I hate, hate, hate weight control, or diet foods. It seems that every one of them reduces the protein and fat, only to increase the amount of carbs in the food. It's no wonder dogs gain weight on them, they have to eat more to feel satisfied, with all those fillers. I don't remember how many different low fat, low protein, low calorie foods I went thru trying to take weight off of my boy Lucky. I was probably practically starving him feeding him that crap before I tried a high protein, low carb, grainless food. I went with EVO Reduced fat and the weight came off Lucky without losing muscle. He went from about 29 to 20 pounds and was more active compared to the other foods I tried. I believe most who can't handle EVO are more affected by the higher fat than the higher protein. I used the reduced fat because I also added fish oil (omega 3 fatty acids). If your dog is otherwise healthy, I highly recommend a low carb food like reduced fat EVO. Most of the grainless (low carb) foods pack alot of calories so you have to be careful not to over feed. I don't even look at the recommendations on the bag, that is waaay too much food for my guy. If you continue to feed the food you are now, I would suggest cutting back on the amount you feed and add green beans for filler. You can also give him an egg or low fat cottage cheese or fresh, lean meat for more protein. |