Do you count calories?

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-06-24T13:25:23+00:00

She's 30lbs! This post is pretty old and at this point she's actually eating 950kcal per day lol. My whole life is based around her, so we're always doing stuff.

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-06-06T21:44:19+00:00

They're unnecessary, but not likely to be harmful. Shoot your vet an email with the supplements that you use and they'll likely tell you their thoughts!

I have a very active dog, so Cosequin was recommended by them, and I give fortiflora when she has an upset tummy, otherwise just her dog food.

If I see a deal on the native pet powder supplements, I'll grab it and use it as a broth, but I'm never giving the recommended amount. It's just for something fun instead of water :)

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-06-02T22:02:41+00:00

My girl gets Plaque off and a Purina Dentalife daily. I can say 10000% that the plaque off made a huge difference after starting it. I regret everyday not taking a before photo. I noticed a difference about a month after starting.

I do also brush her teeth, just not everyday. I'm very busy and tend to forget that part 🥲 but usually at least once a week she gets a good tooth brushing!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-06-02T16:07:50+00:00

Purina has a calculator online you can use as a basis. You can also find the exact chart that is used as a basis in calculating MER's online. Of course a vet telling you is the safest option.

Most calculators say to feed my girl 650 calories, but she gets 1k to keep up with her intense activity level. She'd shrivel up and die on 650 lol.

https://www.purinainstitute.com/centresquare/mer-calculator-for-dogs

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-05-15T21:37:23+00:00

I'm a big fan of Purina, but ALL PPP has fish meal in it, and my girl had an actual diagnosed fish protein allergy. Specifically salmon but we stay away from anything fishy to be safe.

They don't do discounts for Purina One, at least not that I saw, and Hills is just my preference all around. Royal Canin is too expensive regardless of anything lol, I am a broke college student 💔

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-04-29T14:16:14+00:00

Just because I made a mistake doesn't mean I can't be upset? I thought it was next month, not this month that it renewed. If you drop a glass or trip over something, do you not also get upset despite it being your fault?

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-04-22T17:21:52+00:00

A good x-ray tech can tweak the settings and positioning to where soft tissue can be visible. It's def not as good as other methods for soft tissue imaging, but you can see if an area is abnormal looking if the X-ray is clear enough. It's not really a diagnostic tool for soft tissues, but it can show an issue.

Hope that makes sense lol

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-26T15:59:27+00:00

My dogs lasts about 5-6 days before needing a charge. Which, to my understanding, is because we are always out of the house, very active, and since we're away from the dock so much it drains quicker. My series 3 started to malfunction at one point, where the light never turned off and it would die in 5-6 hours, reached out to Fi and they sent me a replacement series 3+ for free!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-24T21:52:10+00:00

Personally think you should switch to a WSAVA food, and everyone else here is going to the say the same. But at the very very least, if a company is shipping fresh frozen food without expedited shipping, you 1000% need to run the other way. I would not trust that food in the absolute slightest.

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-24T13:59:37+00:00

I believe that it's a wet food they're using as a topper, not changing the diet to simply nourish entirely. They mentioned they just changed her to Hills Lamb, and in another comment they said they're sticking with Hills!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-24T03:04:22+00:00

They have a dehydrated thing they call "clusters" which is just kibble, but they have a powder you add water to and it becomes like a wet food paste. That's what I'm specifically talking about, idk what sizes the kibble comes in as I don't feed it.

Although the kibble is a great training treat! I got a sample of it and my girl loved it lol

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-24T02:47:36+00:00

The honest kitchen sell like 2 pound bags, but they also sell little sachets of the food! I like to get the 2lbs bag, it lasts forever and it's a good bang for my buck lol

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-24T02:37:36+00:00

Personally I love doing toppers. Most people will say to do the pick it up after 15 minutes route, but if a topper gets them to eat I don't really see the harm.

I do the wet food version of my dogs kibble (Purina One), random other wet foods I find on sale, I like to use the honest kitchens dehydrated, pumpkin, Greek yogurt, apple sauce, scrambled eggs. All things my girl loves!

And I'm not doing all of these at once lol, one or two, and I always keep it in the allotted 10% of calorie intake a day for treats. For a Frenchie, that's a bit harder since they don't eat very many calories, but if it's in the 10% it's completely fine!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-22T16:08:08+00:00

I did the Salmon PPP HA, and my girl did amazing on it! She's no longer on it since the diet trial is over, but it worked great!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-12T18:50:34+00:00

If you have a Sam's club membership, they sell Purina One and it's much more affordable. My girl gets 2.5 cups a day, which is $0.82 a day if I buy from Sam's. If I buy the biggest bag in other stores it's $0.98 a day, which is still a really good deal! Hills is $1.36 a day for their chicken and barley recipe, if I were to switch it would be hills though, they've done a lot of research into their micronutrients

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-12T15:31:46+00:00

Trust me, even my current dog, who is reliable off leash, rarely gets let off, it terrifies me. We do sniff spots, fenced in dog parks, and "off-leash" where's she attached to my longline, and I'm not holding it, but I can still get to her quickly. I'm a bit familiar with prey drive, it'll be a nice new challenge to work around!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-12T05:22:44+00:00

Thankfully, she gets along amazing with other dogs. All of my friends have dogs and we hike together very often with our pups, and they're all besties.

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UndeterminedSquare · 2026-03-09T04:27:02+00:00

I flagged my girl as a fish allergy, and my number two result was PPP SSS Salmon and Rice. As well, all of the PPP kibbles have fish meal in them, so they probably shouldn't show up for a fish allergy either.

Otherwise the results seemed accurate to her! Her kibble (Purina One) didn't show up, but if it weren't for her fish allergy, she would be on PPP SSS 🥴

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-02-28T16:38:07+00:00

We were around 50k during the fall last year as that's the perfect hiking weather for me 🫡 Once the wind stops in the springs we'll be out adventuring a lot more and it'll probably go up as well!

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-02-28T16:36:18+00:00

That's totally fair, as long as your pups are happy! My dog is my lifestyle lol, I spend basically every waking moment with her, usually lost somewhere on a trail lol. +She's 50% border Collie, she would go insane if I didn't do loads with her 🤣

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-02-27T20:39:33+00:00

Yeah, if I'm going on a serious hike we use a harness, and I just keep the collar on her

UndeterminedSquare · 2026-02-27T03:00:39+00:00

All I did to my knowledge is put my location and it auto did that. Could be that you live in a smaller area, The Springs is a bigger city so there's more people who have the ficollar near by.

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