i've had him for about a year and a half and he ate fine untill we got a another puppy now its hard to get him to eat he's lost weght and is gettin pretty skinny, i put the bowl in a room with no distrations and he will drink some water and go to sleep. how do i get him to eat more?. he is almost 2 years old
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Don't separate him from you , just because there is a new puppy around you still need to play and interact with him as you did before , I think that he is jealous and that's why he is not eating and behaving like that . So try to pay more attention to him take him alone on walks play with him and include the new pup slowly so that the older dog know that he is number 1 and don't need worry about loosing his position in the house .
hes probably depressed since you dont pay enough attention to him then you did before.
Maybe its not the other dog, did u see a vet he may need medical attention depending on how much weight he lost. Give him so quality time with you, try some of his favorite treats.
well this might help... try making him homemade food, and then add some good smelling things in it... like make him some chicken and put A LITTLE garlic in it so it will smell more appealing. if that doesn't work, then try giving him a different kind of food from the store... if that doesn't work then go to your vet.. good luck!!
Sounds like a high stress situation. Consult your vet or a animal behaviorist as to what to do.
It might also be something medical that just happened to have occurred when you got the new pup. So defiantly get him checked out at the vet first and foremost.
Raw chicken should entice him, he may be upset about the new puppy entering his house and probably limiting his time with you. Raw Chicken or turkey may be good to put ontop of his food.
Maybe the new puppy brought an infection with him... if he is sleeping more than usual or if you see other change in his behaviour, skin, ears or eyes, you should take him to the vets just to be sure everything's ok.
If he's otherwise normal you could try to change what you feed him or pretend to eat his food with him. (maybe he feels left out)
Here is also a discussion on the subject http://www.mydogwonteat.com/messageboard...
Maybe he contracted worms like roundworms from the new puppy. Worms in the stomach sometimes cause the dog to feel full , and the dog becomes skinny.
make shure that you pay alot of attion to him and take both dogs to a mutual aera and play fetch with them...and give it time...and if that doesent work then take the dog to the vet and see if there is anything medcally wrong...i hope your dog gets better...good luck!
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