Sammie

How do I no if I am feeding sammie enough food, latley she has been acting like she is always hungry. I am not sure if I should increase her food I am feeding her along the guide line for the bag for her weight but should I increase because she seems hungry?



How do u tell by looking at basset hounds if there over weight?

Annie714

Mikey T usually has the answers to questions like these...but here is his response to a similar question: How much food to gain normal weight

PS...His is the third comment.

PSS...I'm pretty sure Bassets ARE hungry all the time lol

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Wworm

Methinks Mikey T. is on vacation or something...

bassets are ALWAYS hungry, so can't go by hunger to determine how much to feed. I wasn't quite sure either, but now we have a good routine. I used to eat 3 meals/day when i was younger, now only 2 meals/day. i didn't have to eat as much (proportionally) after getting neutered.

it's hard to say exactly how much because bassets differ re: activity level, weight, etc.

prob want to err on side of underfeeding than overfeeding... best to maintain a healthy weight.
--Worm

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Boomer's Mom

IMO, I think a lot of it has to do with their activity level. And yes, it seems they are always hungry. "Hey, mom has something to eat. Hmmm, I think I'm hungry even though I just had my breakfast!"

With the heat and humidity, Boomer is sleeping more and isn't eating as much. He has his breakfast, then I put his supper out around 5 or 6. Sometimes he eats it, sometimes he doesn't.

Also, you need to keep in mind if she has snacks during the day to cut back a little on the dog food. And make sure she gets regular exercise. :-)

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Sammie

we take her and jay to the river for them to swim in the area with no current, but latley she just seems like she is always looking for food.. so I was wondering if its because of the increased activity.. I feed her now just in the morning and at night.. she was fine before.. Maybe Ill just wait a few weeks and go get her weighed.

thanks for all the replys