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[lawleymoon]

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hi i am a bit worried about mini she has had what the vet said a cold over christmas but now i cant get her to eat much and what she does it gives her the odd squirts :x but not all the time . the vet said i am not to give her any more tripe or chicken or any thing xcept dry dog food as she is not getting any goodness out of what i was giveing her . so even if she doesnt eat for three days i am not to give in . its so hard as she is so little what do you guys think .

ps she is fine in her self . :thumbsup:

 

[dessie]

Absolute rubbish!! I suppose your Vet wants you to buy the Hills Science Diet that he can supply as well (for which he gets commission)

As long as she is getting a balanced diet, meat, veg and biscuits is perfectly fine!!! If she has an upset tummy at the moment chicken or fish and rice, something bland anyway, although I have never found tripe upset mine!!!

If she has never had complete feed I should think changing her onto that straight away would be GUARANTEED to give her the squits!

 

[FionaS]

hi i am a bit worried about mini she has had  what the vet said a cold over christmas but now i cant get her  to eat much and what she does it gives her the odd squirts  :x   but not all the time . the vet said i am not to give her any more tripe or chicken or any thing xcept dry dog food as she is not getting any goodness out of what i was giveing her . so even if she doesnt eat for three days i am not to give in . its so hard as she is so little what do you guys think .    ps she is fine in her self . :thumbsup:

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My Dolly went off her food for about a week and I changed her over to Burns dry dog food. She now eats it within a few mins!!

 

[~JO~]

the vet said i am not to give her any more tripe or chicken or any thing xcept dry dog food as she is not getting any goodness out of what i was giveing her . . :thumbsup:

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(w00t) (w00t) If she is unable to get goodness out of tripe how on earth is she going to get goodness out of some reprocessed, dried food!!! This absolutely disgusts me, tripe is an excellent food for dogs.

But all diets should be varied - PLEASE do not get mindwashed by these food companies!! We know from feeding ourselves that a fresh varied diet is always best and will provide all we need.

If poor Mini has the squits just boil up a load of rice and chicken still nice and sticky, cool off and give her this for a few days. She is not suddenly going to become malnourished just because she does not have a perfect balance of all the nutrients for a few days. :huggles:

I would also change vets :- "

 

[lalena]

slightly off track here but when my nan in laws westie stayed with us for a few months we had to change his diet because she'd been feeding him expensive crap.

finest chicken breasts, smoked salmon on toast and chocolate and literally nothing else:rant: of course it wasnt good for him, she couldnt really afford it but couldnt bring herself to deprive her darling baby :x he was fat, lethargic, bad tempered, squits and always trying to steal anything remotely sweet :angry:

first off i put mixer in with his chicken with gravy (human food yummy) gradually fazed out the chicken for canned dog food, still with gravy. then did the same with dried complete food, giving less and less gravy until he ate just the dried food. i also cut his meals from 3 a day to 2 small ones then down to one only. it sounds evil but he needed to learn that he couldnt turn his nose up at dinner then beg for sweets. it took about 3 1/2 weeks.

sadly, though he went back to her lean, energetic and a bundle of joy, within a week the silly woman had him back on his old regime :angry: no helping some people, but at least we convinced her to buy doggy chocolate instead of milk tray!

 

[Millie]

Agree with Dessie and Jo on this one Teena. My two 12wk pups cannot get enough tripe at the moment to which they have added, a very small hand full of Supa dog puppy comp. Maybe if you can not get her to eat it at the mo, how about the complete Nature menu puppy or Nature Diet Puppy. :thumbsup:

 

[kim & Tilly]

at the moment i feed tilly grey hound complete dry dog food, which she likes....she had problems on the canned dog food :x

I have never tried the tripe thing, i did feed tilly raw chicken wings but cant imagine they would be any good for a pup, she also has vegs, potatoes meat and a bit of gravy....

When i get this new pup, im not sure whats best to feed her on...any advice..

 

[~JO~]

at the moment i feed tilly grey hound complete dry dog food, which she likes....she had problems on the canned dog food  :x
I have never tried the tripe thing, i did feed tilly raw chicken wings but cant imagine they would be any good for a pup, she also has vegs, potatoes meat and a bit of gravy....

When i get this new pup, im not sure whats best to feed her on...any advice..

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Chicken wings are excellent for pups! Mine have had them since they were 8 wks (only the tips though!)

For advice on feeding - I would look on the FAQ section, Helen has puts lots of the interesting discussions on there :thumbsup:

 

[Janimal]

Both my dogs have ben on the BARF diet since they too were pups and are now in excellent shape and love their food. Hardly ever a scrap left.

I had never tried this diet with my two previous dogs that I owned before Oscar and Kobi, but wish Id known more about it when I had my old lad Chip - his coat and teeth wernt so good and Im sure this diet would have perked him up no end.

Im glad I got all the advice on here, and my dogs love it. :thumbsup:

 

[kim & Tilly]

hi i am a bit worried about mini she has had  what the vet said a cold over christmas but now i cant get her  to eat much and what she does it gives her the odd squirts  :x   but not all the time . the vet said i am not to give her any more tripe or chicken or any thing xcept dry dog food as she is not getting any goodness out of what i was giveing her . so even if she doesnt eat for three days i am not to give in . its so hard as she is so little what do you guys think .    ps she is fine in her self . :thumbsup:

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Im sure with all the wonderful advice you get on here she will be back to her old self again soon and with normal poo (w00t)

 

[~Helen~]

I feel really sad that you've had this experience with your vet A professional is someone who's opinion you should be able to trust, not be made to feel guilty by.

