If you noticed that your dog having earlier excellent appetite suddenly began to refuse food, it is time to sound the alarm. For this purpose there have to be reasons which need to be eliminated.
Instruction
1. First of all, it must be kept in mind how you estimate appetite of the pet. If it seems to you that your dog eats, in your opinion it is, less, than other dogs, or her usual portion much less specified on packing of a dog forage on average eat, then it is the wrong approach. The majority of absolutely healthy dogs eat only 60-70% of the quantity specified by producers of forages on packing.
2. Loss of appetite at dogs can be is provoked by various diseases therefore, having noticed changes in habitual food of the favourite, it is important to address the veterinarian in time. Especially, it concerns dogs who usually eat with pleasure, puppies and elderly animals. Often diseases of digestive system of a dog can be the cause of loss of appetite. In this case vomiting and a loose stool often develops. Therefore it is necessary to watch that the animal on walk did not eat anything that can be injurious to her health. Worms can also cause loss of interest in food in a dog. The slackness of the pet also will be added to refusal of food and frustration of a chair. Wool at a sick animal usually becomes more dim.
3. Diseases and injuries of an oral cavity can become the reason. For example, if the dog is hurt by tooth or the gum is inflamed, the pain felt when chewing will force it to refuse food, even in case of strong hunger. Various injuries of internals are capable to lead to deterioration in appetite. In this case pay attention to availability of blood in animal excrements and also to his health. Try to preserve the pet against risk of getting injured, without limiting at the same time its activity.
4. Besides, loss of appetite is often provoked by a stressful situation therefore it is not necessary to shout at a dog and furthermore to apply in relation to it physical punishments. The majority of dogs in panic are afraid of the aggression shown in relation to them by other animals on the street. Therefore the owner needs to minimize all contacts of the pet with other dogs. Besides, many preventive vaccination have such side effect as lack of appetite is a temporary phenomenon.
5. If earlier great appetite of a dog was gone after you replaced the residence or went together with her to a trip, then in this case the pet can refuse food because is in an unfamiliar situation. Some animals become very nervous in new places, unusual for them.
6. Perhaps, the dog is simply captious in food, in this case the lack of appetite can be caused by the wrong giving of food or inconvenience of meal. But, generally the lack of appetite at dogs is connected with a disease therefore it is not necessary to neglect everything, surely investigate all possible reasons.