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09-23-2008, 08:46 AM | #1 |
megan - g Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Texas
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| I have a husky Little Puma! My little Brady (aka Little Puma) is gaining weight! I free feed them Natures Variety kibble, and I don't notice him eating more than Addison but he is smaller framed than her and is weighing almost 10 lbs! He has lots of muscle on his chest and legs and gets good exersize but, his tummy is porky now! And he is getting wide. Addison is slender and in great shape. What can I do? If I feed at a certain time Brady gobbles the food like he is starving and Addy gets no food. I have to drive an hour to get food for them as they dont sell it here! Are boys just built different than the little girls? Besides the obvious. Maybe this is the push I need to just have them on raw? If so how much can I stock up on before it goes bad? Would I need to ween them from kibble to canned to raw? Or can I just start feeding raw? I want to use the medalions by Natures Variety if I do. This has never been a problem before it is just in the last 2 months that I have noticed a change in his shape! Poor thing! I don't want him to have a complex!
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09-24-2008, 11:25 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Texas
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| Hey Megan! I'm just now seeing this post for the first time. It's funny that you say Brady is chubby because I have noticed that Lola is getting chubby also. Her little belly is bigger than it used to be! I also free feed, and she really doesn't eat that much. I don't know what to do about it, so maybe someone else will have some suggestions for us.
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09-26-2008, 11:55 AM | #3 |
megan - g Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Texas
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| I hope so! But I kinda feel like I answered my own question We are going to San Antonio tomorrow to pick up a new truck for Sam and I am going to stop at Lockhill feed and get a bunch of raw medallions. I can order them by mail if need be to sustain them. The closest store to me that sells raw is over 200 miles away!I just don't want to start something I can't finnish with them. So I am going to get some canned and a little kibble too! I have been reading on Natures Variety website about the rotation diet and I am going to give it a try. Although, I am really just wanting to go raw!? Oh what to do. I'm thinking he just looks bigger because we shaved him and now his head looks so small! Kisses to Lola xxooxx
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09-26-2008, 01:56 PM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Texas
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| Well good luck with the raw food. I hope they like it. I don't know if I could give Lola raw meat. It just doesn't seem right to me for them to eat raw meat, although I'm sure they love it. Let me know how it goes if you choose to try the raw diet. We shaved Lola's ears today because they were starting to flop, and she has a really tiny head now! It's so cute! Kisses to Addy and Brady also!
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