Nutrition

Oh no he ate the whole thing - gulp (kpwlee)

kpwlee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:42 GMT

So a while back I bought a lamb foreshank that was reduced (in the soon to be alive again rack) froze it and tonight I gave it to B. I went about my business of making dinner and then poof it was gone. Entirely. Searched the room and he has not hidden it. He's only had lamb a few times - I sure hope it wasn't too rich or causes any problems.

Wondering if I should skip breakfast feeding or just give him something like rice or just wait and see what happens.

Any ideas?

Chicken soup puppy lover's soul

DogPark — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:27:06 GMT

Hi everyone, are any of you feeding your dog chicken soup for the puppy lover's soul? What is your experience/reviews of this food? Would love to hear your feedback! Thanks.

Probiocin?

Monty's Mum — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:29:02 GMT

I'm coming out of lurk mode to ask a question

Does anyone else use this probiotic (Probiocin)?

Monty's vet recommended it, and it really seems to be helping (Monty has intermittent episodes of colitis). The Probiocin we got at the vet's is the gel, but I was wondering if the Tabs would do just as well. Also, does it hurt to give him this probiotic everyday, on a regular basis?

Thanks!

poop machine

JRTzoey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:05:51 GMT

Lately, my Zoey (JRT, about 2 years old now) has been pooping MORE than usual. i know that sounds funny, but in all seriousness our yard is filling upwith poops quicker than usual!

i've noticed it over the last month and also that she'd put on weight (altho that might be from staying at grandma/grandpa's while we were on vacation.... spoiled brat), and i asked my dad (who used to be a K9 police officer) and he said that it might be because her quality of food wasn't good enough. that if there's just fillers in there, she'll take what she needs from it and poop the rest. BUT, i hadn't changed her food. She used to eat Benefiber, and she pooped a "normal" amount of times a day. then she started going i'd say about 1.5 times to 2 times more often a day. so, i changed her food to Science Diet, and started using a measuring cup to be giving her exactly what the bag reccomended for weight loss (which is just slightly less than the maintain weight amount, since she was a little pudgy).... it's really the pooping that has me worried tho. she's been on the new food for 2.5 weeks now and still no change.

any ideas???

Moose Meat. OK?

huskymom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:54 GMT

Ok, around here it seems to be pretty common knowlege that you don't give dogs raw moose meat. At least everyone in the last couple weeks seems to know this. I didn't. I have always given it to them, with no problems. They've gotten it the last 3 years at least.

When asked, the only answer I've been provided with is because of Brain Worm. Which online translates to Meningeal Worms. What I can't find is, if they effect dogs. I can find lots of studies in White Tail Deer, mostly in the south, and some on moose and also on Llamas. But I've searched with a billion different phrases and words to see if a dog can contract them, and have come up with nothing. There are also no studies done on wolves or foxes, that I can find. I know wolves eat deer and moose.

Jen told me that Clayton told her a long time ago not to give her dogs moose meat, because of Flukes, which I think, loosely translates to the same thing. Again, I can't find anything to back this up. But its got me worried. I also know I have 2 deer spines and a few femurs on their way this weekend for my dogs. I'd like to give them to them, but of course now, I'm paranoid.

Can anyone point me in the right direction, or just tell me what is up? Sorry if this should have been in health...I couldn't decide.

WTH is with the rosemary?

sl2crmeg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:39:38 GMT

I've been scouring the planet, looking for a grain-free, canned, no chicken/chicken fat, no ROSEMARY, moderate protein level dog food.

Pirate can't have rosemary - it's a BIG seizure trigger, for him. The other day I was checking out the Honest Kitchen's website. I saw their Preference pre-mix -- grain-free, add my own meat, I can adjust the protein up or down...AWESOME, I think, and I ordered a trial size. I double checked the ingredients, and was satisfied.

UNTIL today, when the package came and I stopped and read the fine print. Apparently they only list the first few ingredients on the website...and ROSEMARY isn't listed on the website, but it's on the actual packaging. Sigh.

