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One Year Old Aussie Won't Eat

by Jonathan Doody
(Meath, Ireland)

My 1 year old Aussie is eating half the amount of food he should be eating. I've had him vet checked, changed his food and cooked him food. I've done it all.

I'm not too worried. No dog will starve itself to death, but this is the time in his life when he's doing all his growing and he needs his food. Any tips?




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one year old aussie won't eat
by: Anonymous

Hi:

That happened to me as well and it has being really hard. I also changed her food several times but she got bored of it very fast. The only thing that has worked for me is that I combine dry and wet food and mixed them up with my own hands. After, I ask my dog to do a trick or just to sit down (since they are very smart, I use food as the price) then I let her lick my hands so she can taste the food and after I give her the plate. This has really worked for me and now she has gain weight and eats her whole meal most of the times. I know it sounds a little crazy, but it has worked. Also, it was very important that just one person feeds the dog every time. Hope this helps you.
Aussie won't eat
by: Anonymous

If you live in a part of the country that is very hot, your Aussie might not eat as much as you expect. We live in Texas and Aussie is not eating as much as normal. I have cut her food back to about half what I was feeding her during the winter, but watch her and offer more or something else if she acts hungry. She is just 10 1/2 months old. My trainer feels her appetite will return when it cools down.
Aussie won't eat
by: Patti

I have one Aussie who is a hog and runs for his food bowl. The other, sometimes he eats a little and that's it. Other times, he will eat everything. Vet checked and no problems, so the vet said just continue to pay attention as to how much he is eating. I have noticed since he turned 3 recently, he is eating more consistently now. I would suggest to keep watching him and if there is a noticeable weight loss, you may need another vet check. But in having these type of dogs for 15 years it appears that some are eaters and others are not.
Aussie mix hasn't eaten in two days!!!
by: Janine

I just adopted the sweetest dog from the pound two days ago. They told me he was a 10th month old lab/beagle mix, but later that day, the Vet told me he was without a doubt a 2 yr old mix of mostly Australian Shepard and little bit of something else. I'm used to boxers, so I'm a bit out of my element with this one. He seems to be very intelligent, attentive, and loving, but he hasn't eaten any food since I got him. I've tried 3 brands of dry, kibble, and wet food, and he doesn't want to eat any of it. He does like bacon and vienna sausages, but he can't live on that and it's certainly unhealthy for him. I even tried crumbling the viennas into bits and mixing them in his food, but the smart fella weeded out even the tiniest bits and left all the food! I'll try mixing the wet with dry, but I have a strong feeling it's not gonna work. Very worried but fingers crossed! After reading some of your posts I'm starting to wonder if this is common with Aussies, so I'm trying to decided if I should take him to the vet today or wait him out. In case the mixing doesn't work, any other ideas?
hope this helps
by: Wilda

they have days when they're sooo hungry, and want to eat everything, and or everyones, but they have days when their stomachs need a break, or they're hot, tired, or lack of excercise, so it all depends. I would definetly keep a watch, but don't change the food alot, that only confusses them. I would buy a realy good,organic or holistic dry food, wet it alittle, and put it down, he will eat evenutally. I too mix dry and wet, but not regularlly, because then they won't ever eat the dry alone, so I do it once a week for a "treat". If he continues not to eat for a long period of time, and you see he is getting thinner, and maybe sad, or unmotivated, I would definelty have the vet do some blood work, and make sure everyhthing is ok
hope this helps.

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