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My small dog is a picky eater. How can I get her to eat food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 9 months old | 15 lbs

Destiny R Holloway if you are seeing this ,then thankyou verry much .. Thankyou for your advice. And her temperature is not greater than 102.5F .. She is also moody to eat food .

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 10th, 2018

You are very welcome for the advice! It is good to hear that her temperature is not high, so this means she isn't feverish. She is likely a finicky small breed dog. : ) Best wishes finding a food that she loves here moving foward. Take care!

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