Raw Diet.

[Kaiser Sozé 282]

Dry nuts are no good for any dog, nevermind a working dog ..it just runs through them. I always feed raw flesh, all chicken & turkey, mainly minced carcasses/sometimes feet. This includes the skin, flesh, bone and marrow. The hunt club had a lab research wether this provided all the necessary nutrition required and it did. Never had a problem with it. Beef is hard to beat to put a back on a dog. A long hard dig takes a lot out of a dog, nevermind a long hard season....

Edited July 15, 2018 by Kaiser Sozé

[neil cooney 10,416]

Yep, beef is best of the lot. Used to be with a 3 day a week pack. When the "mad cow disease" scare came in the ministry vet watched over them making sure only hind quarters were fed. Hounds fell apart. It was only when the vet f****d off they went back to fore quarters and hounds got their backs back.

[downsouth 7,212]

4 hours ago, neil cooney said:

When you say finger blasting are you talking about using your finger to irritate the bowel and make the dog shit ?????

I've used a piece of straw and a biro on  dogs in the past and walked them with it in them to make them shit. Both times it was to get the last few ounces off the dog.

Would often use a cotton bud and walk them with it stuck up there to get them to completely empty when i kept bulldogs.

[dillydog 8,463]

No Neil,  the vet literallyput his fingers up the dogs arse to pull a shard of undigested bone out !

[neil cooney 10,416]

Oh, OK DD, Worth knowing though.

[BIG TRG 785]

6 dogs on chicken carcass and dry mixed, never had an issue and all in great condition, health and coats 

[starting out 2,533]

help your self why dont you !!! ha 

[jigsaw 11,863]

On 17/07/2018 at 23:28, starting out said:

help your self why dont you !!! ha 

Thats the way to do it....

[Mr r3d 192]

I always put some baby milk powder in with the food a few times a week seems to do them good it has a lot of vitamins and minerals ect in there we had a few tuba left over from the little one and it seems to be lasting the dogs along time lol 

[Kerny92 1,246]

On 15/07/2018 at 17:51, downsouth said:

Would often use a cotton bud and walk them with it stuck up there to get them to completely empty when i kept bulldogs.

I'm not surprised with all those dry biscuits stuck in there. 

[Greb147 6,809]

When feeding raw to a pup are the ratios different to adult dogs, i.e. more protein? 

I've seen that many lads mix kibble with raw but I've read that it can upset their digestive system? 

[socks 32,253]

The problem with feeding to much protein to a pup is that bone growth can be to quick for the calcium to keep up and the dog can have hollow spots. These will cause a weakness and are painful but are easily cured. 

[Greb147 6,809]

7 minutes ago, socks said:

The problem with feeding to much protein to a pup is that bone growth can be to quick for the calcium to keep up and the dog can have hollow spots. These will cause a weakness and are painful but are easily cured. 

Would bone meal help that? 

 

[socks 32,253]

Better off with a calcium supplement

[Greb147 6,809]

Just now, socks said:

Better off with a calcium supplement

Thought that's what that Hollings stuff is?