Boxer
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she will be 2 in april. shes not as energetic in the winter though...I think its because its so cold out but she still gets her exercise. oh I forgot to mention she has small seizures a couple times a month we thought It might be because of something missing in her diet a friend of my moms little girl has epilepsy and when she gets a certain amount of carbs and such in her diet shes not as sick plus lately roxy has been..pooping..funny and not interested in her food. she was on blue seal number 28...do dogs have taste buds like humans where they chane and dont like the same foods???
GJ, what makes you say boxers need a low protein diet? dogs are animals with a carnivorous background, with a digestive tract that is much more adapted to digesting and utilizing protein and fat rather than carbohydrates.
roxy - yes, of course dogs are able to taste their food and have different preferences.
if your dog has seizures, it's morelikely that something is in the food that causes them to happen, rather than something missing. many dogs who suffer from seizures improve drastically when poultry (chicken, duck, turkey) and grains (gluten) are eliminated.
roxy - yes, of course dogs are able to taste their food and have different preferences.
if your dog has seizures, it's morelikely that something is in the food that causes them to happen, rather than something missing. many dogs who suffer from seizures improve drastically when poultry (chicken, duck, turkey) and grains (gluten) are eliminated.
orthopedic issues don't really have anything to do with the protein content of the diet itself, but everything with overfeeding and letting a dog get overweight.
most common foods that are high in protein are automatically also high in fat, and fat supplies 2 1/4 times the amount of calories per weight unit than protein and carbs do. the result is that people exceed a healthy daily amount of calories and the puppies grow at the maximum rate, instead of slowly and evenly.
most common foods that are high in protein are automatically also high in fat, and fat supplies 2 1/4 times the amount of calories per weight unit than protein and carbs do. the result is that people exceed a healthy daily amount of calories and the puppies grow at the maximum rate, instead of slowly and evenly.
Does anyone know if Iams is any good for boxers? For some reason Roxy hasnt eaten last night or today..her bowl is full and we have tried hand feeding her...but to no success...do I just leave her be and let her see on her own? what if she refuses to eat how many days is appropriate to let her try it out??
no, iams is not a good dog food, not for boxers and not for any other dog. it's made from poor quality ingredients and the price you pay is not justified at all.
don't leave the food available all the time, put it down for 15-20 minutes at mealtime and take it away if she didn't eat. don't feed anything until the next mealtime.
how old is this dog? how long has she been eating this food? could she be refusing food to eat for some other reason than just not liking it?
don't leave the food available all the time, put it down for 15-20 minutes at mealtime and take it away if she didn't eat. don't feed anything until the next mealtime.
how old is this dog? how long has she been eating this food? could she be refusing food to eat for some other reason than just not liking it?
Shes stubborn and I think we give her to many dog cookies we are cutting down on them alot but I just get worried when she doesnt eat. We put her bowl about half full..prolly 3 cups..in the morning and she usually eats randomly during the day. If not when we come back from our night walk around 9 she eats then. Shes one and a half. Any one know a food to switch her to and is it bad to change after this month because well yeah it was $$ and I dont belive in throwing out food if she gets sick off of it then maybe but I guess we will have to see. I just get worried one day she wont eat a bite then the next she will eat like she hasnt ever seen food before.
