How to get a picky eater to finish his food
Hi everyone,
Would like some help with getting my adorable gelding to please finish his grain😂.
He currently gets 2 medications and 3 supplements. He gets Purina Enrich, beet pulp, soaked alfalfa pellets, all made into a mash. I've tried removing the meds/supplements for a day, changing the ratio, removing beet pulp and alfalfa, making it a soup, leaving it dry, you name it, I've tried it.
He does not have any conditions (not metabolic) with his stomach or mouth and he'll eat his grass and hay all day long, but every time we feed breakfast/dinner, he'll go to the food, eat like 4 bites then be like, "nah, I'll go back to my hay". If I were to guess, it's almost like he gets a clump of food that is just really strong to the taste and then is like "I'm not hungry for this anymore." Kinda like when you go to a restaurant and order something that looks really good but when you get it it's like they over-seasoned it (weird analogy I know I just don't know how to describe it).
I just feel bad syringing his meds/supplements into his body every day because I'm not sure if he gets them if he doesn't finish the food. Is there anything I could either add to it that'll be better tasting for him?