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Why won't my puppy eat his food? Can I mix different brands?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Spitz | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 25 days old | 7 lbs

Hello i need help! It looks like my puppy eat his dog food only one day, after that he refuses to eat it. I keep buying him different dry food but as i said he only eats it one day. Yesterday he ate hills science dry food for puppies small breeds. Today he hardly had 10 pieces for the whole day, so I offered him ZiwiPeak Daily Cuisine Dog Food Venison that he refused to eat a few days ago abd he ate it. Please tell me what to do and is it ok to mix these two foods and offer him 2 diffeent brand

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Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 2nd, 2017

Hello, sorry to hear about Norik. Yes you can mix the dog food, however I would be more concerned with him not wanting to eat. This could be a sign the Norik may be feeling sick. Monitor for any vomiting, diarrhea, or lethargy and if you note any or this problem persists have him evaluated by your veterinarian. It could be a simple cold or something more sever such as parvovirus. Otherwise, if Norik has not been dewormed then his clinical signs may be associated with parasites. In the interim you can try a different puppy food, or you may add baby food to his puppy food in order to entice him to eat. Best of luck and hope this helps

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