Ahmed Baqer wrote 07/25/2005 04:26 PM One meal a day? #79960 - 07/25/2005 04:26 PM
Ahmed Baqer Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2005 Posts: 60 Loc: Kingdom of Bahrain Offline	I feed my 14 week old pups one full meal a day, which consists of semi-boiled chicken ( without the thigh bones ) mixed evenly with dry kibble! Each pup consumes a whole chicken. I started this routine at 12 weeks from twice a day before that, and 3 times a day before that! They really do enjoy it, and they get light treats through out the day when I train them seperately. Is that OK? Or should I feed them more often? Thanks in advance. Jipo-ME from Pohranicni Straze and Ha Ja Da breed!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 07/25/2005 04:39 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Ahmed Baqer ] #79961 - 07/25/2005 04:39 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	QUOTE: Is that OK? Or should I feed them more often? END I think a lot of vets say twice a day until about 9 months. Puppies' stomachs can't hold enough to store a whole day's worth of food. Even after 9 months, the larger breeds often need their feedings to be divided into two. I've just always stayed with twice a day, but I'd be interested in hearing what other trainers/owners think.
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Linda Black wrote 07/25/2005 05:25 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Ahmed Baqer ] #79962 - 07/25/2005 05:25 PM
Linda Black Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2005 Posts: 58 Loc: Offline	What kind of dogs? Deep chested dogs should get at least 2 meals a day to help with preventing bloat. Linda
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Ahmed Baqer wrote 07/25/2005 05:45 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Linda Black ] #79963 - 07/25/2005 05:45 PM
Ahmed Baqer Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2005 Posts: 60 Loc: Kingdom of Bahrain Offline	Quote: What kind of dogs? Deep chested dogs should get at least 2 meals a day to help with preventing bloat. Linda German Shepherd Dogs (Pohranicni Straze) I am not aware of this terminology "deep chested" Jipo-ME from Pohranicni Straze and Ha Ja Da breed!
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Linda Black wrote 07/25/2005 05:55 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Ahmed Baqer ] #79964 - 07/25/2005 05:55 PM
Linda Black Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2005 Posts: 58 Loc: Offline	GSD's are deep chested. Should feel two smaller meals a day to help prevent bloat. Sorry, not real sure how to explain deep chested, depth of the ribcage???
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Connie Sutherland wrote 07/25/2005 06:47 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Linda Black ] #79965 - 07/25/2005 06:47 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	QUOTE: Sorry, not real sure how to explain deep chested, depth of the ribcage? END Yeah, that works! It means relatively thick in the chest, like a GSD (or, at the other end of the scale, a Pug). I think it also means the chest is deeper than it is wide. So far, I've seen lots of reasons to feed 2X per day (esp bloat in GSDs and similarly-shaped dogs) but none for feeding 1X .......... anyone else?
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Beverly Knestrick wrote 07/25/2005 08:09 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #79966 - 07/25/2005 08:09 PM
Beverly Knestrick Webboard User Reg: 04-05-2005 Posts: 60 Loc: Offline	You really shouldn't cook the chicken, as cooking makes the bones much more likely to splinter. It's also not a good idea to mix kibble and real meat/bones in same meal, I think that too increases the chance of bloat as the kibble can swell.
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Jenn Kavanaugh wrote 07/25/2005 08:22 PM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Ahmed Baqer ] #79967 - 07/25/2005 08:22 PM
Jenn Kavanaugh Webboard User Reg: 01-05-2004 Posts: 560 Loc: Bushkill, PA Offline	Think you can save alot of time and effort just tossing the entire RAW chicken to your dogs. No cooking and no thigh bone removal. Have you read up on feeding RAW or BARF? Takes the kibble out entirely. And I agree with feeding at least 2 smaller meals rather than one large meal per day. Feeding RAW BARF Diet Intelligent dogs rarely want to please people whom they do not respect --- W.R. Koehler
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Ahmed Baqer wrote 07/26/2005 05:33 AM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Jenn Kavanaugh ] #79968 - 07/26/2005 05:33 AM
Ahmed Baqer Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2005 Posts: 60 Loc: Kingdom of Bahrain Offline	I really dont know what to do anymore! One pup gets the squirts, i treat that, then the other one immediately does! they take turns gettin diarrhea!!! I cant isolate what the probelem is. I've tried everything, is it the kibble? Is it the chicken? Is it the yogurt! i wanna be able to put them on ONE constant diet without having all this happen!!! What to do? Jipo-ME from Pohranicni Straze and Ha Ja Da breed!
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Ahmed Baqer wrote 07/26/2005 11:16 AM Re: One meal a day? [Re: Ahmed Baqer ] #79969 - 07/26/2005 11:16 AM
Ahmed Baqer Webboard User Reg: 07-04-2005 Posts: 60 Loc: Kingdom of Bahrain Offline	Thats it, I've decided to have then fast till tomorrow and leave them plenty of water to drink! That should flush whatever is in their system out!!!! Cant afford to have them eat anything else until i know theeres no more to come out! Jipo-ME from Pohranicni Straze and Ha Ja Da breed!
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