John K. asked

🐕  Dog Health

My 3-year-old Chow Chow has always been a picky eater and only eats about 1/3 to 1/2 of the recommended amount of his prescription diet for struvite stones. He has low to moderate activity and is still active and behaving normally. Is it okay that he's only eating that much?

April 17th, 2024

Jeffrey H. answered

As long as your Chow Chow maintains a healthy body condition score (BCS) and you can feel his ribs w...

April 17th, 2024

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