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Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl  Good! I am glad they stopped. When I was dealing with Taycie's eyes they were not necessarily "goopy" they would just constantly run.. Her face would always be wet in the corners..Now, she gets the occasional sleep in her eyes, but it's not wet. More like crusties, I just wipe her eyes to get them out.
Taycie's eyes run when she is outside playing. I especially notice it when she is running in fresh cut grass. So Jackson could very well be environmental.. I do think grass bothers her, but now since her diet change, I can tell when the stuff outside is bothering her.
The reason I started to second guess her food, was I had to take her off of it and put her on a bland diet when she landed a trip to E.R. over 4th of July weekend. I went from giving Benadryl daily to nothing!( It was seriously night and day difference!)... Her eyes never watered at all, not once. At the time, I really thought it was environmental only, then I made the connection.
Now she eats her RX RC diet and its working wonders. No more tear stains, runny eyes, nothing. And her stomach tolerates it well. It is lower on the protein, I think 19% min.. I went from feeding her 1/8 cup twice a day to 1/3 cup twice a day and she is only 6 pounds! I REALLY had to adjust the amounts. I went by how many calories were per cup and adjusted it to her activity levels etc. I also feed her on the extreme active level, I think its somewhere in the 265 calories a day, for her weight. She needs it.
If Jackson is as active as he is, he may do fine on a cup. I don't know, just guessing. I know Taycie needed more as she was starting to beg. She adjusted great and her poop has been the same so I know she needed it. I also had her weighed to make sure she was staying consistant. You could try taking him in weekly and see if he is gaining or loosing. I do this all the time, this is really how I knew I was doing it right! |
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Yup, Jackson's were 'runny' too, I felt like his eyes were always wet and running. It wasn't really like a goopy stuff either, just constantly running, like tears almost.
He has been outside both yesterday and today a lot... in long grass today too and still no eye drainage! So hoping the food is helping.
It's so difficult when you just don't exactly know and have to play the guessing game. I think I am going to go by his body condition and if he still seems hungry, etc... and like you said, weigh him, etc... I also plan on bloodwork next month to make sure everything is still running smoothly. The 3/4 seems to be sufficient right now, but it's so hard to tell. He also will often get a small-sized, or maybe medium, Kong filled with the low fat canned food so 3/4 + that is probably good for him. I will just adjust if needed
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I just did this doggie calculator thing and for an active adult 16lb dog, it says Your Dog’s Estimated Energy Requirement is: 553 kCal / day.
CN Venison is 463.0 kcal/cup (which surprises me actually? I think it's the same as Acana... which is a lot higher in fat/protein). Anyone good at math... (LOL??) if he's eating 3/4 cup of kibble per day, how many calories would that be?