Why won't my 2-year-old German Shepherd eat her food and gets sick?

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2 year old GSD. She doesn't like dry dog food or homemade dog food recipes. She makes herseld sick from not eating! What do you recommend?? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 8 months old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I would be concerned that Riley has a medical problem causing herself not to eat, as a healthy dog would not starve themselves more than three days. In addition, she may be getting sick from the illness, not from not eating. She could have a dental problem making it painful for her to eat, she could have a GI illness, foreign body, or may have eaten something rotten. You can try feeding her some canned dog food, but if she won't eat that, I would take Riley into a vet today for an exam. The vet can do a physical exam, routine blood tests, a urinalysis, and possibly x-rays to diagnose why she won't eat, and can treat accordingly.

Why won't my 2-year-old German Shepherd eat her food and gets sick?

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