Why is my dog not eating despite stomach rumbling and hunger?

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Stephanie, despite several visits to the vet over from when she was a puppy at 4 months of age, which is when I got her, has not been eating well. She deliberately starves herself. Of recent, after persuading her to eat, I hear her gut make sounds that clearly show that her gut is empty and that she is hungry, but she still starves herself. I am exhausted (physically and financially) trying to make her eat. She only survived this long because of my relentless effort to get her to eat. Any ideas? Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 7 months old | 76 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

While some dogs can be very picky eaters, it sounds like Stephanie might have a gastrointestinal disease that is making her have a decrease in appetite. She could have a food sensitivity/allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, a hormonal disease like Addison's or even parasites. I would recommend talking to your vet about screening lab work, potentially checking a resting cortisol along with B12 and pancreatic lipase, and maybe a food trial with a hypoallergenic diet.

Why is my dog not eating despite stomach rumbling and hunger?

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