gone off food

Discussion in 'Labrador Chat' started by Chrissie, Mar 6, 2015.

  1. Chrissie

    Chrissie Registered Users

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    Hi everyone just wondering if your lab goes off his food now and again. Milo is 9 mths now and the last week not been in a rush to eat as much as he usually is. He isn't unwell as playing as usual maybe needs a change ? i give him kibble mixed with some wet food.
     
  2. Naya

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    Re: gone off food

    Harley went through stages of this, actually, she still does occasionally. As long as they are otherwise well, drinking ok, playing eye and not lethargic etc I wouldn't worry too much. Harley has a mix of kibble/wet food, but we are in the process of changing her to a barf diet :) hope this helps :)
     
  3. drjs@5

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    Re: gone off food

    Sorry Chrissie, we haven't had that particular problem.

    Is he on 2 meals a day?
    May be worth trying a different bag - a while back we had a discussion about some bags going off, or smelling different.
    Might be worth considering this?
     
  4. JulieT

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    Re: gone off food

    Definitely the first thing to consider is, particularly if you are buying big bags, how you are storing and how fast you are using the food. I stopped buying big bags of food, because you are supposed to use them within 4 weeks of opening, and I wasn't getting through it fast enough. It was musty from half way down the bag.

    Then, well, maybe he just doesn't like that food. Although I wouldn't switch constantly (if I'm going to feed kibble I need my dog to eat it) but maybe try something else.
     

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