Reg: 11-20-2008
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funny enough, i've been having problems again after posting in the same thread. I've talked with Connie a little (ok ok maybe a lot) and i was overfeeding too. I dropped the amount of food they receive, and two days in a row they've been eating like there is no tomorrow at each meal...knock on wood it will stay the same!
I understand your frustration...it would drive me nuts to see them refuse that good food. As a result though, i was creating a very tense situation around meals. A day of fasting and a drastic reduction in amount of food made everybody more relaxed. my bigger dog gets 1.6lb of food (he's 85lbs)...i'll readjust if it proves too little but for now he eats and that's all that matters
But I want him to gain about ten pounds! How can I do that?!
Edited to say - I will post pics tomorrow. Did not see those previous posts... guess I skipped too early to page three.
I haven't been stressed about it until this morning, when I made his food just like I have for the past couple of days and he sniffed it and walked away. But it's been a gradual decline of enthusiasm. He used to skip gleefully to his crate to eat. Now it seems like he is glum. I thought Bo would love eating raw, but I feel like I'm forcing him, you know?
I thought I'd be able to feed mostly chicken and venison, adding variety here and there, but if I'm going to have to chef it up, finding different game and spending lots of money on a variety of meat... I just don't know.
Maybe I am overfeeding, but I do want him to gain weight. I will post pics tomorrow. One afterthought - does he need to eat on a strict schedule? I'm not good about that. Some mornings, he eats at 9, some at noon. But it's hit or miss whether he'll eat breakfast at any time.
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