Bully sticks Are bully sticks fattening? Widget is on a diet but loves bully sticks. Do you think they have many calories? |
There's another thread asking the same question... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...lly-stick.html here's what someone found out: i just got the answer with 5 minutes.. i told them i only give lexi the 12 inch bully sticks they are 20 calories with .05 % fat |
The popular Redbarn brand is 29 calories/inch. Fat is about 1% (slightly more on a dry matter basis). So it would depend on how much your pup actually swallows per day. If there are just teeth marks in it, then it would be fine for a diet. If there is an inch+ gone per day, then that's getting into quite a few calories for a Yorkie... I wouldn't want to be cutting back food just so more chew calories can be given because it just isn't balanced. |
That was fast. Thanks. He is so hungry I feel guilty eating anything in front of him any more. He's beginning to drool when he sees food. |
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Did the vet tell you how much to reduce his calories? Giving any greens (lettuce, celery - probably cooked) to fill him up? |
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The RC seems ok, but the first 2 ingredients are white rice (which is hard to digest for humans and dogs) and corn, which is the worse ingredient you can feed dogs, especially since it is genetically modified. I told my vet I wanted to find low protien diets I could cook and he was fine with that. I'm searching for a good holistic animal nutritionist now. Know of anyone? Reading today I linked to a few sites from this blog and found some good info. Will add a little of what I read. He has absolutely no symptoms. Vet thinks it might be a liver shunt. I will definitely keep him on the kibble until I can learn more. Appreciate you responding, and I will add in celery, as that was a vegetable listed. He seems to be gaining a bit of weight from the kibble. He is not a big eater, which is a symptom of liver disfunction. Guess this is common in yorkies. :( |
I'm not sure of the exact caloric intake. |
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