thanks Anne and Elaine! i took Oyin to the vet yesterday, and she actually suggested (since Oyin *was* eating this food at her foster home) that i continue to put this out for her for a few more days. surprisingly enough, as soon as we got in from the vet, my little girl ate half the bowl; later in the evening she finished it! i'm off to petco today to let her taste some treats and she what she likes so i can use them to help train her.
thanks for the advice! Melissa & Oyin --- In [email protected], ETM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > " 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
