My picky dog only eats Cesar. How do I get her to eat healthier food?

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What is the best dry/wet dog food? Cherokee is so picky with dry and wet food. She will only eat little Cesar wet food and the dry for now is Purina. I've tried about 4 different brands and either she will puke it up or not eat if not her Cesar. Back story- she. We got Cherokee she barley had any teeth so wet was all she could eat. It took longer than normal for her teeth to come in. Been told by other dog owners to take her off cesars....but I don't know. Help me please! Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 5 months old | 25 lbs

Rebecca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi, thank you for using PetCoach. I would work on weaning Cherokee off of the Cesars as soon as you can. That food is very high in fat and not a very healthy food. You don't say how old she is now. If under a year, I would suggest a puppy or growth formula. If adult, feed an adult maintenance food. Purina ProPlan, Science Diet or Iams are all very good brands. Start slowly transitioning her by mixing 75% current food and 25% new diet and switch very slowly to the new food over the course of several weeks. If she is otherwise healthy, a healthy dog is not going to starve themselves to death. But in the long run she will be much healthier on a high quality dog food. Do not give people food or table food at all either. A mix of canned and dry is fine, but it needs to be a good quality food. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=2471 Good luck.

My picky dog only eats Cesar. How do I get her to eat healthier food?

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