Please Nairalander, I need your advise. My dog Vina is not eaten food since last week. But she have stated eaten only cooked meat and turkey. Please what can I do to make her eat. I dewarmed her already still not eaten. Please beside the financial implication, is it advisable to be feeding her only meat ad turkey?

afrika4real:
Please Nairalander, I need your advise. My dog Vina is not eaten food since last week. But she have stated eaten only cooked meat and turkey. Please what can I do to make her eat. I dewarmed her already still not eaten. Please beside the financial implication, is it advisable to be feeding her only meat ad turkey?

There's a medical condition called "myasis"...Run your hands over every part of ur dogs body, look out for small lumps like pimples...I don't know why my mind strongly tells me this is what ur dog has...

Check her body and get back to me please.

afrika4real:
Please Nairalander, I need your advise. My dog Vina is not eaten food since last week. But she have stated eaten only cooked meat and turkey. Please what can I do to make her eat. I dewarmed her already still not eaten. Please beside the financial implication, is it advisable to be feeding her only meat ad turkey?

such dogs don't eat eba, rice, fufu etc(if that's what yougive it), they eat meat or fish. If buying from frozen stores is too expensive, try buying foetus from abattoir, it works well on dog with low appetite. I think there's a NLer named tobolos who sells foetus.

juicee1:
such dogs don't eat eba, rice, fufu etc(if that's what yougive it), they eat meat or fish. If buying from frozen stores is too expensive, try buying foetus from abattoir, it works well on dog with low appetite. I think there's a NLer named tobolos who sells foetus.

Be careful what you feed your dog...you should read up on the several diets before trying them out...there are several health conditions associated with feeding dogs on foetus, but those involved in selling them won't disclose this to u so as not to lose customers.

I was on foetus for a long while and I'm telling you from experience, foetus is not right for ur dogs.

Feed your dog what you can eat.

arcbay:


There's a medical condition called "myasis"...Run your hands over every part of ur dogs body, look out for small lumps like pimples...I don't know why my mind strongly tells me this is what ur dog has...

Check her body and get back to me please.

what do you say about picky dogs, this one is so picky that she won't even go back to her own leftover, tried many methods both fasting deworm monthly don't know wat else to do, sometimes eats once in two days, no matter how small the food is she won't finish it and she always looks healty, any idea of that too?

uchpanila:



what do you say about picky dogs, this one is so picky that she won't even go back to her own leftover, tried many methods both fasting deworm monthly don't know wat else to do, sometimes eats once in two days, no matter how small the food is she won't finish it and she always looks healty, any idea of that too?

Then change her diet, prolly she doesn't like the food you feed her...try something more tasty and inviting...seun shared his recipe on a thread recently, can't remember which one precisely. His method sounds cool.

But basically, whatever u wanna feed your dog, imagine how you'd feel if you were served the same food. So give yourself what u can eat.

arcbay:


Then change her diet, prolly she doesn't like the food you feed her...try something more tasty and inviting...seun shared his recipe on a thread recently, can't remember which one precisely. His method sounds cool.

But basically, whatever u wanna feed your dog, imagine how you'd feel if you were served the same food. So give yourself what u can eat.

bro trust me I have tried this

uchpanila:


bro trust me I have tried this

What exactly do u feed her? What breed is she and how old?

I seem to have a similar problem. my dogs' appetite has dropped significantly.
before now, they were eating so well that I started worrying about the financial implication of feeding them. they are about 6 months old and I lock them up all the time; only bringing them out mornings and evenings to go and poo outside.

last week, I changed routine and now release them into the compound every night. At about the same time, I noticed their appetite dropped. I have dewormed, administered Vet recommended antibiotitcs and also administered multivitamins daily. yet they dont seem to love food any more.
they are still very healthy, urine is ok, poo is ok, agility has barely changed. just that they don't eat much. I have no choice but to start feeding them once a day in a bid to get them to finish the food and avoid wastage.

I feed them diamond puppy (large breed) and/or indomie waste cooked with either chicken legs, beef or fish head- which ever is available.
I notice they do eat a bit more when the indomie is prepared compared to when I give them the diamond dry food.

I just changed routine this morning again and I release them to move around (inside my compound) all through the day and night

arcbay:


What exactly do u feed her? What breed is she and how old?

rice, indomie, dry and canned food, pepper soup (without pepper) .

she can finish one canned food once buh when mixed with another food will just eat a little and leave, this is just part of her since puppy stage buh I want to change it cos it makes me waste money cos most of her ruminants I give it to my friends dog and he will lock the plate. just don't know if I should just leave her to be since she's healthy with that?

obstead200:
I seem to have a similar problem. my dogs' appetite has dropped significantly.
before now, they were eating so well that I started worrying about the financial implication of feeding them. they are about 6 months old and I lock them up all the time; only bringing them out mornings and evenings to go and poo outside.

last week, I changed routine and now release them into the compound every night. At about the same time, I noticed their appetite dropped. I have dewormed, administered Vet recommended antibiotitcs and also administered multivitamins daily. yet they dont seem to love food any more.
they are still very healthy, urine is ok, poo is ok, agility has barely changed. just that they don't eat much. I have no choice but to start feeding them once a day in a bid to get them to finish the food and avoid wastage.

