Exercise your dog, play with it, teach him to look for food, offer him healthy and delicious dishes and you have tried different types of food, but still, still not eating?
If your puppy doesn’t eat, it’s normal to worry, because it’s normal for your puppy to have a voracious appetite. This behavior can be a sign that your puppy’s physical or emotional body is not behaving properly. Your puppy may not eat for several reasons, understanding them is critical to their health and future.
- If you’re wondering why your puppy doesn’t want to eat.
- We invite you to read the following Animal Expert article in which we’ll give you some tips for your puppy to regain his normal appetite.
A puppy without an appetite does not necessarily mean that he has a health problem that requires medical attention. Some puppies reject food because they don’t like taste or texture, others because they are more demanding or because they may suffer anxiety, because they get used to a new family member or at home. In these simple cases, the type of food varies and tries to maintain the dynamics so that your body stabilizes.
To find out if your dog doesn’t like food or if it’s a complicated animal with your tastes, and make it interested in food again, try the following: forget about food for a second and try to give it meat, like chicken. If you run into this type of food and reject the other one it is because it is a dog with a demanding taste and therefore you will have to try to get used to the food it provides.
Anorexia in dogs is very different from the disease that occurs in humans. The dog is not the type of eating disorder in which the dog will look in the mirror overweight and, therefore, will force itself not to eat.
In dogs, anorexia and total lack of appetite are due to other reasons. It is important to consult the veterinarian to analyze the whole situation as the puppy may not have anorexia, but another health problem or simply a dog demanding to eat. Be careful, as your puppy may not want to eat for the following reasons:
If your puppy refuses to eat for more than two days, immediately take it to the veterinarian to rule out any other illness that may cause anorexia. Anorexia can be a symptom of a major health problem such as:
If your puppy doesn’t want to eat anything in this world, you may have a disease whose symptom is a lack of appetite:
Remember that puppies are very sensitive animals because they are in a period of development. Lack of food and water can easily dehydrate and weaken them, causing disease and even death.
If you find you weak, try hand-feeding him to help him and take him to the vet. If none of the above solutions work and your puppy still doesn’t want to eat, you may have a disease, so take it to the vet as soon as possible.
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