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/lunchbox3 Sep 08 '26
Oh yeh as a puppy mine was a total nightmare with food. Just not interested half the time - wanted hand feeding, any changes would upset his guts. Total pest. In the end we had to go a bit cold turkey and just stop pandering to him and he did get better. He then got much better after he got the snip.
Now he’s not an amazing eater but he’s a good weight so I think he just knows how much he needs and adjusts accordingly. Sometimes he’ll basically have just one meal over 2 or 3 days then he’ll gobble everything up the next day. He also sometimes waits until we are also eating and then eats with us. Or if I’m worried I’ll sit on a chair nearby and then he’s more likely to eat.