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Originally Posted by ArmaniMan  I do believe prescription diets have their place- I have one cat on a prescription diet now. However, I really hate when vets prescribe a prescription diet solely for weight control, or tartar control- things that can very easily be controlled in other ways. I don't know the specifics of wellness, but I would just make sure my dogs were on a low fat/ low calorie food, give less food and more veggies, and increase their exercise if they needed to lose weight. |
There's no need to use that garbage OM, just cut back and add veggies like you said. - Here's a good "trick" to get the right amount of calories - with their regular food, look at the feeding guidlines, find the weight your dogs SHOULD be (not the weight they are) and feed the lowest recommended for that weight, even less if you will be adding veggies.
So, if your Wellness bag says something like - 5 to 10 lbs feed 1/4 to 3/4 cup daily, and your pup 'should' weigh 5 lbs. - feed just under 1/4 cup plus a few veggies. Most of the "weight management" diets tell you this on the bag, but I know not everyone notices. This is a little more tricky with tiny dogs like Yorkies since being overweight can sometimes be only a difference of a pound or 2, but it's a start to get an idea of the right amount of food. If they seem really hungry and are driving you nuts
see if they like raw baby carrots to munch on - they have very few calories.
P.S. - Tell your vet the dogs refuse to eat the OM, Purina should refund your money