Plastic bowl ping.
Fat Mike and his idiot sister get whatever’s on sale.
Should he be out looking for processed cat turds, vs the naturally occurring ones he usually finds?
dog food = rice and sardines
NEVER, never give grapes or raisins to a dog. In some dogs they create a toxin that leads to epilepsy-type seizures. I just recently went through that with my Rat Terrier. She nearly died from it.
It doesn’t affect every dog, but don’t take the chance. Thank God she recovered. She’s the magic doggie.
We got Kibbles and Bits because it has meat chunks. My dog loves it, but we have noticed the pieces that are supposed to be vegetable based she pushes aside.
I feed my real German GSD a raw diet. He’s been on it for two years, most of his life. Other than a yeast infection in his ears, he has never suffered from any health issue.... this should be gone within 10 days.
He is strong, fast, competitive, well mannered, high energy, loving, quick to learn, remembers well, obedient, a serious gentleman and just plain fun to be around.... so he’s with me 24/7. Okay, he sleeps in a crate, but it’s in my bedroom. ;>)
He is beautiful and everyone that sees him wants to meet him, touch him and they immediately fall in love with this gentle giant. He never has bad breath, his teeth are a brilliant white, he doesn’t fart, poops very small amounts and only once a day.
He gets both mental and physical exercise every day, sometimes several times a day, but in 10 and 15 minute sessions.
There is not an ounce of fat on him and he’s generally between 10 and 15 pounds underweight for is breed and age. I want him slightly underweight because it’s better for his hips. He even refuses any commercially made treat that folks try to give him. Oh, he politely accepts it and then places it on the ground and looks at them as if to say, “ thanks, but where’s the liver”.
His daily diet (evening meal), primarily consists of a quarter raw chicken with bones, half pound of lean burger with the addition of vegetables, occasional fruit and cattle guts/brains etc, molasses, oatmeal and added nutrients, 4 to 6 large chunks of beef (stew meat), and a raw meaty bone for desert. He occasionally gets chunks of venison steak. Oh, and a farm fresh egg. There is ALWAYS fresh water for him... I don’t leave it out, I wait for him to ask and I offer it at mealtime. I tried leaving it out, but he loves to play in the water. He bangs his dish around when he wants it.
For treats, we do cook beef liver and cut them into small pieces. We don’t give him many of these and only cook it to make it easier for us to handle... no raw liver in my pockets. LOL
He will only eat an evening meal and will decline most anything offered to him during the day. Just recently has he decided that he wanted a breakfast beyond his every other day single egg, so for breakfast, he has been getting about half of what I listed above for his dinner. We will let him have this additional food for a couple of weeks, weigh him and reevaluate.
Now, I am no expert on any of this, but my dog is as healthy as they get and my vet agrees when I take him in for checkups and shots.
Admittedly, I have gone overboard with my dogs diet, but he takes very good care of me and quite frankly, I love him more than I do most people.
As a side note. I have sleep apnea, so when I fall asleep without my machine on, I quit breathing. Falco will quickly come to me and wake me up with his wet nose. If I ignore him (for fun) he will bark and snuggle his head at my neck until I respond. He checks on me about once an hour during the day no matter what I am doing.
Each to their own.....
Our beloved 12-year-old dog was recently diagnosed w/oral melanoma. We had the tumor debulked, but there was bone involvement. He did pretty well after the surgery but then ate less and less and was visibly fading and so weak. My husband discovered that he could handle white bread after experimenting with many different forms of nutrition. He now eats two or more loaves per day of the squishy, plastic- wrapped variety, and can take very small bites of human food, so we make an extra portion for him whenever we eat. He’s bouncing around like a puppy! Road trips and food are his faves—initially, he was getting too weak to get into the car or the RV, but he rallied and is able to go everywhere with us!
This is making me rethink canine nutrition.
We also have one cat that LOVES cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon.
Every time we think we have things figured out, the Creator throws us a curve ball. :)
Dick VanPatten’s Natural Balance is awesome. My dogs have a gorgeous coat, sparkling eyes, and are lean, mean k9 athlete machines.
bird meat, mouse, chipmunk
best thing for cats
either in a can, or let ‘em catch it themselves
since when did you ever see a cat catch a tuna???
>^:^<