The Spotted Devil Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Plus large/giant breeds have less risk of bloat I thought large/giant breeds were more at risk, not less. I suspect Nekhbet meant they have a lesser risk of bloat IF they are fed 2 smaller meals :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I thought large/giant breeds were more at risk, not less. yes that is what I am meanings ... if feeding 2 meals instead of one large one :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charli73 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi CB... I continued to feed Zoe 2 meals up until recently and she is nearly 2... I just didnt like her having one big meal (chance of bloat and all) but during summer she wasnt interested in breakfast so we dropped her back to one meal at night and she certainly became alot more interested in her dinner time meal We have since begun to give her a tin of sardines (her fav food ever!) for breakfast and at night she gets kibble or raw... It really depends on the dog I think and what their weight seems to be doing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 If you're feeding dry food as the main diet I'd definitely stick with two meals a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 We did what Jed suggests; we watched how much Henschke was eating in the morning - not much. He now gets 1 complete meal a night and the morning he has access to food if he needs it in the form of chicken wings (frozen in a kong), a bone, a biscuit ball, treats hidden in the sand pit. It keeps him occupied as well as feeding him throughout the day. Considering it's usually only the small treats and chicken that is always eaten tells us that he's not really that hungry during the day. As he's getting older, he's eating less at night as well. He's not a guts so it's easy for us to guage how much to feed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyk Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Just remember if you do decide to cut out a meal reduce it slowly over 2 weeks or so. Would not nice to be getting a big breaky every day to then get nothing the next (nor would be good for their metabolism). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks to everyone for their response, very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatBigPuppy Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I did feed once a day but now feed twice. Dogs are much happier and don't inhale their food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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