You may remember Cha from his introduction on our blog a few weeks ago.

I mentioned there that he was a lazy little guy who preferred to spend his days napping and eating. He is pleasantly plump, which is more to cuddle if you ask me. But, as he ages, his weight has become more and more of a problem for him and has been putting excess strain on his little joints. Watching him resist going up stairs and struggling to climb onto the couch was breaking my heart. So, it was time to do something about his weight.

On top of encouraging more activity for Mr. Cha, I’ve been feeding him a new food that was specially designed for his needs from Petbrosia. Their online service allows you to create a custom blend for your dog by inputting your dogs breed, activity level and any allergies they may have. Cha does have an allergy to corn and wheat, they give him itchy skin, so it was nice to be able to include that in his blend. Each blend is specially designed by a pet nutritionist to ensure they are getting the right amount of protein, carbs and fats for their specific needs. Pretty cool, right?! Sometimes, I wish there was a food like that for me. Since it’s all done online, it’s easy to change their blend based on their aging needs or hey, even a healthier body type if they’re dropping pounds with their new food.

We started Cha, as well as the rest of our animals on their new blend about a month ago. I was interested the most in how it would effect Cha, since he has the most health issues. All of them had no problem switching over to the new food and seemed to enjoy it. But, none of them are terribly picky, so I wouldn’t expect them to. For Cha, over the last month on Petbrosia’s blend, I’ve noticed he’s been a little lighter on his feet. Not only has he been taking the stairs with ease and getting to his rightful place on the couch again, I witnessed him chasing my husband on a dirt bike at top Cha speed. I won’t go into the fact that my husband, who hasn’t ridden a bike or anything of the sort since he was a teenager, was riding our teenage neighbors dirt bike, but Cha was running faster than I’ve seen him run in years! I expected him to literally walk into the house after that and take a nap, but he kept up the chase. I was quite impressed with my marshmallow.

So, for now, we’re going to keep Cha on Petbrosia and adjust his blend with his improving health! I hope he will continue to be more active, have more energy and be the Cha he was meant to be.

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