A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Peaches and Hobo are on the same diet and both have the same thing going on. Now that I think about it you make a lot of sense. Peaches has been on Pepsid for a while and that seems to have helped her. So, maybe feeding once a day is not the thing to do for either of them. Suzie and Mama seem to do okay with once a day feeding. Suzie now weighs 50 pounds but she is as solid as a rock while Mama has lost some weight and seems to be doing okay. I was afraid for Mama that she would have a problem carrying extra weight at her age so that was the reason for her being put on a diet. Mama's dry food is different from Hobo and Peaches. Mama and Suzie eat "Great Life Raw Kibble Buffalo dry food while Hobo and Peaches eats WD Science Diet dry food. All food is mixed with a can of wet divided four ways.
This has seemed to work as far as weight control and keeping them looking healthy and fit. Suzie and Hobo are full of energy, even eleven year old Peaches has her moments of running and playing while Mama seems to have a lot of spirit and energy as well.
They can't tell you how they feel so it is a look and see how well they are acting and getting around. Happy dogs are usually healthy dogs and all four are happy dogs. I watched Levi and Fella as they went down and depression was a player in their illness. Levi was more evident as he slowed down a lot in his last days but it still was a surprise when we got the final diagnoses that he was that sick.
Raising animals is an education in itself. You learn to be part doctor and parent at the same time, much llike raising children. The only thing the children can tell you when they are not doing well. With the dogs and cats you have to pay attention to their daily activities and their mood swings. That's why living with your pets in the house has its advantages.
Anyway thanks for the advice and will try feeding both Peaches and Hobo twice a day and will try the green beans as a filler.
This has seemed to work as far as weight control and keeping them looking healthy and fit. Suzie and Hobo are full of energy, even eleven year old Peaches has her moments of running and playing while Mama seems to have a lot of spirit and energy as well.
They can't tell you how they feel so it is a look and see how well they are acting and getting around. Happy dogs are usually healthy dogs and all four are happy dogs. I watched Levi and Fella as they went down and depression was a player in their illness. Levi was more evident as he slowed down a lot in his last days but it still was a surprise when we got the final diagnoses that he was that sick.
Raising animals is an education in itself. You learn to be part doctor and parent at the same time, much llike raising children. The only thing the children can tell you when they are not doing well. With the dogs and cats you have to pay attention to their daily activities and their mood swings. That's why living with your pets in the house has its advantages.
Anyway thanks for the advice and will try feeding both Peaches and Hobo twice a day and will try the green beans as a filler.
