We rescued a dog last Thursday, not from a shelter, a proper rescue. She's unspayed, full of ticks and very thin.
We took her straight to the vets before taking her home. She had a tick bath and an hour of tick picking by the nurses, weighed in at about 5kg underweight, but otherwise just seemed to need feeding. She's lovely and friendly.
She ate some chicken on Thursday evening, and half a sausage on Friday (to bribe her into eating worming tablets). Now she won't eat anything. She's had food down all day in case she wanted to graze and hasn't touched it.
We've tried chicken, rice, minced beef (cooked and raw), scrambled egg, royal canin recovery formula on a spatula, new potatoes, Gastro dog food, fish 4 dogs food, wet food, and nothing has been eaten. She'll happily eat leaves in the garden though.
I'm wondering if she now doesn't trust us as we hid tablets in her sausage.
We're back at the vet later this evening because of this, but thought I'd ask if any other ideas?
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Getting a new rescue dog to eat
SteveBrucesNose · 21/06/2015 15:17
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