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Question

To all Chihuaha breeders on YC. I have a 5 month old Chihuahua. We used to feed her Science Diet. She than became tired of it. So we switched to Purina Puppy Chow. I /we can' t make her eat. She is pruned to be hypoclycemic. So when she get's letargic I have to give a few zips of syrup. Neverthless, she refuses to eat. Whats the magic trick to make her eat her three daily meals again? Remember she is still a baby.

Answer 1

Chihuahuas can be very picky eaters! The first thing you need to do, is to buy a good, high quality food, that does not have by products, fillers, and preservatives in it. Science Diet, Purina Products, and any food that is sold in grocery stores, retail stores like Walmart, is junk food. All of that food, is the worst possible food, you could feed your dog. I personally call that food Road Kill! You would too, if you knew what was in it! There are so many high quality foods out there, that you can choose from:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/index.php/cat/1 I have 5 Chihuahuas, and I feed all of my dogs, Canidae All Life Stages. It's rated #5 on the list! When I switched mine, I did not think, they would be interested in it. I bought a small bag of Canidae All Life Stages, just to try it. I mixed the old food, which was Royal Canin for Chihuahuas, with the Canidae. They went for it right away and loved it. They sat there and picked out the Canidae kibble and had no interest in the Royal Canin kibble. Canidae is made for all stages of a dogs life, so you don't have to switch to an adult food, when your puppy becomes an adult, you can stay with the Canidae. It is all natural, human grade, naturally preserved, made in the USA, has NO corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions, fillers, by products, preservatives, or dyes in it! It also, very reasonably priced! It's not easy to find, but if you go to this link:
http://www.canidae.com/dogs/all_life_stages/dry.html
Go to the Store Locator Link:
http://www.canidae.com/company/storelocator.html
Type in the city you live in, and it will bring up a list of the stores in your area, that carry it!
Start off with a small bag at first and see if she likes it. A small 5 lb bag will cost you under $10. If she does like it, you can always get a larger bag later. This food will also last longer, because she won't eat as much, but she will still get all of the nutrients she needs, so you will end up saving money, in the long run. I just want to add, that when I take all of my babies to the vet for their exams, she is surprised at how healthy they all are each time I take them. She asked me what I feed them, I told her Canidae All Life Stages and told me to stay with the Canidae. My Chihuahuas have also never had any problems with allergies of any kind, and have never had any skin problems. Whatever food you decide to switch her too, do it slowly, because if you switch too fast, she will end up with an upset tummy, vomiting, indigestion, heartburn,diarrhea, and refuse to eat. Over a period of 1 week to 1 1/2 weeks, mix a little of the new food, with the old food, and every couple of days, add more new food, to the old food, until she is eating the new food only. It will make her tummy a lot less sensitive. If I can be of any more help, please go to my profile and e-mail me. I will do the best I can to answer any questions you may have. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Find a good food that has a lot of good nutrients in it, so that when she eats any of it she'll be getting the good stuff that she needs. To get the sugar that she needs I used to always mix some(about a tablespoon) yogurt with my chi's food. I'm no expert but it seemed to work for him atleast until he used to the food and then I slowly weaned mine off of it. He eats like a horse now, hehe. It may just take her some time to get used to one type of food. Good luck with you little one. Chihuahua's are a ton of fun.

Answer 4

I have a Chihuahua puppy too that's almost 4 months old... He also started out eating Science Diet and we switched to Purina Puppy Chow Healthy Morsels... Alot of dogs seem to like that kind... When we took him to the vet they said he was healthy, but he looked a little skinny to me, and I also worried about hypoglycemia... so we started giving him those little square packets of Ceaser's puppy food... I put about half of the packet in with his puppy chow and eats the heck out of it... He loves it... Maybe you can try some of that stuff....

Answer 5

Get her off the low-quality food. Both Science Diet and Purina are not good foods.