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Old 07-10-2010, 07:49 AM   #1
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I would like to know Sachita, yes.

I have a Boston Terrier that is just so very under weight. I can't get her to eat anything, unless I put some grated cheese in it. The only way. I sure hope this isn't bad for her, but you get to the point where you will do anything, just to get them to eat. Funny thing is, she will eat around the food, literally spit the food out and end up mostly eating only the cheese. But it's something.

Look forward to the food ideas. Thanks so much.
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Old 07-10-2010, 08:05 AM   #2
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I would like to know Sachita, yes.

I have a Boston Terrier that is just so very under weight. I can't get her to eat anything, unless I put some grated cheese in it. The only way. I sure hope this isn't bad for her, but you get to the point where you will do anything, just to get them to eat. Funny thing is, she will eat around the food, literally spit the food out and end up mostly eating only the cheese. But it's something.

Look forward to the food ideas. Thanks so much.
Maggie, You didn't say if you feed her dry or wet food, but I wonder if you heated it up in the microwave just a little if she would be tempted by the smell?
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Let's try a few simple recipes for a picky eater ok? I'll come back later to post more and if anyone else has some please post.

Have you tried chicken and rice? I'm not sure what else you've tried so I would be typing a long list but these are natural healthy flavors to add weight. Keep in mind that I don't agree with some of the research out there from companies that support pharmaceuticals and pet food companies.

Whenever possible buy organic. Your pet is as sensitive to chemicals as you are

1) raw organic farm fresh eggs- if you have a farm close see if you can get a dozen that are fresh and have not yet been chilled. Otherwise buy free range organic eggs and check the date for freshness. This will make her coat soft and add calories. You can separate and just give yolk IF you want.

2) peanut butter - again organic - you can warm and mix with little water or just blend with food.

3) Greek Yogurt - There are very few dogs I know that don't like yogurt. Just make sure its the cultured yogurt and that the fruit flavors if you use them are natural and sugar isnt added. Otherwise use plain.

4) Flax Seed or Hemp Oil

Start with a starch- rice oatmeal or sweet potato. Take this and add her cheese and see if she will eat just that. Next add Boil chicken or turkey. If you can afford organic buy it. Mix in raw eggs yolks a little at a time playing around with combination. Put peanut butter on food or your finger and let her lick it off. Add oil to food. Try yogurt. I give my dogs yogurt 1-2 times a week.

I have a toy poodle that hates veggies and is picky. I buy Green Viberance - a green super food filled with veggies fruits vitamins and probiotics. I make myself a shake everyday with organic whey protein and raw egg. I make a concentrated mini dose like a paste for her pull into a large syringe and pop it in her her mouth twice a day. I just started doing this a week ago and I'll be damn if her appetite isn't increasing. Sometimes proper nutrients will stimulate this.

I have a dog here i am watching for 4 months. When he came he was severely underweight. For one thing he had worms and no one knew this. When I saw him and touched him I knew he did. I didn't put him with other dogs until I could see what was going on. The food they dropped off with him was crap. People think that just because it says DOG FOOD or believe commercials that its ok. It was full of grain and carbs which only kept feeding the parasites he already had (converting to sugar). I treated him for worms using a chemical they use for horses only because he was so long without treatment otherwise I would use food grade Diatomaceous Earth.

I then switched his food to a non-grain food but I added my own brown rice, 2 raw egg yolks a day, tsp vinegar, 1 garlic clove or pill, tbsp of peanut butter and some yogurt. Additionally to help fight whatever he had I added B complex and Vitamin C.

Within two weeks there was a huge improvement and today he not only looks awesome but even his attitude has changed. His owner is overjoyed and sorry she didnt know. Two doggie day cares before me didn't spot worms in his poop. I would have fired my staff over that. We have a rule here- I hate picking up poop but whoever picks up poop is given a poop inspection lesson. If that poop looks even a little funny I'm to be called to see. I also walk around the yards looking at fresh poop after meals. Looking at your dogs poop is disgusting but very important.
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Ok I'm full force on the homemade dog food plan. I've done a lot of research and calculations. I do have a toy poodle that is not digging the mix but the others seem just fine with it. So I'm probably going to do a supplement mix for her, grind up vitamins, hemp seed oil, etc make in liquid and shoot it into her mouth. It doesnt taste bad. The brewers yeast taste really good and she likes it just not on her chicken. She loves sweet potatoes BUT not mixed with her chicken.

