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Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach Help!

2.5K views 12 replies 10 participants last post by  Brettttka  
#1 ·
Was having loose stool issues a few months back and switched my 2yo YLM to it and within a week or 2 his stools have been normal. Everything was going fine until about the last week and a half and he has stopped eating it. When I switched him to the PP he would eat it up without leaving the bowl in the morning and evening. But as of last week or 2 he will eat a little bit then wander around the house like he doesnt like the food anymore. Has anyone had any problems with their dog not eating the food or changing to not like the taste? Any help would be great. He seems to love the Loyall active adult he was on but didnt set well with him stomach. Anyone tried the loyall lamb and rice?
 
#4 ·
We just switched one of our BLM to this formula trying to get a head of a chronic ear infection. There have been no issues other than a darker stool because the food is so much darker. We have been feeding it for over a month.
 
#10 ·
He will eat when he gets hungry is the saying. Does this work or will he starve himself unless you switch? Some dogs just have to be switched around.
 
#12 ·
I have a dog with irritable bowl disease. Believe me, we have tried a lot of things and done a lot of research. The gist of it is, if your dog is otherwise healthy, let him skip a meal if he acts uninterested. At the next meal give half the normal amount. If he eats that, go back to normal. If he doesn't eat the half ration within 15 minutes or so, pick it up and give him a quarter ration at the next meal. It usually doesn't take long for them to come around.

Rarely, you will get into a bad batch of food. Try a small bag of the same food from a different store, if necessary, and a different lot. Rancid or otherwise contaminated food can be the cause, but apparently it doesn't happen often.

If that doesn't work and he's gone a couple of days not eating or barely eating, then you might consider a vet check to see if there really is something wrong. It could be a sore tooth or mouth injury, or a host of other things. A *healthy* dog occasionally will skip a meal, but not for days at a time. Constantly rotating his food "because he's tired of it, or doesn't like it," will promote picky eating habits.
 
#13 ·
Seems to be better dont know if he just wasnt feeling all to well or just wasnt hungry when I was feeding him but last couple days after taking his food away when he wouldnt eat he now eats it all. Thanks for all the post. Think maybe he was just worried he was going to miss something while we were doing stuff around the house and he was eating.