Why is my 10 week old puppy having the squirts sometimes? She's eating raw. Chicken necks, ground turkey, veggies, Super-C, alfalfa and kelp, sometimes chicken livers, sometimes a little bit of salmon oil. Sometimes she has the squirts and sometimes she doesn't. Anybody know what's up with that?
Ed Frawley Administrator Reg: 07-11-2001
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The food may be too rich - back off to one or two items with a daily vitamin. Then add things occasionaly and slowly. Try and isolate the item thats is a problem - it may be liver or hearts or something rich like that.
It doesn't sound like there is enough bone in your pup's diet. Billinghurst talks about chicken wings having the best ratio of bone to meat (I think he says it 60:40.) I was having the same problem and added more bone and the problem cleared up. I grind the chicken wings with a hand grinder.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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QUOTE: Do you all feed these with or without the skin?? END
This thread is about diarrhea........so I'm gonna say "without." The skin is where much of the fat is stored, and excess fat is typically a diarrhea trigger. As Ed Frawley said earlier in the thread, "The food may be too rich."
His message also reinforces the GRADUAL idea. If there's a problem, back off and start slowly, isolating the offending component by slowly adding things back in and watching the results. If you start with skinless chicken and have no problem, and then start leaving the skin on and see diarrhea, you've probably identified the offending item. Similarly, if you start with lean meats and see a dulling of the coat, etc., then you might consider increasing the fats.
IMHO, "gradual" is very important. When you change a feeding program gradually, it's relatively simple to identify any possible problem ingredients.
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QUOTE from Andres: If fat is the issue, some fat is always necessary. Remember you can also feed just one piece with the skin on. They don't all have to be skinless or the opposite...I know it's pretty obvious, but to many, many people it is not...END
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005
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Kong recommends filling the in 1/2 with kibble (the bottom), 1/2 with soft or can food, with a "plug" of peanut butter at the top to keep it together and get the dog interested, and stick a biscuit the long way into the peanut butter (like a fuse) to get the dog's started.
I only rarely use Kongs b/c my dogs don't care for them, but when I have used them, it only takes 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter.
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