May 06, 2011
Am I feeding my dog too much? How can I start transitioning to less dry food?
Full Question:
Hello, my name is Rebekah and I have recently purchased Embark for my 5 month old Shih Tzu named Simon. He's about 15-17 lb. right now. I'm transitioning him slowly from Eukanuba dry food and he is doing very well, very little stomach upset, but I'm afraid I'm feeding him too much. Right now I'm giving him about 1/4 cup of Embark, 1/4 dry Eukanuba and some kind of meat (chicken wing, liver, or whatever) with it. Is this too much?How can I start transitioning less dry food? Also, if I give him an egg, should meat be included also? I'll be boarding my dog in a couple of weeks and would like to make it as easy as possible on the lady watching the dog. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Rebekah
Cindy's Answer:
If you want to get him off of the kibble, and he’s doing ok then I would just quit adding Eukanuba and go to straight HK and meat. For puppies, you feed according to body condition and with a full coated breed you need to feel the dog’s ribs every day. The amounts on the package are guidelines, I can’t tell you without seeing your dog how much is too much. You want to easily be able to feel the ribs. you can give him an egg plus meat if you wish….have you read our Q &A page on feeding a raw diet?
For boarding it may be easier to just have them feed Embark only, it’s completely balanced nutritionally by itself.
For boarding it may be easier to just have them feed Embark only, it’s completely balanced nutritionally by itself.
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