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Lanasmom · 10-12-2014, 01:28 PM

I recently bought a kong for my yorkie and filled it with pumpkin, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter. She loves it! It keeps her busy and makes her think. My question is how often can I give her the kong? I want her to be healthy. She's 7mnths 5.7 lbs. is everyday too often ?

MaggieMaysMommy · 10-12-2014, 02:10 PM

I think everyone will have a different opinion on this, but here is mine

My maggie loves her kong too, and I do pretty much the same combo in hers and freeze it so it lasts a while. I do give it to her pretty much every afternoon when she needs something to do (I work from home so this is a good "babysitter"). My vet said it was okay as long as you consider how much she eats for her other meals. I feed maggie in the morning, and then she gets her kong in the afternoon. If for some reason she doesnt have a kong I usually give her another small meal. She seems pretty good with that. She doesnt really get any other treats otherwise. Oh, and she is 7 pounds.

Wylie's Mom · 10-13-2014, 05:33 AM

I don't see anything wrong w/ giving it every day - or even a couple times a day sometimes, if she needs something to do. You're only giving her very small amounts of these food items, so it's pretty negligible.

Verbena · 10-13-2014, 06:03 AM

Sometimes I just put a little bit of peanut butter in his kong. . . Also if you freeze it lasts a little longer for them

Lanasmom · 10-13-2014, 01:13 PM

Thanks everyone. What size kong do you guys use ? The small kong or the medium (standard sized) kong ?

10-12-2014, 01:28 PM	#1
Lanasmom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: South Korea Posts: 15	How often is too much ? I recently bought a kong for my yorkie and filled it with pumpkin, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter. She loves it! It keeps her busy and makes her think. My question is how often can I give her the kong? I want her to be healthy. She's 7mnths 5.7 lbs. is everyday too often ?

10-12-2014, 02:10 PM	#2
MaggieMaysMommy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Portland Maine Posts: 159	I think everyone will have a different opinion on this, but here is mine My maggie loves her kong too, and I do pretty much the same combo in hers and freeze it so it lasts a while. I do give it to her pretty much every afternoon when she needs something to do (I work from home so this is a good "babysitter"). My vet said it was okay as long as you consider how much she eats for her other meals. I feed maggie in the morning, and then she gets her kong in the afternoon. If for some reason she doesnt have a kong I usually give her another small meal. She seems pretty good with that. She doesnt really get any other treats otherwise. Oh, and she is 7 pounds. __________________ Corey Anne, mommy to sweet Maggie May.

10-13-2014, 05:33 AM	#3
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	I don't see anything wrong w/ giving it every day - or even a couple times a day sometimes, if she needs something to do. You're only giving her very small amounts of these food items, so it's pretty negligible. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

10-13-2014, 06:03 AM	#4
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	Sometimes I just put a little bit of peanut butter in his kong. . . Also if you freeze it lasts a little longer for them __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

10-13-2014, 01:13 PM	#5
Lanasmom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: South Korea Posts: 15	Thanks everyone. What size kong do you guys use ? The small kong or the medium (standard sized) kong ?