I have a foster puppy who is in my home to gain weight before she can be spade and put up for adoption. She has kennel cough, though it's not a bad case of it and she's on medication.
Here is my concern: She is really finicky with what she eats. She's very tiny (1 lb 7 oz) and has been eating very little. I'm trying to find a food that she really likes and can gain some weight from. These are the things I've tried:
She'll eat her puppy chow occasionally
She gets into my large dog's "Lite" dog food and loves it. I let her eat it since she really goes to town with it, but I would like for her to eat something with more calories since she's dangerously thin and weak.
I've tried feeding her peanut butter and I've tried wet puppy food, but she doesn't like either of those and won't touch them.
She won't eat any food I mix the liquid stuff the animal welfare vet gave me to help her gain weight.
I'm worried that she's going to stop eating all together. She hasn't had anything to eat today. She even turned down the lite dog food. She just wants to cuddle and sleep. Her waste looks healthy (she's been pooing regularly and it's solid and she regularly pees), so I'm thinking she's digesting everything okay.
Anyway, thanks for any help or advice anyone is willing to give!
Here is my concern: She is really finicky with what she eats. She's very tiny (1 lb 7 oz) and has been eating very little. I'm trying to find a food that she really likes and can gain some weight from. These are the things I've tried:
She'll eat her puppy chow occasionally
She gets into my large dog's "Lite" dog food and loves it. I let her eat it since she really goes to town with it, but I would like for her to eat something with more calories since she's dangerously thin and weak.
I've tried feeding her peanut butter and I've tried wet puppy food, but she doesn't like either of those and won't touch them.
She won't eat any food I mix the liquid stuff the animal welfare vet gave me to help her gain weight.
I'm worried that she's going to stop eating all together. She hasn't had anything to eat today. She even turned down the lite dog food. She just wants to cuddle and sleep. Her waste looks healthy (she's been pooing regularly and it's solid and she regularly pees), so I'm thinking she's digesting everything okay.
Anyway, thanks for any help or advice anyone is willing to give!