RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
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By Jennifer J. (Guest Post)
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I am dealing with a similar situation with my 8 year lab mix. I adopted Ginger when she was 1 year old and introduced her to my 4 year old German Short Haired Pointer, Highland. While Highland was always jealous and not interested in playing with Ginger, they eventually became buddies and spent the last 6 years together.
After I had Highland put to sleep on January 30th, Ginger has become increasingly depressed and won't eat. I resorted to giving her "people food" like chicken and cheese, but the last 2 days she won't even eat that. I am at my wit's end and would appreciate hearing more postings from success stories.
I plan to take her to my Vet if she doesn't eat tomorrow.
Posted on 02/13/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
So sorry to hear about your loss. We also are going through the same kind of sadness, our lab mix, Suzie, was put to sleep on Dec. 6 and her "brother", Toby, has been grieving, too. He didn't eat for several days, but is back to his usual diet now. We put all of Suzie's dishes away, they ate separately. It's important to keep them on the same routine, but just know that they grieve, too. Toby is not the same dog and I know from previous experience he never will be after losing his sister. Be patient, feed him broth, baby food, poached chicken, canned dog food, whatever you can tempt him with. But also do check with the vet. Our girl, who died, also quit eating and she was very ill with a tumor in her chest, so check out that part first. So sorry for you, it hurts a lot, I cry every day over my lost Suzie.
Posted on 01/26/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
The thriftiest thing you can do is see the vet. There are remedies.
Posted on 12/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
We experienced this problem too. What worked for our surviving dog was to feed her small amounts of real meat for a while. Then, we mixed the cooked beef/chicken in her dog food, and continued to have more dog food, less meat, until she was back on her normal diet.
Be patient - it takes a while. Your dog is truly grieving and who knows how long it might take for them to come around. Please talk to your vet too. As mentioned above, there are medications to help during this period of adjustment.
Posted on 12/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
Please take her to a Vet and have this checked out.
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RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
Hand feeding and sitting with the dog are good ideas. However, you may want to take her to the vet to rule out any medical problem that happens to be coincidental to the loss of her companion.
Posted on 12/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
We had the same experience. I have been hand feeding my dog for 10 months now. She has never gotten over the lose of her life time buddy. I sit in the floor and she eats out of my hand.
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RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
I had a similar problem when my female chow died. Her pal our younger golden retriever would not eat anything or drink water out of their communal water bowls both inside and out. I tried different foods, but nothing worked and he would eat very little if at all.
I went to Petco and asked one of the workers there if they had any ideas of what to do. The girl suggested that I buy all new water and food dishes which I did and it worked! Sounds crazy but it worked.
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RE: Dog Not Eating after Other Dog Died
My boarder collie had a similar reaction after the death of my husband. Try feeding him while you eat, and close to you. He is very sad and lonely and needs to feel close to someone. Maybe even go as far as to sit on the ground to eat and then lots of love and relaxing after. Dogs get depressed to. As a last resort for my dog I had my vet prescribe Zanex for a couple of months as my dog also developed anxiety problems. This help a lot to. Best of luck.
Posted on 12/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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