|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
05-18-2014, 05:32 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bronx
Posts: 17
| help i may be overfeeding my dog So I have only had my doggie for 9 weeks and she has had a lot of stomach issues. She has thrown up and has had jelly diarrhea more than once in the past weeks. Ive been to the vet for her tummy issues but someone said to me today, I may be feeding her too much. I feed her a 13 oz can of food a day, she is 10 years old and 9.6 pounds --- please help -- how much wet food can I give her a day? |
Welcome Guest! | |
05-18-2014, 05:55 AM | #2 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
Posts: 9,816
| What food are you feeding? If she's 10 she may need a food that's gentle on her stomach. What does your vet say?
__________________ Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy |
05-18-2014, 06:23 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bronx
Posts: 17
| My vet changed her food to I/D low fat this week (prescription food) -- I was told by some friends today that I may be overfeeding so I will tell him tomorrow when I speak to him but I was wondering how much other people feed their Yorkie per day. thanks |
05-18-2014, 07:00 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | It's possible that you're stressing her system by feeding too much. At her weight/age, she needs somewhere around 6oz per day if feeding canned. Was a fecal test done for giardia and other pests? Did this start when you changed something in her diet, like food or treats? How long has it been going on? Did you do blood work at the vet's?
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
05-18-2014, 12:35 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bay Area, California
Posts: 499
| Guinness is an active 8 y/o with IBD. We use a kitchen scale to weigh his food and he gets 2oz. of can plus supplements 3X's per day. We first followed what was recommended- 9.75 oz. per day but he was gaining weight... not good for his LP. It took time and some note taking to finally figure out what was best for him.
__________________ "What I do is wag my tail and lick your face until you feel better!" Guinness and Penny: |
05-20-2014, 08:50 AM | #6 | |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 2,631
| Quote:
What were you feeding her before, your dog should be eating 10% of their body weight a day as a puppy. Don't get them stuck on that prescription crap so young. You can correct this on your own. Try feeding smaller amounts more often throughout the day, if you can source it, get some slippery elm bark powder and a good probiotic and sprinkle on your dogs food. Go back to your original food and try to remedy it. | |
05-26-2014, 02:14 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Bronx
Posts: 17
| Thank you for your feedback. It winds up she was sick again even after I brought her food intake down Teegy -- I agree, I am trying to correct on my own now -- I agree, in retrospect the Z/D I think is what caused all of the blood, black stool and throwing up in the first place but I can never be sure. Right now I am feeding her rice, chic and/or salmon and trying to bring her back to her original food when I got her so I put some of this in the rice and chicken and hopefuly by next week she will be back on it. |
05-26-2014, 02:30 PM | #8 | ||
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
Posts: 12,235
| Quote:
Quote:
__________________ “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” Mark Twain | ||
05-26-2014, 02:32 PM | #9 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
Posts: 12,235
| Quote:
What is her history? Was she rehomed to you or a retired breeding dog?
__________________ “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” Mark Twain Last edited by megansmomma; 05-26-2014 at 02:33 PM. | |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart