In a message dated 4/29/2007 4:07:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cathlin_1@xxxxxxx writes: Have any of you noticed that you had to feed your males more food than you used to? I don't notice it so much with the females. But about 3 years ago my males were looking very thin and raggedy, so I upped their feed to 5 cups/day. Now my big male eats more than 6 cups/day. OMG - I did notice that! I have been having trouble over the past few years with weight fluctuations - either too thin or just right on the same amount of food, never consistent. AND about two weeks ago, I lost one of my seniors for no explainable reasons - but as a younger dog, he had suffered acute kidney failure from which he had recovered, but he was probably still sensitive to something like this - he was not on a kidney diet food, regular Diamond Lamb and RICE! Terri Stout _Cresthaven Kennels_ (http://cresthavenkennels.com/) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================