Breeder told me to give 15week old pup milk !?!
#208503 - 09/04/2008 08:45 PM
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Ok, as you all know I'm very new at this, but I have a 15 week old male boxer and he is just haveing a hard time keeping lbs on. he's in good health and wormed and all those thing. I feed raw only. He get's about med-sized chicken 1/4ths ( I try to feed him a fatty part of the bird) and some supp's like alfalfa, kelp, salman oil, V-E, V-C pro-biotics and a pet one a day, and he used to go crazy over his food but now he wioll not eat all of it, why? I'm I feeding to much? but he is still skinny?. He is VERY active. His ribbs show a good amount, and my breeder told me to try V-D milk with every meal. he feeds kibble so he told me to make it like I would eat cereal.
I have been doing this for a few weeks now and it is helping but not enough, and I have just herd a few bad things about feeding milk to dogs.
I'm not sure what to do? And I'm not sure how to get some fat on him?
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Re: Breeder told me to give 15week old pup milk !?!
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#208504 - 09/04/2008 08:48 PM
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What is V-D milk? Vitamin D milk?
The breeder said to give kibble with milk on it?
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#208505 - 09/04/2008 08:49 PM
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What is a pet 1?
Are you feeding 2X a day?
What does he weigh and what does his daily meat/RMBs weigh?
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Re: Breeder told me to give 15week old pup milk !?
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#208510 - 09/04/2008 09:23 PM
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I'm sorry, whole milk. And yes I feed two times a day. My pup is 20 lbs. and his food is about 1 lbs, but now he will not even eat all that.
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#208511 - 09/04/2008 09:40 PM
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When did he last see the vet?
When did his appetite decline?
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Have you tried feeding him different things to see if he is picky or if he just has a low appetite? Have you tried tripe?
Personally I don't have a problem feeding limited quantities of raw whole milk (get a dairy cow or goat or make friends with a dairy farmer).
I wouldn't feed pasteurized homogenized milk unless it was cultured with yogurt or kefir.
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#208515 - 09/04/2008 09:52 PM
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About a week ago he started eating most of his chicken and than hidding the rest. He last saw the vet about 4 weeks ago. If I should not feed him milk than what should I do to get him to get some pounds on?
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#208517 - 09/04/2008 10:05 PM
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If I should not feed him milk than what should I do to get him to get some pounds on?
Whole milk kefir or yogurt would be good.
Try hamburger with some bone meal.
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#208518 - 09/04/2008 10:10 PM
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I'd probably want to have a checkup with a sudden drop in appetite like that.
And I'm with Debbie on the whole-milk live-culture yogurt. Built-in calcium in a good ratio; most dogs do fine with fermented dairy; and probiotics to boot.
Be sure to get plain, unsweetened, whole milk, live cultures.
Cascade, Nancy's, and Stonyfield Farm are some examples of easy-to-find high-quality yogurts.
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#208521 - 09/04/2008 10:49 PM
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Christi, is he teething?
Would he prefer slightly softer food for awhile?
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