I can't get my pup to eat! - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T12:53:27Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/i-can-t-get-my-pup-to-eat?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A880134&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm taking it day by day and…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-02-01:865021:Comment:8855772012-02-01T11:50:53.914ZLesley Gilkshttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LesleyGilks
<p>I'm taking it day by day and not trying to get too stressed. Sometimes he eats for England and other days he's not bothered so I don't press it. He's healthy and with limited exercise he's beginning to slowly put on weight (he was a bit skinny), and he glows with vitality. He'll get there.</p>
<p>I'm taking it day by day and not trying to get too stressed. Sometimes he eats for England and other days he's not bothered so I don't press it. He's healthy and with limited exercise he's beginning to slowly put on weight (he was a bit skinny), and he glows with vitality. He'll get there.</p> I have a bitch who will not e…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-22:865021:Comment:8813002012-01-22T23:11:17.007ZDenise Brend - (Devacott)http://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeniseBrend
<p>I have a bitch who will not eat enough unless she is hand fed. When given food to eat by herself she will go 3/4 days of eating nothing then eventually she will eat a tiny bit each time, not enough to fill a sparrow, so ended up just bones. Her energy level is amazing and she is fit and healthy according to the vet, but for me to be able to show her I have to feed by hand......but Im happy, but I just hope that one day she will get it!!!!!</p>
<p>I have a bitch who will not eat enough unless she is hand fed. When given food to eat by herself she will go 3/4 days of eating nothing then eventually she will eat a tiny bit each time, not enough to fill a sparrow, so ended up just bones. Her energy level is amazing and she is fit and healthy according to the vet, but for me to be able to show her I have to feed by hand......but Im happy, but I just hope that one day she will get it!!!!!</p> When the dogs learn that the…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-22:865021:Comment:8815662012-01-22T21:57:31.435ZThomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppenhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/MereteNilsen
<p>When the dogs learn that the consequence of not eating, is that they will go hungry until the next day (or the day after), they very soon learn and will eat anything you feed them.</p>
<p>When the dogs learn that the consequence of not eating, is that they will go hungry until the next day (or the day after), they very soon learn and will eat anything you feed them.</p> Rigsby loves raw carrot and h…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-21:865021:Comment:8808692012-01-21T11:09:13.161ZLesley Gilkshttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LesleyGilks
<p>Rigsby loves raw carrot and he has bones to keep his teeth clean. I never clean his teeth and they are pearly white with no sign of tartar. He also has a very shiny coat. I fed my other setter oily fish and his coat was also luxurious so I put it down to the fish oils.</p>
<p>Rigsby loves raw carrot and he has bones to keep his teeth clean. I never clean his teeth and they are pearly white with no sign of tartar. He also has a very shiny coat. I fed my other setter oily fish and his coat was also luxurious so I put it down to the fish oils.</p> We do a mainly raw meat/ bone…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-20:865021:Comment:8807672012-01-20T16:37:06.194ZDeb Bouttellhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DebBouttell
<p>We do a mainly raw meat/ bones/ veg (done in the processor because it's easier to digest) diet with the odd handful of Arden Grange in the morning- with goat's milk which is easier to digest than cows.</p>
<p>Pleased to say they all eat well. We've had them in the past that just won't eat- very worrying but then if you worry you pass that to the dog so it's a vicious circle!</p>
<p>We do a mainly raw meat/ bones/ veg (done in the processor because it's easier to digest) diet with the odd handful of Arden Grange in the morning- with goat's milk which is easier to digest than cows.</p>
<p>Pleased to say they all eat well. We've had them in the past that just won't eat- very worrying but then if you worry you pass that to the dog so it's a vicious circle!</p> Am in full agreement...
