Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:53 am Post subject: very angry with myself
took megan for her booster yesterday and he weighed her 41 kg yes i know thats bad but i was really shocked .as u know we lost our home now live in a tiny flat so we have been giveing her extra walks lots of swimming .we changed her food to a cheaper brand because ive had to cut back on alot of things she has no titbits just the odd bone and dentol chew .the vet was angry and he had every right to be but with all thats been going on i didnt see my girl pileing on the pounds i feel so bad
hi yes it must be i put her on pedigree but now ive orderd hills light ,she is a big girl i have to watch her like a hawk when out always on the lookout for somthing to eat typical lab .
hi yes it must be i put her on pedigree but now ive orderd hills light ,she is a big girl i have to watch her like a hawk when out always on the lookout for somthing to eat typical lab .
Isn't that REALLY expensive? (I am also surprised you consider Pedigree a cheap food) - CSJ, Skinners and Wagg are cheaper good quality foods.
I've suggested to you before (as have MANY others with other suggestions), but it seems to fall on deaf ears - to try Iams Light and cut her back to around 200g a day - with the extra exercise, she WILL loose weight. It is usually £36.99 for a 15kg sack - but they've had a long term offer on for £24.99 - a single sack for one dog would last you over 3 months (that's less than 30p a day).
Then, if you have a little spare cash (if you can afford Hills the price I just checked was £50 for 12kg) get some Kelp seaweed tablets from Dorwest and add the recommended dosage to her food.
If a dog is on a reducing diet due to being overweight, would you feed them the amount of food suggested for the weight you want them to be, or would you cut the amount in half until they're the weight you want them to be and then feed them the recommended amount (either packet guidelines or by eye)?
Sorry if that seems a daft question, I'm curious and I thought it might also help the OP with the reducing diet.
megan was on pedigree because it was on sale in our village ,my mistake i orders arden grange light not hills whitch was cheaper than iams .we have been to hell and back since november with the house and other things so maybe not seeing my girl put on the pounds is understandable .
Arden Grange is a good food and reasonably priced for the quality I think. CSJ as mentioned is pretty cheap and Autarky is too and both sound pretty good ingredient wise for a low-priced food, though I've not fed either.
Personally I'd give Wagg a miss as looking at the light one, the first ingredient listed is wheat. I also know from looking at the Wagg site previously that at least one of it's foods contains BHT. If you look online at BHA/BHT you will find info out there about this being carcinogenic and there are plenty of foods that aren't.
megan was on pedigree because it was on sale in our village ,my mistake i orders arden grange light not hills whitch was cheaper than iams .we have been to hell and back since november with the house and other things so maybe not seeing my girl put on the pounds is understandable .
From what I recall from your other threads this has been a long on going problem dating much further back than November.
I agree with Sue's advice regarding her food. When you say she's now getting more exercise - how much is she getting exactly?
hi my hubby takes her for a short walk before he goes to work about 15 mins i then take her about 7 30 for a goog hour to an hour and half that includes swimming chasing a football and a good walk in the woods .she then goes again in the afternoon for about half an hour somtimes more then again in the evening with hubby for about half an hour.
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Isn't that REALLY expensive? (I am also surprised you consider Pedigree a cheap food) - CSJ, Skinners and Wagg are cheaper good quality foods.
