Roxy...*vent*

[beyond_me]

Sorry I was writing back about the last stuff on the first page. Sorry I'm kinda out of it.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Briana, you told me she eats Alpo dry and Dog Chow canned on MSN about 30mins ago.

I meant Alpo canned and Dog Chow dry on MSN
She is only on Dog Chow, for the moment. She is USUALLY on the Kibbles and Bits stuff.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

She eats Kibbles and Bits dry food, 1 cup, 2 in the winter.
Alpo canned 1 can
(YES I know its NOT good food...)

She gets one cup of dry food each day and one can of wet food every day? That is NOT healthy. She should be getting alot more food seperated into 2 meals. And two cups in the winter? She should probably be eating 2-4 cups a day to maintain a healthy weight.

[Roxyluvsme13]

She gets one cup of dry food each day and one can of wet food every day? That is NOT healthy. She should be getting alot more food seperated into 2 meals. And two cups in the winter? She should probably be eating 2-4 cups a day to maintain a healthy weight.

Like I said I'm *NO* expert. She usually gets treats, and maybe some of whatever we have for lunch in between there.

[k9krazee]

I agree...only 1 cup a day That could definately account for weight loss...

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

She eats Kibbles and Bits dry food, 1 cup, 2 in the winter.
Alpo canned 1 can
(YES I know its NOT good food...)

Is that 1 cup daily or 1 cup twice daily? It's not your fault that she has to eat that, so I'm not going to say anything about it. I'm not sure exactly how big Roxy should be but Tango is my smallest adult (36lbs) and she eats roughly 3 cups daily during the winter and a bit more in the summer (because she's so active) of higher quality food. Winston, eventhough he's bigger eats 2 1/2 cups a day of the same food, but he's a pretty lazy dog so that's enough food for him. Since Roxy is on Kibbles N' bits, I'd put her up to about 3-4 cups a day (2 cups in the morning, 2 in the evening) until she's at a good weight and then *maybe* cut her back a little.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Like I said I'm *NO* expert. She usually gets treats, and maybe some of whatever we have for lunch in between there.

You don't have to be an expert to read the back of her food bag. It says right on the bag how much to feed. It would be like me eating a bowl of cereal in the morning and a piece of steak for dinner. She needs more food in order to get all the vitamins/minerals she needs. Try giving her 2 cups, twice a day.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Daily...

[beyond_me]

Hi eveyone sorry to butt in but you should prob ask the vet what they think she should weigh and feed her the amount that will get her to that weight, just read the back of the bag.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Well...there's nothing on the back of the bag...

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Well...there's nothing on the back of the bag...

Is there something on the side (sometimes those can't be trusted anyway, I know if I fed my dogs what the instructions say they'd be huge)? Like I said, I'd be feeding her roughly 2 cups twice a day (4 cups all together).

[Roxyluvsme13]

Is there something on the side? Like I said, I'd be feeding her roughly 2 cups twice a day (4 cups all together).

Don't think so...

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Well...there's nothing on the back of the bag...

There HAS to be something somewhere on the bag. They can't sell food without a guideline as to how much to feed. It should be somewhere near the guaranteed analysis and ingredients list.

Go here: Kibbles 'N Bits

It explains how much to feed to different sized dogs.

[Roxyluvsme13]

There HAS to be something on the back of the bag. They can't sell food without a guideline as to how much to feed.

Go here: Kibbles 'N Bits

It explains how much to feed to different sized dogs.

But it's Not EXACTLY kibbles and bits. It's the Grocery Store brand.

[Kfamr]

Yes, but how could Roxy ingest another animal when she is on a chain? The only feces around are probably her own, unless she has Coprophagia (eating feces) and keeps resetting the tapeworm cycle (providing there were eggs in that particular elimination). The only "real" possible way for her to get tapeworm is from fleas - that is where they come from.

She lives outside. Any animal that could have died in the area her chain reaches she could have aten.

Eating other poop, if OP takes her on walks like she said she does, then she could have easily eaten poop then.