phaedra rieff wrote 05/31/2011 03:06 AM Switching from kibble to THK #334987 - 05/31/2011 03:06 AM
phaedra rieff Webboard User Reg: 07-15-2010 Posts: 741 Loc: bc, canada Offline	So, I have no experience with THK. I know that it is dehydrated raw, and that it is bad to mix raw with kibble. So, if I'm switching from kibble to THK, is it generally advised to mix in THK slowly with the kibble, or...? Note - plan is to feed THK, then with cooked chicken first, then with RMBs.
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Mara Jessup wrote 05/31/2011 06:06 AM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: phaedra rieff ] #334990 - 05/31/2011 06:06 AM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	The general recommendation is slowly and you can mix it in with the kibble because any pathogens in the meat have been killed off. If you have a really sensitive dog, I'd go slowly, iron gut dog, I'd just switch. BUT, FWIW I've started giving my sensitive-as-all-get-out dog a morning meal of THK (with her kibble at night) and she does just fine with it. I started her off with about 1/3 (rehydrated with about 1 cup water) and she had no issue at all with it. K-9 Knitter
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Betty Landercasp wrote 05/31/2011 06:58 AM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: Mara Jessup ] #334992 - 05/31/2011 06:58 AM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	I think that in healthy dogs iron gut can be cultivated. So going slow makes sense to me. Observing farm dogs I find that when they begin to eat a new "disgusting" item it often produces soft stool, but over time the stool firms up. I am becoming a proponent of rinsing and rinsing commercial chicken, I think it's loaded with bacteria and believe that the skin causes GI upset not from the fat but from the filth on the surface. I now stay away from super cheap hamburger and ground turkey for raw feeding. JMO. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Michael_Wise wrote 05/31/2011 10:55 AM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #335004 - 05/31/2011 10:55 AM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Raw not work out, Phaedra?
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phaedra rieff wrote 05/31/2011 10:58 AM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #335008 - 05/31/2011 10:58 AM
phaedra rieff Webboard User Reg: 07-15-2010 Posts: 741 Loc: bc, canada Offline	Well, I really have no idea of his gut strength, as it's an 8 week old pup. I'm switching him off the food that the breeder sent. Thanks for the tips about the chicken and meat Betty. I will keep that in mind for sure, and makes total sense about the skin.
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Melissa Hoyer wrote 05/31/2011 12:07 PM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: phaedra rieff ] #335014 - 05/31/2011 12:07 PM
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005 Posts: 1340 Loc: SE Michigan Offline
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Mara Jessup wrote 05/31/2011 12:07 PM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: phaedra rieff ] #335015 - 05/31/2011 12:07 PM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	You're getting a puppy?!? Fun! Can't wait to see pictures! With a pup, I'd just switch over like I'd switch to another kibble - replace 10% for a day or two, if things are fine, replace another 10% and so on. K-9 Knitter
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phaedra rieff wrote 05/31/2011 01:12 PM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: Mara Jessup ] #335021 - 05/31/2011 01:12 PM
phaedra rieff Webboard User Reg: 07-15-2010 Posts: 741 Loc: bc, canada Offline	Yes, is the answer! I actually just got him yesterday. Photos to come soon, promise! He is used to eating the kibble soaked, so I will just mixed in a spoon of THK at a time. On the box it says that once rehydrated it is only good for 24 hours - is that accurate?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/31/2011 04:57 PM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: phaedra rieff ] #335038 - 05/31/2011 04:57 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I think that it's good for longer than that if it's refrigerated. I've held it for a couple of days in the fridge.
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phaedra rieff wrote 06/05/2011 01:20 PM Re: Switching from kibble to THK [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #335564 - 06/05/2011 01:20 PM
phaedra rieff Webboard User Reg: 07-15-2010 Posts: 741 Loc: bc, canada Offline	So, I've been trying to switch Mucha over from the kibble to THK and cooked chicken since Monday. He loves the chicken, but is not liking the Thrive very much. He's not very food motivated at all actually, and really doesn't eat that much, so I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I'm almost out of the kibble that was sent to me by the breeder, and it's something obscure (called "nature nuggets" I believe), which as far as I can find, is not available here at all. I am thinking of switching him to raw, because I am confident that he would eat it, and it's better for him than just cooked chicken with bits of THK. Input?
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