's the only thing she will eat (she also begs for
> table food, but i don't want to give her table food since she's not
> eating her dog food.
> is there a brand of dry dog-food that's soft enough for her to eat
> with 4 teeth - especially since she has no
> molars? anyone here have
> a similar experience? i just adopted her on
> friday, and am awaiting
> a vet appointment for after the holidays. i'm worried that she'll
> lose nutrients from only taking cheerios.
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