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mindless_cubicle_drone
I adopted this dog from a rescue group last week. She is extremely skittish and fearful. She has seemed to relax a little bit but still needs some work. She will not eat unless I feed her by hand and she stopped doing that 2 days ago. She has not eaten in 2 days. Any ideas on what I can do now?
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Beautiful dog. See a vet. There could be something physically wrong that you may need to have looked at. Poor baby, sad to see animals so scared. Hope you find a resolution and soon! - Mlibrarianus
I´m sure she needs some time to get adjusted, just play gently with her, and keep an eye on the eating. My English Setter only eats when he feels like it, and a couple of days may pass before he really eats again. And he almost never eats up his entire portion of dog food. But I keep the food available at all times (of course his behaviour might have changed otherwise). - ɯɥøq sɐɯoɥʇ
Figured it out. She doesnt like bowls. I placed her food on a mat and she ate it all up in no time at all. She definitely does not like metal bowls. - mindless_cubicle_drone
Unfortunately, you don't know the real story of her past. She may have associated some fear with metal bowls or simply her collar hitting the bowl scares her. Sounds like you've got it worked out! - Paul Reynolds
We adopted a stray that we later found her owner had been MEAN. She would see herself in a bowl & not eat. Had to use a plastic bowl placed inside her metal bowl till she got used to just the metal bowl. - Zed