Dr. Tim's Weight Management Metabolite Formula Dry Dog Food

I have three large dogs who all need to lose a few pounds. Maybe more than a few. Bought the veterinarian diet dog food but it's too expensive. Bought the Dr. Tim's weight management dry dog food and they're all looking trimmer. To feed three dogs at almost $80 a bag for the vet dog food plus add in supplements that they get and it really adds up. I add some canned or homemade wet food to it and some hot water. They eat it right up. Weigh in day is just two days away and I'm really curious to see how they've done. My GSD was 86 pounds and the vet wants her at 80. She's looking quite trim right now! Heeler was up to 60 pounds and she needs to be 50 as she has arthritis. The lab is another story I have three large dogs who all need to lose a few pounds. Maybe more than a few. Bought the veterinarian diet dog food but it's too expensive. Bought the Dr. Tim's weight management dry dog food and they're all looking trimmer. To feed three dogs at almost $80 a bag for the vet dog food plus add in supplements that they get and it really adds up. I add some canned or homemade wet food to it and some hot water. They eat it right up. Weigh in day is just two days away and I'm really curious to see how they've done. My GSD was 86 pounds and the vet wants her at 80. She's looking quite trim right now! Heeler was up to 60 pounds and she needs to be 50 as she has arthritis. The lab is another story. Jury's out. … more

I have a pug that is 40 lbs and I need him to drop 10 lbs. With daily walks, cut the treats, I havent seen a shift in his weight. Love the price and wish it worked, the vet wants to put him on the expensive stuff. Going back to the drawing board.

My dog was not in major need of losing weight, but as he gets older (12 years old now) and less active, I was looking more to just make sure he maintains a healthy weight. We used to feed him another food which he did really like, but he tended to graze at it which made it really difficult to know how much food he was consuming on any given day. But he loves Dr. Tim's so much that he eats his entire portion daily and begs for his dinner!

I have an Am Staff who needed to lose about 16 pounds; this product is low calorie so I thought I'd give it a shot. We're 7 weeks from starting this product and he's lost 9 pounds! I've been giving him 1.5 cups in the morning and 1 cup + can of unsalted green beans at night (plus we've cut back on treats). He licks the bowl clean, so he must like the food. I'd definitely recommend.

I have two dachshunds that are usually not picky at all and they would rather not eat than eat this food. One of them will literally lay and whine by the bowl instead of eating this. I will be trying something else.

My dog needs to go from 13 lbs to 11. She's part daschund and has the appetite of a blood hound, so calories mean a lot. She likes this food but then there's nothing she won't eat. I just wish the suggested servings were more specific for a small breed. The suggested serving starts at "up to 15 lbs". I would think a Dr would know there's a big difference between a 11 lb dog and a 15 lb one especially when you're counting every single calorie with a weight management food. I probably won't buy this again.

We had tried all weight control dog foods, spent hours reading dog food bags for ‘Min/Max’ fat content. This is the Only dog food that assisted our 20lb Schipperke to drop weight. He is active -runs agility and FastCAT. Goes for walks. This food works !

Switched from Dr Tim’s Active (green bag) to this when my Jack Russell turned 9 years old, after several years on the other food she was gaining some weight so I looked into the brand less active formulas. Started with 4lb bag and she loved it, noticed some weight loss within a month so I reordered it again and now will be her food (alone with fresh meat like boiled chicken that I add to each meal). She is full of energy and doing great.

Trying to find a low cal dog food is a challenge. Even those marketing themselves as weight management or weight control can be higher in calories than regular food. The calorie content is high, the kibble is really small (not ideal for large dogs) and it’s expensive.

At first my dog wouldn't eat this at all, even mixed in with other food. He would eat around this and leave this behind in the dish. Over the past week, he has learned to eventually eat it. Hasn't been long enough to have any effect on his weight, so we'll see how it goes. If he doesn't start eating it more freely, I will donate to someone else and start over.