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My picky puppy won't eat food without meat or liver. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 9 days old | 19.842 lbs

My puppy won't eat food because there is no meat or liver in it

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Answered By Susan England-Foster

Veterinarian

Published on December 31st, 2017

This is a common problem. Sometimes once dogs get the taste of specific food like liver or meat they will become really stubborn and not eat until the food is supplemented. I recommend trying tough love and offering food for the day. Now Sweety is young so depending on her weight she might have to eat a few times a day so her blood sugar does not stop. You can try a different brand of food or even mixing in can food to help stimulate her to eat. Hope that helps

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