My puppy is picky: won't eat dog food, only human food. Help!

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My gsd is not eating any kind of food..I used to give him home food like chapatis,oats and rice etc...he doesn't eat that food but if we give him eggs or sometimes meat he eats it...plzz help..before he eat all kind of food...but now he is not interested in food..plzz help. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 6 months and 24 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Chapatis, oats, and rice are not a balanced or healthy diet for a dog. Dogs need protein and calcium as well as many other vitamins and nutrients, and that diet you provided doesn't give him that. I see that Max is six months old, so he needs a puppy formulated food. Puppies need higher amounts of calories, protein, and calcium than adult dogs, and a puppy formulated food will provide that for him. I would not give him human food any longer, and put him on a puppy dog food until he is 12 months. Then he should be on an adult dog food. Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I would also have a health check for him with the vet. He may be feeling unwell from have a nutrient deficient diet, or he could also have a medical illness causing the loss of appetite. Please keep in mind that even if it is a medical illness causing him to lose his appetite, the current diet you are feeding him is very poor and he needs to be on a puppy food. Good luck, I hope this helps!

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