What to do with them?

[CagneyDog]

A) You dont know my situation. It's not wrong of me to want more bettas.

Yes it is, it is very wrong to want to impulsivly buy more betta's when A) You have some B) You're mother is unemployed and cannot afford them C) You have a dog living on a chain eating crap while meanwhile you are caring for fish.

I wish I didn't know your situation Bri. I literally do because it makes me sick to my stomach. I'm not assuming things, I'm taking what YOU have said and commenting on it. I don't know the whole situation, but I am only commenting on the parts I do know.

[Jadapit]

I think everyone "gets" it that your mom wont buy the quality kibble. What people have been trying to say is save YOUR money then YOU buy them the quality Kibble. I dont think it would take very long for you to save up for a bag of Nutro. My husband picked up a bag of the Nutro, Chicken and Rice he grabbed the small bites by mistake. My fur kids didnt care it was little bites, they ate it anyway. I bet Roxy wouldnt care if her bites were small either.

Nutro, is a lot better than the Kibble from the grocery store, a large bag of that will last both your dogs quite awhile.

In all honesty Bri, you might have to wait until you are a little older and have a job before you feed the raw all the time. From all the threads I have read on here people feed their dogs a lot more than chicken. As hard as it is sometimes we just have to wait to do things until we are older or have a job.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yes it is, it is very wrong to want to impulsivly buy more betta's when A) You have some B) You're mother is unemployed and cannot afford them C) You have a dog living on a chain eating crap while meanwhile you are caring for fish.

I wish I didn't know your situation Bri. I literally do because it makes me sick to my stomach. I'm not assuming things, I'm taking what YOU have said and commenting on it. I don't know the whole situation, but I am only commenting on the parts I do know.

It's not very wrong to want to impulsively buy more bettas when you been giving all your money to your mother so she can keep us clothed and fed. Yeah I had some, your point is? We can afford them. We have food to last a month, and we're using diluted water. She's not on the chain half the time. She gets walked almost every day. She eats crap, it's not the best, but she eats. She's a picky eater.

You really dont know my situation at all. You know nothing about me except I have 10 pets, and alot of stuff about Roxy. You haven't met her, you haven't met Lily, and you haven't met the rest of my pets.


Jadapit, thank you for putting it alot more nicely.

[Kfamr]

I'm doing my best to bite my tongue as we've all repeated ourselves over and over again. However, I do have one thing to add.

Lily & Roxy can easily eat the same adult dog food. Before I started buying my own dogs' food (and now I barely buy anything for myself -gasp-), we fed Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice Small Bites. The small bites are actually better as they reduce the chances of bloat.

I am curious as to why you think they need to be fed different formulas and where you go this information from?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Because if I get the smaller bites, Roxy inhales it. She has a much easier time eating bigger bites.

[CagneyDog]

I'm not sure how pointing out that I have not met your family matters? Do you even know why that matters?

So, what are you asking for? If you ask a question and snip back when we answer what did you post this thread for?

Anyways, best of luck Bri. This situation blows my mind.

[Kfamr]

Because if I get the smaller bites, Roxy inhales it. She has a much easier time eating bigger bites.

Then you need to train her not to - and YES it is possible. I also recall a thread about her not getting fed enough. When she gets used to getting the proper amount and being "full" she may not inhale it as much.

You could also invest in a food ball - it will disperse a small amount at a time so she can't inhale it and give her some entertainment. I had to feed Nala in a food ball for quite a while when we first got her and fed kibble. She finally realized she wasn't going to be starved like previously and eats just fine.

[Jadapit]

Because if I get the smaller bites, Roxy inhales it. She has a much easier time eating bigger bites.

Bri, believe me when I say this, Jada is a PIG she also inhales her food but she did fine on the little kibble. I bet you Roxy would too.

[K9soul]

Because if I get the smaller bites, Roxy inhales it. She has a much easier time eating bigger bites.

Tommy inhales his food too, and the Innova EVO I get is very small kibble so I started putting just enough water in his bowl with the food to make it a bit soup-like and that seemed to solve that problem.

[animal_rescue]

Soak the food in water then, she can't inhale soaked food. Also it's easier to digest and prevents bloating.

[Jadapit]

One more thing, then I will shut up..... You could even put a raw egg in with Roxy's small kibble if you are afraid she will choke. Just a thought.

[Vela]

A) You dont know my situation. It's not wrong of me to want more bettas.
B) I never said I was getting a Nintendo anytime soon. I said in the FUTURE.
C) I never said I bought photoshop.
D) It's my birthday in 25 days. I want a new camera.
You don't even know me, you don't know my dogs, and for all you know I could be lying about what she eats and how many pets I have, and whatever. (I'm not but just making a point.) I don't see how it can be wrong when I have happy dogs, happy cat, and the rest of my pets are pretty damn happy, too.

Actually you did say your mom got you photoshop...that's a hundred dollars right there. Money still spent when it was needed. I hear a lot of you want you want, as in you want a new camera. Your mom is out of work, you have supposedly been giving all of your money to your mom to clothe and feed you guys, why are you asking for a camera? Make a grown up decision Bri and tell your mom you'll get the camera next year, or wait on your present until she is working. That is a very expensive item and food for your mom and yourself and your pets is more important. That would be the responsible thing to do, honestly. You can take it as you will but if you truly gave a crap about the troubles your mom is having, and the troubles in feeding yourselves and the pets, then you would do well for yourself and could be proud of yourself for not being selfish and telling your mom you understand and could just wait and get the camera later. You can get angry with me if you want, but it's a hard fact of life that sometimes we can't always have what we want because it's our birthday or christmas, or we just want it, and have to sometimes just wait. It will happen a lot more in life so it's just some advice, not meant rudely, and take it as you will. I hope the situation is better soon, but it won't change the good advice you have been given here. Good luck.

[BC_MoM]

Wait.. your Mom is going to be buying you a $500 camera (when she's unemployed and has no money to get the dogs heartworm preventative and other shots except for rabies) and you can't buy better food?

[animal_rescue]

Oh and another thing Maggie eats the same kind of kibble as the little ones and she does fine on small bites.

Also you might want to take a cookie sheet and put the kibble on there spread out so it takes longer to eat.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I know you're quite a bit younger than me, but even when I was your age I never, ever bought things for myself....Tango's needs always came before my needs and still do. I buy absolutely everything for her, I even pay for her vet bills as she is solely my responsibility. Of course, I probably have more money than you, but that's not the point. Instead of 'rewarding' yourself with new bettas (when you already have some), your dogs' needs should come first. You do not know that she won't eat a better quality food until you try it. Pet sotres DO take food back, even once its openened as long as you haven't used much of it. It never, ever hurts to try things. I understand that you don't have a lot of money and your mom doesn't either, but your dogs needs are important. There isn't really any reason that Lily needs to have a small breed food, nor is there any reason that Roxy needs to have a large breed food. Yes, in some ways they're beneficial, but a food for the both of them is obviously easier and cheaper. Tia eats regular sized kibble without a problem, Lily should be able to aswell. In a good quality food, the kibble really isn't all that big. And, as others have said, Roxy could jsut as easily it the small bites. I don't really know what else to say without repeating what everyone else has said already. Good luck, and I hope you'll understand that your dogs' needs should come before your wants (you don't need anymore bettas, and technicaaly, you're not saving them because other people will buy them).