[nagdu] Low cal food

[Lisa Belville]

Hi, Dan.

Instead of changing parker's food completely to something he doesn't like, 
you could keep him on the Proplan and eliminate a half of a cup or so and 
try substituting it with fresh or frozen green beans.  I did this 
successfully with my last dog as both a way to keep weight off and to 
provide her with extra fiber.  I used either fresh green beans or frozen 
ones with no sauce or other additives.  I'd just put a handful of frozen 
green beans in Katy's food and she'd snarf it up with no issues.  It kept 
off excess weight during the winter when we couldn't get out due to ice, but 
it also helped harden her stool and keep her anal glands expressed.

I remember my vet putting my first dog, a huge Lab/Golden cross on that 
Hills diet and he just wouldn't eat.  The vet kept saying he'd eat when he 
was hungry, but we were walking several miles a day to/from college classes, 
and Hunter not eating wasn't an option.  If I'd known about the green beans 
then I would have saved both of us the hassle and expense of getting the 
prescription stuff.  Plus, I think that in Hunter's case he was just very 
muscular from working so much.  Surprisingly, some vets don't take into 
account that we have working dogs pulling in harness, so they will gain 
muscle which can make it appear as if the dog is over weight when it really 
isn't.

Lisa

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Weiner via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Cc: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 5:59 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Low cal food


> Hello to all.
> Well I hope things are going great for everyone on this beautiful 
> Saturday.
> The vet has made her  exam of Parker and during the time I was out of
> commission for my ankle surgery Parker the Great gained some weight.
> He has been eating Purina Proplan lamb and rice.
> The vet recommended Hills Weight reduction prescription diet chicken 
> flavor.
> Has anyone used this food and what results.
> I have transitioned Parker over four or five days to it and it seemed 
> fine,
> but today, after a few days of eating it with gusto he barely wants to eat
> any of it. I'm considering starting to mix it again with the other food 
> and
> trying to make a slower transition... Or who knows maybe there's something
> about it that makes him uncomfortable.
> So any experiences or observations would be welcome, or even any other 
> ideas
> about low cal foods, I need to make sure the weight question doesn't get 
> out
> of hand.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Dan the man, Parker the nut
>
>
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