Whether you choose complete food or a balanced range of raw food it should be YOUR choice, not something that you've been pressured into while your pet is sick and you are vulnerable.

Thank goodness when I consult a doctor s/he doesn't recommend that I feed my children on Ready Meals because they cannot get enough goodness from the varied and balanced diet that I usually give them :wacko:

As others have said, try really bland things like chicken and rice, and maybe some scrambled egg.

Hope she's better soon :luck:

 

[LasVegasNo1]

Does anyone else find on BARF that the raw meat, veg etc can vary greatly from day to day without causing your dog a bad tummy. Whereas a sudden change of dried/tinned food can cause a serious explosion out the back end?! (w00t) What does that tell us about processed foods? :- " I'd say you couldn't go wrong with BARF - stick with it :thumbsup:

 

[~whitecross whippets~]

as a person who has worked as a vet nurse for several years and completed many nutritional courses :wacko: i actually have to agree with most of what has been said so far....i used to feed all my dogs on hills ...but like anything it should be an informed and personal choice...

a dog can become ill if fed a diet that is not nutritionally correct ...of course .....so it is easier for most people and their dogs to feed a complete diet

but for anyone who feeds a natural diet(which most vets hate!)...most people usually have the brains to find out exactly what is needed for a healthy sound diet(usually with 1 or 2 supplements)

i think personally however the most important thing is to consider the quality of the food...any food which contains "meat derivatives" is not good quality protein and should be avoided ...choose either fresh or 100% quality ingredients usually found in hypoallergenic diet e.g wafcol salmon and potato (good for dogs that have a rice intolerence)or james wellbeloved is excellent too

of the wet variety..nature diet or nature menu or similar again is excellent

you must also consider foods full of rubbish will comeout of the other end in great quantites and looking like when it went in!

if fresh is fed then tripe/chicken with potato/rice/wholemeal bread and a variety of veg

p.s remember there are many poisonous foods for dogs that should never be given e.g raisins/grapes/onion/chocolate etc...

hope this helps :thumbsup:

 

[lawleymoon]

thanks everyone you,ve all made me feel better i felt like i was letting her down when i came out of the vets

as mini will not eat any veg can you lovely people give me list on a day to day plan that you would give to her she has three meals a day i cant get her to eat 4 sorry if this sounds stupid but i think ive lost the plot now . and yes dessie it was hils. :rant:

 

[lawleymoon]

thanks everyone you,ve all made me feel better i felt like i was letting her down when i came out of the vets

as mini will not eat any veg can you lovely people give me list on a day to day plan that you would give to her she has three meals a day i cant get her to eat 4 sorry if this sounds stupid but i think ive lost the plot now . and yes dessie it was hils. :rant:

 

[Janimal]

Does anyone else find on BARF that the raw meat, veg etc can vary greatly from day to day without causing your dog a bad tummy. Whereas a sudden change of dried/tinned food can cause a serious explosion out the back end?!  (w00t)   What does that tell us about processed foods?  :- " I'd say you couldn't go wrong with BARF - stick with it :thumbsup:

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I used to feed the odd tin Sarah likewise - and yes suffered the consequences (w00t) :x

when Ive spoke to doggy friends around the village and we get talking about Dog food and I say my dogs are on the BARF diet - they look at me really strange - then usually say -Oh I couldnt be bothered with all that faff on' ..... but I just say well my dogs are living proof- and they love it.

Anyway its pretty easy once you are in a routine - its just remembering to defrost the meat the night before. :lol:

 

[Janimal]

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but would like to add too I supplement my dogs with cod liver oil or wheat germ oil and also garlic tablets purchased from Dorwest Herbs.

oh yes and easy green.

 

[LasVegasNo1]

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but would like to add too I supplement my dogs with cod liver oil or wheat germ oil and also garlic tablets purchased from Dorwest Herbs.

oh yes and easy green.

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Yes me too, primrose oil, cod liver oil, vitamin tablets and easy green, keepers mix and kelp seaweed powder from Dorwest Herbs :thumbsup:

Brown rice/pasta is also a good mixer although the pasta can be 'picked out' easier than the rice

 

[LasVegasNo1]

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but would like to add too I supplement my dogs with cod liver oil or wheat germ oil and also garlic tablets purchased from Dorwest Herbs.

oh yes and easy green.

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Yes me too, primrose oil, cod liver oil, vitamin tablets and easy green, keepers mix and kelp seaweed powder from Dorwest Herbs :thumbsup:

Brown rice/pasta is also a good mixer although the pasta can be 'picked out' easier than the rice

 

[Whippets Rule]

Hi

Hope i'm not going to get flamed but.....

I agree with your vet in the sense that.....if your dog won't eat dry food.....offer the food at meal times but if the dog doesn't eat it in ten mins take the food away.

You basically repeat this until the dog eats after which the dog will then continue to eat the food...this often involves the dog deciding not to eat for two or three days until its hungry enough to eat just the dry food...

we had to do this with Bryn the whippetX who had repeated serious bouts of colitis when on tinned food etc at first he would not eat dry food so we had to offer food (which he wouldn't eat)until on day three he was hungry enough and he ate.

That was four years ago and he has had only one bout of colitis in all that time.

All my dogs are on complete dry food...James Wellbeloved...turkey and rice senior for the three oldies and Ocean white fish and rice for the young ones.

I have to say i was dubious about dry food for whippets but mine all really enjoy it.

please don't shoot me all my furry babies are very fit and healthy x x