Can Anyone Answer This? Dog Won't eat her food?

Question

I have an 11 month old Bassett Hound and she refuses to eat her dog food. She has Hills Science Diet d/f. Before she wound just not eat but now she has resorted to eating the cat food. I have attempted to change her d/f, but heard all that switching is not good foer her. I have to hide the cat food because that is all she will eat....except garbage. Anyone else have this problem? HELP

Answer 1

Most dog will choose cat food over dog food anytime.
Move the cat fod to a place where she can not get it. Should be sort of easy just move it up high being a bassett she most likely can not get up high to well. (hopefully)
Put down her dry food and give her 20 minutes to eat. Take up what she did not eat and do not feed her anything until the next feeding time. Once again put down the food and give her 20 minutes to eat then take it back up.
Mine now eat when the food is put down and mine come and tell me when it is time to eat. One tries to show me her food bowl every time I am in the kitchen.
A normal dog will not strave itself to death. If you feed inbetwwen meals and give her something else when she does not eat you are training her to hold out for something better.
Get tough and give nothing except dog food for a few days she should get back to eating within a wek or so.
Good luck.

Answer 2

Maybe your dog is sick , or maybe it just doesn't like the way the dog food taste you should ask your vet. Some dogs do end up eating cat food cause it is softer at times; maybe your dog does not like hard food it probably has weak teeth an wants canned food . If it were my dog i would take it to the vet. an get it checked out what if your dog ends up having worms or something and that is the reason it does not want to eat his food. think about it.

Answer 3

Let me first say, don't let her eat the cat food. It's not good for dogs to eat cat food. I work for a vet and she, and our vet, has told us that it's not good for the dogs.

You might have to switch her food around until you find something that she likes. You don't want to switch all the time but since she isn't eating now you need to try something. Also, there are gravies you can pour over the dog food and that might encourage her to eat it. They are made just for dogs but be sure to watch how much you give her but liquids such as that can give a dog the runs. Sometimes I will pour a little bit of wet dog food over my dogs' food as a treat and they love it. As you get her used to eating the food you can start adding less and less of whatever you use to get her to eat it.

Answer 4

My dog does the same thing. She will even hide it and cover it up with a towel or socks whatever she can find. I think it's nerves. Has anything changed in the household? Has the routine changed. I know it seems cruel but I leave it there and figure when she gets hungry enough she will eat it. I don't give her any treats unless she eats her food. The longest she's gone has been two days. Then she finally gives in and eats it. I then give her a treat. I have found that changing the brand makes it much worse.

Answer 5

My dogs have refused to eat their food too at times. Maybe because we've fed them human food. They get a real taste for that and will not go back to their regular food for awhile. Just be patient. When they get hungry again...they'll take their dog food gladly. Just keep testing her. She'll come around.
Another reason your Bassett Hound isn't eating, is because she may not be feeling well. Maybe she chewed up a sock. We've been through many problems with dogs and all things do pass eventually. Trust me.
Good luck!

Answer 6

Put the cat food in places the dog cannot get to. Cat food is not good for doggies. I would also try to change the doggie food, if she wont eat doggie dry food try the canned stuff!

Answer 7

Sounds like she knows she can get the cat food, and is holding out on you, I have had to put my cat food on the dryer, and allow the cats to eat up there, so that my female boxer would not eat that, my dogs are picky, but if you totally remove the cat food and perhaps, spinkle some cat food over her dog food, maybe that way you can convince her to eat, sprinkle less and less, til she is eating hers. Good Luck

Answer 8

all dogs enjoy eating cat food. try mixing abit of cat food with her hills. or switch if you switch see doctor to which hills diet. & mix them together for a week so her body gets amune to the new food

Answer 9

You need to switch her food. She wont get sick or anything, maybe a little consitpated, but its okay to try new foods for her.
Try Pedigree, or something soft maybe even the wet food in a can.

Answer 10

well she may just like the cat food better than dog food.so you should just probably let her the cat food.