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My 5-month-old Shih Poo puppy won't eat. Can I mix dog food flavors?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 26 days old | 9.48 lbs

I have an almost 5 month old Shih Poo and I've noticed that he lacks appetite when we changed his dog food. We had a trial run with the food he has now and he really liked it at first until recently. This is the only change we've seen of him though. Can I mix his current with another flavor to get his appetite back?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 29th, 2017

I think it is worth a try, yes. If he still doesn't like it, then perhaps a slow transition to another high quality puppy food can be tried. I really like Royal Canin, Hills Science diet, Evo, Merrick And Eukanuba brands if you interested in other brand options. Best of luck with Boovs and getting him interested in his food again.

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