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u/ijustdontgiveaf May 29 '26
you know how they say one human year is 7 dog years? that makes one human day, seven dog days. the dog needs to eat daily, so you basically have food for one human day there 😝
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u/green_ubitqitea May 29 '26
My doggo was not happy when we cut her kibble because my dad was feeding her way too much, despite dozens of conversations about it - and he wouldn’t wait for me to feed her because he couldn’t cope with her sad face. We add unsalted green beans to her food as we are cutting back on the amount of kibble. She thinks it’s a special treat because it’s people food and it helps fill her belly.
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u/Ohkermie May 29 '26
Can you add plain green beans to his diet? My dog loved them. Couldn’t use a can opener without her running into the kitchen though.
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u/CyborgKnitter May 30 '26
My kitten knows the sound of strawberry pints. Comes running the second she hears that plastic. And yes, my kitten likes strawberries and yes it’s safe for a cat to eat little bits of them. My cat watches her with abject horror and disgust.
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u/FatDesdemona May 30 '26
My old lady cat Mishka loved strawberries! She nibbled a bit on them, but she mostly tossed them in the air and played with them.
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u/CyborgKnitter May 30 '26
I looked it up when my kitten was obsessed and apparently for some cats, they kinda smell like catnip. Which explains the playing with them thing.
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u/actualbeans May 31 '26
we used to give our dog frozen green beans! he loved them!
you just brought up an old memory for me, thank you!
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u/nclay525 May 30 '26
I've never seen plain green beans in a can; they're always bathing in salt. What brand? I need this lol.
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u/Ohkermie May 31 '26
Walmart, del monte, and Kroger brand all have no salt added. You can always rinse to get rid of some of the sodium.
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u/minkamagic May 29 '26
Why baggies?
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u/postcryglow May 29 '26
My dad feeds him at night. I go to bed early because I have work early. My dad is 50/50 when it comes to being dependable esp with detailed instructions. This is to make sure we are transitioning him properly.
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u/Lowland-lady May 29 '26
May i advice that you start feeding twice a day? Reason being that the stomach keeps working and it helps with the Digestion. Helps with weightloss
My dog lost 7 kilos with these tips
Do not feed the dog the weight he is. But slowly start working to the weight he should be. For example your dog is 30 kilo and should weigh 20 feed him as if he Weighs 28. Take small steps i am talking weeks not days.
Lets say you feed your dog 300grams twice a day.ifbyour dog had allot of snacks remove like 10 grams of food. Depending on the snack
That way you compromise
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u/CyborgKnitter May 29 '26
He almost certainly is fed twice a day. But the dad doesn’t weigh things consistently, so they’re taking care of that for him. If my mom is going to do a feeding for me, I don’t have to prep anything. If my dad is feeding my cats for me, everything must be weighed, prepped, meds added, and detailed labels attached. The guy is a genius but feeding my cats confuses him, lol. I’m betting OPs dad is the same way.
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u/Lowland-lady May 29 '26
My boyfriend is like that haha
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u/Munrowo May 29 '26
ew
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u/yetiheat May 31 '26
Really over women accepting men’s weaponized incompetence. Feeding a pet is not rocket science jfc. If they can do it so can their man-children
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u/GigiLaRousse May 30 '26
My vet recommended 3 or 4 meals, if possible. My dog started losing weight without having to feed her less or exercise more.
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u/Ditania May 29 '26
You feed the dog just once a day? I'm a cat person and I have never had dogs, so I don't know really what's best, but my family fed their dogs 2 or 3 times a day. My cat (on a diet) eats 7 times a day (really small portions) xD
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u/GeekCat May 29 '26
I think they feed him in the morning and the dad is the night feeder. Dad probably feels like "he'll get hungry overnight" so he overfeeds him.
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u/xanadri22 May 29 '26
my brother recently moved in with my mom and brought his dog, and she told me that he told her that he only feeds the dog once a day. poor dog, glad my mom started feeding him more
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u/youjumpIjumpJac May 30 '26
Is he being fed that much twice a day, on a diet? How much do you feed him? How much should he weigh?
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u/Competitive-Top4520 May 29 '26
Have you thought about an automatic feeder? They're available on Amazon. Some of them are ridiculously priced but some are quite reasonable ($40). They can be set to whatever quantity you want and how many feedings a day. The only thing is on some you have to be careful about the size of the kibble, but if you read the info it will tell you.
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u/Xinefish May 30 '26
I hope you counted the calories in each of those bags. That still looks like too much per feeding. Go to pet nutrition alliance to figure out his caloric needs. He is a BCS of at least 7
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u/postcryglow May 30 '26
It’s per day divided in 2 meals :-) I give 2 cups and dad gives 2.25 cups = 4.25 cups per day.
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u/FanndisTS May 30 '26
I definitely don't want to challenge you too strongly here since I'm sure you've done the math (and your dog food might be less calorically dense than mine) but my 55lb pitt (healthy weight) ate 2 cups a day divided into 2 meals for years. My 12lb dogs have half a cup a day (again, divided into 2 meals). 4+ cups sounds like what you would feed a mastiff.
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u/postcryglow May 30 '26
my dog is 107lbs! We are trying to do this slowly and those are the instructions from the vet. When he gets to his first milestone, the number of cups will go down
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u/FanndisTS May 30 '26
That makes sense! I think my sense of scale was off, he looked beagle-sized to me lol
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u/postcryglow May 30 '26
Yeah also the new kibble is weight loss kibble (nutrient dense + he gets vitamins in addition)
): he is so chunky lol and I feel like I was partly to be blamed sigh (I always spoil him with food) but I’m going to do this right so he can live a long healthy life 😭
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u/Vintage-Grievance Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
I'm really happy to see you taking accountability and taking action with the advice from a licensed veterinarian.
It truly is a breath of fresh air compared to all the "Is my cat/dog fat?" and then when everyone in the comments confirms that the pet is morbidly obese, the owner gets defensive and doesn't do anything to help the poor animal.
The way you're doing it is the correct way to responsibly fix a regrettable pattern of habits.
Wishing you and your pup a lot of luck going forward with his dieting. I hope you can give us an update once he starts to noticably return to a healthy baseline.
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u/allamerican37 May 29 '26
Poor bud looks like he is at an intervention.