AsiaFreeman
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Hi all,
This is my boo baby Minnie Mouse. She is 15 months old and weighing in at 141.
Minnie is a SUPER picky eater. We feed her about 4 cups of puppy food per day. She eats maybe 2/3s of that LOL
She loves treats (but not all) and will leave food lying after having it for more than a day or two. Variety is key/. We became concerned about her picky eating when she went a whole day without eating and started to vomit stomach bile. We started her on dry with a topping of wet or chicken and consulted her vet
Her vet feels that she is overweight, we feed her too much and should take her off treats entirely. He says that she should weigh no more than 120 and we should be able to see her ribs. This just seems wrong, and one of the full-grown Mastiff pictures I see or even puppy/adolescent mastiffs show much rib. And none of this solves the problem of her not eating plain dry food and making herself sick to avoid it.
So I could use some advice. Lately, it's been impossible to get a visit with her vet. All communication comes through messages with the vet tech and this advice just doesn't seem right to me. Do I need to look for a new vet or does my baby need a diet? Also, any advice on picky eaters would help.
This is my boo baby Minnie Mouse. She is 15 months old and weighing in at 141.
Minnie is a SUPER picky eater. We feed her about 4 cups of puppy food per day. She eats maybe 2/3s of that LOL
She loves treats (but not all) and will leave food lying after having it for more than a day or two. Variety is key/. We became concerned about her picky eating when she went a whole day without eating and started to vomit stomach bile. We started her on dry with a topping of wet or chicken and consulted her vet
Her vet feels that she is overweight, we feed her too much and should take her off treats entirely. He says that she should weigh no more than 120 and we should be able to see her ribs. This just seems wrong, and one of the full-grown Mastiff pictures I see or even puppy/adolescent mastiffs show much rib. And none of this solves the problem of her not eating plain dry food and making herself sick to avoid it.
So I could use some advice. Lately, it's been impossible to get a visit with her vet. All communication comes through messages with the vet tech and this advice just doesn't seem right to me. Do I need to look for a new vet or does my baby need a diet? Also, any advice on picky eaters would help.