13 week gsd female, wont eat soaked food, even with anything addded to it, her gums are really swollen, tried everything, she hasn;t eaten in 2 days properly, she is teething, no doubt, any tips guys?
I struggled to feed my new puppy on the complete food (soaked, dry, with a little tinned meat/raw meat/sardines/egg anything!) that her breeder recommended until she was 5 months old. I was worried that she wouldn't make the grade because she looked so weedy (they should be chunky) and so I took her to see another breeder with a similar aged puppy, same sire different dam, and hers had body and bone that made mine look dreadful! She'd been feeding nothing but raw meat and bones from 8 weeks, which is what I would normally feed mine but this is a new breed for me and I wanted to do as the breeder recommended. I changed that day and she ate everything that I put down and in 3 weeks I could begin to see her body change. At 8 months she now has plenty of bone and a chunky Pug type body as opposed to the Italian Greyhound type body that she had before, and she's a happy bunny, enjoying every meal! :)
For teething puppies I soak a dish towel in water, tie it in a knot and pop it in the freezer. It makes a soothing chew toy, hard enough but softens as it thaws so easy on tender, sore gums. The cold might help with the swelling too.
By Dill Date 07.11.08 13:13 UTC
Please be aware that at least one of the Bonjela's has Xylitol in it which is poisonous to dogs ;)
I froze large carrots as well as wet tea towels and both were really appreciated ;)