I have a jack russell cross who has an auto immune disease which he is on steriods for but being on the steriods makes him really hungry which in turn makes him manic around food, my main concern is how fast he eats, it takes him about 5 seconds to eat his food I was hoping someone would have some ideas on how to slow him down
2007-03-17 00:48:59 · 8 answers · asked by chax45 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Scatter his dinner over a cookie sheet or even the floor. or drop some tennis balls, rocks, or kongs in his dinner dish for him to have to eat around.
2007-03-17 01:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only possible way to slow it down is that you gotta sit with him and have the bowl in hand. put a little food at a time and put the bowl down carefully, at the same time say "slowly!" loud and clear. if he gets at really fast dont scold him, jus take the bowl away. put more food in it alittle bit and do the same thing. Its training so it takes time. Im glad ur looking at this because he can really choke speacialy on kibbles..
i hope the best for u
2007-03-17 00:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs.Durossndamaken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! My puppy wolfs down his food, so we put his meal into a KONG TOY (they are those red, holly rubber toys that come in many different sizes). It takes him a good 5-10 minutes to get all of the food out and it gives them mental stimulation at the same time. Just make sure you get a size that he can't put his whole snout into. Hope this helps!
For more info: www.kongcompany.com
2007-03-17 01:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by moonbaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steroids cause an increase in appetite (usually dramatic) and weight gain. He is going to eat like a maniac, but most dogs eat as quickly as possible anyways. In nature when a pack makes a kill they eat immediately. the dog that eats slowly would get a very small amount indeed, and it is a survival mechanism to eat quickly. i really doubt your Jack will suffer for his enthusiasm!
2007-03-17 01:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by G&L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is dried food you are feeding, then you could put it in a bordem ball. These are large balls which you fill with the food and they have small openings, so as the ball is rolled around by your dog, the food falls out.
2007-03-17 01:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allocate the food in to small amounts give little but often when my dog was on them the vet told me to mix his tin food with water cos the steroids make them thirsty
2007-03-17 01:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by Dorian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place a small bowl upside down in the center of his food dish (or a large rock)
2007-03-17 02:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
give him regularly but in small amounts but then again it may not be harmfull just take care that you should never give dogs chicken bones they do love to eat it but it gets stuck and the poor animal chokes,bubbles saliva and retches and paws
2007-03-17 01:08:01 · answer #8 · answered by melovedogs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