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My pregnant dog won't eat her food. How can I increase her appetite?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | 1 year and 2 months old | 59 lbs

My dog is 40 days pregnant she is not eating properly I am offering her pedigree puppy food in that I putting some toffines like eggs chicken chicken gravy and she eates only chicken eggs not pedigree food so what should do for appetite increase

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on September 30th, 2018

Just keep offering a variety of things to see what she likes best. It may be a good idea to have her examined by a vet to see if she is sick, anemic, low blood pressure, or having any other medical issues with her pregnancy.

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