[Franceen]

Hi

I have recently acquired a rescue Yorkie. She is a darling and we all just adore her. She is blossoming since she has been with us and it is so good to see her so happy. At first she was nervous and very insecure. She would scream if one of us left the house, as she has abandonment issues, poor little mite. Now she has learnt that we always come back and she has stopped panicking when someone goes out.

The vet told me to increase her food as she was too thin. I then started homecooking for her and have given her what we eat. She absolutely loves the food and is eating very well. Before, she was vomiting a lot and seemed to dislike the dog foods I tried her on. Since I have been giving her meat/poultry/fish and veg with either sweet potato or rice, she has stopped vomiting and put on weight. She has gone from 3.4kg to 4.2kg and looks a lot healthier. She no longer begs for snacks and is happy to wait till mealtimes. I feed her 3 to 4 times a day, giving her small portions. She eats in total about 1 and a half cups of food a day. Is this okay? I try to vary the vegetables as much as possible. I give her a yellow and a green veg each day plus the rice or sweet potato. For protein I give her chicken, lamb or fish. I am thinking of trying beef next. She doesn't like turkey. Am I giving her a good diet?

I have just asked for advice on how to care for a cold, on a separate thread, as I think she is starting one.

Hope someone can advise me regarding her diet.

Luv

Franceen