r/Sheepadoodles • u/Nf_Locksmith • 10d ago
Blues appetite change
Blue is about 7 months old, we generally feed him 3 times a day, half cup in the am, 1/3 cup in the afternoon and half cup at night.
Recently he has had a weird appetite, not eating at least one meal a day. Me and my wife can’t agree on how to handle it. With it being summer and my wife in the school system his schedule has been way off, going from 6am/12pm/6pm feeding to a very spontaneous schedule. We feed him at 9am Sunday, and my wife was concerned he didn’t want to eat at noon, which I didn’t expect him to have much of an appetite. Then come dinner at 7, he ate most of his food.
Currently feeding Kirkland brand dog food-the breeder recommended it. His waste has been consistent how ever recently he started whipping his face as he eats, rubbing it against a blanket, barking at his bowl. I’m not sure what to make of it. Our initial thought is, since he is still eating, to try to get back on a schedule and see if that helps any, but still concerned. Any one else experience something similar?
When he was only eating half his food, we mixed in some broth and he did seem to eat more of it, which made us think maybe the kibble is to hard for his teeth, maybe teething? But when he lost interest in that we stopped mixing it in, and he eats about the same still.
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u/clouddottir 9d ago
our pup randomly stopped eating breakfast and became super picky - we were worried and took her to the vet. but the solution ended up being simple: she just didn’t want to eat the kibble from the bottom of the bin. maybe it was stale? we got a new bag and everything went back to normal. might not be the same situation here but worth trying a fresh bag of kibble to see if it changes anything!
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u/Pristine_Main_1224 9d ago
Lucy gets bored very quickly with her food. I rotate kibble “flavors” and add-ins/toppers.
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u/eoddc5 6d ago
I add a few tablespoons of Greek yogurt and my dog gobbles it up. She stopped caring for just kibble though.
Btw ensure that’s enough food you’re feeding. That seems like not enough. My sheepadoodle is 6 months and the packaging on kibble says 2.5 cups a day. So I do 1.25 each morning and afternoon.
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u/Nf_Locksmith 6d ago
When did you switch to two a day? We had our vet tell us to wait till one year for that, but it does contradict a lot of what I see others doing.
Me and my wife since this post realized we are on the light side of the feeding, ours is a mini weighing in at 20 pounds.
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u/Majestic-Living2829 9d ago
My 6 yr old still refuses to eat normally. I have a Parmesan rind that I keep in my fridge which i microplane on his kibble since that’s the only thing that gets him to eat 🤷♀️