I feed them diamond puppy (large breed) and/or indomie waste cooked with either chicken legs, beef or fish head- which ever is available.
I notice they do eat a bit more when the indomie is prepared compared to when I give them the diamond dry food.

I just changed routine this morning again and I release them to move around (inside my compound) all through the day and night

Your dogs @ 6mths are still puppies and should not be allowed to roam the compound all through the nights especially when they have a partner,they will exploit every corners of the house and could playfully swallow anything at ther disposal.as long as your vets have administered antibiotics and multivtamins,
Try to restrict ther freedom to when you can supervise and change the diamond large breed to Arion puppy,add beef,chicken or fish mixed with the dry feed.give small quantities at 1st and don't leave the feed with them all day,clear any leftover after each meal,this might help

BOUNTYDOG:


Your dogs @ 6mths are still puppies and should not be allowed to roam the compound all through the nights especially when they have a partner,they will exploit every corners of the house and could playfully swallow anything at ther disposal.as long as your vets have administered antibiotics and multivtamins,
Try to restrict ther freedom to when you can supervise and change the diamond large breed to Arion puppy,add beef,chicken or fish mixed with the dry feed.give small quantities at 1st and don't leave the feed with them all day,clear any leftover after each meal,this might help

U have a serious point. The dogs have chewed up the seats of my sports bicycle and that of my kids too. That is the only thing within reach for them. I keep every other chewable thing out of their reach.
Please guide me; my reason for releasing them in my compound all day long and all night long is because I want them to start marking their territory so as to know the area to protect, (I bought them to be guard dogs). Also, I felt that it will enable me to chain and cage them continually (from 1 yr old) to make them agressive if they become a year old and are yet to develop the neccesary guard instincts.

Please, is this the right move?

My wife advised that I shud not release both of them at the same time? she believes that would reduce the destruction. what do u think?

obstead200:
U have a serious point. The dogs have chewed up the seats of my sports bicycle and that of my kids too. That is the only thing within reach for them. I keep every other chewable thing out of their reach.
Please guide me; my reason for releasing them in my compound all day long and all night long is because I want them to start marking their territory so as to know the area to protect, (I bought them to be guard dogs). Also, I felt that it will enable me to chain and cage them continually (from 1 yr old) to make them agressive if they become a year old and are yet to develop the neccesary guard instincts.

Please, is this the right move?

My wife advised that I shud not release both of them at the same time? she believes that would reduce the destruction. what do u think?

A guard dog already has the guarding instincts as ther traits,so whether you let him loose now to understand his territory or not,he already knows his territory,and locking them up @ this puppy stage will even let them listen to most of the sounds in the environment @ nights as they stay alert for either a friend or a stranger as they are locked and can differentiate normal sounds from strange sounds,letting them loose can make them develop some bad habits as they are still learning.you let them loose when they are adults,they will not exploit as puppies,and then wll be better guards as they are mature,what breed are they?

BOUNTYDOG:


A guard dog already has the guarding instincts as ther traits,so whether you let him loose now to understand his territory or not,he already knows his territory,and locking them up @ this puppy stage will even let them listen to most of the sounds in the environment @ nights as they stay alert for either a friend or a stranger as they are locked and can differentiate normal sounds from strange sounds,letting them loose can make them develop some bad habits as they are still learning.you let them loose when they are adults,they will not exploit as puppies,and then wll be better guards as they are mature,what breed are they?

they are Rottweilers.
Ur advise made a lot of sense. Thanks for the info.
So do u suggest I keep them locked up round the clock?

obstead200:
they are Rottweilers.
Ur advise made a lot of sense. Thanks for the info.
So do u suggest I keep them locked up round the clock?

If you want to make monsters out of them, follow the advice...I just hope u don't have kids?

Some NLers with ITK sha,well with PHD na so e dey go.
Boss that's the piece I can give you.
Not locking round the clock but let loose only when you can supervise during the day and lock them up @ nyts.

arcbay:


There's a medical condition called "myasis"...Run your hands over every part of ur dogs body, look out for small lumps like pimples...I don't know why my mind strongly tells me this is what ur dog has...

Check her body and get back to me please.

my puppy has such and I have been treating it with dog soap. Also her appetite dropped. What do I do?

lorenzmond:
my puppy has such and I have been treating it with dog soap. Also her appetite dropped. What do I do?

Dog soap cannot cure myasis...you need to keep ejecting the "larvae " till their cycle ends. Meanwhile, contact ur VET, he needs to administer an antbiotic, that will kill the eggs within...

To eject the maggot-like larvae, apply palm oil at the tip of the lump, and press from the Base of the lump.

Note that myasis Results from dampy Areas, when ur pets sleep on/in dampy areas.

obstead200:
they are Rottweilers.
Ur advise made a lot of sense. Thanks for the info.
So do u suggest I keep them locked up round the clock?

i advice you read your dog's natural temperament before making them monsters.
rotts are badoos naturally, i think you should start learning how to make them less violent.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f36TVWQn7Js

sledjama:

i advice you read your dog's natural temperament before making them monsters.
rotts are badoos naturally, i think you should start learning how to make them less violent.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f36TVWQn7Js

Let him follow the advice na, it's his choice.

