macka Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 How long can I leave uneaten dry food out? Or if I'm taking it away after meal times, how many times can I offer my pup the same dry food next meal? I'm sure it gets stale after a while, but not sure how long that takes and how much it matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Helena Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I suppose 24 hours? It would have to lose some "freshness" and appeal after a while I'm guessing.... I don't tend to have the problem of how long to leave any food out!! It all gets hoovered up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) 15 minutes maximum. If my dogs don't eat their food within about 15 minutes I remove it as they either don't want it or are sick. ETA I would probably reoffer dry food a few times so long as it hadn't got wet or had other food mixed with it. Edited June 10, 2008 by Janba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderpower Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Totally agree with you Janba, 15 min is mine get...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I don't see any reason why you can't keep reoffering it to them assuming it's just the plain dry food. Just tie a bag around the whole bowl before you put it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Me too - 15 mins down. Mine are vaccuums, but sometimes I get a visitor/foster who takes a few days to get the drift. I just tip it into a separate airtight container and put it back down next meal time. That way the bowl gets washed with the others. Once though, I had one who would pick up the bits of kibble and sort of suck them a bit then spit them back into the bowl eeeewwwwww! I threw her leftovers out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavmad Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 My dogs eat as soon as I put their food down. If they don't eat within about 10 minutes then I know there is something really wrong. I never ever leave food down as they are both total pigs and would glutton themselves all day long if they could. They have fought over biscuits before so I also wouldnt leave food down for that reason. I dont think dogs need to have food left out for them. They should eat when you feed them and thats it. Its good to have a routine. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie-boy Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I'm another who doesn't have a problem with food...but my cats & dogs get 20mins and if they haven't eaten by then, the food is put away. Like the others, as long as the food isn't mixed with anything or wet then it should be fine to keep reoffering for a while. If your puppy isn't eating a lot at one time then perhaps consider smaller portions....that way you won't have as much of a freshness issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Helena Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I agree with other posters re taking the food away after 1/4 hour. Keep em keen! My initial response re 24 hours was more about how long the bickies might stay fresh out of their original packaging, to reoffer them at subsequent meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 You mean you have a dog that you can leave food out and it doesn't get eaten? Zero is all over his food the second he can get it! Both the cat and the dog can search out an open pack of schmackos (both love them) and have worked out a way to get the drawer open and the schmackos out of the packet without moving it! I don't even have to leave food out for them to get to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTD Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Another that doesn't have that problem. I have the exact opposite . Eats her food too quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Well, probably I just need to reduce portion size, but my pup never finishes all of the food I give her. The vet said she is a good weight, and she looks a good weight to me, not over or under. She just doesn't seem to like dry food very much. I have tried Eukanuba, Hills, Eagle Pack, and I'm now feeding Nutrience Medium Breed Puppy, and she hasn't been a big fan of any of them. In the morning I give her a mixture of 1/3-1/2 cup dry food, Nutrience or Nature's Gift Canned Food (2-3 tablespoons), sometimes a raw egg mixed in or a tiny bit of left-over meat from dinner chopped up. She normally eats about half what I give her over the course of the day. On weekdays I also give her a kong with peanut butter and Nature's Gift Beef Liver Treats inside, and she gets all of that out and eats it. In the evenings I give her a chicken wing and about 1/3 cup more dry food and I usually leave that out all evening until she goes to bed, and she wolfs down the chicken and then eats little moutfuls of dry food throughout the evening. So a little of the dry food from the day and most of the dry food from the evening is left uneaten. I guess I should either cut it or cut some of the other stuff so that she is forced to eat more dry food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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