Is this too much? I am the one that had that sick puppy that I had to forcefeed for months, so the vet told me to freefeed him. Now the little idiot eats upto 7.5 cups in one sitting, and eats can eat 11+ cups in a day. He probably only weighs like 75 pounds. Is this entirely too much? He does get a lot of physical activity, but all of the food guidelines I have read don't ever have this much listed.
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Is this too much? I am the one that had that sick puppy that I had to forcefeed for months, so the vet told me to freefeed him. Now the little idiot eats upto 7.5 cups in one sitting, and eats can eat 11+ cups in a day. He probably only weighs like 75 pounds. Is this entirely too much? He does get a lot of physical activity, but all of the food guidelines I have read don't ever have this much listed.
thanks.
Weight isn't meaningful without height, etc., so how is his "figure"? Does his vet think he is overweight? Does his waist curve in when you look down from above him, and does his belly area tuck up when you look in profile? Can you easily feel his ribs?
Is he healthy, overall?
BTW, after all that pup went through (and he and you went through a LOT), congratulations on his present weight and health. But I'd be careful not to let him swing the other way into too much weight.
His vet thinks that he is at perfect weight. To me he looks like a VA rated dog! He is 100% healthy overall. He is not getting extreme exercise, but I do play ball with him for about an hour each day. (which consists of me throwing it to him, and he also retrieves it out of my pool, so he swims a lot.) And then a 30 minute walk at night.
If the dog isn't growing outward(fat) and gets enough exercise to help digest the food, then don't worry. Dogs don't completely fill out until they are between 18-30 months, so he may be going through a growing period.
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I'm a little concerned about the volume of food he's eating. How much stool is he producing? If he has to eat that much food to maintain a normal body weight, you may consider looking for a higher quality food.
Wendy Lefebvre Webboard User Reg: 12-08-2005
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Are you still free feeding him?
How tall is he?
I can't remember if you said how old he was, but i'll assume he isn't quite a year yet. If he's at a good weight, bit might be better to stop the free feeding and put him on a schedule.
I'm with John; 7.5cups??? That seems like a ridiculous amount of food. What are you feeding him? Is the food of such poor quality that he needs this much to fill his nutrition requirements or is he just eating because he can? I know he's growing, but if I feed kibble to my 98lb dog, he eats about 2.5 cups. However, this is a no-grain food w/high protein, and he's not growing. Still, though, I don't see a 5 cup sway either way.
Are you feeding a kibble w/HUGE pieces? That could account for the high measurement, too. For example, 5 cups of Royal Canin GSD is like 3 cups of large bites Evo. Just a thought...
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He is 100% healthy overall. He is not getting extreme exercise, but I do play ball with him for about an hour each day. (which consists of me throwing it to him, and he also retrieves it out of my pool, so he swims a lot.) And then a 30 minute walk at night.
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