Dog lost its appetite?

Most healthy dogs are lucky enough not to suffer from a bad appetite. However, there are times when your pup can eat poorly, because its appetite is affected by many different factors – psychological, physical and hormonal. Reduced appetite is common in combination with different diseases and it’s often a sign that your dog is feeling a little under the weather. It’s pretty obvious when your dog has a good appetite – they get excited at mealtimes and at the sight of food. However, it’s much harder to spot when your dog is suffering from a poor appetite as it’s harder to distinguish whether they’ve lost their appetite or whether they’re just feeling a bit fussy.

Therre are numerous factors that can influence your dog’s appetite. Frequently, male dogs will refuse to eat when in the presence of a foxy female friend and they are sexually aroused. Warm weather can also impact your pooch’s appetite and on these hotter days many dogs prefer to eat at night when the temperature is cooler. It’s also very important to create a calm and peaceful environment around your dog when it’s eating form the food bowl, so it doesn’t have to fight for their share or guard their bowl from competing dogs. The taste and consistency of the food can affect your dog’s desire to eat and there are huge individual variations of what dogs like.

Here are someways to help increase your dog’s appetite:

• Make sure that the food is warm, as this can improve both the taste and consistency of their meal.
• Switch frin canned food to home cooked food, or vice versa – see what works with your dog.
• Give your dog dry food that is high in energy levels and nutrition.
• Lubricate the food bowl with liver pate or something that you know they like and that will add desirable smells to the food.
• Some dog wants to eat several minor meals during the day. Others want the food to be out there so they can eat whenever they feel hungry. But remember you should only do this with dry dog food.

Read more about the topic here:

How to Treat Loss of Appetite in Dogs

Monitoring your Dog’s Appetite

Dog Loss of Appetite