i just got a puppy please help hes not eating!?

Question

i just got a 7 week old dachshund puppy (male) he hasn't been eating at all. we even got him some wet food. he will not eat. we went to petsmart and they said to not use formula because it isnt good for them. please help? what could this be? what should i do?

Answer 1

dont worry, this is normal. wen i got my my puppy it was the same situation. what we stated doing was scatering a bit of hes kibble on the floor and he ate it but would not eat of out his bowl. we soon discovered that he could not see his kibble in the black bowl so we switched to a silver bowl and he started to eat after we scattered his kibble on the floor for a bit. now after a month he perfecly eats out of his bowl by himself.



P.S. i do suggest u switch his food to dry kibble because he may have been eating dry kibble all along or does not like the taste of wet food.



hope it helps!

Answer 2

heyy.

okay i have the perfect solution.

it works for ALL dogs no matter what.

im not sure why hes not eating, it could be various reasons.

but my dog did the same thing.

and the vet told us to squeeze some syrup (maple, or whatever kind, it doesnt matter) into a glass of water. then feed it to your puppy through an eyedropper or sppoon. its extremely sweet so your dog will love it, and it will keep your dogs blood sugar from going down from lack of food.

gatorade also works.



let me know how it works out.

:)

Answer 3

Try putting some on your fingers to let him lick it off. Or lead by example and walk around on your hands and knees doing puppy things and lead the puppy over to the food bowl and pretend to eat. My pup always drinks his water when I do that.

Answer 4

Over what time period has he not been eating? He may be nervous in his new surroundings.



I would talk to a vet about it on Monday, if he hasn't eaten by then. Don't rely on petsmart.



David

http://myfivedogs.blogspot.com/

Answer 5

7 weeks is a bit young to be away from the mother.

buy him puppy chow for small breeds. he probably wasnt even weaned when you got him. you need to put the food in his mouth and open and shut his mouth so he understnads to chew it up. then place his head back when the food is chewed completely up, and run your fingers gently down his throat. that will encourage swallowing. keep doing that till he gets it, then he will eat!!



good luck!

Answer 6

i got a dachshund puppy when she was 4 weeks old and now she is like 10 weeks and when she didn't want to eat we gave her milk for puppy but the veterinarian said if you give milk to puppies older than 5 or 6 weeks old it can give them diarrhea.... so i suggest to take him to the veterinarian!...tho.... i hope i help

Answer 7

you should take in to the vet it could be a variety of thing the worst being parvo and thats very deadly has he gotten all of his shots? you should take him asap not eating is a first sign i hope everyting is ok!!!

Answer 8

are you using the same food the breeder did if so give him a day or two or you can give him some chicken broth on is food or rice and burger or rice and chicken, cottage cheese, yogurt is what i use for my dogs

Answer 9

first don't panic the best thing to do is take him to a vet .. it is likely he was weaned from his mother too early you might need a special liguid formula its best to see a vet about this

Answer 10

maybe if you try warm milk and stick the tip of his nose in it so he will know what it is

Answer 11

ok petsmart....?



no. you need to call a VET! part of having a dog means having to deal with things like this and having to pay for a vet. so please please please call a vet look in your phonebook.

Answer 12

he's not hungry.