dry food over a day old?

[Mysweetbabies]

I was reading a thread "to vet or not". I have a question. I free feed mine with dry food. If they don't eat it all I usually leave it out til they do. Does it go bad after one day?

[jackson25]

I wouldn't think so, the whole bag would go bad the day after you would open it if that was the case.

[spiritwings1202]

I would think so. If mine don't eat what is in their bowl I empty it and always give them fresh. I also wash their bowls every night and give fresh water. I read somewhere that they can get a bacteria infection from day old food and dirty bowls.
I am very careful with that especially since my Daisy has a very sensitive stomach.

[spiritwings1202]

Originally Posted by jackson25

I wouldn't think so, the whole bag would go bad the day after you would open it if that was the case.

we dissagreed, lol anways the bag is sealed and air tight. the food is left out in the open and air gets to it.
hmm this is an interesting subject. I wonder if anyone else will post. I could be wrong and stand to be corrected!!! lol

[jackson25]

If you were wanting to know about the food and water bowls, yes I would clean them daily, but the food, I would keep. Just don't add fresh food to the old food.

[jackson25]

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202

we dissagreed, lol anways the bag is sealed and air tight. the food is left out in the open and air gets to it.
hmm this is an interesting subject. I wonder if anyone else will post. I could be wrong and stand to be corrected!!! lol

I agree with the bowl cleaning, I should have said that, but I thought she was talking just about the food. Having six, I don't usually have any food left in the bowl at the end of the day, so I guess maybe I should have said that!

[mscat]

I leave a fresh bowl of food for my 2 girls and free feed as well . Never had any problems with the food going old or smelly . It is dry kibble, and the bag is also sealed in fresh . My 2 girls fininsh off a bowl of food every 2 days , and when the bowls get dirty I clean them out.
The water bowls, they get 2 fresh bowls a day , and if their is any brown in the water dish that gets cleaned out fast ! my girls have bottled water to drink too.
If it was canned food , I would clean the bowls out each time . That is the difference , or raw food . That Imo needs extra care and adjustment in their daily diets.

[Mysweetbabies]

I agree about the water. Mine get fresh water everyday,but sometimes it takes them a couple of days to eat the dry. They get can food in the morning.

[Britster]

I just leave the dry food out all the time even if it's not finished within a day, which it never is. He gets wet food mixed with the dry every night though and then I clean the bowl of course.

[YorkieMom6]

I always give fresh everyday (throwing away old if not finished) but I don't really free feed. I am trying to keep her on a schedule so it will be easier when we switch to outdoor potty training in the spring.

Besides, she has such a sensitive tummy, I don't want to risk it. Always give fresh food morning and evening and always a clean bowl and fresh water in the morning downstairs and at night upstairs.

Okay, so I am finatical

[AMD]

I always leave kibble available since I free feed, and have never had a problem. I scoop 1 cup into the bowl at a time which usually lasts a few days.

[romeos mommy]

i clean the water bowl everyday .. i leave the food out for about 2-3 days and then throw the left overs to the squirrels.

[JasmineNoelle]

I give fresh water a couple of times a day. I also free feed sometimes they eat all that I put out in one day and some times they don't. If they don't eat it in one day, I leave it for the next. Prissy is 7 years old now and she has never encountered a problem from this practice........knock on wood. Neither one of them are over weight from free feeding either.

[BellaBlue82]

Sasha doesn't eat very much, and usually she has food left over the next day. But, the next day she finishes that and then I give her more. I think it's fine, as long as you're not setting out a huge bowl of food and letting it sit there a week, which I'm sure you're not lol! I agree that the whole bag would go bad if there were the case, as my brand isn't vacuum sealed, I just roll it up to close it! Just always remember to give fresh water each time you feed, as that definitely can get murky!