HELP ME my Chihuahua had a c section and now wont eat her puppy hard food...

life or something like it · #1 05-12-2008, 02:42 PM

..., how can i get her to eat it ? its a good quality dog food its called merick or something like that.Ive been makeing sure shes been eating but the stuff im giveing her is eggs,hotdogs,ham,puppy milk,hamburger and chicken also her calcum pills. Ive tryed mixing things with the dry food im still not getting any results.Aslo she wont eat if it isnt hand fed to her by me she was never like this before help!!! she has also lost allot of weight and i know that can happen but i dont want her to be skin and bones she just had 3 pups last friday and i am so sorry the i contributed to the population im keeping two of them and i already have 2 people that want the other pup thanks so much for your help
SHE IS NOT A PUPPY YOU HAVE TO GIVE PUPPY FOOD TO NURSEING MOMS AND ONE THAT ARE CARRYING PUPS.
LISON ?shelter puppies rule? IM NOT PLAYING GAMES IM VERY GOOD TO MY DOGS YOU HAVE NO RIGHT SAYING THAT TO ME YOUR JUST A MEAN PERSON FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FROM YOUR REPLY .AND BY THE WAY THE BRAND OF DOG FOOD THAT I AM FEEDING HER IS ONE OF THE TOP BRANDS. I JUST DIDNT KNOW IF I SPELT IT THE RIGHT WAY.IVE BEEN UP FOR 3 DAYS WITH HER AND SHE WENT TO THE VET TO GET CHEACKED OUT 3 TIMES .SO DONT FUCKIN TELL ME THAT I SHOULDNT OWN A DOG.IM 15 AND IVE BEEN DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS
LEARN TO READ I SAID I AM KEEPING TWO I DID NOT BREED HER TO MAKE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!

Caramel Fudge =D · #2 05-12-2008, 08:22 PM

hotdogs,ham,and hamburgers are just as unhealthy for a dog as they are for people,if not MORE unhealthy.Why would you give the dog that? Get her to the vet and they will fix the problem and prescribe a food to help her gain wieght.And you dont give puppy food to nursing moms,you buy a special food for NURSING DOGS from your vet.

cards_n_coffee · #3 05-12-2008, 08:23 PM

dogs usually wont eat much for a day or 2 after birth. her appitie is just now starting to come back.try giving her gerber stage 2 ground turkey,(human baby food). if she'll eat this than mix a jar in her dry food. or you can boil chicken shred it mix with the kibble and pour some of the broth over it. call vet in am.

bad kitty · #4 05-13-2008, 06:32 AM

Ok good glad you understand letting her breed wasn't a good idea so i won't say anymore than i hope you get the pups you're keeping and mom spayed and neutered and whichever home you choose for the other one does the same.

Normally i would say stop feeding her the human food. Of course she's going to hold out for that. But since she's nursing you need her to eat. Call your vet. Ask them what they reccomend. Can you feed a canned variety of the dry food that she'll eat? She really needs the extra protein and calcium provided in the puppy food. The hot dogs and hamburger are not providing enough calcium at the least. Don't feed ham at all, pork products are not good for a dog.

I would call your vet and ask what they reccomend and take mom in for another check to make sure she's doing fine.

Tiff · #5 05-13-2008, 07:54 AM

well you need to stop feeding her the human food. when she gets hungry she will eat i promise. Try changing to another brand of food like pedigree. She may not be getting the nutrients that she needs from the food she is on now. i hope this helps. i have 2 females that had puppies Friday and i know have a total of 19 puppies between the two.