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05-02-2012, 07:29 PM | #1 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | In need of a good weight loss dog food... i recently switched from Blue Buffalo to Innova for my furbutts and omg just weight them and they all are packing on way to much weight...seems like 3 out of the 5 has gain between 1.5-2.5 lbs in the last 2 months since being on Innova...now am looking for a healthy weight dog food to switch them over too. Currently am only feeding 1/4 cup daily to each of them and still the weight is packing on. Any suggestions?
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05-02-2012, 08:04 PM | #2 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| Exercise! hehe. Which version of Innova are you feeding? They do have a low fat variety.
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05-03-2012, 07:40 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| Blue Buffalo puts out a light or diet food. THats what I have my little fattys on. |
05-03-2012, 10:32 AM | #5 |
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| I would definitely suggest more exercise. I feed my two a shot glass (it's my measuring cup) twice a day and they get several walks/week and at least 3 trips to the dog park to run off their energy. If they are gaining that much, I would say it's lack of exercise, especially if it's happening to three of them...
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05-03-2012, 07:03 PM | #6 | |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | Quote:
i switched away from BB because the last bag i purchased Ting Ki couldn't keep down and their stool became soft and Ting Ting started to itch really bad....considering i was feeding it for over 3 years idk what may have cost all the upsets. then i did a google search and some articles i came across scared me so i switched
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05-03-2012, 07:50 PM | #7 |
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| Wellness makes a Healthy Weight. It has weight loss and maintenance recommendations on the bag. I am trying to get weight off of Cozy (needs to loss 6 pounds) and Lucy (should loss 2.5 pounds), too. They should be 10 and 7 pounds respectfully. They packed on the weight mostly when Zoey was sick. They are not tolerating their diets well 1/4 cup of food daily including all treats except a few green beans- They cry and stand by where the doggie treats are. They will walk if you make them but start to give you dirty looks after a few minutes. I upped their excerise from 2.5 miles to 5 miles daily- Same as Buddy, my energetic Golden, and Roxy- Broken up into 2.5 in the AM and 2.5 in the PM. Cozy and Lucy are beat- They look for food and sleep at home- No play from them. Cozy seems like she lost some weight- Looks thinner but Lucy has not lost anything. They get weighted in a few weeks. Roxy gained 1.5 pounds but has since lost it (she would steal to eat Zoey's kidney food- High fat and carbs in addition to her own food). If the other Yorkies fussed I gave them food.
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05-03-2012, 08:14 PM | #8 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | i was looking online and came across Wellness SuperMix 5 or something like that for weight control and that was also another one i am debating on...either that or try the innova low fat version
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05-03-2012, 08:32 PM | #9 |
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| They have 2 Wellness Small Breed - Healthy Weight - Small Breed and Wellness Complete Health® Super5Mix® Healthy Weight - Regular- My vet said this 1 for mine since Cozy needs to loss 6 pounds- Lower in fat and protein so they can still get little extras like chicken and veggies.
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05-04-2012, 09:59 AM | #10 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| My dad's dog is on a weight loss schedule now and he still has 5 lbs to lose. He is feeding him MediCal Calorie Control from the vet. Have you looked at the Acana Light and Fit? We were going to switch Jackson into that one but we ended up keeping him on the one we know is working for him. I prefer Acana over the vet food and if it was up to me, that is what he would be getting. |
05-04-2012, 10:15 AM | #11 | |
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Only Chicken & Burbank Potato, Lamb & Apple, and Duck & pear.
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05-04-2012, 07:01 PM | #12 |
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| Ohh, I'm sorry. For some reason I figured it would be already! |
05-04-2012, 07:03 PM | #13 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I wish they all were!!
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05-04-2012, 08:47 PM | #14 | |
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05-04-2012, 08:49 PM | #15 | |
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