Fezzik is almost 9 months old and those little ribs are getting a bit hard to find. When do I start easing back on the amount of food he inhales? I honestly don't remember how old Jack was when I cut back his food to 2 meals a day. It was a really long time ago.
The starving piglet eats 1.5 Stella & Chewy patties for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is 1 pattie or less, depending on how many training treats he has gotten. Should I drop the lunch meal or reduce breakfast and dinner?
He very well could be getting chunky (Perry gets 2 S&C patties for 1 meal and 1/4 cup Fromm's kibble for the other and he's around 11 pounds) - but also know that as they get fluffier, especially if they have heavier coats, they can feel "chunky". I know when Perry's coat is getting long he feels "fat" (not just looks it) just from the thickness of his hair - the minute I cut him his ribs reappear .
nope... he is chunky. I has been stuck in a boot for the last 3 weeks. (Tendonitis.. so annoying) So Fezzik hasn't been getting as much exercise as he is used to.
It's always hard when either you or they have reduced activity to cut down their food to compensate. Luckily (?) for me Perry was slightly under weight before his recent confinement so I haven't had to reduce the food too much - though I do think he's gained a bit so I'm going to start to reduce his kibble a bit (forgot to ask how much he weighed at the vet yesterday).
yeah... I missed that 'drop to 2x day at 6 months' calendar reminder. LOL! No worries. It isn't a problem that can't be fixed. I just have to be more alert.
So the plot thickens. The bag of puppy patties has a different quantity for her weight than their website has for the puppy patties - by quite a lot. So we maybe ok after all. I’m going to email the company and also do the kcal calculations.
Definitely check - but I'd pay more heed to what the vet thinks and how she feels - as long as she feels fine then what you're feeding is good
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