Low fat diet for dogs
Discussion
Hi all.
Can anyone recommend any brands of food they feed their dogs please.
Ours is on James well beloved and is a little portly so the vet recommended a low fat diet but I’m not too sure what is best.
The vet suggested he needs to lose 800g but try as we may he’s having trouble shifting it.
Exercise generally consists of at minimum a hour a day.
Food is 220g per day of biscuit (bag recommended 280 for his size). 1 dental stick and a carrot over the course of the day (not at once).
We’ve tried to feed him less but he is sick when we have tried from having an empty stomach which I don’t like to see happen.
Any suggestions?
Can anyone recommend any brands of food they feed their dogs please.
Ours is on James well beloved and is a little portly so the vet recommended a low fat diet but I’m not too sure what is best.
The vet suggested he needs to lose 800g but try as we may he’s having trouble shifting it.
Exercise generally consists of at minimum a hour a day.
Food is 220g per day of biscuit (bag recommended 280 for his size). 1 dental stick and a carrot over the course of the day (not at once).
We’ve tried to feed him less but he is sick when we have tried from having an empty stomach which I don’t like to see happen.
Any suggestions?
Our dog has chronic pancreatitis, so he needs a low fat diet. We use Hill's Prescription Diet. They cover any number of conditions, but we buy "i/d Low Fat". They do kibble and two sorts of tinned meat, and we get it from www.petdrugsonline.co.uk
ETA: our dog is 19kg or so, and he gets 60g of kibble for breakfast and tea, 85 grams of meat (with mixed veg) for lunch, a Kong (frozen banana, fat free yogurt and low fat Laughing Cow) at around 8pm and a Tesco's biscuit bone at bedtime.
Plus 2-3 hours exercise each day. His weight's been +/- 300g for the last couple of years
ETA: our dog is 19kg or so, and he gets 60g of kibble for breakfast and tea, 85 grams of meat (with mixed veg) for lunch, a Kong (frozen banana, fat free yogurt and low fat Laughing Cow) at around 8pm and a Tesco's biscuit bone at bedtime.
Plus 2-3 hours exercise each day. His weight's been +/- 300g for the last couple of years
Edited by Doofus on Thursday 17th November 19:23
sc0tt said:
moorx said:
May be worth looking into alternatives to the dental sticks?
Thanks, the dental sticks are quite low in fat but always happy to look at alternatives.Have a look at more natural treats like dried chicken feet or fish skin twists, my dog goes mad for both of these!
Have a look here https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/dog-food-reviews...
The food your using is over 50% carb due to the rice content, this is your problem, not fat, dogs need zero carbs.
Look through the website I've linked to and switch to the lowest carb kibble within your budget (the very best are ludicrously expensive).
If you want to go a step further and also reduce cost than switch to raw whole foods instead.
I also agree with ditching the dental sticks, they're junk food for dogs.
The food your using is over 50% carb due to the rice content, this is your problem, not fat, dogs need zero carbs.
Look through the website I've linked to and switch to the lowest carb kibble within your budget (the very best are ludicrously expensive).
If you want to go a step further and also reduce cost than switch to raw whole foods instead.
I also agree with ditching the dental sticks, they're junk food for dogs.
Thank you for all the information above, genuinely insightful.
Having looked this morning I’m going to opt for the millies countryside mix which looks to have far better nutrition content and scores well on the site linked above.
I’ll have a look at junking the dental sticks for something else.
Appreciate your advice, will keep you updated.
Edit: further inspection those dental sticks really are junk, they will also be binned!
Having looked this morning I’m going to opt for the millies countryside mix which looks to have far better nutrition content and scores well on the site linked above.
I’ll have a look at junking the dental sticks for something else.
Appreciate your advice, will keep you updated.
Edit: further inspection those dental sticks really are junk, they will also be binned!
Edited by sc0tt on Friday 18th November 06:12
We used Burns weight control while we were fostering a portly chocolate lab that was always hungry and keen on eating her own turds if not kept well fed.
She lost all the unwelcome behaviours and dropped a fair bit of weight in the time we looked after her.
The only issue was that picking up after her on a walk was more of a challenge, one "poo bag" was rarely enough as most of what is in the food made it's way right through her.
She lost all the unwelcome behaviours and dropped a fair bit of weight in the time we looked after her.
The only issue was that picking up after her on a walk was more of a challenge, one "poo bag" was rarely enough as most of what is in the food made it's way right through her.
Have you tried feeding them raw, we changed our dogs diet when he wasnt well, and we also feed him natural treats like Venison sausages, hes on about 300g a day, and we buy it complete, so all we do is take it out of the freezer the day before to defrost, and then give him the required amount per meal.
It costs us about £40-£45 a month for the food, and we have a place local to us that sells it all called Penparc, I beleive they have stores around the country as well.
It costs us about £40-£45 a month for the food, and we have a place local to us that sells it all called Penparc, I beleive they have stores around the country as well.
juice said:
We feed our Millies Wolfheart. Their support line is really good, call them up speak to them and they'll suggest a kibble line that would meet your requirements.
Juice, thanks for your info on this. Spoke to someone earlier who came across like she genuinely knew her stuff. Have opted for a countryside mix for 6-8 weeks then if he hasn’t lost any weight i’ll try the highland mix. She also mentioned he should stay fuller for longer due to the nutritional content but the breeds are greedy anyway
Smurfsarepeopletoo said:
Have you tried feeding them raw, we changed our dogs diet when he wasnt well, and we also feed him natural treats like Venison sausages, hes on about 300g a day, and we buy it complete, so all we do is take it out of the freezer the day before to defrost, and then give him the required amount per meal.
It costs us about £40-£45 a month for the food, and we have a place local to us that sells it all called Penparc, I beleive they have stores around the country as well.
We feed raw as well. Could be a good option away from biscuit. It costs us about £40-£45 a month for the food, and we have a place local to us that sells it all called Penparc, I beleive they have stores around the country as well.
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