She will go so long without food that she throws up bile and I can't figure out why! Its happening about 3-4 times a week. She's had a couple "spells" before when she didn't like her food, but I don't want to change from Newman's Own and I don't know how to get her to eat. I have called the vet's office and they keep telling me not to let her go too long because of the hypoglycemia and to boil chicken and rice or lean hamburger and rice and give that to her so she will eat something. I would gladly do this except I'm sure if I start that, she will refuse her dry food from now on! I've added baby food chicken in the past to get her to eat, then she refused to eat the dry food plain. I know some people add broth which I'm not opposed to doing, question though: after you open the can how long does it keep as I'm guessing it takes very little? She gets 1/4 c of food twice a day and rarely eats it all. On days that we walk (1.2 miles 2-3 times a week) she will finish it.
Last night at 10pm (after having eaten nothing since Sunday night except random crumbs from under the kids chairs at dinner) I actually pried open her teeth and stuck a piece of food on her tongue. She spit it out, so I put it back in then she ate it and about 15 more. I have resorted to this a couple times as well as changing the bowl, leaving it on the kitchen floor, living room carpet, on the rug in her crate.
So any suggestions???
Last night at 10pm (after having eaten nothing since Sunday night except random crumbs from under the kids chairs at dinner) I actually pried open her teeth and stuck a piece of food on her tongue. She spit it out, so I put it back in then she ate it and about 15 more. I have resorted to this a couple times as well as changing the bowl, leaving it on the kitchen floor, living room carpet, on the rug in her crate.
So any suggestions???