Low Fat Treats

[sharron]

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Hi all,

I'v been told that Zeb needs to lose same weight :blink: , Although i can feel his ribs and doesnt seam over weight to me. A vet nurse said that he needs to lose about 1 kg. As his 19.6 kg.

He eats 1 tin in the morning and 1 packet of nutures menu with 1/2 a cup of mixer, He has 1 chicken wing every few days. He does have a bonio every weekday morning. So i dont went to cut down his food. :wacko:

So apart from having 1/2 a bonio, i was thinking about low fat treats. The thing is The only ones i'v found and pedigree milky bones (which a brake in half anyway), schamkos, and bakers nugget things.

Has anyone got any ideas on low fat treats.

 

[jok]

Why does the vet nurse think he needs to lose weight? Those recommended breed weight charts that vets have don't ever seem to be very generous. According to the chart on my vets wall, Frankie is over weight for a whippet, he isn't. My Dobermann bitch is also apparently overweight according to this chart, she is not at all. I would go by what the dog looks like, not what is says on the scales.

Liver cake is low calorie and probably one of the most yummy treats :thumbsup:

 

[sharron]

Dont know if she thought that he raced or samething, but i would say that he was fine. When he first came he was only 17kg and he was just skin and bone. Its taken him 18 months to build up has weight.

 

[alfyn]

It looks to me as though he's getting a lot of carbohydratres,so i would cut out the bonio altogether(which is full of crap ingredients anyway).My lot have puffed jerky as a treat & it's low in fat.

He does sound rather heavy for a whippet,but how big is he,& have you got a photo of him?

 

[sharron]

He stands at 22 inches so he is a big whippet. With luck this a pic of him in june.

I would show him standing but we dont do standing without walking off. :- "

 

[sharron]

Thanks to olivia i have just found this one.

 

[masta]

put him on raw and agood wholemeal mixer free run him as much as poss and stop listening to vet nurses (assistants) when i go to the vets i pay to get the advice of someone who has had 5 years training at med college weight is not always relative to being too fat you can have a big well muscled dog weighing 19kgs

 

[sharron]

He well not eat raw that is why i give him nm.

He gets 45 mins run in the morning a 30 min walk in the afternoon and 1 hour at night (today 1hour30)

 

[Seraphina]

He looks like a solid dog, but i would not call him fat. My marker of good weight is if I can see 3 vertebrae on his back.

If you really want toi put him on the raw diet, just try again and persevere. If he does not eat it just take it away and give it to him again few hours later. In the end he will eat. As he is slightly on heavy side it does not matter if he goes without food for a while :luck:

 

[Evie]

For a low fat treat, why not try some pieces of apple? This is what I use as occaional rewards for guide dogs in my care. Some of them love it.

 

[Janimal]

I wouldnt call him fat either - I hate to see them too lean

Like Alyfyn says - the puff jerky is good (she recommended it to me) and now I feed my two it. Also tripe sticks - I get through a bag of those a week.

Mine are on the raw diet too - I find Kobi's the one that puts weight on much faster (hes a little pig at times :lol: ) than Oscar, they are all different.

 

[~Helen~]

I don't give my two too much carbohydrate either. A handful of wholemeal pasta a couple of times a week, or some wholemeal terrier mixer (Laughing Dog is good) and occasionally some brown rice, but otherwise it's mostly meat and veg, fish, sardines, chicken wings.

I judge by eye, too. I like to see a very faint shadow of ribs as well as the three vertebrae, but not too much - although I admit that's difficult to see on a brindle (Lola is brindle, too).

For treats, chicken is low in fat if you take the skin off - I cut up little cubes and pop them in the oven on a low heat for half an hour or so just to dry them out and make them a bit crunchy. Cool them down and keep in an airtight container :thumbsup: Ditto with liver which is cheaper.

 

[whippetsrus]

If you're worried about him ask your vet the next time you are in, rather than the nurse. You will get an honest opinion based on the examination that she has given him.

If you are worried and in the meantime you could cut out the treats completely, although from looking at your photos I personally wouldn't be too worried.

 

[LasVegasNo1]

Zeb looks and sounds like Alfie, after spending the first year of his life as skin and bone (the result of fussy eating :wacko: ) he is now quite a brusier, but not overweight. He stands at 22" and weighs about 40-42lbs. You can see three vertebrae in his back and feel but not 'see' his ribs. I was told by the Vet that he wouldn't want to see Alfie any thinner :b

Looking at your pic of Zeb I would say he's fine :thumbsup:

 

[sharron]

Thanks guys, when people start saying that your dog is overweight then you start to get paranoid. :blink: I'v been asking all my friends in the park to feel him, They all say that you can feel his ribs and his vertebrae. I'm going to take him up to the vet to see what he says. Yes he could lose abit, but how much?

I weighed out his mix that i give him every no and again it was 2oz.

He only really get the treats when he does training. so he gets more on a sunday,but only about 4 aday during the week. He gets over 2 hours aday walking. So is it muscle?

i'm going to the vet with a [SIZE=21pt]very long [/SIZE]list

 

[J.T.]

I don't think Zeb looks overweight from the photo but if you do want a low cal treat then try carrots. Mine love them, either in little slices as training treats or just the whole thing as a chewy type treat.

I have to watch Hebes weight as she is such a thief & a scrounger so if she starts to look podgy then I stock up on the carrots.