Question by XxKarToonxX: My dog won’t eat her food? I think she might not like it?
Kay, I know this is a long one, but if you’re a pet owner, I’m sure you’ll understand!

I have a Pekingese, she’s about 13 years old. It’s been a couple years that she’s being picky eater! I try to switch brands and flavors each time I buy her food, but she always ends up leaving half of it there! She always leave the light and dark brown bits of her dry dog food. I always end up throwing away the bits she won’t eat. Yesterday, she was out of food so I went to the store and bought her a bag of Kibble ‘n Bits Homestyle Chicken dog food. I got her one of the big bags; and when I got home and filled her bowl, she refused to eat it. I know for a fact that she was hungry because her bowl had been empty since I got home from school and my mom hadn’t noticed she was out of food. I was previously feeding her the same dog food but Homestyle Beef flavor and I thought I’d change it up for her. She hasn’t touched her dry food since yesterday and all she’s eaten is half a can of Pedigree Chopped Beef wet food…She’s actually also very picky about wet canned food too! I think Chopped Beef flavor is the only one she eats!

Here’s some other info about my dog:
- Other than human food, as far as I know, she doesn’t have allergies…although I think those Beggin’ Strips bacon treats are as bad as human food is for her!
- She’s had many different brands of dry dog foods before; mainly Purina, I think.
- I think she became a picky eater when we went on vacation to Mexico one year. I don’t know what kind of food we bought her there after she finished her dog food from home…that was years ago though, could that still have anything to do with this now?
- She doesn’t have any scheduled times to eat. Her food is there in her bowl, changed constantly, and covered when we know for a fact that she won’t be eating.
- She’s used to eating around others, her food and water bowls are near the kitchen, so privacy and distractions are generally not a problem for her.
- We don’t give her human food (she has “allergies” to that and her skin tends to like open up & can get infected…it’ll look like a really bad scrape, she’ll scratch at it a lot, and it really seems painful for her. She’s been given meds for this about 3 times already. One of her vets said that since she had it once, she’ll most likely keep getting it.)
- She does, however, always hang around the kitchen, especially when we’re cooking, to see what she can pick up. Or my little brother sometimes leaves things lying around. but this isn’t a constant problem.
- She has boiled chicken and boiled rice mixed together as a kind of special food. One time she got very sick (whole other long story) and nearly died. After she got better, the vet told us to give her boiled chicken and rice to encourage her to eat. But it’s really rare if she does eat this since my mom doesn’t make it for her too often. So i don’t think she’s distracted with that..

….I think that’s it…Again, I’m really sorry this is SO long but I’m really worried because she hasn’t eaten well in nearly 3 days! I appreciate all suggestions,,,as long as they’re not dumb. lol
Please and thanks!

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Answer by Wakada
You may think it is bad for your dog to eat the same food for its entire life, but it is important for it to have a steady diet, so STOP buying different food each time you are at the store. Your dog is in its later years of life, make one last switch to a dog food for elderly dogs, it doesn’t need as much protein as it did earlier in life.

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Question by tripperpup: My chihuahua keeps full body shaking (like they do after a bath) and I’m not sure why? 20-30 times per day?
Hi – my dog seems to have picked up a habit that drives me nuts. He full-body shakes (not shivering, but like how dogs shake after they get a bath) constantly – and I mean constantly. Today alone he shook 22 times. This has been going on for around 6 months now. I took him to the vet and he said it is probably dry skin, but he did not seem to take me seriously when I said how excessive it had become.

I give him regular baths with moisturizing, natural shampoo and he gets defurminated often. He eats Wellness small bites food and has no allergies that I know of. Could he have an ear infection? The only thing is that I never actually see him itch his ear or anything, and he never just shakes his head. It is always his WHOLE body.

The worst it has been was 38 times in one day. I am worried about how this could affect him (seriously, his brain must rattle around or something..)

Please help!
Thanks for the information so far. How often should a dog receive a bath? He gets one every few weeks now, but I live in NYC so he starts to stink if I do it any less (lots of walks and stuff). Also since he is so low to the ground I am constantly having to wipe dirt off his belly. Would it be better to use some sort of moisturizer? I also hear he could be deficient in some vitamin that is causing his skin to become dry…

Would a dog develop an allergy as he ages? He only picked up this habit in the past half year, and he is six.

He just wears a normal collar which has never bothered him before.

Thanks again for all the responses.

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Answer by Ruby Orton
If you are giving him lots of baths his skin might not like that. Or he could have eaten something that has made him shake.

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Question by Lottie: Is anyone else a very allergic person? Like me.?
So is anyone else on here allergic to a lot of things like me? To be honest I am getting use to it but it is a right pain in the ass and always wonder why some people have a lot of food and airborn allergies?!?!

Im allergic too:

Grapes
Salycilate Acid
Cats (not dogs) but other animals too
Dust
Grass
Dairy products
Red meat
Kiwi
Pollen
Skin products
etc

Am not like feeling sorry for myself but concerned as to why so many?
Forgot “Aspirin” on my list too. Lol

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Answer by Shona D
I have hayfever…….if that helps???

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Question by John S: I have 2 pugs and they shed like crazy! Help!?
Are there any new solutions to the problem of shedding? They are my wife’s so don’t give me crap about how I should have researched the breed before I got them. These dog’s seem to blowout their coats daily. We bathe them once a week and brush them twice a week with the furminator, but it doesn’t seem to take more than 24 hours before the entire floor is covered in dog fur. We even bought a roomba just to help us keep up with the fur. We make their food with chicken, oats, and veggies. They don’t seem to have any allergies or skin problems. They’re both 19 pounds and the vet says they look great and its obvious we take good care of them. Anyone come up with any great shedding solutions? I don’t want to brush them everyday because it can irritate their skin.

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Answer by Scott
Brushing them daily with a softer brush than the furminator will help, while still using the furminator twice a week. Unfortunately, the pug breed just naturally sheds a lot.

Add: If you are using a good, moisturizing shampoo then bathing weekly isn’t a problem for dogs. It’s too bad the makers of Relief/Hylyte went out of business because they were both really good shampoos. Ultragroom is another good one that I, personally, like the scent of.

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Question by Isabelle: 4 year old has an itchy rash that looks like goosebumps?
Hi. My son has a persistent rash that looks just like goosebumps all over his torso and back. It’s not red or swollen – it just looks like goosebumps. I’ve taken him to the doc twice and they just said to give Zyrtec and Singulair, make sure to use soaps and detergents for sensitive skin, etc. I’ve done that. I even had him take a blood-allergy test, which was positive for mold and dogs (we have neither). He doesn’t seem to have a food allergy, although I do keep him away from milk. Other than that, he is very healthy and has no issues. What could be causing it and how can we make it go away? It bothers him a lot, especially in the hot months (we’re in Florida where it’s very hot and humid). I’ve tried the spray-on Benadryl, powder with menthol, Aveeno, Cetaphil lotion, natural soaps, etc. I removed the curtains in his room, had the floors steam cleaned, put an allergen cover on his bed and pillows. I honestly do not know what else to do. HELP!

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Answer by Aimee
my 6 year old son had this two weeks ago and we found out he had an allergy to cut grass it can come on and go i took my son to the doctors and they told me to put e45 on it and to give him piriton and within a week it was gone i hope this helps x

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