greydad92 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 H All, We’re on vacation for the 4th in upstate New York. Lucky hasn’t eaten since Wednesday morning. What to do? Help Her normal meal is 1 cup jasmine rice handful black beans handful frozen peas and carrots handful hamburger or turkey burger handful Fromm kibble small amount of water microwave for 30 sec - 1 min so it’s warm to touch stir Quote Image removed, not within the GreyTalk signature guidelines of <15 KB file size limit. The image removed was 29.08 KB (29,782 bytes) file size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 It's really common, especially if they're not entirely comfortable travelling. The one thing I will say is that the water probably makes a difference. Mine dogs (of every breed) usually do not like water from a new place, so I always have to bring a gallon or so for drinking and meals to begin with, and then gradually mix in the water from the vacation place. Just keep offering her food to her and keep to her normal daily schedule, as much as possible. She won't starve herself on purpose and will eat when she gets hungry enough. If you're in the habit of offering her people food, see if you can tempt her a bit to get started (but not too much! ) Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 My dogs always had problems with eating while we were on vacation. I'm pretty sure that your dog will eventually eat. I feed by hand to get them started. I did that today, and, we are not even on vacation! Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potomacpupsmom Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 One of our dogs does the same thing- hunger strike! She does that on vacation and also at the dog sitter's (where they have been many times). I agree with the comment about the water- when we go to the Jersey shore house I always take water from home! Quote Humans Kathy and Jim with our girls, Ivy (Carolina Spoon) and Cherry (Fly Cherry Pie) Missing our beautiful angel Breeze (Dighton Breeze) and angel Beka (BM Beko) - you are forever in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time4ANap Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Ours would usually eat but would not drink when we traveled. Once we got to our destination, they would tank up on water. Make sure your pup keeps drinking, and know the signs of dehydration including the scruff test. A scruff test, also known as the skin turgor test or capillary refill time, is a way to check if a dog is dehydrated by gently pinching and lifting the loose skin on the back of their neck, or scruff, before releasing it: Well-hydrated: The skin will spring back immediately Dehydrated: The skin will take longer to retract or remain "tented" Severely dehydrated: The skin will not return to normal Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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