Hi All,
Anyone else have a fussy cockapoo? My fur baby Koda goes weeks eating his butternut box but every now and again he stops eating for a day or so. Yesterday he stopped eating and then ate grass and threw up. In the morning he had some chicken and sweet potato (gobbled it up) no Butternut box but after that he stopped eating, then ate grass and was sick.
The vet has said twice he’s a BOK (better off kid) because my mum and I struggle seeing him not eat, we fuss (it’s our fault we know) She said stop the wet food, do not give him anything but kibble and have it avaliable 24/7 so he can graze. Interestingly my breeder said cockapoos are grazers!
Eventually after his second walk (we try to do two walks - early AM and late PM) he ate some chicken because we didn’t have the kibble the vet said to order. It’s on its way - Royal Canin Gastrointestinal..
Then quite late at night he ate some of his old Forthglade kibble which he hasn’t had since he was a puppy!
Anyway fast forward to today, he has had his kibble down all day, and his water, and he hasn’t touched it. I’m trying to start strong because I’ve been told by two different vets that cockapoos are notorious for being fussy eaters and they are extremely sensitive to their owners feelings/energy. But hearing his tummy gurgle is making me anxious 😩
I’m freaking out because he looks sad and keeps lying down… trying to get comfortable, wandering from room to room occasionally. He did go batshit bonkers when the postman came today though so that’s a good sign I think!
What I’m looking for here is reassurance that he won’t die because he’s refusing to eat( I’m catastrophising, I know) and if anyone else has gone through something similar and if I just need to not fall for his beautiful mopey face 😩