I have a rat terrier / chihuahua. He has little interest in food. I've tried him on various high quality dry foods and he either doesn't eat them (even though I give him no other option), or he becomes severely constipated. So I switched to high quality wet food, with simple ingredients. I tried him on a fish and rice, which he wouldn't eat. Then I tried him on a duck and sweet potato, that he ate for about a month (although only 1/4 of the suggested amount). He has now stopped eating that as well. He hasn't eaten in 2 days and has vomitted a small amount of foam. Often after he eats any of the above, he becomes shaky and upset for about an hour.
I think he prefers dry food over wet food, although it's hard to tell. He likes to eat the cat food when he is sneaky enough to get a hold of some, but it makes him constipated, and obviously isn't balanced.
A few times I've fed him plain cooked eggs with broken up pieces of whole wheat bread in it, and he ate more of it than I've seen him eat before. And had no shakes or vomitting, or upset behavior. Obviously this isn't a balanced meal for him, and I don't feel like making the dog french toast every day.
He has recently been vet checked, and xrayed, and is up to date on vaccinations.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? Or what his problem might be?
I think he prefers dry food over wet food, although it's hard to tell. He likes to eat the cat food when he is sneaky enough to get a hold of some, but it makes him constipated, and obviously isn't balanced.
A few times I've fed him plain cooked eggs with broken up pieces of whole wheat bread in it, and he ate more of it than I've seen him eat before. And had no shakes or vomitting, or upset behavior. Obviously this isn't a balanced meal for him, and I don't feel like making the dog french toast every day.
He has recently been vet checked, and xrayed, and is up to date on vaccinations.
Any suggestions on what I should try next? Or what his problem might be?
