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How to get picky shih tzu to eat his dog food?

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Rexy

I dig in mud- puddles!		 
 
Barked: Tue Jun 26, '12 5:51pm PST 
way to go Way to stick with it!
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Murphy

Smurph Man
 
 
Barked: Wed Jun 27, '12 2:26am PST 
I went through this with Murph before switching him over to pre-made raw. He was so picky that he wouldn't eat to the point that he threw up from an empty stomach. He was always underweight! I will say that back when I did feed him kibble, the one thing that would work on occasion is the freshpet select deli rolls(they are really healthy). I just added a little of that into his food and mushed it up and he loved it usually. Hopefully the suggestions here work out for you, gotta love a Tzu's stubbornesslaugh out loudshrug

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09/30/2006		 
 
Barked: Sun Mar 10, '13 2:26pm PST 
A few days ago I adopted an adult Shih Tzu. He as several issues. However, i need to take his well-being in order to address the other issues. He has an eating problem. I was told in the past he did not for weeks; had to be forced fed and placed on appetite boosters. he has lost weight; I am concerned as he is already malnourished. I have tried: Stella's Chewy, Spot' Stew, iams kibbles, wellness... Homemade chicken, homemade liver, wihite rice, pasta, bananas, etc, etc, etc. The only item he will eat is burger meat and Zuke,s mini naturals. Help!!!

In addition, he barks when left alone--for hours, scratches at the door until his paws bleed. Otherwise, he is a sweet daog. I am out of ideas.
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Milo

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Barked: Sun Mar 24, '13 9:33am PST 
Hi, my Milo also likes Cesar a lot!!!!!!...... What I do is mix the Cesar with his Natural Choice Small Breed, Puppy food, that is better quality and it seems to work pretty good for him. I try to teed him two cups, 3 times a day. Good luck!!
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Gunther

Giant Shih Tzu		 
 
Barked: Mon Mar 25, '13 2:36pm PST 
Gunther went through a little picky phase as well when I was feeding him the occasional can of organic duck, buffalo etc. as a topper. Now, while these foods were healthy for him, it made it to where he was protesting the dry EVO kibble by itself. Put his food away the rest of the night. I didn't give him another chance.

Sounds harsh, but he ate it the next day and hasn't done it since. He is passionate about that scoop of kibble!
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Sandy

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Barked: Tue Mar 26, '13 3:03pm PST 
My sandy is a really picky eater and I had alot of trouble getting him to eat until I switched to the Stella and chewys premade raw patties now he loves to eat!
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