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low fat not high in protein dry dog food for lexi.... right now shes eating chicken soup and before that was merricks food. i think right now its to much protein for her and she is getting really muscular. would like to really slim her down a bit.... i dont even give her alot of it, but something is making her heavy.. she really doesnt eat alot.. i give her carrots and celery and lowfat cottage cheese and like a few tiny pcs of chicken in her food. but only like 10 pcs of dry food. i need a low fat good dry food.. anyone know of any?????? i feel as if its too much weight for her to carry... she gets out of breath fast... shes not an active dog, how can she be, shes home alone all day sleeping. |
I dont know about food but if she is laying aound all day while you work I would make sure she is exercised at night |
i do play with her at night,,, after i eat, its a ritual, i feed her, walk her and we have play time, every night... its not enough |
bumping this up.. |
Chicken Soup is an excellent brand. She probably needs more excercise (at least a 30 minute walk every night but 1 hour would be better). In addition, I would definitely cut out the chicken and cottage cheese (and the barbecue sauce). She should be fine after that. She's such a little cutie pie. :D |
I feed chicken soup and whats weird is when I switched over, my pug actually lost weight. She's much thinner since I switched to Chicken Soup. (I was feeding Iams and was unaware it wasn't good for her until I joined YT) |
Natural Balance, Canidae, Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Nutro all have weight control formulas -- probably lots more too. Look for words like "lite, " weight control, less active dogs and low calorie. I doubt you need lower protein as much as lower fat and total calorie. If she is only getting 10 peices of dry food a day though, I doubt it is the food causing a weight problem. How many treats a day? Has she been checked for things like thyroid disease and glucose metabolism? |
jen, your so funny.,, i did cut out the sauces, i thought alittle cottage cheese was good for them....and the chicken for that matter.... i only give her a few little tiny pcs... no lie... mainy veggies... and i also as a treat give her lowfat pupcorn at night. just like 2 of them.... the dog is hungry i tell ya ..... and its getting colder outside.. i freeze my little tu tu off on that night time walk..... this is getting ridiculous... shes getting fatter and not even eating..... well it seems that way anyway.. maybe she has a problem.. maybe she is sick or something... i would just die |
no she hasnt been checked for any of that yet... my mom and my b/f dont think she has a problem,,i only do..... |
Hi, sorry I'm no help to you. Hope you find something that helps her. She is really pretty......;) |
Lexi is an absolute doll! Try nutro lite..........I gave that once to my poodle and she did lose muscle weight and is now fit. |
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