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08-06-2005, 08:57 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA
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| Food Question =) Oreo & Ginger will be 9 Months on the 13th & 16th of August. My question is, When should I start to change their food to adult food, Would it be bad if I kept them on puppy food? All three of my dogs share the same food, in one big.. very big bowl. Cloey my maltese is the youngest at 5 Months. And also Ginger Is expecting so i've been told that she needs to stay on puppy food. Should I start to do a feeding schedule where I feed each of them separately? I usually just Free feed all day up until 8pm I take only the food away and leave the water. Thanks in advanced. |
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08-07-2005, 06:09 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| food Keep your pregnant girl on puppy food until the pups are weaned. Make sure she sees the vet for an xray..good luck. |
08-07-2005, 09:52 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Central Florida
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| thats a good question...how old should a dog be before you make the change from puppy to adult food...anyone know??...if they arent pregnet? |
08-07-2005, 09:56 AM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My vet told me not before twelve months. He said yorkies can stay on puppy food a little longer than that even since they are small.
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08-07-2005, 01:44 PM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| food My vets have always said the same as yours. |
08-07-2005, 03:14 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Virginia
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| My vet says a year old........I kept Gracie on puppy food till 14 months.........she is a little butterballl.............8.4 lbs, and now is on a strict diet, no more free feedings.........Royal Canine Yorkshire Terrier and only gets raw carrots and cooked green beans(with no seasonings for treats................ |
08-07-2005, 06:29 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA
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| Thank you everyone for your replies! I will keep all of them on puppy food until they become at least 14 months cause they are very small. I actually worry about Oreo because he is SO thin. He eats great, but i want to put more weight on him. I almost want to bring home some megace from work and give it to him lol |
08-09-2005, 12:39 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: nj
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| Natural balance by dick van patton is an allstages food and a very good food that is what i switched to in June cause I got Lacey adn she only wnated to eat Lucios adult food and he only wanted to eat her food
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