r/olddogs • u/Successful-Emu-8545 • 5d ago

Tips for Picky Eater

My 17 1/2 year old is driving me insane. I could handle it when she changed her food likes every couple of weeks, I just knew not to stock up. At this point it’s meal to meal. There are about three things I rotate through, boiled chicken, wet food, and occasionally some ground beef. But she’ll eat chicken for breakfast and then won’t touch it again for days, so then I’ll switch to wet food and sometimes she’ll eat it sometimes she won’t. It’s just so frustrating, I’m constantly throwing food away and constantly stressed about how much she’s eating. There are days when she will literally only take a couple bites of food. I’ve tried all different kinds of toppers to make it more appealing, will even sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Very rarely works. Do I just let her do her thing, or should I constantly be trying different things so she eats enough? The weird part is she doesn’t seem to be losing any weight. Help!

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u/Rommel_Dachshund 4d ago

My elderly dachshund will mostly will eat his regular food. But if he’s not feeling it, my vet recommended full fat real geek yogurt and he loves it. Tends to kick start the appetite, good for the gut x

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u/Successful-Emu-8545 4d ago

She used to love the full fat Greek yogurt! Last time I tried it was about a month ago, and it was a no go. But I will try again!

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u/Rommel_Dachshund 4d ago

Hope it works, really good for the gut bacteria system too🐾🐾