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Food help please!

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familyissues12345 · 27/01/2025 16:58

Hi,

We have a 7 year old female schnoodle (schnauzer/poodle cross). She weighs 10kg.
I'm desperate for any kind of feeding tips please!

We currently give her half a pot of dry kibble in the morning (Canagan) and at the moment she has ROR raw food (6 defrosted blocks)

She's a little heavier than we'd/the vet would like and we've now had a couple of vets turn their noses up to the idea of her being on raw food.

So now we're considering other options. She can be fussy with the canagan, seems to much prefer wet food. However, if dry food x 2 is the best way to go, then we'll do that. The vet didn't say either way!

We avoid chicken after being advised to avoid that due to paw chewing. I tend to favour giving her fish to eat, as in my mind that's healthier than say Beef/Lamb. We also use Turkey too, as again I thought healthier.

Money isn't an issue, she doesn't eat loads (could have a diff opinion if she was a lab!), so we're happy to get the best we can.

I've just tried the all about dog food website as I've used that before, but didn't find it particularly helpful.

Thanks for any ideas!

OP posts:
EdithStourton · 31/01/2025 13:09

familyissues12345 · 31/01/2025 10:34

That's our concern. She's not massively overweight, the vet has no desire for her to go on a diet, but he said she shouldn't put any more on. We're conscious that everytime we go ( yearly vaccinations) she's gone up slightly.

Honestly, I'd just deal with it by feeding her a little less. One of my dogs is an absolute glutton but also seems to have quite a slow metabolism. Sometimes I notice that she's carrying a bit more than she should be (she wouldn't look fat to anyone else, but I can see which way she is going). If I slightly cut down her food, she loses it quickly. She has a very active life on a working dog 'maintenance' diet.

ACynicalDad · 31/01/2025 14:30

familyissues12345 · 27/01/2025 18:25

@Kittykat2014 In case you haven't seen, Forthglade have a sale on their website!

Bummer, I have so much at the moment, not sure I can justify stocking up!

Remagirl · 02/02/2025 11:54

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Newpeep · 02/02/2025 16:59

Just cut her food by 10%. If she has treats make sure they are factored in eg. I have a 6.5 Kg dog so if I give her a rabbit ear for example I cut her food a bit. If we have a training session I halve the closest meal etc.

No human food other than fruit and veg. It’s so calorie dense.

Normallynumb · 02/02/2025 17:06

My 12kg 9 year old Westie has 40g Harrington's kibble and 100g Forthglade x 2 daily and is in perfect health so I recommend you start slowly again with that
I've also recently tried him with Scrumbles which contains probiotics which might be worth trying for any digestive issues
My boy has been on Forthglade for years and I'm glad to see it's popular!

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