I bought large packs of chicken thighs on sale. I'm not happy about using them but figured it was better then dog food. My next step is finding someone local to process and grind chicken with some bone. The bone is very important for calcium. I will raise the hens or my buddy will and if its free range my dogs and cats will eat it raw.

Mixed small amount of brown rice.
finely chopped raw carrots
romaine lettuce smashed in Vitamixer
added hemp seed oil
fresh hulled hemp seed (I buy in bulk keep frozen)
brewers yeast
raw egg
egg shell dried and powdered in magic bullet
garlic
apple cider vinegar
B Complex supplement
Vitamin C powder
food grade Diatomaceous Earth

It seems like a lot but I'm mixing it up, storing a few days. will go a little longer even freeze some once I get my quantities down. Some things go on when it's served.

Once I start feeding free range I'll have the processor save chicken necks and they will get one of these raw in the morning. The bones are soft when raw.

Keep in mind that I have large dogs and a few I foster. It just wasn't affordable for me to buy free range or buy pre-made dog food, however if you have a small dog or just one dog it might be something you'd consider.

I choose not to go all meat and raw. I will give them raw meat with bones but they will also get the other stuff including sometimes yogurt, homemade keffir, cottage cheese and organic fruit when I can get it here at the farm. I can sometimes buy organic applesauce cheap. Fruits are by far the worse when it comes to spraying pesticides.
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I have always had large dogs and ever since they were pups I would give them wholesome treats. The treats consisted of a whole apple, carrots, raw broccoli,etc. I didnt feed them anything with wheat ,corn or sugar. I always had the mindset that if a dog were on its own forging for food....would it go to a wheatfield, a cornfield? NO they will go for the meat and the vegetables. Add some fresh spinach to their food. You will be amazed at how much your dog will enjoy these foods...and better to serve the veggies raw rather than cooked...it loses its minerals and vitamins.
There are times your dog will eat grass. Many folks believe its only to help them purge something unsettling....but often enough its because they are lacking the greens in their diet. Bone Appetit ! (couldnt help myself)
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I have always had large dogs and ever since they were pups I would give them wholesome treats. The treats consisted of a whole apple, carrots, raw broccoli,etc. I didnt feed them anything with wheat ,corn or sugar. I always had the mindset that if a dog were on its own forging for food....would it go to a wheatfield, a cornfield? NO they will go for the meat and the vegetables. Add some fresh spinach to their food. You will be amazed at how much your dog will enjoy these foods...and better to serve the veggies raw rather than cooked...it loses its minerals and vitamins.
There are times your dog will eat grass. Many folks believe its only to help them purge something unsettling....but often enough its because they are lacking the greens in their diet. Bone Appetit ! (couldnt help myself)

I don't really like grains but I am using some brown rice. Maybe 20%. I also buy bulk foods and bought a mixed bean mix and will give them beans twice a week for dinner with some rice and veggies. They will still get a small piece of raw chicken in the AM.

I wish I could do rabbit but the whole bunny thing sticks in my head. For some reason I can do chicken but not bunny or goat. I use to think after so many years living in the country I would get over this but I don't seem to.
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I don't really like grains but I am using some brown rice. Maybe 20%. I also buy bulk foods and bought a mixed bean mix and will give them beans twice a week for dinner with some rice and veggies. They will still get a small piece of raw chicken in the AM.

I wish I could do rabbit but the whole bunny thing sticks in my head. For some reason I can do chicken but not bunny or goat. I use to think after so many years living in the country I would get over this but I don't seem to.
Brown rice is fine...and if its undercooked its even better. The rice will help to keep the anal glands expressed naturally.
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Brown rice is fine...and if its undercooked its even better. The rice will help to keep the anal glands expressed naturally.
I was reading that if you soak rice overnight then cook its even more healthy.
I have my dogs on an organic food now combined with veggies, yogurt, some fruit. I do also give some raw meat but was having a hard time getting good meat affordable. If I'm giving them raw from the store no telling whats in it and its not being cooked? I wont eat that shit.

Ideally I would love to get to the point of raising the meat and making the food but the truth is I'm busy and this is why I decided to buy the organic kibble and combine. The organic food has brown rice and I also sometimes cook it for them. They love it as a snack with a little hemp seed or sunflower seeds.
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