Hi all. Need some help. I feed kibble (Innova). I know I need to supplement because of the kibble factor. I give salmon oil & vit E. I have labs. What else do you reccomend to give? Thnaks all.
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Innova is not a bad food at all. Yes, raw is preferable, but the kibble you are feeding is fine.
What stage is the dog at in pregnancy?
My Mal is due next week on the 17th and I started upping her food (raw fed) gradually about two and a half to three weeks ago.
Not sure that you have to add supplements per say, but you could give her some added egg and plain live cultured yogurt added into her kibble.
That is what we did with our labs when we raised them. I read somewhere that Zinc is good for bitches in whelp...I will try and drag that out tonight.
I am sure more experienced people will chime in as well.
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She just came into season a few days ago. Besides the salmon oil, I was wondering about alfalfa and kelp. Is it worth it? Is it needed? I have seen so many multi mineral & vitamin supplements out there and wanted to know if they are a good idea?
I also don't want to over do....grow those puppies too fast.
I will go to raw in the future ( I know it is so much better). I want to wait after the stress of breeding.
Thanks
I feed my dog kibble due to my work circumstances, so I wasn't picking on you, re: feeding kibble. I was just curious if it might not be easier to just make the change, than try to make kibble better, if that makes any sense.
I give my dog salmon oil, and vitamin's E & C daily. I also add a spoonful of yogurt every other day. Once a week, she gets a raw egg.
I also try at least once a week to treat her to a raw meal.
I actually have found that feeding a raw meal is the quickest way to firm her stool up if something makes her loose.
My hubby gave her some bacon two nights ago, that tore her up. Horrible diarrhea all day yesterday. Last night we were having chicken, so she had a raw chicken thigh/leg in place of kibble for dinner. This morning, she was firm and laying logs again.
is it ok to mix raw & kibble. on different days? and in kibble?
My plan....kibble, salmon oil & vit e....add the yogart & egg. I have done this but not a regular basis. In the last 2 weeks of pregnancy I will just give a little exta.
if i give raw chicken, can i give raw breast? the bones scare me! I know from being on here that the bones have the nutition they need but just wondering about the breast.
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In a nutshell....if your going to mix raw, why not just jump off the bridge and feed all raw. It is cheaper to feed all raw than to have to buy raw and kibble together.
BUT...yes, it is okay as long as you separate the meals and do not feed raw/kibble together due to digestion rates.
Also, if you are nervous about bones, you can grind them or break them with a hammer at first.
That is what I did and still do at times.
Breast is too much meat and not enough bone to feed by themselves. The calcium/phosphorous ratio is way off with breasts. You could feed wings and breast (cut the wings into small chunks with kitchen scissors). Leg quarters are good, and also, just a half a chicken partially frozen will cause the dog to be more methodical in chewing it up.
If you do a search of this site in the "feeding dogs" section, there are, geesh, hundreds of discussions on feeding. Also, Cindy's article is excellent.
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