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Old March 18th, 2006, 07:59 PM
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Yes, definitely just give the dog what you want him to eat and NOTHING else. He won't starve himself to death. He will eat the dog food. It may take a couple of days.

I recently had to put my dog on a diet and decrease her "breakfast" by one half cup of kibble. I swear, it hurt me more than it did her. I kept trying to talk myself into, "Oh, well--it's Sunday. She can have the whole amount since it's Sunday." This is insanity, *lol* She doesn't even know the difference and it was hurting ME more than her to cut back on her food. She's back down closer to her target weight now, and we got an A-OK from the vet, so that was worth it.

If his anal glands are getting impacted, give him a spoonful of canned pumpkin on his dog food. I imagine if he's on a total "people food" diet that his stool his rather soft. The pumpkin (people food!) will help firm it up.
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