Alexah
Well-Known Member
Mariah is my approximately 2-year old english spot foster. English spots are a breed I have very little experience with and I've noticed that she seems underweight to me. Before coming to me a week ago, she was seen by the vet and was proclaimed healthy though a bit underweight from where she should be ideally. She was taken from a neglectful situation and she isn't accustomed to having food on a regular basis.
She is getting about 1/2 cup of a timothy/alfalfa blend pellet daily along with unlimited hay, 1-2 cups fresh veggies, and daily treats of either fresh or dried fruit. She eats everything I give her, but she doesn't seem to be gaining weight. And, unfortunately, she wants nothing to do with oats when they're just plain.
However, last night I had some leftover pellet/oat slurry from when I gave some to the babies. They didn't want anything to do with the slurry and I didn't want to throw it out so I gave some to Mariah thinking that she'd eat it. And she gulped it down and then even looked for some more. So, since I'm making the slurry for the babies, would it hurt to give some to Mariah at night to help put some weight on her?
I hope so because I don't want to have waste and I don't want Mariah to be underweight...so maybe this will kill two birds with one stone (so to speak)?
She is getting about 1/2 cup of a timothy/alfalfa blend pellet daily along with unlimited hay, 1-2 cups fresh veggies, and daily treats of either fresh or dried fruit. She eats everything I give her, but she doesn't seem to be gaining weight. And, unfortunately, she wants nothing to do with oats when they're just plain.
However, last night I had some leftover pellet/oat slurry from when I gave some to the babies. They didn't want anything to do with the slurry and I didn't want to throw it out so I gave some to Mariah thinking that she'd eat it. And she gulped it down and then even looked for some more. So, since I'm making the slurry for the babies, would it hurt to give some to Mariah at night to help put some weight on her?
I hope so because I don't want to have waste and I don't want Mariah to be underweight...so maybe this will kill two birds with one stone (so to speak)?