Portion control can be very dangerous if it is not closely monitored. The only groups that I know that position control are Zoos. With the Zoo's it is based on purchasing point discussions (Inventory Control) as they rarely over feed and just as rarely underfeed. But if they run-out, that's a nightmare...
Now there are a couple of types of portion control.
- The first dealing with 'what.' Here it is an amount of Fresh Green and other Vegges and an amount of dry diet that includes pellets.
- The second dealer with 'how much.' Here it is the volume being provided for the day.
One of my common complaints is that Vets do not provide a document to the Client as to what was covered and what the Client needs to be provided, doing, etc... When your Vet was covering diet and portion control as a means of controlling your Parrots weight and other health conditions s/he should have also defined what goal /objective was in place and what you needed to obtain it.
Example: Over the next number of days, list what is provided and determine by weight its volume, how much is being eaten. This assumes that the diet is not
just pellets or fatty type seeds, but a blend. For the first week sever as normal and obtain your Parrot's weight each morning after the morning dump and before food is made available. Continue to obtain and list the weight of your Parrot each morning hence forward. On the second week cut back to the amount that your Parrot normally would each each day. On the third week, cut back only 5 percent of the prior week.
If this, or something like it was not provided, you have no real direction regarding the requisition to loss weight.
Call you Vet and get specific information.
Whenever you go to the Vet always take a note pad with pen and have a list of question for the Vet and keep notes as to what the Vet finds and asks you to do...
FYI, Truly Great Information provide in the above Post!!!
