Jozlyn Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Abby is not eating her lunch, hasn't for about 5-6 days now, is she telling me that she no longer needs lunch? At only just over 4 months old I would have thought she'd need 3 meals a day until she is at least 6 months old. She does get training treats between meals, but I have already deducted the amount of treats she gets from her main meals so that I am not over feeding her. I tried searching the forums to see if this had already been asked but after an hour of fruitless searching I've given up and started a new thread :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If shes telling you she doesnt need lunch, I'd listen to her and stop feeding lunch. All pups work on their own schedule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozlyn Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 If shes telling you she doesnt need lunch, I'd listen to her and stop feeding lunch. All pups work on their own schedule! Should I up the size of her other 2 meals to make up for what she's not eating for lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If shes telling you she doesnt need lunch, I'd listen to her and stop feeding lunch. All pups work on their own schedule! Should I up the size of her other 2 meals to make up for what she's not eating for lunch? Only if she readily eats it. Puppies grow in stages that can vary from week to week and even day to day. Some days they will be a lot hungrier than others and they usually know what they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Miss Emma Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hamish is on 2 meals, however he gets his breakfast in such a way that it takes him a bit to get through (kong, treat ball, etc). He has been on 2 for a while and he seems happy with it, he's 5.5 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewieTAG Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I have started feeding mine two meals a day when he reached 6 months old. I reckon I can do that earlier too but Snowy tends to vomit out of hunger when I stretch the in between meals. I will leave some treats in the treat balls or kong toys so he will spend his time eating it, slowly. Now, he is in two meals a day with some treats in between. Getting fatter he is.. and need to cut down some treats or get him to walk more to burn out his fats. I had another shih tzu boy last time where I weaned him off 3 meals when he reached 3 months old. Had him in two meals a day and he is fine. No vomit out of hunger, only when he refused to eat his morning meal, he'll vomit in the arvo. Other than that, all fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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