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Location: Canada
Joined: Feb 2017
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Senior dog having problems getting food into mouth
I think my elderly toy poodle is having difficulty getting food into his mouth. This results in him eating much less food than he used to.
I often feed him a wet, store-bought, mushy beef and liver blend. He likes this food and has a strong appetite. He attacks his food voraciously, but very little food seems to make its way into his mouth.
When he was younger, he would eat more slowly and take big bites. Now he snuffles it with his snout, and small rapid bites.
I think the problem may be physical. He doesn't open his mouth as widely as he used to. And he is missing his small front teeth between the canines, which I think makes it harder for him to scoop food up.
He still has most of the rest of his teeth, except for some very small ones between the canine teeth and molars.
Any insight or tips would be greatly appreciated. The poor guy is losing a lot of weight.