[Grammar] she doesn't eat/she isn't eating

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Will17

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Hello!

Can we use the present simple and the present continuous interchangeably in this case, please?

"My (female) dog is not feeling really well She is sleeping/sleeps a lot and isn't eating/doesn't eat much"'.

Thank you very much for your help.
Will
 
"My (female) dog is not feeling [STRIKE]really[/STRIKE] very well She is sleeping/sleeps a lot and isn't eating/doesn't eat much".
Both are possible, but the present continuous is more likely; it suggests the limited duration of the feeling.
 
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