Ok, so last night we had Boone at the vet again for a weight check and to just take him in there without a shot coming so he gets to like it there, and isn't reistant about going.
Well he got on the scale and they said that he was too thin again! HE has been eating 1.5cups 3 times a day. That's 4.5 cups a day, the bag says he should only eat about 3 cups per day.
He does always act hungry, so last night after the vet trip we decided to fill his bowl beyond what he would eat, let him go at it, then measure the difference in the before and after bowl to see how much he ate at a sitting.
We decided to do this because Dr. Stanley Coran had suggested it on a show.
Well ok....we measure out 3 cups (thinking he would never eat this much at once), dump it into the bowl, which just about filled it and gave him 10 minutes to eat.
IT WAS ALL GONE! He ate so much! I also couldn't believe how well behaved he was for the rest of the night. He just layed around feeling fat, happy and digesting.
So we will have to work on adjusting how much he eats from now on. We will try 2 cups 3 times a day for a while.
At this point he's gonna eat us out of house and home soon!
Is this normal?
I was so worried about him last night after his big meal, but I assume it was ok, I've heard of lots of dogs getting into their food bags and going to town, at least this was a little controlled.
Well he got on the scale and they said that he was too thin again! HE has been eating 1.5cups 3 times a day. That's 4.5 cups a day, the bag says he should only eat about 3 cups per day.
He does always act hungry, so last night after the vet trip we decided to fill his bowl beyond what he would eat, let him go at it, then measure the difference in the before and after bowl to see how much he ate at a sitting.
We decided to do this because Dr. Stanley Coran had suggested it on a show.
Well ok....we measure out 3 cups (thinking he would never eat this much at once), dump it into the bowl, which just about filled it and gave him 10 minutes to eat.
IT WAS ALL GONE! He ate so much! I also couldn't believe how well behaved he was for the rest of the night. He just layed around feeling fat, happy and digesting.
So we will have to work on adjusting how much he eats from now on. We will try 2 cups 3 times a day for a while.
At this point he's gonna eat us out of house and home soon!
Is this normal?
I was so worried about him last night after his big meal, but I assume it was ok, I've heard of lots of dogs getting into their food bags and going to town, at least this was a little controlled.