food for putting weight on dogs

Also bear in mind that saluki hounds are very slim dogs naturally, my neighbour tried for a year to get weight on her saluki before finally accepting that the dog was actually a healthy weight for the breed.
Have you spoken to your vet regarding her weight? I would also weigh her and see what the average weight for a saluki is and how she compares.

I always forget this stuff! cos I mix it in once a month when I make up my dogs food.:rolleyes: My dog had his leg shaved in october for an operation - his beautiful retriever 'britches' gone! I got a bottle of the Lupoderm since there was nothing to loose and his coat was GLEAMING after a week and the hair did seem to grow back much quicker than last time (he had an op on each leg). I've since switched to barf/raw (cereal free) and his coat got really soft and thick - it was always quite thin so I've kept up adding the oil in to see if it'll thicken the coat more /make it grow longer.

Vince32 wrote: »

Just a small thing... don't feed mince meat, cooked or raw, it gets stuck / lodged in the teeth and can cause damage etc. Unless ofc your willing to clean him afterwards.

Never heard of mince damaging teeth, in what way?

juniord wrote: »

dogs will find dead animals that are rank and gladly scoff it down

But not all dogs will be ok eating spoiled food, quite a fed get very ill from it. Not worth the risk in my book

juniord wrote: »

if the meat was contaminated with some sort of poison it would cause a problem but not meat gone bad over time i have fed my dog rotten meat and never a problem

Like I said, rotten meat doesn't agree with all dogs. I know plenty of dogs that will get stomach upsets from eating a small bit of scraps, never mind rotten meat. You're lucky your dog can eat anything but that doesn't mean it's a fact across the board

Minced Meat, won't do any harm in the short term, don't get me wrong but over time, just like humans, the plaque and tartar can get out of control if left unchecked, I was told along time ago to avoid it unless there was literally nothing else to offer. That's all, like I said a small thing.

Regarding spoiled meat, my sibe might refuse it's meals for a few days, for whatever reason, if the meal gets refused, it goes back down for the next meal, and rest stays in the freezer until its gone, she ate fairly ripe duck quarter after refusing meals for 3 days, and when she did finally eat it, there was nothing wrong with her at all, and that's because in the wild they would revisit kills over a few days to fill up when they need too, and their stomach acids can easily handle ripe or spoiled meat. Never throw out food, they can and will eat when they are hungry, and if you cave in and offer something else, the dog will have you over a barrel for life.

Some dogs may react with loose stools, or vomiting, but those are in the minority, on the whole, to the best of my knowledge, as long as it's not putrified beyond recognition, most dogs will be fine eating it.


All the feeding I do, and from the site I mentioned before is based on how they would eat in the wild, ok, store bought meats aren't exactly fresh kills, but I'm ok with that.

if you really want to know more about raw feeding, from raw feeders and the collective experience of dozens of owners, take a look in eskimo huskies and read the raw feeding section, it's a great guide and I would be lost without it. even if you don't own a husky it's still valid for all breeds of dog.

I have an external PDF you can read, It's quite long but easy to understand and follow, EDIT< can't see it, unless your a member > sorry..

anyways, that's what I've learned, happy to share, discuss and learn.

www.eskimohuskies.com register, wait for validation, read raw feeding section, ask questions, be polite PLEASE.

Vince

Your caveman reference made me think of bear grylls eating a day old buck carcass raw and bloody

Thing is this whole thing about eating raw meat has been done to death, the arguments for and against it are pretty well known, and I know Huskies might have an advantage when it comes to raw feeding, because they are natural hunters, but I wouldn't go as far as to say there are some breeds with the inability to eat raw foods, because that kind of evolutionary leap would take thousands of years to come about, and since commercial food has only been around since the 1900's or so there just isn't enough time to breed out that ability.

BUT, I can't say minced meat will rot your dogs teeth with 100% accuracy, anymore than I could say candy and soda will rot your teeth, regular maintenance keeps them sparkling white. EDIT: raw MEATY bones aka chicken leg type bones. (for clarity)

anyway, I'll leave it there, I just want to promote raw feeding wherever I can.

Vince.

That's fair enough, we agree raw feeding is far better than any dry commercial food, and individual owners will have to tend to their own dogs individual needs. I always speak in general terms, it's a bad habit.

Anyway sorry to side track the thread, but it was worth talking about, the original advice still stands, if you want to gain weight on a dog, high protein food a couple of times a day with regular exercise will help pack on the pounds, just watch you don't go over the breed standard weight by too much, the only thing worse than a skinny looking dog.. is a fat one

Vince