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Weird eating behavior....
Suja, since you seem to understand the bizarre mind that is Kavik, I am
particularly interested in your take on this. Mike and I have always shared in the feeding of the dogs. Either one of us gives them breakfast or dinner. I more often give them breakfast because I leave later. But both dogs are accustomed to both of us feeding them. We feed them at the same time every day, except on weekends, they eat later because we all sleep in a bit. Most of the time Mike feeds on weekend mornings because I sleep a little later. About a month ago Mike got up on a Saturday and went to feed Kavik, who chose not to eat. This is very rare and at that time I thought maybe Kavik didnt' feel well. IT concerned me because thats what Kavik did when he had the blockage. A trip to to the vet indicated he was fine and as he ate his dinner with gusto, I figured it was a fluke. However, the behavior has not only continued but its gotten weirder. The next day the same behavior happened. I attempted to encourage him to eat and he did. The following weekend the repeat performance convinced me not to coax Kavik to eat. Instead I had Mike plonk his bowl down in the middle of the room and had Toklat eat it. Kavik just watched. mike has recently started working four-tens - with mondays off. ITs the only change that I can consider has happened since the behavior change. Kavik will now NOT EAT at all for mike unless I am right there. He looks hungry and interested in the food, but then won't eat it. Originally it was that he would only not eat breakfast from mike, now its both breakfast and dinner. Every monday morning Mike calls me to give me the lowdown - Kavik will not eat for him. On weekends Kavik will only eat if I am the feeder or if I am in the room. If I happen to be in the bedroom when Mike feeds the dogs in the kitchen, Kavik runs into the bedroom frantically to retrieve me and when I get up and walk towards the kitchen he races to the bowl and quickly eats the food. Mike says that nothing has happened to make Kavik scared of his feeding - no dropped bowls, no loud noises, nothing of interest. Its not a huge deal - I can feed the dog, but its very odd. Any guesses what is going on in his weirdo brain? -- BethF, Anchorage, AK |
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Holier Than Thou wrote:
Suja, since you seem to understand the bizarre mind that is Kavik, I am particularly interested in your take on this. Takes one to know one, eh? I'll give it a shot. Mike says that nothing has happened to make Kavik scared of his feeding - no dropped bowls, no loud noises, nothing of interest. Is it just food or treats too? Has Mike tried hand feeding him? Would he eat if Mike left the room? Just wild guesses here, but I am wondering if Mike at some point gave him something to eat that he found particularly repulsive (like meds), or was maybe too hot and burned his mouth. Did he take something away from him recently? For all we know, it could've been complete coincidence - Mike happened to be the one feeding him or may have been the only one in the room when something startled him. Its not a huge deal - I can feed the dog, but its very odd. Actually, I would shift all the feeding responsibilities to Mike. Maybe initially, he can set the bowl down and leave the room, gradually working his way back into the picture. I'd hate to think that I can't leave the dog in my SO's care if I had to go somewhere. Weirdo! Suja |
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Suja wrote in :
More guesses. Does it make any difference if he is fed in a different from normal spot or in a different kind of bowl? Would he eat if Mike put something extra yummy in the bowl and presented it to him? Can he mix the extra yummy with his kibble and entice him to eat that way? Don't want to coddle him too much, lest he decide to hold out for the good stuff daily, but I'm just trying to figure out if Kavik has a bad Mike-kibble association or Mike-bowl association or what. Kavik is a sulker. I wonder if maybe the food hurt him and he thought mike did it? It cant' be any of the other things -he eats cake when mike feeds it to him vbg Be strong. Poor Kavik may be a very hungry boy for the next few days, if he decides that he is just not going to eat. He is chunky and could afford to lose five pounds, so no big deal vbg (maybe i need the kavik diet plan??) But there is a problem: if I go in the kitchen, he will eat. does this mean i need to be banished from the house for days? Or should mike just pick up the bowl if Kavik doesnt' eat before I can come in? -- BethF, Anchorage, AK |
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Holier Than Thou wrote:
Kavik is a sulker. I wonder if maybe the food hurt him and he thought mike did it? He wouldn't have a bad/chipped tooth by any chance, would he? He is chunky and could afford to lose five pounds, so no big deal vbg (maybe i need the kavik diet plan??) Poor guy, no sympathy from mom. But there is a problem: if I go in the kitchen, he will eat. does this mean i need to be banished from the house for days? Or should mike just pick up the bowl if Kavik doesnt' eat before I can come in? No need to banish yourself unless you want to. Mike can just pick up the bowl before you get there. Just make sure that he gets a good 10-15 minutes with his bowl before it goes away. Poor little guy is going to be so confused - mom comes in, food goes away. Suja |
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Holier Than Thou wrote: But there is a problem: if I go in the kitchen, he will eat. does this mean i need to be banished from the house for days? Or should mike just pick up the bowl if Kavik doesnt' eat before I can come in? Road trip for BethF!!! |
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"montana" wrote in message ... In article , Holier Than Thou wrote: But there is a problem: if I go in the kitchen, he will eat. does this mean i need to be banished from the house for days? Or should mike just pick up the bowl if Kavik doesnt' eat before I can come in? Road trip for BethF!!! LOL! Its so nice and cool here now, i am NOT going anywhere its 110 degrees!! Tonite i left kavik and went to dog school with toklat. mike added a slice of roast beef under the dog food and kavik ate his dinner. |
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"BethF" wrote in message ... Tonite i left kavik and went to dog school with toklat. mike added a slice of roast beef under the dog food and kavik ate his dinner. - Seems as if Kavik has a plan. Being difficult: yummi treats with dinner Lone |
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"Lone Hansen" wrote in
: "BethF" wrote in message ... Tonite i left kavik and went to dog school with toklat. mike added a slice of roast beef under the dog food and kavik ate his dinner. - Seems as if Kavik has a plan. Being difficult: yummi treats with dinner Lone Yes. I wasn't too thrilled about it when i got home but mike had already done it. -- BethF, Anchorage, AK |
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"Holier Than Thou" wrote in message . 3.44... Yes. I wasn't too thrilled about it when i got home but mike had already done it. -- BethF, Anchorage, AK - Now you just have to hope that Kavik doesn't teach Toklat how to get the royal treatment Lone |
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