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PostSubject: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 8:18 am

Hayden has always been very food motivated and enjoy's eating very much! Recently, over the last 2 week's he's only been wanting one meal a day. I've read that some people feed their dog's raw once a day, which I would totally be down for! Since Hayden is still a pup (he'll be 9 months at the end of July) I wasn't sure if he still needed that extra meal for growing purposes? He's perfectly healthy, so I'm not worried about him missing a meal at all, I just wanted to make sure it's not going to mess with him growing/joints or anything else.

EDIT: I just noticed someone else had made a thread on something very similar, so my apologies.
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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 8:28 am

I am sure others will help you with your questions.

Just want to add some information on When Blaze was 9 months old when we got him. He would only eat once a day in the evening he skip eating in the morning. It was very hot last summer and he wasn't very active got a couple of walks a day was about it. He also got to run around in the back yard a couple times a day.

He is now about 21 months old and he does not skip many meals ( it is very hot here yet again this summer) he is also more active now playing with Kerian several times a day and we take him to dog park about 4 times a week. He still gets a walk or two a day.



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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 8:40 am

Thanks Linda!

I would prefer him switching to one meal a day eventually. Just wasn't sure if it was the right time for him to while he's still under a year old.
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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 1:05 pm

i would still offer him food 2x's a day and if he does not eat one dont freak out and offer it again for the next meal, since he is still young i would keep that up till he is over a yr. by then you will have an idea if he is a one meal a day husky or its just the heat messing with him right now. Jack skips meals all summer long from the heat.

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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 2:03 pm

That's what I've been doing, just wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do since he's still under a year Smile Thanks Jennifer Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 3:53 pm

Juno went through this a while ago, and I followed Jenn's advice. Juno is also on the raw diet, and most times she loves it.

Now, with the heat back, she's down to 1 meal, maybe a little less sometime. Still very energetic and acting like her old self, so I'm not worried.

Some of the other advice I heard that I don't see here is:
- Don't offer more treats to try to make up for missing food. This would encourage him to not eat.
- If you switch meat every time they turn their nose up at something, I've heard it's likely to make them a picky eater.

Hope he picks up with the eating soon.
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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 4:06 pm

Indy was the same way about that age. My guess is that's when they stop growing so rapidly, so therefor they don't need as much of a food intake as they would when they have multiple growth spurts. I would still offer his normal food amount and just watch him to see how much he eats. After about 1.5-2 months of only eating once a day, Indy picked back up on eating twice and now his food schedule is normal again. For a short period, they stop growing so they regulate how much food they need Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Only wanting one meal   Only wanting one meal EmptyThu Jun 28, 2012 4:16 pm

Good to know! I will continue offering it to him and if he doesn't eat then at least I'll have dinner already prepared for him Smile
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