personally I wouldn't leave food over night. It can get crusty, harden or even mold up because its moist. She may eat it anyway (trust me I've seen my Chi eat ANYTHING -- ahem cat poo for one). I would give her a good meal 30 mts before bed. Let her eliminate and then put her in her crate. If your worried about dehydration I'd leave some water or an ice-cube or two in a bowl, so that its cold and melts over time.
Just my thoughts, but I'm no chi expert. I've asked my fair share of questions too JD On Aug 4, 2013, at 10:48 PM, "leanneb65" <leanne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Because last night my lil one choked a bit on her food I now crush it up a > bit before adding water to soften it. I like to keep food and water in her > crate over night so that she gets a good 5 hours in there before we all get > up. But is it a bad thing to leave that softened food in there that long? > Does it keep that long or not and if not what should I do? I dont want her to > have blood sugar issues but we are all not light sleepers so getting up every > 2-3 hours is rough and not real easy. Well, I am the one who gets up. > Suggestiongs? I am afraid to leave dry food in there. I dont want her to > choke. > > I am sorry for all the annoying and redundant questions. I do have a general > anxiety disorder and panic disorder. My triggers are always health > related..mine, the family or the pets...So please forgive me if I become > annoying. > > Leanne > >