Switch to adult food?
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| Are you concerned about him growing too quickly on the puppy food? Did you ask your vet about the food in relation to his growth? We fed puppy food until 1 yr old with Quincy, but we had to switch foods a gazillion times with Oscar due to his IBD, so he was off puppy food at 4 months. And he was lean at 105 lbs. Could be all sorts of genetic and environmental reasons that he is going to be bigger than his papa. In my extensive experience with vets (thanks to Oscar  ), they NEVER tell you a dog is at the right weight if the dog is too heavy. If anything, they err on the side of a dog being too thin. If you decide to transition him to adult food, just make sure you do it reeeeeeaaaallllllly slowly.  If he has solid stool on his current food, you want to make sure you don't create tummy issues with the transition. Laurie and Oscar |
| The breeder responded. Oh I love her. She suggested that I switch him to adult food. That yes he is old enough. However she free feeds her crew. That option is not available to me and I much prefer to know when input and output will occur. It is just what works best here. She said it isn't unheard of for an offspring to outgrow a parent - it happens frequently but not to expect him to hit the 100lb mark or anything. My older dogs are already eating the same brand of dog food Steel eats just the adult version. I just filled up their bins so honestly it will take me close to a month to switch him over if I choose to do so. The last thing I want is loose stool stuck to his hairy bottom and what my daughter refers to as fluffs (farts). Yes my concern is him growing too much too fast, packing on excess unnecessary weight if he doesn't need it. If he does, missing out on the added nutrition a puppy which he still is needs. Since he is just right now part of me is feeling like I should just stick with it except that the breeder just suggested to switch and I am inclined to take her word to the bank - She knows my hairy goof ball's history, genetics better than anyone. |
| Remember all grow at different rates, as he nears maturity, growth really slows down. You can supplement adult food with various additives if you want. Kensie is wild about Missing Link.........oh heck, she'll eat anything. Most of us had names for those problems in the rear. I have names based on location and size. Generic are dingle berries. |
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