Skin & Hair issues

[Sadie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

LOL, my guys get the bath zoomies too! My Marcel (3.4 pounds) gets 1 1/3 medallion per meal (2 2/3 med. per day) . Wylie (7.8 lbs) gets 2 medallions per meal(4 med. per day). I started w/ their recommendations, then fed based on how their ribs felt to me.

I know the recommendations are based on activity. Are your guys really active? My guess is since there's two of them, they play more than Sadie does. We do take walks, but when inside she's pretty chilled out most of the time.

I just don't want to underfeed her, and like I said, based on recommendation it's just over 2 1/2 per day. I guess I"ll have to play with it like you did. Just don't want her going hungry (or getting fat) in the meantime!

I'm sorry - I told you I would have a million questions! You might regret ever responding to this thread!

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Sadie's Mom

I know the recommendations are based on activity. Are your guys really active? My guess is since there's two of them, they play more than Sadie does. We do take walks, but when inside she's pretty chilled out most of the time.

I just don't want to underfeed her, and like I said, based on recommendation it's just over 2 1/2 per day. I guess I"ll have to play with it like you did. Just don't want her going hungry (or getting fat) in the meantime!

I'm sorry - I told you I would have a million questions! You might regret ever responding to this thread!

I don't mind ! I had a zillion questions when I switched to raw, everyone does. I'd say my guys are of average activity. We can rarely go for walks this time of year (summer in AZ) but we do try to have fetch session indoors and they do play together. I was actually thinking Marcel might need to go down to 1 medallion per meal bc he's feeling a bit chubbers, just a bit. But yes, you sort of have to start somewhere and then go off of how they feel. The raw is SO nutrient dense - so it's odd (for us) to get used to feeding them such a small volume and feeling okay with it. So, I'd probably go with NV's recommendations - and then see how her ribs feel - plus you could always free feed a bit of kibble too, if you like.

[Sadie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I don't mind ! I had a zillion questions when I switched to raw, everyone does. I'd say my guys are of average activity. We can rarely go for walks this time of year (summer in AZ) but we do try to have fetch session indoors and they do play together. I was actually thinking Marcel might need to go down to 1 medallion per meal bc he's feeling a bit chubbers, just a bit. But yes, you sort of have to start somewhere and then go off of how they feel. The raw is SO nutrient dense - so it's odd (for us) to get used to feeding them such a small volume and feeling okay with it. So, I'd probably go with NV's recommendations - and then see how her ribs feel - plus you could always free feed a bit of kibble too, if you like.

ok. Thank you! It's going to be hard to do the transition w/o just starting to give her only the NV. I could tell how much she loved it & I love to see her that happy! But I'll try to be strong & do it the right way!

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Sadie's Mom

ok. Thank you! It's going to be hard to do the transition w/o just starting to give her only the NV. I could tell how much she loved it & I love to see her that happy! But I'll try to be strong & do it the right way!

There are plenty of people who do a hard switch with raw, so you could do it - esp. if you see she is doing okay, tummy wise and poo-wise. I know what you mean - once I saw my guys loving the raw, I was done with everything else.