Joined
·
24 Posts
Okay, so, Daisy has been with us for a week. She is so obsessed with finding food. It's all she does except sleep lol. Now, I know bassets love their food but I'm wondering at what point it should be concerning. She seeks out and devours anything she can find within seconds. She is constantly trying to break in our newly gated kitchen to get to the trash can. The last two mornings she got on the coffee table and drank my coffee (cardinal sin!!). We have been really good at keeping any and all food out of her reach but that doesn't stop her from her constant search.
We feed her a cup of high quality food twice a day but the last two nights we have had to give her an extra 1/2 cup of food. Last night she hopped out of bed and tried to jump the gate at the top of the stairs to go down and hunt out food. Tonight she can't settle because her belly is growling.
She also gets treats all day long as we are encouraging good potty behavior. I don't want her to become overweight and have health problems but she is really good at making me feel like she's starved...either that or she really is just that hungry.
I know she was treated for worms at the shelter and her stool isn't showing any signs of worms. She does have a vet appointment tomorrow but I thought I'd ask some experienced owners.
Thanks!
We feed her a cup of high quality food twice a day but the last two nights we have had to give her an extra 1/2 cup of food. Last night she hopped out of bed and tried to jump the gate at the top of the stairs to go down and hunt out food. Tonight she can't settle because her belly is growling.
She also gets treats all day long as we are encouraging good potty behavior. I don't want her to become overweight and have health problems but she is really good at making me feel like she's starved...either that or she really is just that hungry.
I know she was treated for worms at the shelter and her stool isn't showing any signs of worms. She does have a vet appointment tomorrow but I thought I'd ask some experienced owners.
Thanks!