We have a lab x collie he is 5 yo and weighs 36kg.he has 2 really good walks a day minimum, he used to have only a couple of treats a week (gravy bones) but have even stopped those on advice of the vet.
They said he is 6 kg overweight and to feed him the food for a 30kg dogwhich he wasn't far off. I cannot remember the name of the food we have as we tip it into a bin and my dh collects it but its one with no additives, its turkey and rice dry mix, the vet wants me to go onto prescription food from them which is very expensive or halve his food again in quantity which i don't want to do, he doesn't act starving or scrounge.
His build is a lab body with a collie head so he looks bigger than he is if that makes sense.
I have a friend that shows dogs and she thinks diet food for dogs is useless if they are on a good food already.
Any advice? Thank you in advance
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Memphisbelly · 03/08/2015 20:42
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