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ShowGirlLola · 07-09-2015, 04:53 PM

Lola is 2 years old, 7-8lbs, spayed, and a bit overweight. She doesn't have any health problems. She's currently eating fresh pet and health extensions dry food.

I tried Balance it for a few days before, without the vitamins, and Lola wouldn't eat all the carbs it called for. She will eat sweet potatos, rice, etc but only very small amounts, like 1/4 of what they called for.

I was looking into doing it again, with just meat and veggies, but I'm afraid the fat is too high, it was like 30-50%. If I chose lean meat like chicken breast it wanted me to add a good bit of oil.
For reference Stella and chewy's is 35% fat.

I was also thinking of feeding her 1/2 balance it and 1/2 dry food to lessen the fat.

Experiences? Thoughts?

I will talk to my vet, but in my experience vets and people doctors know very little about nutrition.

07-09-2015, 04:53 PM	#1
ShowGirlLola YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 1,354	How much fat is generally ok? Balance it without grains Lola is 2 years old, 7-8lbs, spayed, and a bit overweight. She doesn't have any health problems. She's currently eating fresh pet and health extensions dry food. I tried Balance it for a few days before, without the vitamins, and Lola wouldn't eat all the carbs it called for. She will eat sweet potatos, rice, etc but only very small amounts, like 1/4 of what they called for. I was looking into doing it again, with just meat and veggies, but I'm afraid the fat is too high, it was like 30-50%. If I chose lean meat like chicken breast it wanted me to add a good bit of oil. For reference Stella and chewy's is 35% fat. I was also thinking of feeding her 1/2 balance it and 1/2 dry food to lessen the fat. Experiences? Thoughts? I will talk to my vet, but in my experience vets and people doctors know very little about nutrition.