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Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Wed Feb 6, '13 9:00pm PST  I've found that depending on the dog, raw can work very well for weight adjustment. I once saw Charlie looking just slightly thicker around the ribs, so I cut his daily percentage from 3% to 2.5% and he was slender again in just a few weeks time. On the other hand, I fed Zelda TRIPLE her daily recommend percentage and she never gained weight. Anywho, you should be feeding between 2-3% of your dog's adult weight, or the weight you'd like your dog to be. A 75-lb dog would need between 1.5 (1 lb. 8 oz.) and 2.25 (2 lbs. 4 oz.) lbs of food per day. That's IF you're just doing raw though. Adding in kibble or other commercial diets would make that a bit more complicated. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Sat Jan 26, '13 12:06pm PST  Charlie and Zelda are both mixed breed dogs with high metabolisms. They were fed prey model raw for over 2 years and pooped 1-2 times per day, a good amount. Now they eat mostly Acana/Orijen with some toppers and additives, and they poop 2-3 times a day, still pretty large. Their stool is no where near as large as the stool I've seen from dogs on very low quality food, but I'm still not happy with it. We never experienced the typical "bunny poops" that raw-feeders brag about, and even on the best kibble on the market, I feel like they poop as much and as often as the average dog. Why do some dogs poop so darned much? Can we feed less, or would it risk them going underweight? It's just ridiculous the amount of poop I have to pick up from two dogs on top notch diets. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Throwing up every morning

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Thu Jan 24, '13 2:06pm PST  Zelda did this for a lonnnng time with chicken legs. I have no idea what the cause was, but it was always chicken legs and no other meal. She's vomit in the morning with a little bit of the bone. It didn't affect her otherwise. My only advice is to give her a little snack right before bed, maybe a kong with stuffing. This seemed to help us in the past, and kept her stomach happy until the next meal. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > How many times a day should a dog poop?

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Fri Dec 28, '12 8:31am PST  It really does depend on the dog. Charlie and Zelda poop a lot, and also keep themselves naturally slender (they simply don't gain weight easily). They currently eat Orijen and poop 2-3 times a day, good size. When they ate prey-model raw, they pooped 2 times a day, still good size. I always heard stories of dogs pooping once a day on raw, but I never experienced it. Jealous . my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > What do you rotate?

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Thu Oct 18, '12 7:31am PST  I fed my dogs raw for over two years, but recently my life has become very busy and I've chosen to feed "half n' half". The dogs get meals of raw-meaty-bones and tripe during the week, and also additives like eggs over their kibble. I was extremely wary of kibble, but the convenience of it being pre-balanced is really wonderful to me right now. I bought the dogs a bag of Orijen for adult dogs, and they loved it. However, I really want to rotate their food, add in new proteins and new formulas. What are your favorite foods to rotate in your dogs' diets? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Sat Sep 22, '12 10:25am PST  I have fed the whole sardines from Hare-Today before, and Zelda gobbled them up. Charlie didn't care for them, but he's picky about fish. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Once daily eating and bloat

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Sat Aug 25, '12 1:05pm PST  I can see where eating once daily would be much scarier with 3 cups of inflatable kibble, rather than a pound of raw meat and bone. Raw food does not expand in the stomach, and so I don't see it as much of a risk for bloat. Zelda has a very deep chest and a lot of anxiety, but I do not worry about her personally. I have gorged her several times as well, up to 8% of her body weight. The thing about gorging is that the items you're supposed to give will force dogs to take their time and gradually expand the stomach. I would think bloat would be a much higher risk with kibble, which some dogs inhale, where it could quickly puff up the stomach and cause some bodily shock. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Itching, scratching, chewing. What is missing from the diet?

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Wed Aug 15, '12 9:45am PST  I went to 2 different stores last night and the only canned oysters I could find were smoked. Are those okay to feed, and does it affect the zinc value? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Itching, scratching, chewing. What is missing from the diet?

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Tue Aug 14, '12 2:19pm PST  Thank you guys for the input. This is exactly what I was looking for! Lucille, I had not thought about that fact that it only started in the summer. However, the itchiest dog only plays in our yard and I know we don't treat our lawns. It's possible that something in the yard makes them itch, whether it be a plant or a bug or whatever. Maxwell, I knew I could count on you for such a well informed post. I will definitely take all this advice. I'll start skinning the chicken, and I know that the legs I get are NOT enhanced thankfully. We do get relatively cheap coarsely ground beef which is probably about 80/20. I admit that I used to feed tripe as an entire meal every week but I've gotten lazy over the past month. Maybe that's also what they need. I'll also take a look at oysters in the store. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Charlie &- Zelda Love at first- sniff <3     Barked: Tue Aug 14, '12 11:55am PST  Charlie and Zelda have been on a very limited raw diet for the past 8 months or so. They are eating mostly chicken products (meat, bone, heart, liver) along with some beef and kidney to balance. They get tripe and venison once in a while. In the past few months, they both have become pretty itchy. In the past week, Zelda has developed some small hotspots and Charlie has large red blotches (probably from scratching). I really need to fix this and fast. I started them on salmon oil and vitamin E over the past 2 weeks and haven't seen a difference in itchiness. I also check them for fleas and spray essential oils several times a week (and have yet to find any fleas). Is there something that could be lacking in their mostly chicken diet that would cause itchy skin? Any help is greatly appreciated. I just got a new job so I will be able to afford supplements or new meal items if necessary. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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