My senior dog won't eat and is scared of our new puppy. Help!

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hello, we have a 7 1/2 year old dog, and we recently adopted a 14 week old puppy. we noticed that our older dog has stopped eating in the last day or so, and seems to almost be scared of our little pup. not sue if it is something that we should be worried about. Pet's info: Dog | Husky | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 29 days old | 16 lbs

Dr. Elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Try to encourage Luna to eat and you may try separating them at meal time until Luna relaxes. Exercising them both may also help. if Luna continues to not eat for another 24 hours or shows any signs of illness, have her examined by the veterinarian. Here is a link about puppy introductions: https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-tips-to-introduce-a-puppy-or-dog-to-your-older-dog/ I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

My senior dog won't eat and is scared of our new puppy. Help!

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