lindsey35atl
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It’s a bit of an odd situation so I would like other peoples perspective on it. I’ll try to explain it in as much relevant detail as possible.
I have 2 dogs, Z & P. Z has always been crazy for food so I got her one of those plastic slowfeeder bowls about a year or 2 ago. P has always eaten from a metal bowl. They eat together in the kitchen, with enough space between them so they won’t bother each other.
Now about 2 months ago Z stopped wanting to eat from this bowl so I swapped it for a metal one. About 1 month ago she stopped wanting to eat from that one.
I’ve checked her teeth, mouth, all of it and nothing seems to be wrong. That combined with the other info down below makes me think it’s behavioural so I haven’t gone to the vet yet.
They never ate the same kibble constantly because they get bored of it so I mix it up sometimes. It was always supermarket brands and I know that’s not great so I now use tailored food from tails.com
If you don’t know this brand: they make food specifically for the breed/size/health of your dog.
She loved this at first (it’s much better quality than the previous kibble) but then stopped eating it. When I give her dog snacks or chicken, she does eat it BUT not with the same crazy enthusiasm as before, much more calmly and hesitantly. I don’t recall any fight happening between the dogs (over food) which would make her scared to eat next to P. She displays the same behaviour with the snacks or chicken when P is in a different room.
Things I’ve tried:
I might try buying her a ceramic bowl. Any advice is welcome!
I have 2 dogs, Z & P. Z has always been crazy for food so I got her one of those plastic slowfeeder bowls about a year or 2 ago. P has always eaten from a metal bowl. They eat together in the kitchen, with enough space between them so they won’t bother each other.
Now about 2 months ago Z stopped wanting to eat from this bowl so I swapped it for a metal one. About 1 month ago she stopped wanting to eat from that one.
I’ve checked her teeth, mouth, all of it and nothing seems to be wrong. That combined with the other info down below makes me think it’s behavioural so I haven’t gone to the vet yet.
They never ate the same kibble constantly because they get bored of it so I mix it up sometimes. It was always supermarket brands and I know that’s not great so I now use tailored food from tails.com
If you don’t know this brand: they make food specifically for the breed/size/health of your dog.
She loved this at first (it’s much better quality than the previous kibble) but then stopped eating it. When I give her dog snacks or chicken, she does eat it BUT not with the same crazy enthusiasm as before, much more calmly and hesitantly. I don’t recall any fight happening between the dogs (over food) which would make her scared to eat next to P. She displays the same behaviour with the snacks or chicken when P is in a different room.
Things I’ve tried:
- feed her by herself in the kitchen, P in a different room. The new kibble in the metal bowl. She won’t eat it.
- feed her in a different room by herself. The new kibble in the metal bowl, she won’t eat it.
- add salmon oil, she won’t eat the kibble from the metal bowl.
- mix it with meat such as chicken and with Christmas she got lamb. She will eat everything including the kibble and from the metal bowl.
- and this is where it gets confusing to me, because I thought she just doesn’t like this kibble. She does eat it if I hand feed her! And quite happily as well. Next to the other dog, no problem at all.
I might try buying her a ceramic bowl. Any advice is welcome!