In fact, the problem of dog's picky eating has been accompanied by many owners. Many people will choose to give, some people will choose to correct, I agree with the latter point of view, if we do not stop the problem of dogs picky eaters, it may become a terrible pattern, dogs do not eat dog food, owners give meat food (peak), do not eat meat food to canned, canned do not eat to chicken, chicken do not eat to beef, and finally do not know what to give. When Xiaobai and Nana were young, I was most worried about illness and picky eating, because once picky eating, this problem will be very difficult to correct!
Why dogs are picky eaters
In fact, there are many reasons why dogs are picky eaters, not to say that they do not eat or are picky eaters, we must carefully distinguish between picky eaters and loss of appetite. Picky eating is the body does not have pathological problems, to eat delicious, do not like to eat. Loss of appetite is a pathological cause of loss of appetite, giving nothing to eat.
General picky eaters will have some of the following reasons:
1, pet dogs feed too much, or because of bad eating habits, overnutrition and other reasons leading to loss of appetite. I have been feeding Xiaobai and Nana strictly according to the feeding table of dog food since they were young. They can't be fed at any time, and they can be eaten at any time. Take away the bowl when you finish eating, and wash it quickly.
2. Loss of appetite caused by illness, estrus, emotional instability and other factors. Small white and Nana after sterilization, there are indeed some effects on appetite, this is loss of appetite, surgery recovery period, not picky eaters oh ~
3, the period of changing teeth pet dogs will be uncomfortable because of teeth, and easy to become no appetite. Teething will hurt, may need some hard things to grind teeth, so do not like to eat dog food oh. My two dogs haven't been seen so far.
4. The pet dog's appetite has improved! Because they are picky eaters, parents often change feed and add vegetables. Eating habits of good cooking, not willing to eat tasteless ordinary feed. This is what I said, so in Nana and white 6 months ago did not eat snacks, canned, of course, because small, not suitable for eating, digestive insufficiency, easy to cause diarrhea oh
Ways to avoid picky eaters
When Nana was a child, she once stopped to have a look after eating half of the dog food. At that time, I was afraid that she would form a picky eating habit, so I stopped all canned food and snacks during that time. Xiaobai is also, when I was a child, I would drink the probiotics directly, but now Xiaobai will not like the taste, feel too sour, but this is not a necessity, I do not force it.
But if you don't eat staple food, you are really picky eaters. At the same time, it is very important not to take chicken breast, canned or other things with dog food, so it is easy to be picky eaters, the dog food is left, the meat is eaten, you must pay attention! This is why, my family is pure dog food, pure meat food, pure homemade (refer to the picture below)
in one is not excessive snacks, snacks eat too much will eat? My family's principle of giving snacks is not more than 10%
of the daily food.
Ways to correct picky eaters
In fact, the formation of picky eaters is largely due to the owner! How to correct it depends mainly on the master's perseverance, confidence and "cruel heart". My white ball and Nana have not been picky eaters for the time being, there is a friend's dog around has been picky eaters very serious, so basically follow the following methods to correct!
1. If the dog is hungry but not full, starve it first and let it stop eating for 12 hours. Give her enough water during the period of stopping eating. Don't be distressed. Don't say whether she is hungry or not. Give her a mouthful of food. Don't give it. I told my friend to let her be hungry. Don't be distressed. Even if she vomits yellow water, don't be distressed. If she is not hungry, she will not eat. If she is very hungry, she will eat! 2-3 days is not a big problem. Don't be in a hurry to give her food for fear that she will be hungry.
2. Strengthen physical exercise and increase the amount of exercise of dogs. Walking the dog is a good way, running with the dog, not only exercise the dog, but also exercise themselves; the dog's appetite increased, their weight is also reduced, killing two birds with one stone! I ran back with Xiaobai and Nana and had a very good appetite!
3. Develop the habit of fixed-point feeding. The water source must be clean and sufficient. Adult dogs should be fed twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Eating time should not exceed 15 minutes, do not eat to throw away, let the dog understand that do not eat on time, do not eat, do not communicate with family members, do not feed privately! This is very important! If it's important to be picky about food, don't give it to others.
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