Puppy Food - Do You Add Anything Extra?

dev110

I'm just wondering do you add anything extra to puppy food like cod liver oil, etc?

wildfowler94

tea spoon of cod liver oil once a week keeps coat looking good. sometimes add rice to their pellets.

charlie10

i buy a bale of minced full chickens from a grey hound man for 5 euro, the bale contains about 5 -6 chickens and it turns them inside out and upside down

RoverZT

charlie10 wrote: »

i buy a bale of minced full chickens from a grey hound man for 5 euro, the bale contains about 5 -6 chickens and it turns them inside out and upside down

Any pics of that stuff.

Never heard of a bale of minced chickens.

charlie10

ah i dont just looks like mince meat ? it has complete chicken as in bone and all

TriggerPL

charlie10 wrote: »

ah i dont just looks like mince meat ? it has complete chicken as in bone and all

5 full chickens for a fiver can't go wrong with that !

The main thing Dev is give em lots don't have him looking for it

snipe02

welpi or lamlac soak the nuts in it until about six months old, also give lean mince 1 or 2days a week . get great stuff in the local butchers 3 euro a kilo

dev110

Thanks for that lads.
He is getting plenty of food but never gave a pup anything extra as I was worried it might upset their stomach.

gregers85

Mate of mine is butcher - often get left over tripe! and he minces up hearts for me!! my lot love it

Shoot2kill

An egg twice a week & a spoon of cod liver oil twice a week. I get 5 blocks of beef mince off a mate (ill post pics monday or tuesday when I get more) I give them a mixture of nuts and mince. I'm actually giving the two bitches that I'm working at the moment the same mix. They are thriving, holding there condition and will go all day.

stoeger2000

charlie10 wrote: »

ah i dont just looks like mince meat ? it has complete chicken as in bone and all

i know its all minced up, but i had always heard that you shouldnt give pups chicken bone as it can splinter and damage the intestine.

charlie10

its a paste there is no visable bone in it.but point taken

stoeger2000

charlie10 wrote: »

its a paste there is no visable bone in it.but point taken

ah right, you'd notice it straight away if the pups were having problems digesting it anyway.

fiestaman

Shoot2kill wrote: »

An egg twice a week & a spoon of cod liver oil twice a week. I get 5 blocks of beef mince off a mate (ill post pics monday or tuesday when I get more) I give them a mixture of nuts and mince. I'm actually giving the two bitches that I'm working at the moment the same mix. They are thriving, holding there condition and will go all day.

Do you feed the mince raw? is it beef mince? Any idea how many grams you give each dog? I feed my lad Beta and hes in good condition, id like to see a bit more on him though, washed him today and he looked thin. Would you have to cut back on the nuts if feeding mince?

alsace royal

just when your saying about the eggs guys, if you hard boil the egg for any dog pup up to senior the dog can take much more of the goodness out of it, dogs find the raw egg hard to digest. also too much milk with larger breeds as a pup can help spur on hip dysplacia in later life,
dont know if thats any help to ye

snipe02

alsace royal wrote: »

just when your saying about the eggs guys, if you hard boil the egg for any dog pup up to senior the dog can take much more of the goodness out of it, dogs find the raw egg hard to digest. also too much milk with larger breeds as a pup can help spur on hip dysplacia in later life,
dont know if thats any help to ye

thats good to know about the egg thanks also my uncle who has had working dogs since the year dot uses pulverised liver rice and egg dont know how much of each but he swears by it for pups or brown bread instead of rice

Shoot2kill

fiestaman wrote: »

Do you feed the mince raw? is it beef mince? Any idea how many grams you give each dog? I feed my lad Beta and hes in good condition, id like to see a bit more on him though, washed him today and he looked thin. Would you have to cut back on the nuts if feeding mince?

I throw the mince into a big pot and put boiling water in on top if it. There is about 2kg of mince in each block and a block keeps the two working bitches and the 2 pups going for about 4 days along with nuts. I find the beef mince puts nice condition on both pups and the older dogs.

Dalken

Kasco, high protein greyhound feed, after about 2 months I'd give them an egg about twice a week, brings up a nice coat.

Mauser 308

stoeger2000 wrote: »

i know its all minced up, but i had always heard that you shouldnt give pups chicken bone as it can splinter and damage the intestine.

Very true but it only applies to cooked chicken bones. Raw are fine. I feed full Raw chicken legs and wings to all the dogs including pups and the love them. Turns them inside out.

fiestaman

Shoot2kill wrote: »

I throw the mince into a big pot and put boiling water in on top if it. There is about 2kg of mince in each block and a block keeps the two working bitches and the 2 pups going for about 4 days along with nuts. I find the beef mince puts nice condition on both pups and the older dogs.

Ok, i gave it to my lad raw this evening along with normal amount of nuts, hope hes ok in morning