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What is the "healthiest" most calorically dense food for dogs on a budget (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I got an old dog that is losing weight pretty fast. She is 16 and for the last 15 years she has been about 25-28 pounds, and she is currently sitting at like 12 pounds.

I have been alternating between hot dogs and bologna as she likes to eat them and doesn't fuss about it. Most wet dog foods will work for about a week, then she turns her nose up at it.

I've soaked her dry food to get the volume up for her, which worked for a bit but now she pretty much refuses to eat dry food for about two days then nibbles.

I get that older dogs tend to lose their appetite as they get close to the end, but I'd prefer she not pass away from starvation over old age. I do still tend to hold off from straight up sugar/carbs, but a random peanut butter sandwich scrap or three has been passed over to her more than once.

So I am looking for ideas for high calorie food which can be purchased easily and preferably on the cheap.

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[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

At this point you need to be watching sodium due to kidneys, and looking for slightly higher carb contents but not sugars. Dogs don't have the same metabolism as humans. High fat surely will add weight but sour the stomach and turn it acidy likely theyll eat grass or vomit of its too bad but their bodies will store carbs quicker as their rapid burn or store calories. Up the carbs. Try pastas with a bit of meat test for types they like, think alfredo with chicken or spaghetti with not long noodles, low salt, a ton of lost weight is likely water weight, Chinese foods, vary the diet and feed them what they want like your foods And I'm serious do human foods so simply make more of your foods your eating and share. Heat things up, make it special in their eyes, feed from your own plate encourage table scrap behaviour to keep excitement. Little less fiberous foods but enough to keep the digestive moving. Add a dog probiotic makes a world of difference do it daily, more is not better, normal doseage and consistency is most key. Fish oil. Exercise keeps the body young and appetite hungry.