Chastity Tyler Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004
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Well thanks to everyones persistance and love of RAW diet I have now switched Kane to RAW. He is currently battling a yeast infection and is on Thyroid meds for his thyroid problem which has contibuted to the yeast infection.
My question is what is a reasonable amount of time before I start to see changes in his condition. Now I dont expect his yeast infection or thyroid to clear right up but what about his skin and fur? His fur is so dull and has started to turn red in his undercoat. Will the RAW diet help his infection at all? Also he is a bit on the skinny side. Any RAW foods you recommend? I am currently feeding him one leg quarter and a little bit of heart and/or liver, and sometimes hamburger each day plus a veggie mix every other day. Should I add foods with more fat? Thanks in advace for all replies. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Brian Jackson Webboard User Reg: 03-02-2004
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Chastity,
I can answer one of your questions, no tuna, try to find whole smelt. I freeze them and they become frozen smelt popsicle treats for my GSD. He loves them.
Also, as with everything in the RAW diet, variety is the best. So I would not feed organ meat everyday, maybe 3- 4 days a week. Hope this helps.
I would avoid hamburger unless you are grinding the meat yourself, if your dog is going to get sick off of raw meat it will most likely be from hamburger. That fact your dog already has issues, makes it more important to avoid the stuff.
Chastity Tyler Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004
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Thanks for the advice on the salmon oil, and thanks for the tips on not feeding organ meat everyday. The reason I was feeding hamburger was I thought it would help put weight on him. I dont have a grinder. So should I just feed him fattier meat? Beef with more fat on it? What about pork sausage? I would think thats fatty?
melissa mims Webboard User Reg: 05-05-2004
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Heart is considered a muscle meat, and it can be used with ground beef as an economical alternative/additive. Liver is very rich and can cause stomach upset. I give about =/- 5% of total amounts as liver.
I personally do not feed tuna. I feed jack mackeral, and salmon (if it is on sale) as my fish meal. Tuna is quite expensive.
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Chastity, I don't feed pork because it's not really a high-quality meat compared beef, poultry, game, etc. If you want to put a little weight on him, you probably want that to be muscle weight, not fat weight. Although mixing it up every now & then is good I think. But overall I would stick with the cleaner sources. I also throw in half a multi-vitamin/multi-mineral a few times a week.
I don't know what your dog weighs now, but I didn't find that my dogs gained weight till I was feeding them 2 chicken leg quarters a day. Once my 1 female shepherd got up to weight that was too much so now she gets 1 chicken leg quarter 1 day and 2 chicken leg quarters the next. There is a great website that talks about amounts needed. http://www.rawdogranch.com/index.htm
BTW my dogs all weigh like 50-65lbs SIBs and Sheps
Hope this helps
Chastity Tyler Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004
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Maybe I do need to just up his amount. He currently weighs around 65 lbs. But hes going to be a pretty big boy. Hes only 11 months and even though some may say 65 lbs is ok, I see ribs and back bone a little more than Id like. I will try giving him another quarter and see if this helps.
Does anyone know if there are any certain veggies I should stay away from since he has a problem with a yeast infection? Also I have some tilapis fish in my freezer and was thinking of feeding it to him. Is this fish ok? Thanks for the pointers.
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