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6 month old Lab seems to have lost her appetite but will eat from hand

  • 08-09-2015 10:48pm
    #1
    PizzamanIRL
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    She is completely lively and doesn't seem one bit ill, but today for example she only ate half of her food this morning at about 8am and wouldn't eat anything all day.

    At about 8pm I gave her food in her Kong and she gave it a few licks and that's it. Some food fell out and she ignored it. I gave some by hand and she ate no problem.

    She's been like this the past 3 days but only today I tried hand feeding her (which I will not be making a habit of). She's only eaten about one third of her usual food intake each day.

    Anything to be worried about yet? Like I said she is full of energy on walks etc. but it's obviously not good if she isn't eating properly.


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  • #2
    Stheno
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    Is it possible she's coming into heat and feeling a bit off?


  • #3
    PizzamanIRL
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Is it possible she's coming into heat and feeling a bit off?

    Hopefully that's all it is. To be honest I didn't know they could go into heat as young as that. I haven't noticed any signs yet though.


  • #4
    Pac2015
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    Hopefully that's all it is. To be honest I didn't know they could go into heat as young as that. I haven't noticed any signs yet though.

    She is a bit young to go into heat usually it can be around 9 months, here is site have a read it gives some good tips some people are saying Labs are fussy eater so it could be that.
    I have a retreiver and she will from time to time not eat from her bowl so I just leave it there and dont give her anything else then she will eat it or will eat the next day.

    http://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/kids-pets/q-and-a/a24/dog-shrink-mealtimes-0407/


  • #5
    tk123
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    She could be teething which would make eating dry food sore so you could maybe soak it and see if she's interested? My retriever girl didn't go into heat until 13 months but they can go as early as 5 or 6 months. I keep an eye on her and wouldn't just dismiss it as her getting fussy - she may have eaten something that's upsetting her tummy or worse case scenario causing a blockage. It's been 3 days now so I don't think I'd wait much longer to go to the vet if it was one of mine - better safe than sorry.


  • #6
    DBB
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    If she's in good form, pooping, peeing and drinking, then it's unlikely to be anything life-threatening.
    I also doubt most Lab owners would agree that Labs can be fussy eaters! On the contrary, they're well known for having no off switch when it comes to grubbing! Of course there will be exceptions, but as a rule they've the reputation for being great grubbers.
    What do you feed her OP?


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