For some inexplicable reason my dog, 7 year old female, approx 6.5kilo, started to gain weight while eating the same food in the same quantity as she has been eating for quite some time. It's a wet prescription diet for an ongoing condition and apart from this weight gain suits her very well.
I cut her food intake down myself and then under the guidance of the vet cut it down even further, to the extent that she was thoroughly miserable and very hungry.
Spoke to the nurse at the vets who told me to introduce vegetables to bulk up her meals, which I did starting with broccoli - one floret - then adding a few slices of carrot on the second day. She's having that twice a day mixed in with the wet food and everything is cooked. Result a happy very contented dog.
However, I was looking online to see what other vegetables are okay to feed her and now I'm thoroughly confused.
One website said broccoli can cause problems and that you shouldn't use frozen vegetables as sometimes they have salt added to them - nothing about salt on the vegetables I've been giving her, just says the vegetables are frozen once they've been cut up - nurse suggested using frozen.
She's been on them for a few days now, and whilst her poos are larger she's still only going once a day and everything looks healthy.
Can anyone tell me, is what I'm doing all right or should I not be giving her these things?
I got the impression from the nurse that she could pretty much have as many vegetables as she wants - although the amount she's having is all she needs and I won't increase it, just add a bit more variety - and pretty much most vegetables are suitable, with the obvious exceptions.
I would really appreciate any advice as I'm very anxious not to cause her further problems with her health.
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pigsDOfly · 07/09/2018 15:58
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