[rawfeeding] Re: Talk about stubborn! (Dog won't eat liver)

> Twice now I have had to basically force feed liver to my very
> stubborn
> Dalmatian. The first time he went 4 days without eating and still
> wouldn't eat the liver.

Well, isn't that nice. Force-feeding without medical foundation is
unnecessary at best. Some might call it cruel.

Cruelty aside, you DO know that some Dalmatians are predisposed to
urinary-tract stones, right? And that dietary purines (of which organ
meats are a rich source) have been implicated in the formation of
those stones? Many breeders recommend low-purine diets for Dals for
this reason. Maybe your Dal's instincts are telling him something you
don't know about. See www.thedca.org for more info about this.

> The time for liver rolls around again
> and he does the same thing - only I don't let the battle of wills
> drag
> out for 4 days.

The good news? Training is taking place. The bad? Your dog is
training you.

> Stubborn dog! Anyone else run into this issue where a dog would
> rather
> starve for 4 days rather than eat liver?

Are you sure it's the dog who is being stubborn?

When my father was a boy, he was made to kneel on rice kernels in the
corner for hours if he didn't clean his plate. Perhaps this was
because the food he left behind was essential to his nutrition...but
it could also be that my grandmother was just a little nuts.

Rod

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