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So here I am, first pic ever with the humans involved!! Its all about Larry though, and I am even amazed about how big he his! soooooo. . . . . .
Facts:
Larry was 7 1/2mos old.
Larrys parents left on vacation. April 12.(Larrys parents are now realizing that leaving baby at a young age might not have been the best choice, but, what is done is done)
Larry stayed with gma & gpa.
Day one: gpa feeds Larry Chicken Jerkey ( Larry has NEVER eaten anything other than his normal food)
Day 2-3: Larry stops eating.
Day 3: gpa buys new food and canned food and mixes special treats for baby Larry for the next 6 days.
Larrys parents return home April 21. Larry decides not to eat for 4 days, he nibbles on the gpa kibble and treats. He drank plenty of water, no barfing, and pooing what little food he did eat on a timely basis.
update: 2 weeks later he his still being picky. he is back up to about 4c or so a day. but we had to change food. the old stuff wasnt cutting it. he would smell it and walk away. I suspect that there also might have been human food involved while he was at daycare. I am 99% sure he is not sick.He is running, drinking water, and not lethargic. I am trying to stick to my guns, and not giving in to alpo and gravy train, and or any other pizza or refridgerator items that he might have tasted. and I am not at all upset with gma & gpa, they were doing the best job they could with a 7 mo old newfie!! I think I have posted some stories before a past experiences babysitting so i give them lots of latitude!!!
Has anyone else experienced a hunger strike such as this????
He turned into a bit of pork chop while we were gone, so cutting back hasnt hurt him. I had already thought about, switching out his food every few months or so anyway. I have talked to my vet and he says unless he isnt drinking water or is excessively tired, he most likely is just being bratty?? Ideas ??? I truly believe this is the case.
PS: It has been eons since I have posted, here is a pic of our 8+ mo, 115 lb "emaciated" Larry. Rest assured I am not making light of this, one of my last posts was at 5 am in the morning because his stomach was growling.
So here I am, first pic ever with the humans involved!! Its all about Larry though, and I am even amazed about how big he his! soooooo. . . . . .
Facts:
Larry was 7 1/2mos old.
Larrys parents left on vacation. April 12.(Larrys parents are now realizing that leaving baby at a young age might not have been the best choice, but, what is done is done)
Larry stayed with gma & gpa.
Day one: gpa feeds Larry Chicken Jerkey ( Larry has NEVER eaten anything other than his normal food)
Day 2-3: Larry stops eating.
Day 3: gpa buys new food and canned food and mixes special treats for baby Larry for the next 6 days.
Larrys parents return home April 21. Larry decides not to eat for 4 days, he nibbles on the gpa kibble and treats. He drank plenty of water, no barfing, and pooing what little food he did eat on a timely basis.
update: 2 weeks later he his still being picky. he is back up to about 4c or so a day. but we had to change food. the old stuff wasnt cutting it. he would smell it and walk away. I suspect that there also might have been human food involved while he was at daycare. I am 99% sure he is not sick.He is running, drinking water, and not lethargic. I am trying to stick to my guns, and not giving in to alpo and gravy train, and or any other pizza or refridgerator items that he might have tasted. and I am not at all upset with gma & gpa, they were doing the best job they could with a 7 mo old newfie!! I think I have posted some stories before a past experiences babysitting so i give them lots of latitude!!!
Has anyone else experienced a hunger strike such as this????
He turned into a bit of pork chop while we were gone, so cutting back hasnt hurt him. I had already thought about, switching out his food every few months or so anyway. I have talked to my vet and he says unless he isnt drinking water or is excessively tired, he most likely is just being bratty?? Ideas ??? I truly believe this is the case.
PS: It has been eons since I have posted, here is a pic of our 8+ mo, 115 lb "emaciated" Larry. Rest assured I am not making light of this, one of my last posts was at 5 am in the morning because his stomach was growling.
Abbey, as you know is 2 days older than her man Larry and weighs 105 pounds. We have always "free Fed" our two. BUT, after starting training classes last weekend, we were told that we need to "Take Back" the ALPHA roll and to start by putting them on a feeding schedule. Well, It took a few days before they started to eat each meal when it was given. And, we had to STOP giving treats for everything. This class is all about "verbal" positive reinforcement. Larry will be just fine, he's just exercising his Stubborn side, which by the way is what some call Landseers..........STUBBORN!
