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Old 04-02-2008, 09:50 PM
srzoe srzoe is offline
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Re: how do I change the pups diet

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Originally Posted by mjfish View Post
How much is a "good amount" of dry food? It's probably just too much food at once. How long has he been on the Artemis? Do you free feed (leave the bowl out all day)? You could continue to mix a little bit of wet in with the dry or try a different dry kibble. You can add in some plain canned pumpkin with the kibble, that should help firm things up and add a bit of incentive to eat -- my dogs go crazy for the stuff!
A "good amount" is 1.25 cups dry with about a tablespoon of wet food. I even just switched to evangers 100% beef wet food to entice him. The vet said he was just a little underweight, but that was better than over. I even sent a stool sample to the vet's lab and the ELISA did not show anything.
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