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Originally Posted by bryana Hi, I am an owner of a one year old yorkie boy and my sister has also recently bought a little yorkie boy. He is about 4 months old but she is already regulating his diet because she wants him to stay tiny. I noticed many people practice the free feeding method. She also gets irritated when anyone brings up the feeding of her puppy, but I am concerned. He is a little guy and he has been losing weight instead of gaining weight with his vet visits. She feeds him science diet puppy small bites, the same thing i fed my yorkie. However, instead of feeding him the required 1/3-1/2 cup (around 120-180 pieces) a day, she only feeds him 30. He is clearly constantly hungry, but he shows no health problems. Other than not being very active he seems pretty healthy. Could this underfeeding cause him any health problems? If so I will definitely intervene, but if not, I would prefer to stay out of my sister's moods. |
He isn't active because he is starving. So called regulating to keep him tiny is nonsense. His genetic make up will determine his size. Improper feeding will kill him.
He should be on free feed, meaning food down all the time. This is abuse and could cause death if he goes hypoglycemic. It would probably be considered cruelty and I hope someone who knows about it steals the dog from her and hope she never gets another one.
Not proper feeding can cause malnourishment health problems, ricketts, kidney/liver failure and other permanent health problems.
I hope she does not keep the puppy and never gets another one.