im amazed that other chi. can eat what we call 'people food" my dogs cant eat it and when i gave my grandpuppies away i recommended they not feed them "people food" because of mom and dad. they throw it back up but it never gets digested it comes out looking like poo and if you didnt watch them bring it back up you would have thought it was.....doesnt matter what it is they eat of "people food"
-JANE --- On Sun, 10/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do? To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:51 PM Rose, first a dry food is much better for them over all than a canned food is. Definitely cut back on the table scraps, lol. As far as chicken ,ect....a lot of people have good success on a the raw or barf diet. But, the best idea I have come accross for weight management.. .and this was told to me by the vet when we took mom's Chiffon in to do something about her overweight.. .....is green beans. We were told to cut back on her dog food, but allow her all the green beans she wanted. Green beans have no calories or anything..are mostly water...so they fill them up and make them feel not hungry. Just make sure the cans are plain green beans in water with no additives... .. Marsha > My doggie Little Bear has become so overweight. He is about 2 yrs old. > A while back the vet suggested that we feed him only dog food, but this > just isn't possible. I've been feeding my dogs canned Pedigree for many > years with no problems, but I try to feed them real chicken or beef > when I can. Little Bear doesn't seem to know when to stop eating. He > will clean up his plate and then go to the other's plates to steal more. > I usually have to stand over them while they eat so that he won't devour > their food too. Even though it seems to me that I'm not overfeeding, he > still gains the weight. I keep doggie treats in their snack bowl, but > they only pick a few daily (the bowl isn't cleaned out). I do > occasionally give them table scraps (sausage left over from breakfast, > or left over meat), but not very often. Some days I boil frozen chicken > tenderloins, or grill a hamburger or steak. I've been backing off from > the canned food due to what I've been reading about how its made, seems > gross, to a point that I feel guilty giving it to them. I've feed them > Pedigree for years. Sometime I feed them EN from the vet (he suggests > this). Any suggestions for cutting down his weight? I feed my dogs > twice a day. > > [CamPics234- 1.jpg picture by meccarose] > Little Bear
