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My dog refuses kibble after eating human food. How can I fix this?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old | 10 lbs

I went on holiday fir a week and 3 days and I've left my dog with my cousins the fed her her food for a couple of days but then they fed her bones,meat and human food. The problem is that now she would only eat bones,meat and human food. What should i do? Thanks

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 19th, 2019

It’s time for a little tough love over the next few weeks. She will go back to her normal dog food when she realizes that the other human foods are no longer an option. She won’t starve in front of a bowl of dog food, I promise!

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