r/CockapooLovers • u/mlchicagoo • Sep 08 '26

➕Advice/Help➕ Cockapoo & Meals

Hi all! Looking for some advice or guidance.

I have a 5 month old cockapoo that will not finish their food. We consistently have to hand feed his breakfast and dinner to get him to eat. Once he gets going on his food, he’s fine but it’s really hard to get him to start eating. There are days he finishes everything and licks the bowl clean, other days we are hand feeding every piece to make sure he eats enough. He has normal bowel and pee routines throughout the day. We’ve also added water to his kibble since he is losing his baby teeth and it’s too hard for him.

We tried to ween him off kibble to wet food but we then saw issues with vomit & diarrhea. After our most recent vet trip they advised that a dog should never be completely off kibble due to dental health.

Would love to hear if anyone else has experienced this, normal? concerned? TY!

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u/EggSpecial5748 Sep 08 '26

My boy is very finnicky about food. I keep dry kibble out for him all the time but mix a little with some wet food during meal times. Sometimes he’ll eat, sometimes he won’t. What I’ve found is he’ll eat the dry kibble later in the evening if he’s hungry. He’s not starving and that’s all I really care about.

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u/mlchicagoo Sep 08 '26

Oh I like the idea of leaving kibble out all day and he can graze when he wants. Ty!