I m…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-20:865021:Comment:8803352012-01-20T11:23:10.780ZJennie Bensteadhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JennieBenstead
<p>Am in full agreement...</p>
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<p>I must say it did scare the bejesus out of me when at 8wks they were crunching away on a chicken carcus / wings.</p>
<p>I have had people say to me that they can choke on bones and I say have you read how many dogs have choked on kibble.</p>
<p>My dogs also eat fruit and veg Bananas are there fave( this is by choice as a lot of BARF feeders dont)</p>
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<p>This is natures way and thats what makes it right.</p>
<p>Am in full agreement...</p>
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<p>I must say it did scare the bejesus out of me when at 8wks they were crunching away on a chicken carcus / wings.</p>
<p>I have had people say to me that they can choke on bones and I say have you read how many dogs have choked on kibble.</p>
<p>My dogs also eat fruit and veg Bananas are there fave( this is by choice as a lot of BARF feeders dont)</p>
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<p>This is natures way and thats what makes it right.</p> Haha, I bet RIley's coat is…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-20:865021:Comment:8801342012-01-20T10:00:26.919ZFran Griffinhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/FranGriffin
<p>Haha, I bet RIley's coat is just like Barkley's, Don't need fancy shampoos and things with him to enhance his coat. You can almost see your face in it. It even has a blue sheen on it. Can't understand why people are just not getting it. The dog HASN'T evolved. Their jaws still move up and down AND NOT side to side like an omnivour's jaws do. Their teeth are sharp and NOT flat or a combination of sharp and flat like ours. </p>
<p>It might seem hard, but I think people need the hard…</p>
<p>Haha, I bet RIley's coat is just like Barkley's, Don't need fancy shampoos and things with him to enhance his coat. You can almost see your face in it. It even has a blue sheen on it. Can't understand why people are just not getting it. The dog HASN'T evolved. Their jaws still move up and down AND NOT side to side like an omnivour's jaws do. Their teeth are sharp and NOT flat or a combination of sharp and flat like ours. </p>
<p>It might seem hard, but I think people need the hard truth. If you really cannot give your dog food which is species appropriate, then please get yourself a horse, or a rabbit, or something else which is not a carnivour. Would you dream of pumping meat into a horse? then please people - stop pumping grains into your dog. You ARE genetically altering them, if some are surviving on a daily diet of it now, future generations WILL suffer.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315145/Is-pet-food-poisoning-dogs.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315145/Is-pet-food-poisoning-dogs.html</a></p>
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<p></p> I agree with Fran
My two oldi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-20:865021:Comment:8801192012-01-20T09:02:54.053ZJennie Bensteadhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JennieBenstead
<p>I agree with Fran</p>
<p>My two oldies passed last summer and most of their lives left most of their dinners, I spent a lot of money trying to get them to eat, I would throw away more than they ate.</p>
<p>Yes they had long lives Wilma was 16yrs and Penny 13yrs but were they totaly healthy no.</p>
<p>Ear infections bald itchy skin patches etc.</p>
<p>I started to research dog food and was so shocked at what I found even those most expensive ones are not good for our dogs.</p>
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<p>I agree with Fran</p>
<p>My two oldies passed last summer and most of their lives left most of their dinners, I spent a lot of money trying to get them to eat, I would throw away more than they ate.</p>
<p>Yes they had long lives Wilma was 16yrs and Penny 13yrs but were they totaly healthy no.</p>
<p>Ear infections bald itchy skin patches etc.</p>
<p>I started to research dog food and was so shocked at what I found even those most expensive ones are not good for our dogs.</p>
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<p>I now have two youngsters who are on a total raw diet BARF.</p>
<p>They eat everything that is put down for them yes including the bones.</p>
<p>As I do all their food myself I know what they eat.</p>
<p>Rileys Coat is so shining I get stop in the street and asked what I put on it.</p>
<p>I say its not what I put on it, its what I put in him that counts.</p>
<p>I know there are a lot of people that dont agree but for me and mine this is the way to go.</p>
<p>And it do's not cost more.</p>
<p>Clearing up after them is also much easier as they dont do huge poops, puppy biting ended at a few months.</p>
<p>My only gripe is that Riley is still a little sod lol. (would not want him any other way)</p>
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<p> </p> you are doing great, but I wo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-20:865021:Comment:8802822012-01-20T02:17:37.197ZPhilippa Mocklerhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/PhilippaMockler
<p>you are doing great, but I would be careful of the milk , cus can ruin the stomach, maybe water it down, best of luck )</p>
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<p>you are doing great, but I would be careful of the milk , cus can ruin the stomach, maybe water it down, best of luck )</p>
<p> </p> Thanks for all the feed back.…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-01-19:865021:Comment:8797472012-01-19T18:44:25.365ZLesley Gilkshttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LesleyGilks
<p>Thanks for all the feed back. We've hit a golden patch as for the past two days he's eaten everything I've given him. </p>
<p>He's gone off the Royal Canin I was feeding him so I tried Waggs which he has enjoyed. I've also given him pasta with tuna/pilchards/sardines, which he really enjoys, and milk with egg yolks for a mid morning snack. I think the key is variety and smaller more frequent meals. I've also reduced his walks to gentle strolls so that anything he does eat is used to…</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feed back. We've hit a golden patch as for the past two days he's eaten everything I've given him. </p>
<p>He's gone off the Royal Canin I was feeding him so I tried Waggs which he has enjoyed. I've also given him pasta with tuna/pilchards/sardines, which he really enjoys, and milk with egg yolks for a mid morning snack. I think the key is variety and smaller more frequent meals. I've also reduced his walks to gentle strolls so that anything he does eat is used to build him up rather than him running it off.</p>