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Originally Posted by Baby Princess  Hi Nancy, thank you for your comments. Princess Chloe is post surgery of AAI going onto her third week. She is grounded in her cage and kennel until her next check up on 8/16. Her neuro vet. mentioned that she had gained a little weight and that I was to watch her, but didn't give me any recommendations. I do imagine that she has put on a little weight do to her inactivity. Prior to her surgery I was free feeding her dry food, but she also developed allergies and her derm vet placed her on an elimination diet of Royal Canine canned and dry food which she likes. I'm going to call Royal Canine today for them to give me the caloric info since the can food doesn't say it on the can.
We shall see what they say, thanks!
Naomi & Princess Chloe  |
So sorry to hear that, I hope Princess Chloe doing well. I agree with you, the inactivity can do it. Generally, dogs will not overeat healthy kibble, canned foods, and human foods are too tempting and a dog will overeat, so it’s more difficult to allow the dog to decide. When Joey gained an extra pound after a trick training course, the vet said to reduce the amount of food by 1/3 and add a few green beans to help him feel full; this did the trick for Joey. Calling the company is a great idea and hopefully they can give you a range, do you have a scale where you can weight her daily to see how the diet is going?