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03-19-2008, 07:34 PM | #46 |
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| thanks for the advice!! If she does feel "fussy" and happens to not want to eat a meal, which sometimes happens but not often, I give her "nutristat".. have you heard of it? Its a suppliment that gives them all the nutrients of a meal, so they don't have an episode since their tummys are so small
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03-19-2008, 07:48 PM | #47 |
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| Nutristat, nutrical... there are various brands of it. Yep!, I used it too when Remy was a baby. It was in a tube and I'd squeeze it onto my finger and let her lick it off. Sometimes, she'd lick it straight from the tube. Sometimes I'd put a little on her lip and let her get the taste to encourage her to take it. I know it's so worrysome when they are so tiny - and picky! Remy used to refuse meals quite a bit when I first got her. She really had *food issues* - I found that the less I fussed over her, the calmer I was, and didn't focus too much on the whole food thing - the more she learned that being a food diva wasn't going to get her all that extra attention that reinforced the fussiness. It's hard though because it's so easy to start to worry when we think they aren't eating enough. I think I read that yours is about 8 months old? She's a tiny little weenie like Remy was. I still wonder how she can eat so much when she pigs out on something yummy! I taught her the command "belly" and sometimes after she's pigged out I tell her "Show me the fat belly!" She goes belly up and wow - lol - her little tummy is round and full! lol! |
03-19-2008, 09:26 PM | #48 |
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| thats so cute!! yeah I found the nutristat to be a real lifesaver, although after the 1st month she ate really regular.. but after she got fixed last week she wasn't eating too normal the 1st couple days so I gave her the nutristat.. What was also cool was I would crush up her medication in it and she'd lap it up!!
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03-19-2008, 09:27 PM | #49 |
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| I sometimes give it to her just as a little treat cause she loves it so much!!
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03-19-2008, 09:43 PM | #50 | |
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03-20-2008, 08:11 AM | #51 |
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| I feed Life's Abundance and Canidae All Stages. Both are excellent foods.
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03-20-2008, 06:08 PM | #52 |
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| My girls eat the Life's Abundance kibble. They love it!! I leave it out all day and they graze but i have to ration Kissy or she would eat until she popped. She gets a 1/4 cup in the morning and 1/4 cup in the afternoon. They all get baby carrots for their lunch snack. You will just have to find one that your baby will eat. Get samples of the ones that you want to try out. REad the ingredients and make sure there is no corn, no wheat or soy and no by-products. If you would like to try the Life's Abundance, i have samples. |
03-20-2008, 06:44 PM | #53 |
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| Nutro Natural Choice here as well.. i've been feeding it for 3 years.. My girls are picky and this is the only food they'll eat.. I tried Royal Canin but they didn't like it and to me, it smelled like a bag of grease.. Tried Merrick... they didn't like it... so this is what I'm sticking to..
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03-21-2008, 03:50 AM | #54 |
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| I was curious also as to what the best dog food might be. My vet said not to change the food rapidly. That can be costly to "try out" different brands. I use Nutrical also to make sure there is a balance. And I do feed baked potato when she snubs her nose at her kibble. Please post any information you may have that suggests good dog food.
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03-21-2008, 04:38 AM | #55 |
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| we feed canidae all life stages (gino) and AFS or natures variety raw (bentley and miss buffey) ... my kids would eat anything though ... they just love food in general
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03-21-2008, 08:46 AM | #56 | |
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03-23-2008, 07:33 PM | #57 | |
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03-23-2008, 09:09 PM | #58 | |
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07-14-2008, 06:23 PM | #59 |
YT Addict | What kind of foods do you feed your baby?....I gave my Bryan chkn breast tonight with rice & Brocolli and he loved it!!! Is that good for him?
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07-15-2008, 11:32 AM | #60 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange County, CA
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| I feed Nature's Variety Instinct and can. Charlie loves it, licks the bowl clean every time. Will be starting him on Nature's Variety Raw this week as well!! |
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