Denali's Mama
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Hi everyone, I'm sorry to ask so many questions on here and I want to first say thank you so so much for all of your feedback and suggestions, it has been so so helpful!!
Okay so here's the newest with Denali. The update on his joints is that the vet seems to think he is growing into his body at a better rate now and although his front legs still look a little "ducky" like, Denali's radius is slowly catching up to his ulna in his front legs.
Our vet suggested we feed him half puppy/half adult food which has been good. We are feeding him Holistic Select Large and Giant breed puppy food which is 23% protein, 1.0% calcium, .80% phosphorus, which our vet said was awesome so we FINALLY found a food that works and then we mix it with their large breed adult food.
Denali's eats a little more than 6 cups of dog food a day (2 cups three times a day). When he is done eating he runs around the house whimpering and tries to eat our other dogs' food. He has had periods in the past where he is not interested in his food and eats less, but lately that is not the case. He is now eating poop when he goes outside and the last time he did this poop eating this was at 4 months old when he went through a crazy growth spurt and when we fed him a little more it curbed the poop eating.
So here's my question: have your newfs gone through growth spurt periods where they are just hungrier? Do you feed them more?
He is now eating 6 sometimes close to 7 cups of dog food a day which is the recommended feeding amount, should he be eating more? He's also on the larger side for a newf his age (I think) with a weight of 81 lbs at 6.5mos. He is not fat by any means. We can still feel his ribs and his stomach is not fat at all. He looks like he is growing taller and longer this past week. Any thoughts regarding eating amounts during growth spurts possibly??
Okay so here's the newest with Denali. The update on his joints is that the vet seems to think he is growing into his body at a better rate now and although his front legs still look a little "ducky" like, Denali's radius is slowly catching up to his ulna in his front legs.
Our vet suggested we feed him half puppy/half adult food which has been good. We are feeding him Holistic Select Large and Giant breed puppy food which is 23% protein, 1.0% calcium, .80% phosphorus, which our vet said was awesome so we FINALLY found a food that works and then we mix it with their large breed adult food.
Denali's eats a little more than 6 cups of dog food a day (2 cups three times a day). When he is done eating he runs around the house whimpering and tries to eat our other dogs' food. He has had periods in the past where he is not interested in his food and eats less, but lately that is not the case. He is now eating poop when he goes outside and the last time he did this poop eating this was at 4 months old when he went through a crazy growth spurt and when we fed him a little more it curbed the poop eating.
So here's my question: have your newfs gone through growth spurt periods where they are just hungrier? Do you feed them more?
He is now eating 6 sometimes close to 7 cups of dog food a day which is the recommended feeding amount, should he be eating more? He's also on the larger side for a newf his age (I think) with a weight of 81 lbs at 6.5mos. He is not fat by any means. We can still feel his ribs and his stomach is not fat at all. He looks like he is growing taller and longer this past week. Any thoughts regarding eating amounts during growth spurts possibly??
