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Post by michellemartin Tue Apr 22 2014, 11:45

Hi everyone. We put Alfie down to two meals a day from three about three weeks ago now as advised by the vet (he's 7 and a half months now). Since we've done this we've obviously made his meals a little bit bigger so he's still getting the same amount as he was when he was having three meals, but almost every meal now he's leaving at least a quarter of it which is very unlike him - he used to wolf his food down and still be looking for more! I know he wouldn't starve himself and he's absolutely fine in himself so I'm just wondering if he's bored of what he's eating? He's on Burns dry food - does anyone have any recommendations of something we could mix with it to make it a bit more appealing to him? Thanks! Xx
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Post by fay_elizabeth Tue Apr 22 2014, 11:47

Ooo, the UK supermarkets (specifically Asda and Tesco) sell these rolls of meat called Webbox chub rolls, they are dead cheap and very good for mixing in with a bit of dry biscuit. I think they make the food a little bit more tasty and you only need to use a tiny bit (add a bit of warm water to make it go further and mix better) perhaps that could help?
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Post by Guest Tue Apr 22 2014, 12:30

Try adding a little tinned sardines in tomato sauce or oil. That or a raw egg used to get my girl interested, I even used to add a little cooked mince from time to time. Smile (webbox is full of additives and rubbish and I wouldn't recommend it). Xx

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Post by michellemartin Tue Apr 22 2014, 12:48

Ah that's great thanks! I didn't want to put something with it that wouldn't be good for him so wanted to check on here first!! Xx
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Post by Lynn&Pete Tue Apr 22 2014, 17:55

The webbox chub rolls from the supermarket is ideal to mix with biscuits, just cut a slice and mash it in! Floyd loved them!
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Post by Bane Tue Apr 22 2014, 18:01

I've heard good things with the sardines and egg! Smile Bane goes nuts for fish.
You could always try reducing the size of the meals and switch him back to 3 to see if he eats the full lot again? And then slowly change back to two if he eats the full lot?
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Post by michellemartin Tue Apr 22 2014, 18:35

Yeah I'm definitely going to try sardines/egg Smile
To be honest it was quite a struggle going from 3 to 2 meals a day and he's finally at a point where he doesn't even look for food at lunch time so I'd only want to go back to 3 if I really had to! Don't want to confuse him! Smile xxx
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Post by Rachel33 Tue Apr 22 2014, 21:06

I've never met a dog yet that enjoys burns food! Shame as it's a good food! Any of my kennel dogs that were on burns had a few forkfuls of nature diet mixed in with a little warm water, you need to really coat the biscuits though. Personally, I wouldn't feed my own dogs the chub rolls, they really are full of cr*p! Biscuit isn't fed dry but she does have sardines and raw egg occasionally as it's good for her coat Smile
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