Seriously, though, this evening Kodee had an approximately 2-1/2 in section of beef tail (pre-cut from the store) for the first time. It took him some work, but he did seem to chew it up pretty well. He also ate THK Force this evening as well (raw night in the Bigge house). Anyway, when I took him out for his nightly poop, he strained a LOT for the first time ever. He finally managed to go, but it was obviously not easy for him. Does this mean that he doesn't tolerate the beef tail? Or is it just that he hasn't ever had it before?
Usually with THK he gets chicken (including the bones, of course). He doesn't seem to like ground beef much, believe it or not, so he normally doesn't get much beef. Should I try the beef tail again, or not?
Not really important, because I believe everything is probably fine, but what was the consistency of Kodee's "output"?
Sounds consistent with ox tail. They can look meaty at first glance, but they really are ALOT of bone. No big deal.
Just feed normal for the next meal. An all meat meal after a really boney meal won't hurt either.
If he ate the ox tail "acceptably" by your standards of doggy food conduct, then by all means feed it again. Throwing in a chicken breast or chunk of whatever other meat he tolerates, will help to keep the stools not as hard next time.
It was a formed, "normal-looking" poop, although it looked drier than normal (for lack of a better word). He ate the beef tail about 4 hours or so before the BM. He ate THK Force immediately after he ate the tail. I thought the "soupy" THK would be as good as if not better than giving just muscle meat with that much bone. Does it not work that way?
Michael - I think you're right about it being more bony than it looked. He really had to work on what looked like "meat" to me, while he was gnawing on that thing!
Next time, I guess I'll just throw in a chicken breast instead of THK, if you think that'd be better. I just wasn't expecting hard stool after eating that "soupy" food...live and learn, I guess.
I thought the "soupy" THK would be as good as if not better than giving just muscle meat with that much bone. Does it not work that way?
It helps to keep my older dogs stool together with an overly meaty meal. Thats just my experience. Good question.
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Michael - I think you're right about it being more bony than it looked. He really had to work on what looked like "meat" to me, while he was gnawing on that thing!
Yeah, the meat hides the boney pieces that come off the main portion of the vertebra. I've been out of school too long. There is a name for the part of the vertebra that I am thinking of, but it fails me at the moment.
Still a good workout for the pup though, eh? Didn't he act sassyfied after all that work?
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Next time, I guess I'll just throw in a chicken breast instead of THK, if you think that'd be better. I just wasn't expecting hard stool after eating that "soupy" food...live and learn, I guess.
Are you just feeding raw part of the time? Is liver in your rotation?
Something boney like ox tail would be a good meal to add liver or other organs to, as well.
When it comes to raw, I bet our dogs could care less about a learning curve as long as we keep stuffin' the food in 'em. :laugh: Kodee didn't complain a bit!:laugh:
He does get raw only part of the time, the rest of the time he eats Orijen Adult. I have given him liver once, but what I thought was a small amount (1/4 or 1/2 c. or so) I found out later was too much. He threw it all up.
I may try giving him a very small amount of liver w/the tail next time. I'm still waiting for him to have his morning poop, then I'll report back.
Kodee had an approximately 2-1/2 in section of beef tail (pre-cut from the store) for the first time.
Just a word of caution for others that may be thinking of adding oxtail to the diet.
Some of the precut oxtail sections (often used for making oxtail soup) are not the best for gulpers and are perfect choking hazard size. Even if they don't choke they may just swallow the sections and then not get the benefits of chewing.
Asking the butcher for the oxtail uncut or in longer/bigger sections is a better idea for many dogs.
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