SOS here's what I am doing to put weight in my boy for his shows. I mix a baseball size satin ball with 1 cup of kibble in the morning and evening. You have to remember they won't starve themselves. Stick to a regular feeding schedule ad eventually he will figure out being picky means being hungry. My boy isn't really picky, just not a big eater. Hope that helps.
To me the problem with Cato sounds like something you are doing. Cato is learning that not eating means tastier meals. Put the kibble down, and just kibble nothing added. Wait a couple days and don't give in. A trip to the vet to rule out Cato being sick would be number 1 though.....
Are you picking the food back up if it isn't eaten within 20 minutes or so? If not, I know many of them who will get super picky and not want to eat if they know it's available to them when ever they want it. I also prefer at least 2 meals per day, but I know it can be difficult if they aren't real eager eaters. But, dogs won't starve themselves, so I'd put down the bowl of food in the morning for 20 minutes, pick up what's left uneaten, then put it down again at your designated feeding time in the evening for 20 minutes. They do know how to play us, so if you keep adding more good stuff to the food, they know it and will play you some more.I have read many times, from different groups that growing Doberman pups need from two to three cups of quality kibble daily. I have used Blue Buffalo and Cato tired of it quickly. I started adding rice, boiled chicken or ground turkey, boiled eggs and that didn't seem to help. Now he eats once a day, skipping the breakfast meal and is pretty darn picky with his supper meal. This has me worried. Any suggestions?
Are you picking the food back up if it isn't eaten within 20 minutes or so? If not, I know many of them who will get super picky and not want to eat if they know it's available to them when ever they want it. I also prefer at least 2 meals per day, but I know it can be difficult if they aren't real eager eaters. But, dogs won't starve themselves, so I'd put down the bowl of food in the morning for 20 minutes, pick up what's left uneaten, then put it down again at your designated feeding time in the evening for 20 minutes. They do know how to play us, so if you keep adding more good stuff to the food, they know it and will play you some more.
My guys are vacuum cleaners when it comes to chow time. If one of my dogs doesn't eat there is a problem. I would watch your dog and if his appetite doesn't improve I would take him to the vet. When was the last worming done?
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My guys are vacuum cleaners when it comes to chow time. If one of my dogs doesn't eat there is a problem. I would watch your dog and if his appetite doesn't improve I would take him to the vet. When was the last worming done?
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Anyone have any suggestions on what might be the best health insurance?
A high quality kibble or raw diet Lol. Not sure on the insurance I keep a saving account just for if an emergency would come up with the pups. I pay enough to insurance companies as it is.
We feed Blue Buffalo Large Breed Puppy. I hope that is high quality. We do read the back of food bags. If we can't find Blue we will buy the Royal Canin Maxi Puppy. He doesn't care for that unless it has some bacon fat and pieces of bacon. We are not allowing the bacon any more. Never fed raw as I don't trust it. I suppose I have heard too many bad things about raw.
I am a big fan of raw feeding, but I felt i would screw it up somehow if I tried it.
Although blue buffalo is not the worst in the world it's not the greatest. If he likes it and his Heath is good I would not switch.
I wouldn't cross between brands of food if you can avoid it. A sudden change in food will cause an upset tummy.
I really all depends on what you have available in your area. Here a couple great places to look to find out the ratings on different dog foods according to the ingredients.Matt, Do you know of a better food than Buffalo other than feeding raw?
I really all depends on what you have available in your area. Here a couple great places to look to find out the ratings on different dog foods according to the ingredients.
The Dog Food Project - How does your Dog Food Brand compare?
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Switching isn't necessarily a bad thing as long as you go slow, and sometimes it does take trying a couple times to figure out what works best for your particular dog. It also takes at least a full bag to know for sure how the dog is going to do on it. We fed Albert the Fromm Gold LB puppy and he did well on it, but we've since switched to TOTW and both of our dogs do excellent with that one.
Matt, Do you know of a better food than Buffalo other than feeding raw?
Blue Buffalo has a 4 star rating so I would consider it a quality food, I'm sure there are better rated foods but I don't see any reason to change if it is working for you and your dog.