Hi, has anybody used periactin tablets for dogs with a poor appitite? If so what dose do you give, any advise would be good. Thanks

havent seen this used for dogs, we have used it in cats at my place of work with varying degrees of success.

I dont do links but there has been a thread about giving drugs to dogs to make them eat.

I had to use it once before as part of a range of meds for a very poorly dog which resulted in no appetite at all and a genuine risk of malnutrition.  It didn't work. 

This was a prescribed and monitored treatment - I would not advocate any drugs being used on an animal without there being a medical necessity and that being a conclusion reached by a veterinary professional.

If a dog has a poor appetite there is a reason - it may simply be fussyness or could be health related.  Either way better to investigate and resolve the cause rather than disguise the symptoms IMO.

regards
Teri

 

was only asking because somebody had advised me to use it and I'm like you I don't like giving drugs, have started her on a vitamin suppliment yesterday to see if that helps, she does eat and then she goes for days without which makes me feel it is her being fussy not a medical problem. Hope I didn't offend you by putting up the post as I do look on the site regularly.
Thanks Jenny

It's not offensive at all Jenny - you asked a valid question, perhaps my reply came across harshly which wasn't the intent :)

Fussy eaters are not uncommon and often have us very well trained to dance attention on them offering extra treats or varied menus which simply compounds the problem :)  If your dog is otherwise in good health be stricter about what her diet is, how long it's put down for etc.  If you are firm for a few days about only offering her a max of 10 minutes to eat what's put down, no in between treats or snacks etc, then hopefully she'll learn that it's 'eat now or never' :)

Should she show any signs of ill health, low energy, exessive drinking, nausea (air licking) etc then have her vet checked in case there's an underlying problem.   Some dogs which don't eat heartily simply don't enjoy the food being offered and others may be intolerant to one or more of the ingredients in which case they feel sick at the smell of a particular diet.  The latter is less common of course than simply fussy attitudes but one which I always consider.  I don't believe we should try and make dogs eat foods they perhaps don't like - a bit like forcing kids to eat veggies at school canteens when they're all mushed up and horrible LOL.

Try being VERY firm for a few days and see if things improve. 

HTH, Teri :)

> Some dogs which don't eat heartily simply don't enjoy the food being offered

One of my boys used to be like this, he would sniff the bowl, then sigh and look at me with his sad face on.  He could easily go 4 or 5 days without eating. I tried a few different foods but haven't had a problem since he's been on JWB ocean fish.  I don't know if it tastes nicer or if it's just the strong fishy smell but he's not turned his nose up in over a year now.

Thanks I'll give it a try, let you know how I get on.