NL pet is one funny world. How can someone advice another to train an aggressive breed in such manner? Rotties belong to the top rated class for dog aggression.And even if we wanna domesticate them, there are ways around it, so that the dog will grow up with less aggression...

Someone now says u shld always lock up a 6month old rottie!!! Shoro Niyen!!!

You should always learn to consider the scenario surrounding every issue and not use general measures to ts solution
@obstead200 D loss of appetite in ur dogs is obviously as a result of their recent unsupervised freedom,
I would never leave my pups unsupervised all night,only one nght I forgot to lock a litter n their crate and went to sleep,in days I was removing some sort of maggots from their body,"myasis"just from one night exploit.pups especially when patnered can be very destructive or suicidal.
As long as they spend tme with you,they already know who the family is and respect each of them accordingly no matter what the breed.

BOUNTYDOG:
You should always learn to consider the scenario surrounding every issue and not use general measures to ts solution
@obstead200 D loss of appetite in ur dogs is obviously as a result of their recent unsupervised freedom,
I would never leave my pups unsupervised all night,only one nght I forgot to lock a litter n their crate and went to sleep,in days I was removing some sort of maggots from their body,"myasis"just from one night exploit.pups especially when patnered can be very destructive or suicidal.
As long as they spend tme with you,they already know who the family is and respect each of them accordingly no matter what the breed.

Bro, no offense intended, but myasis is not caused by unsupervised freedom.On the contrary, restricted movement causes myasis especially in pups when they wee and sleep at that same spot.

It might interest u to know that myasis occurs in humans too, kids to be precise. This happens when they spend most of their time in dampy area,sand, etc...

Myasis is a normal medical condition in most pups bred in Naija...

So as not to digress from the issue at hand, u advised restricted movement, I oppose this method.Instead of restricting their movement, you can help by removing all objects that can pose threat to the health of ur pups.

Cutting off ur head is not the solution to a headache...

I still maintain my grounds, if the guy's dogs have lost appetite, anything might be the cause, I'm sure it's not as a result of the free movement.

Cheers

Issorait
Whatever I share here is what I have learnt from experience which has saved me lots.
Experience they say s the best teacher.
Only a very bad breeder will let pups stay in a wet and dirty cage such that can cause myasis.
I advertised supervision cos its the cause of their loss of appetite and later asked for the breed.
I don't bathe pups till they are gone to their homes.I make dem retain the puppy coat and u can't attain such standard if you let them stay in dirty and dampy environment.

Not to derail this thread,
The aim is loss of appetite and solutions not handling of breeds

BOUNTYDOG:
You should always learn to consider the scenario surrounding every issue and not use general measures to ts solution
@obstead200 D loss of appetite in ur dogs is obviously as a result of their recent unsupervised freedom,
I would never leave my pups unsupervised all night,only one nght I forgot to lock a litter n their crate and went to sleep,in days I was removing some sort of maggots from their body,"myasis"just from one night exploit.pups especially when patnered can be very destructive or suicidal.
As long as they spend tme with you,they already know who the family is and respect each of them accordingly no matter what the breed.

I also felt that the loss of appetite was related to their new freedom cos it happened almost immediately. But following ur advise, I locked them in ystday and I noticed the appetite improves reasonably.
But I am worried that they play too much with each other and might not get to become the guard dogs they are meant to be.
I am thinking of making another cage so that I can separate them and keep them far from each other. What do u think?

obstead200:
I also felt that the loss of appetite was related to their new freedom cos it happened almost immediately. But following ur advise, I locked them in ystday and I noticed the appetite improves reasonably.
But I am worried that they play too much with each other and might not get to become the guard dogs they are meant to be.
I am thinking of making another cage so that I can separate them and keep them far from each other. What do u think?

Of cos they should be seperated @ that age
Their play should help the build their muscle tone.
As maturity sets in,their play wll reduce gradually.
Are they of same sex?

arcbay:


Then change her diet, prolly she doesn't like the food you feed her...try something more tasty and inviting...seun shared his recipe on a thread recently, can't remember which one precisely. His method sounds cool.

But basically, whatever u wanna feed your dog, imagine how you'd feel if you were served the same food. So give yourself what u can eat.

I beg to differ. Our diets are carbohydrate based. This ist optimal for our dogs. An inexpensive method is to Try crushing lots fish head or chicken parts in noodles.

Alertnately, try giving her dry puppy food. One of this should work

arcbay:


Dog soap cannot cure myasis...you need to keep ejecting the "larvae " till their cycle ends. Meanwhile, contact ur VET, he needs to administer an antbiotic, that will kill the eggs within...

To eject the maggot-like larvae, apply palm oil at the tip of the lump, and press from the Base of the lump.

Note that myasis Results from dampy Areas, when ur pets sleep on/in dampy areas.

Thanks will do just that.