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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  All recommended feeding guidelines are just that: guidelines for the average dog. An "average" means there are always those who are outside the average (on both sides). All types of feeding should be done as "feeding to condition" - in other words, start with the guidelines for whichever food you're feeding - then adjust according to how your dog's body feels to you. If your dog feels too bony and you're feeding NV, then I'd probably feed an add'l 1/4 medallion at each meal and wait 2-3 weeks, and adjust from there.
Personally, I wouldn't feed milk if a dog was a bit skinny - I'd feed it food.  |
After my other thread, I started feeding him an extra 1/2 medallion a day. But everytime I see the feeding guideline on the NV bag, I always get worried that I'll end up over-feeding him. So that stopped about after 5-7 days and I went back to feeding him 2 medallions a day. I guess I'll just have to get over the fact that the guideline just doesn't apply to my furbaby lol.
About the milk though, is it beneficial at all to feed it? Not just to plump up a skinny dog, but for overall health/nutrition wise?
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom More options: feed 1/2 medallion in the middle of the day. Or, free feed a certain amount of kibble per day (leave it out, let him eat what he needs/wants and see if that helps. |
I was actually thinking about this, but I was worried it might upset his tummy? I've read that you should transition them into different types of foods and that you can't switch from kibble to raw immediately, so I don't really understand how it's ok to feed them both at once?