04-19-2015, 08:55 PM
I have one (currently overweight) creme colored toy poodle. She has some mental health issues (like owner) so we get along well. She has some very irritating habits, however, and all my fault.
She used to bark at me to get on the floor next to her when she eats. I could get down on floor with her, but it got too difficult to get up
so I quit doing that. Sometimes she eats without one mishap or behavioral problem, but she likes to tip over her dish a lot so that food spills on carpet. She also likes to push empty dish around with her nose/paw.....she can literally drive me crazy with the noise. When she was diagnosed with Valley Fever 2 years ago, she lost a lot of weight and was in intensive care, etc. and almost died, so to get her to eat more, I fixed chicken (boiled or baked) to give her with the dry food, preceded by an appetizer treat. She would at least get a little protein and she got better, but still has Valley Fever and taking meds for it. She is tested every 6 months and blood test costs $285.00...well, she is now eating like a little pig, eats everything in sight and taps her bowl for more so now the Vet tells me to cut down on her food....I am trying but she barks at me if I don't fill her dish when she wants food. Oh me.....The last blood test last week showed that she had high liver enzymes which is a little scary because she has thrown up a few times (sign of possible liver disease), but she is 5 pounds overweight and still eating so not going to worry about that right now. Her name is Bitsy, but some of my friends call her Bitchy. We are buddies for sure, even with her craziness....I know, like owner, like dog.....
She used to bark at me to get on the floor next to her when she eats. I could get down on floor with her, but it got too difficult to get up
so I quit doing that. Sometimes she eats without one mishap or behavioral problem, but she likes to tip over her dish a lot so that food spills on carpet. She also likes to push empty dish around with her nose/paw.....she can literally drive me crazy with the noise. When she was diagnosed with Valley Fever 2 years ago, she lost a lot of weight and was in intensive care, etc. and almost died, so to get her to eat more, I fixed chicken (boiled or baked) to give her with the dry food, preceded by an appetizer treat. She would at least get a little protein and she got better, but still has Valley Fever and taking meds for it. She is tested every 6 months and blood test costs $285.00...well, she is now eating like a little pig, eats everything in sight and taps her bowl for more so now the Vet tells me to cut down on her food....I am trying but she barks at me if I don't fill her dish when she wants food. Oh me.....The last blood test last week showed that she had high liver enzymes which is a little scary because she has thrown up a few times (sign of possible liver disease), but she is 5 pounds overweight and still eating so not going to worry about that right now. Her name is Bitsy, but some of my friends call her Bitchy. We are buddies for sure, even with her craziness....I know, like owner, like dog.....