We re-homed our first rescue dog 5 years ago as a companion for our then 6 year old dog, she was a 4 year old Pug who had been kept outside and used as a breeding dog. Sadly we recently had to have her put down as she had bowel cancer.
After having her put down my older dog went into total depression so we decided to re-home another. She is a 4 year old King Charles Cavalier Spaniel that has lived all her life so far with 7 others (her dog siblings, mother, father and grandmother). The story is the owner needed to downsize their property and therefore was looking to re-home them. Since coming to us she has been, understandably, very anxious but is starting to show signs of improvement: she loves her walks, will follow me around and jumps up onto the sofa for cuddles. Generally you can see that she is starting to relax, which is amazing!
However, her eating has been getting progressively worse. Day 1 she was eating small bites of her food, day 2 was very hit and miss, days 3 - 4 I managed to persuade her to eat some cooked chicken but only if she ate out my hand, days 5 and 6 she's barely eaten a thing and will no longer eat out my hand. I've tried the following:
Raw food (she was fed on this previously)
Cooked chicken
Rice
Pasta with tuna and cooked carrots (apparently she has enjoyed this previously)
Dog pâté
Kibble
My husband has just gone to get some reddy brek and weetabix to try these tonight - is there anything else we should be doing / can try? She was underweight when she came to us and it breaks my heart that she won't eat.
The vet has checked her teeth and general well-being and has confirmed there is no obvious reason (other than stress) for the hunger strike.
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happydays00 · 16/11/2019 19:34
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