how often should i feed oscar now?

[sakirby]

oscar is 5 months old now. can i start feeding him twice a day yet? instead of three times? he is 14 pounds as well. just wondering when i can cut out that mid-day feeding. i have done it a couple of times (fed twice) and he seemed to be fine.

[Carolyn]

Sharon...I agree with Judy......it's better to feed two meals a day rather than one big one while they are pups. Jim and I both work so 3 times a day was rarely an option. At some point Abby declined breakfast and she is fine now with one meal a day but has snacks before dinner when Jim gets home in the early afternoon. Ferris loved his breakfast for a long while but now he is ok with one meal a day....he is now 2. I think it all depends on their activity level. If Abby and Ferris have both have a full day of extensive play...we may offer breakfast and they may eat. You will learn how often to feed...and as long as they are in good weight...you are ok. Carolyn

[franp]

Sharon,
I've always fed Dari (and all my animals) twice a day;once they were adults.
Before I switched to raw, she could have cared less cause she hated her food.Now she would eat 10 times a day if I fed her :lol:

Seriously, seems ok to me to cut back to twice.Do you give Oscar snacks/treats? This would be where they would fit into the daily regime.

fran

[sakirby]

thanks fran, yeah, i give oscar treats when training him. a lot of times, when we are on walks, other people give him treats too. it is hard for me to say no. i did feed oscar twice a day yesterday and he threw up his dinner. i think it was because he was too active after dinner. we had been gone for 6 hours so, we came home, fed him, and the walked him (where he met up with floyd the pug, and wrestled). that is when he threw up. so, i think i will keep trying the twice a day feedings and see if he can handle that as long as he is pretty inactive right after he eats. thanks for the advice all!