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I purchased the Lamb formula and according to their feeding guide my Patterdale should get a patty a day, it seems like a small portolion but then again this is my first time feeding raw to a dog, any suggestions on how to evaluate the portions?
P.S. The recomended portion is for a dog that weights 17 lbs and is very active.
what is a patty? whats on the package is just a guideline, i would feed at least feed 1,5x as much for such an active dog and then just keeping looking at the dog to see if it needs more or less. like with all food.
The patties are 8oz, I just gave him half of one and I will say it is a pretty good sized portion, he loved it, I will keep monitoring him. His stomach did plump up with this portion will be giving him the second half in the evening.Quote:
Originally Posted by R2L
1. Feed the dog what the package recommends for a week or so.
2. Soon, the dog will either lose weight, gain weight, or stay the same.
3. Based on how your dog responds to the recommended feeding portion, you will either add/subtract, or keep the ration the same, depending on how you want your dog to look.
Jack
Ok, thank's guys,
P.S. Already his stool was completely different, small solid stool.
That's the way the stool should be :)
Ok when he ate kibble or even cooked chicken he would always want water right after finishing his meal, I noticed that with the raw he dosen't want water, is this normal?, is it because of the moisture in the food?
It is normal to see a decrease in water consumption because muscle meat contains about 75% water. My dogs very rarely drink from their water bowls.
Alright
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon P. Lebron
ill be moved into my new place here within the next month or two, when i get my deep freezer and all settled in, ill be contacting my local meat sources and making connections in that......when i was on raw, after i got it all figured out....the dogs looked and acted theyre best!
I have also noticed that his urine is lighter and it doesn't smell.
My wife wanted to give raw to her dog and when he poops in the mornings his stool is hard small stool but as the day passes his stool gets mucusy, is this normal?
Too much food. Or maybe too much protein.
Ok I'll lower the portion.
not all dogs switch from dry to raw without problems.
give it some time.
What are you feeding besides raw meat?
I'm feeding just Instinct Frozen Raw- Lamb nothing else. Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by scratchin dog
You where right, I cut the portion by 1/4 and no more runny mucousy stool.Quote:
Originally Posted by OGDOGG
I thought if you were feeding a milk product such as cottage cheese, it could be causing the mucus. But most of the time portions that are too big will cause loose stool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon P. Lebron
could the mucus possibly be coccidia or giardia??? change of appetetite could potentially cause stress, which in turn could lead to an outbreak of Coccidia??
but for shits & giggles, go to your local feed store. grab a bottle of safeguard dewormer & also a bottle of liquid SuLMEt
safguard for 5 days
sulmet for 10