Walking And Feeding

[markE]

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just wondering what people here do as regards feeding and walking their whippets. Do you feed a while before walking, just before walking, or afterwards. Im wondering if feeding before or after affects their behaviour when out walking, or whats best for the digestive system.

 

[Seraphina]

I try to feed at least an hour before taking them out. I walk, but my dogs run and my mum always used to tell me it is not healthy to exercise immediately after a meal. Also, by the time we go out they would have usually done their poo and i can have a nice walk without carrying bags of fresh dog s***t. If i couldn't feed an hour before, I rather take them out first and feed after we get back.

 

[Zoe G]

The couple of times I have taken Ollie out just after I fed him, he has ended up vomiting, so can't recommend it!

 

[05whippet]

I agree with Seraphina ) We always feed an hour before or after exercise as less than this can cause colic (twisted gut) especially as whippets do a large amount of strenuous running about, well ours do anyway

 

[OEH]

I feed after walks. I used to feed them first thing in the morning, so they could eat an hour before their walk, but they never ate it then so now they have it when they get back in and it seems to suit much better.

 

[dessie]

Feed after exercise

 

[lalena]

very good advice :thumbsup:

 

[J.T.]

I have lurchers who run like crazy when out so I always leave at least an hour before and after to feed them. For the same reasons as already mentioned, vomiting and gastric torsion, potentially fatal.

 

[Vicky]

Main meal always after exercise

 

[~JO~]

You should never run deep-chested dogs ona full stomach. Also always leave it a while after exercise before you feed - just enough that they have calmed down, stopped panting etc etc.

 

[markE]

good to know ive been doing the right thing. thank you all