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Originally Posted by Kaizer  He eats Purina 2 scoops dry and a half of wet food (beef chunks) twice a day and he gets as much as much as he wants which means i exercise with him until he quits and starts panting heavy . It might be as simple as we are overfeeding him or were not feeding him healthy enough.
After establishing he is overweight what is the best way to go about managing this ? Cutting back on food . More exercise ? Or both ? |
Yes...both..cutting back on the amount you are feeding, and more exercise.
What's a scoop at your house? Is it a one 8 ounce measuring cup? He would probably be fine on 1 1/2 cups of food per meal, and just add a tablespoon of canned meat per meal. Purina is a poor quality grain based food. He would do far better on a meat based food, and you could stop feeding canned food all together.
Do some reading of past threads here on what foods are often recommended. You will have to feed far less of a quality food, and have less poop to clean up...and the dog will be healthier.
Gina