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suggestions for feeding 2 dogs 2 different things Just looking for suggestions on how I might feed my two dogs separately?? I always just put their food in their dishes and they eat when they feel like it, which is usually twice a day. Now Boston has to be on a special diet and I don't know how I'm going to feed them separately when they're so used to the other way???? |
Ugh, I am NO help, I am in the same boat. Izzy is getting too fat and Luna is too thin. So I have to free feed Luna or she'd starve, but Izzy is pigging out. Would the special diet hurt the other pup at all? |
I've been struggling with the same problem, and of course the one who's not on the special diet just has to have the special food. My vet told me it wouldn't hurt him, though. The best solution is probably to put them on a feeding schedule, twice a day at the same times every day. Either feed them in separate rooms or supervise their eating. Of course, my advice is "do as I say, not as I do," because I have such a screwy schedule that I'm never home at the same time to feed them. I just leave the food out. I will say that after six months of me steering them to the right bowl whenever they ate, they may be starting to figure it out. Good luck |
I had that problem when i got Friday b/c she was on low residue puppy food ... and if she got into Monday's food (which was low fat as well), she would get sick. I used to separate them and watch as they ate, but that can get "old" fast. Now they are on the same low residue puppy food (per vet's instructions and with his permission) ... otherwise, I suggest separating them ... and slowly change them to the same food slowly .... |
I would just only feed two or three times a day separately. I am not in favor of letting both have the prescription food even if the vet says its okay. I think I read in your other post that it is Science Diet. Most SD special diets have some horrible ingredients in them (including pork fat). Since when is pork okay for dogs?:rolleyes: I am sure the vet would say both can have it because SD is "The Best Food" to most vets. I just wouldn't do it. |
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But my vet would NEVER have me give Pork Fat to my Yorkies, I did not say Science Diet, so perhaps it was not my post you were referring to ... here is the break down of ingredients in the Low-Residue Puppy Food I give my babies ... Low-Residue™ Puppy Dry Formula Product Information Low-Residue formulas are designed to nutritionally aid in the management of gastrointestinal conditions. Your veterinarian may recommend these diets when your pet is experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, gas, or constipation. Low-Residue is also recommended for the management of conditions such as colitis (inflammation of the colon), pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), dietary indiscretions, or inflammatory bowel disease. Low-Residue formulas feature: a special blend of fibers that benefit your pet's intestinal tract by nourishing the "good" intestinal flora and enhancing large bowel health low fat level for those pets that may have problems digesting and absorbing fat adjusted omega-6 Omega-3 fatty acid ratio to promote a healthy skin and coat, highly digestible for enhanced nutrient absorption, and extremely palatable for easy acceptance by your dog Low-Residue Puppy is complete and balanced to provide nutrition for healthy growth and development. Calories 4,640 kcal/kg, 435 kcal/cup, 3.30 oz./cup Ingredients Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Grits, Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E, and Citric Acid), Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with Ethoxyquin), Dicalcium Phosphate, Brewers Dried Yeast, Fructooligosaccharides, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Rosemary Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate Caloric Distribution Protein 27%... Fat 44%... Carbohydrate 29% Guaranteed Analysis http://www.rxpetfood.com/index.asp?P...=Custom&ID=182 I am NOT recommending this for your dogs, I am only saying that this is what I am using and it was recommended by my vet, whom I trust. I would never tell someone to use what I do. I might simply make a suggestion. Just trying to help. |
Monday, it wasn't your post. It was a post that Tdessaur made in another thread. All SD special diets are different but I did read the ingredients list for atleast one or two of their wet foods that do have pork fat in them (among other not so good ingredients). All I am saying is if you have to give it to one dog for a short time because of vets order, I wouldn't give it to both. |
Tara, I had this problem when I thought Otis had liver problems and he was on special food. I had always free fed them. I tried to by putting a gate up and putting one in the kitchen with his food and one in the family room with his food in the mornings and the evenings. I hate to say it but they never got the hang of eating at specific times. I tried to put a few yummy bits of cheese on their food so they would eat it, but they just ate the cheese and left the food. I think if you are more diligent than I was,(and I wasn't very diligent) you could make it work. Good luck. Hope Boston's doing better. |
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And it's not Science Diet it's HIlls Prescription Diet i/d and I see no pork anywhere in the ingredients. |
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Well My two have always ate out of the same bowl and we leave down at all times. My little boy had to be put on HIlls Prescription Diet U/D and the vet told us it was ok for our female to eat the Prescription Diet U/D too and thats what we have been doing. |
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So you let both of them eat it and it's fine? |
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I dont know about the I/D I would call the vet and ask, just to make sure. I have a friend whos male is on S/D and her female also eats the S/D heres a great site that Description of each Prescription Diet for Dogs. http://www.hillspet.com/zSkin_2/prod...=1170787196950 |
Is the I/D diet dry or can. We use the U/D dry and we leave it out all day for both Yorkies we also use the U/D can and Only my boy gets a little of that in the morning and My female is eating Regular can food while he eats his can food. Then they both eat the dry all day. That way shes not on just the prescription foods. That make sense? lol |
Can't you just stop free feeding a start to schedule it? Put their food down for them 2-3 times a day, let them eat and then what they don't eat gets taken up. They might not eat alot at first but will soon realise that either they eat when the food goes down or they don't eat at all. In my experience it only takes a few days before they are wolfing down every little bit. |
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