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My 2 year old standard poodle, Vegas, was a big eater during his first year. I had him on Origen, then Solid Gold Barking at the Moon, which I fed for about 10 months. He was still super bony, so I decided to switch it up (since switching foods once in awhile is recommended anyway.) I started adding to his food; scrambled eggs, fresh vegetables, cottage cheese, yogurt, hamburger, ect. (We don't feed chicken here, he had bad reactions to it.)
After taking him off the extra food, he started getting picky. D'oh! My fault probably there. I tried other foods, here's the list..
Natural balance alpha fish
Natural balance duck, buffalo, venison, fish, lamb
Wellness Core
Natures Variety Instinct
Kirkland's Lamb
Blue Buffalo
And I've even tried Satin Balls. He ate them, but stopped after a week, I thawed them, he ate them, they stopped all together.
Gave him some raw, gave a whole pigs foot, he ate it fine, gave second day later, wouldn't eat it in bathroom, kitchen, outside, or in crate. Would probably eat it on the carpet, but I wasn't buying into it, so I tossed it.
He eats all the food fine the first week, but drops off after, and won't touch it when the bag is nearly empty. It doesn't matter if he's free fed or scheduled fed. My other dogs are fed twice a day, but I leave Vegas's food out so he can eat (others are trained not to eat from it, even when not being watched, or when no one is home.)
His ribs aren't sticking out, but his spine and hip bones are. Luckily, being a poodle I can hide it with hair, but it's still there. I've considered (cringe) switching to a lower quality food with fillers to hopefully put some fat on him, but at this point I need anything that will help.
He's a breed prone to bloat, and I've heard bloat happens more common with dogs that are thinner (we had a bloat scare.) My female standard is solid, you have to really dig to feel her bones, and I'm UNDER feeding her.
I've de-wormed him, checked for medical problems; he's totally healthy. He's very active, but if I let him get too active on an empty stomach due to him not eating he'll throw up bile for HOURS.
Help? Please? Anything? He could use at least 10 pounds on his bones.
After taking him off the extra food, he started getting picky. D'oh! My fault probably there. I tried other foods, here's the list..
Natural balance alpha fish
Natural balance duck, buffalo, venison, fish, lamb
Wellness Core
Natures Variety Instinct
Kirkland's Lamb
Blue Buffalo
And I've even tried Satin Balls. He ate them, but stopped after a week, I thawed them, he ate them, they stopped all together.
Gave him some raw, gave a whole pigs foot, he ate it fine, gave second day later, wouldn't eat it in bathroom, kitchen, outside, or in crate. Would probably eat it on the carpet, but I wasn't buying into it, so I tossed it.
He eats all the food fine the first week, but drops off after, and won't touch it when the bag is nearly empty. It doesn't matter if he's free fed or scheduled fed. My other dogs are fed twice a day, but I leave Vegas's food out so he can eat (others are trained not to eat from it, even when not being watched, or when no one is home.)
His ribs aren't sticking out, but his spine and hip bones are. Luckily, being a poodle I can hide it with hair, but it's still there. I've considered (cringe) switching to a lower quality food with fillers to hopefully put some fat on him, but at this point I need anything that will help.
He's a breed prone to bloat, and I've heard bloat happens more common with dogs that are thinner (we had a bloat scare.) My female standard is solid, you have to really dig to feel her bones, and I'm UNDER feeding her.
I've de-wormed him, checked for medical problems; he's totally healthy. He's very active, but if I let him get too active on an empty stomach due to him not eating he'll throw up bile for HOURS.
Help? Please? Anything? He could use at least 10 pounds on his bones.