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Cairo is now 10 months old, weighing in at a VERY LEAN 55lbs (he's pretty tall)... NOT that I want to EVER have an overweight dog, BUT, he only CHOOSES to eat approx 1.5-2 cups of food PER DAY.... 2-2.5 cups MAYBE if i mix it with some soft food. He is on a Holistic diet. He eats Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul (Its the one food that gave him a great stool every time, and that he actually doesnt mind eating). Ive bounced from Innova, to TOTW, Kirkland, and nutro ultra... His eating habits have NOT changed since he was 3 months old, it HASN'T INCREASED... I thought maybe it was because he was young that he didnt eat much, but as he has gotten a bit older he still hasnt eaten much. (He doesnt even really beg for human food, often).... sometimes he does, but usually he will eat his food when i eat.
Herein lies the problem, I DONT want to have to mix in soft food every time he needs to eat. that is MUCH too costly for me to maintain right now. I used to feed on a twice a day basis, 2 cups in the am, 2 cups before bed. but like i said, he eats about half of each serving, totaling 2 cups. Because he is eating so little, i have resorted to FREE FEEDING, leaving 3 cups of food in the bowl all day (which he still doesnt finish).
Is it healthy or OK for him to eat so little, he is never starved, as he always has the option of food, he is well exercised and walked, and enjoys the comfort of our home whenever he wants. in other words, he is SPOILED rotten.
WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?! ANYTHING? or not worry so much about his diet.
Herein lies the problem, I DONT want to have to mix in soft food every time he needs to eat. that is MUCH too costly for me to maintain right now. I used to feed on a twice a day basis, 2 cups in the am, 2 cups before bed. but like i said, he eats about half of each serving, totaling 2 cups. Because he is eating so little, i have resorted to FREE FEEDING, leaving 3 cups of food in the bowl all day (which he still doesnt finish).
Is it healthy or OK for him to eat so little, he is never starved, as he always has the option of food, he is well exercised and walked, and enjoys the comfort of our home whenever he wants. in other words, he is SPOILED rotten.
WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?! ANYTHING? or not worry so much about his diet.