Nutrition

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Vet wants to wait on senior food for my 8yo Lab — calculator disagrees. What would you actually do?

Milo is 78 lbs, otherwise healthy bloodwork. Morning stiffness for maybe 6 months — he still wants to walk, just slow to get off the rug. Vet said "labs often go senior around 10" and to hold. Paw Calculator (and a few threads here) put him on a senior profile at ~1,180 kcal vs…

lucia_m·7 days·3 replies·438 views

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GSD puppy — breeder pushing large-breed puppy, breeder friend says adult food. I'm lost.

Koda is 14 weeks, 32 lbs already (parents were big). Breeder sent us home with large-breed puppy. Trainer at the club said "too much calcium can mess up growth plates" and mentioned adult food — which scared me. Growth chart from the vet looks normal. Feeding 4 cups/day split pe…

priya_gsd·10 days·1 replies·519 views

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Beagle inhales 2.4 cups in 90 seconds then acts starving — is the math wrong or is he playing me?

Buster, 3yo, 28 lbs, neutered. Two walks ~30 min, suburban neighborhood, not a ton of fetch. Calculator said 2.4 cups/day of his current kibble (342 kcal/cup). Split AM/PM. He finishes each meal like it's a race and then parks by the pantry. Scale says he's not overweight yet.…

jenna_ok·6 days·2 replies·308 views