Losing Weight on Homecooked?

ELubas · #1 10-09-2008, 06:01 PM

I went completely homecooked about 6 weeks ago with my two guys. My boy, Fraze, needed to lose a little weight but my girl was just right. They have both dropped weight since the switch, not alarmingly, but enough that I am wondering what I could add to hers to put weight back on. Frazier I just need to maintain. I vary the diet and have started to add fattier meats for her. They were on grainless kibble before so I go light on the grains and Frazier has grain allergies so I do not feed them to him. But I do give rice, oats, oatmeal, etc, to Nysa. I also give both of them alternately things like oily fish, cottage cheese, eggs, etc. Any thoughts/suggestions woud be most appreciated

kayboxer · #2 10-09-2008, 08:17 PM

What about snacks between meals? You could make your own treats or give them raw meaty bones? The only other thing I can think of (since you can't add whole grain pasta due to allergies) is maybe feed a little bit more, or can you add some olive oil to your cooking? I don't know if any of this helps, but I tried.

bayleighmom · #3 10-10-2008, 07:20 AM

I would try increasing her food intake a little.

ELubas · #4 10-10-2008, 01:51 PM

Thanks guys

I think I will add oils and just keep giving her more until she fills out-little piggy

sarah_bailey · #5 10-11-2008, 05:03 PM

My vet recommended adding corn oil to Tink's homecooked diet, she was small but is slowly adding weight so it seems to have worked!

kayboxer · #6 10-11-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sarah_bailey

My vet recommended adding corn oil to Tink's homecooked diet, she was small but is slowly adding weight so it seems to have worked!

If a dog has allergies to grain, wouldn't corn oil cause allergies also? I honestly don't know, but I would think so.

ELubas · #7 10-12-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kayboxer

If a dog has allergies to grain, wouldn't corn oil cause allergies also? I honestly don't know, but I would think so.

Probably but I can try it on my girl-Thanks!

kayboxer · #8 10-12-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ELubas

Probably but I can try it on my girl-Thanks!

Let me know if she has any reaction to the corn oil, I'm really curious. Does she have a corn allergy?

ELubas · #9 10-12-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kayboxer

Let me know if she has any reaction to the corn oil, I'm really curious. Does she have a corn allergy?

Actually it is my boy with ALL the allergies

My girl can eat anything but no matter how much I feed her she is just so thin-clean bill of health so I guess she just needs more.

Austin's Mom · #10 10-13-2008, 11:56 AM

Austin has lost some weight since I started cooking for him, too. But that's ok, he was a little too "fluffy" anyway!