Give me a couple days to write out a full length article on my secret weapons on coaxing finicky dogs to eat their food, more specifically kibbles.

Meanwhile, don’t worry too much for now. You might want to read my other article on How To Deal With Dogs Who Are Finicky Eaters? I think she still has some reserves, if not more than needed, for her to be picky on her regular meal.

Peace

Thank you for your reply. I’ve taken your advice and have tried snacks as well as oatmeal. In the beginning, the snacks didn’t bode too well because she would sift through her bowl wanting to eat only snacks leaving her dog food as leftovers. So then I tried the oatmeal which she ate well. After awhile, she began to get picky again, eating only oatmeal and leaving her dog food as leftovers.

We’ve taken her out for walks and runs. She still enjoys her exercise immensely. She was overweight when we had taken her in, now combined with the lack of appetite, she’s actually slimmed down to the normal AKC Siberian Husky weight range, 50 lbs.

I’m at a loss on what to do for her now, do you have anymore suggestions?

Sincerely,

Skye

It is perfectly normal from what you had described. Some dogs go into a “depression” phrase while others act as if nothing had happened.

She’s being picky about food could be the result of her imbalance hormones. If she was at her normal weight prior, losing a few lbs shouldn’t cause too much of a concern. However, do make sure she isn’t losing more than 10 – 13% of that weight.

Try to coax her into eating; add bits and pieces of her favorite treats into her regular meal. She may not finish all that she’s possible to but be patience and praise her constantly…for trying. If she’s still finicky, try to give her oatmeal, make it a little watery since she drinks more now. You also might want to reduce the amount she drinks an hour before her meal.

Take her for longer walks to alleviate her mood this in turn will improve her appetite.

HTH

Thank you for your article, it has helped a lot for me but I do have a few questions and hope you could answer them for me.

I have a female Siberian Husky, 3 yrs old, that just finished her heat (her bleeding) Aug 18th, 2009. I beleive she is experiencing false pregnancy. (She has had no contact with any males and never got “stuck” once with any male dogs either. We kept her on leash at the dog park.) Her one definite symptom is a slight enlargement of the teets.

However, my main concern is her eating and drinking habits. During the phase when she was still bleeding, she became very picky about her normal diet and didn’t drink much. I’ve researched on the net and found one dog owner saying the same thing about her dog being in heat. AFTER the bleeding phase was over, my Siberian Husky began drinking the same amount of water if not more but she is still picky about her food. She has since lost weight since her heat began. Is this normal in false pregnancies?

Anything feedback would help and I look forward to your reply. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Skye