I free feed, so mine eat whenever they are hungry....which can be some awfully weird times, lol. My dd, whose room is next to mine, says she is often awaken in the middle of the night by "chomp chomp", lol....of course, as a Deaf person, it doesn't bother me one bit :-) Marsha
Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. ----- Original Message ----- From: Teacher Bunny To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Change in Meal Time What time do your chis eat? I think Maxx is changing his mealtimes... And I'm not sure I want to because I don't want him eating too late and then going to sleep within the hour. What do you think? Is it safe for them to sleep in a full stomach? In the last 2 months since I got him, I serve his meals at 6:30AM, 12:30noon, and again at 6:30PM. He doesn't eat his lunch till about 3 to 4, and doesn't always finish it. I serve him his dinner at 6:30 but he usually doesn't eat it till 7:30, again not always finishing it. I give him 1/3 cup every meal to a total of 1 cup a day of Canidae. The last 2 days though, I decided not to take his dinner away and leave it through the night. And I noticed that he ate and finished them around 9-10pm. He used to be sooo sleepy by 8:30. He's extended it a bit to an hour later and now eats during that time. I don't mind him sleeping later -- I actually like it since he doesn't wake up at 5AM anymore! He does need to go to the potty around 2AM. My questions are: Is it okay for him to eat around 9-10pm then go to sleep afterwards? He sometimes poops immediately after eating. Last night though, he went ahead and slept and just woke up at 2AM to poop his dinner out. :o) Do I need to serve him equal portions throughout the day? I plan to feed him more during breakfast and the lightest during dinner since he eats later now. Is serving him at 6:30 - 7AM, then again at 3PM then at 10PM okay? Or do I stick to the original schedule and allow him to eat whatever time he wants? I want his food fresh so I figured I'd serve it when he actually eats it. Any opinions?
