What to do with them?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Ok... so, Roxy IS eating but she's just being picky? Or does she actually refuse? How are her poops, and is she acting ill at all? Honestly, I think you should do much more research on raw and get to a point where you can give them a good variety of meats & supplements before switching them cold-turkey. That is how I feel. Raw feeding is great when it is given in a well-thought-out manner, but it sounds like they went from their kibble to just chicken for one week, so it's understandable that their systems might be unsettled right now. It IS better to feed a good quality kibble than to feed raw without knowing what you're doing.

I feel that Roxy & Lily, right now, would do much better on a good quality kibble with raw bones on occasion for recreational chewing. Going from all raw chicken one week to all (poor quality :/ ) kibble the next week is not a healthy diet, IMHO. My advice would be to get Roxy & Lily eating the best brand that you can afford (Nutro Natural Choice, Canidae, etc) and supplement that with occasional RMB's (for Lily chicken legs, for Roxy beef femur/knuckle or pork ribs) for their teeth.

Yeah she's just being picky. She was eating her Raw fine for about the first week, and then she just stopped. She seemed to absolutely love it, and I was getting ready to add in a new meat since her and Lily weren't vomiting, and their poop was normal. But then, she decided to stop eating the chicken..so.. . The highest quality kibble my mom would buy is Kibbles & Bits and that's why I hate feeding her kibble. There's not a single way in the world I can convince her to buy something higher. She buys Lily Pro-Plan, but still bleh.

[zoomer]

Humhp... my dogs are doing the same thing. Maybe she just isn't being hungry at the time? I just leave the dogs food out and they usually eat it later in the day. How much are you feeding? Maybe you are feeding too much?

Sometimes I add a raw egg to my dogs' food and they eat it, plus, it helps prevent the goop that comes out of their eyes.

I really don't know what to say or how to help...

[luvofallhorses]

maybe it's the heat? or has it been like this for awhile?? I know my dogs don't like to eat as much when it's hot out..of course it's not always hot out being in Montana and all..

[BC_MoM]

Roxy may not be feeling well. It could be the heat.

I think it's absolutely ridiculous that Roxy gets Kibbles & Bits while Lily eats Pro Plan. *shakes head in disgust*

Canned is way cheaper than kibble.

[caseysmom]

Does your mom shop at costco. The kirkland brand is pretty good and it is really cheap.

[Roxyluvsme13]

We don't have a Costco. There's seriously nothing wrong with Roxy . She just wouldn't eat her Raw.

[luvofallhorses]

is she eating now, though?

[Roxyluvsme13]

She's been eating. I just said she hadn't eaten her Raw, and I don't like feeding her kibble because it's crap.

[caseysmom]

well crap is better than nothing...

[lv4dogs]

She's been eating. I just said she hadn't eaten her Raw, and I don't like feeding her kibble because it's crap.

Didn't you say that you can not feed her raw anyways?

If you can't feed her raw & you can't afford better food than I don't know what else to tell you. Sorry. Any food is better than no food.

Maybe if you saved your money for better dog food instead of more bettas she would be able to have better food?

[luvofallhorses]

well crap is better than nothing...

yes, it is better than nothing.

[Vela]

I just have to ask, since you guys seem to be able to afford hundred dollar programs for you, and you mentioned getting a nintendo DS in the future, how is it that you can't afford better food for Roxy? I'm not trying to be rude but it seems to me you should ask your mom about buying YOU less stuff and buying your dog better stuff, rather than constantly asking her for things you want, and more bettas, and hamsters and all that other stuff. If you stopped getting all that stuff, you could afford to care for the animals you already have better. I really am not trying to be rude, but it seems silly to feed one dog better quality food, one dog crap, and buy a bunch of other stuff you don't really need. You earn money for all this other stuff, so save up your money and buy her the good food yourself if she won't eat the raw. You once said your mom spends 40 dollars a month on Roxy's food, but store brand Kibbles and Bits is just not going to cost 40 bucks unless she's eating 4 bags a month. She just isn't that big and I know she's not eating that much or she wouldn't be as thin as she was. A bag of 40 dollar (probably less than) top quality dog food would last her a whole month, so I don't see the difference in the money spent, unless of course she really doesn't spend that much per month on Roxy's food.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Didn't you say that you can not feed her raw anyways?

If you can't feed her raw & you can't afford better food than I don't know what else to tell you. Sorry. Any food is better than no food.

Maybe if you saved your money for better dog food instead of more bettas she would be able to have better food?

I could feed her Raw in the near future as soon as my mom gets another job, but she won't eat it.

I bought my own bettas with my own money. I bought my hamster with my own money. I bought most of my recent pets with my own money since my mom is broke. She would let me feed Raw. She just won't because Roxy's not eating it. I don't see why she doesn't like it more than her kibble anyways. I know I can't make her eat it, but I can try. I haven't asked for much of anything in a long time because my mom can't afford it. I would buy the kibble myself, but I don't make enough money to do so. I'm barely even allowed to stay home alone, so how am I supposed to make money? Sure I could clean, but that's not going to help anything, because my mom wouldn't pay me.

I'm sorry if that's all confusing, I'm just upset at the moment because Roxy won't eat what's better for her and one of my bettas is sick.

[Kfamr]

-sigh- Not another one of these threads.


Ever heard of saving money? A bag of Nutro (which isn't great, but for the price it's okay) is around $25. Easily, the money you spent on getting more animals could have been saved to take better care of the ones you have now.

Just a suggestion and something you'll learn as you mature.

[Jadapit]

Do you have a Pet Smart? I have a coupon for $3.00 off any purchase from them. I would be glad to send it to you if it would help you to get a bag of Nutro. The bag would probably last Roxy at least a month, if not a little longer. PM me with your address if you would like the coupon.