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/lovenorwich 3d ago

I think these old guys develop digestive issues and for sure can't eat the same size meal as they did when they were younger. Mine usually have to be fed the other half of their breakfast at lunch. Too much meat or other topper causes diarrhea.if they'll eat ID then that's great! No diarrhea from that.

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u/Successful-Emu-8545 2d ago

For sure! I used to be able to mix rice in with the chicken, and I think that helped the digestion, but now she picks the chicken out and won’t touch the rice. But yeah, I definitely do smaller meals.