I just don't understand, why do so many companies put rosemary in their food?? What is so special about friggen rosemary??

Also, if anyone wants my now-useless sample of Preference, let me know and I'll throw it in the mail. It's only a 4 oz package.

Nutrition Seminar Information Help

Beauceron.Akita.Golden — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:54:11 GMT

Soo...Petco recently has begun this new thing with making certain associates/managers take a super long (somewhat ridiculous) "nutrtion training" course so that we can be called "Nutrition Experts" and honestly alot of it is incorrect from everything else ive ever been told! Anyways, as a company nationwide, all petcos are to hold a free "Nutrtion Seminar" for customers on Saturday November 14th, and as a former dog trainer/dog training mentor, and now assistant store manager, ive been elected to do this lovely seminar. So, like i said, alot of the info on our training, was complete OPPOSITE of everything ive ever heard, but of course it is partially sponsored by Eukanuba, so of course it has to make their food look good! They go on about how corn isnt a filler and by products are necessarily bad, im sure the way its worded isnt completely wrong, but its very misleading, and reguardless, if i have to do the seminar, i want my information to be correct and not misleading. So what are some good pointers i should bring up, or if anyone has any informational websites? Of course the point of this seminar is to draw people into our store, and promote good food that you cant find just anywhere, or primarily you cant find at our biggest competitor (petsmart) such as Wellness, Natural Balance, and Solid Gold( i think those are the 3 that they dont sell), and i plan on talking about some of the better foods we carry such as those three, as well as Blue. I plan to bring a couple of my dogs up (probably my APBT and my Akita since they have the biggest variety in coats, and beautiful muscling- although i know this has alot to do with genetics, nutrtion does play a part in this too) I feed NB & they get solid gold tripe, but to be honest i dont know tooo much about the tripe, like how much IS recommended? ( i split 2 cans between the 4 dogs twice a week- usually a half a can one day split 4 ways, then a half a can the next, then a couple of days later i do the same), and is it safe for all stages?(which i have assumed, and do give it to all of mine ages 6 months- 6 years)

Thanks for any info or suggestions!

Itchy skin...help!

Rusty's Momma — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:12:24 GMT

My 7 month old Australian Cattle Dog pup is very itchy around his neck and now in other spots on his body. Its not like "hot spot" itchy - he's not obsessive about it, but is definitely itchy. He is treated with Frontline and we flea-bomb twice a year. Plus I have yet to see any fleas or flea dirt on him. He is fed Blue Buffalo chicken and sweet potato, has been on it for about a month after switching from Purina Puppy Chow.

I tried a supplement called "Fresh Factors" from www.springtimeinc.com (i get garlic from them for the horses in the summer and its very effective) so when placing an order for garlic, I ordered some of the fresh factors supplement. I did not see any improvement.

Suggestions? I have tried Lipoderm on past dogs and it gave them seriously smelly gas!

Here we go...

tiffy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:36:15 GMT

again. The place I buy Tootsies EP Holistic, quit carrying it and have "replaced" it with this. Whole Earth Farms by Merrick. What do you all think?

Whole Earth Farms Adult

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (Not Less Than) 28.0%
Crude Fat (Not Less Than) 17.0%
Crude Fiber (Not More Than) 4.0%
Moisture (Not More Than) 11.0%

Calorie Content:
3745 kcal/kg (calculated) – One pound provides 1700 kcal of metabolizable energy (calculated). One cup (100 grams) provides 377 calories (Caloric content calculated using Modified Atwater Method)

Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Oat Meal, Pearled Barley, Ground Rice,Ground Millet, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E)
Duck, Buffalo, White Fish, Natural Chicken Liver Flavor, Salmon Oil (a natural source of Omega-3, Docosahexaenoic Acid-DHA)*, Organic Alfalfa Sun-cured ground, Yeast Culture, Tomato Pomace Dried , Dried Egg,Organic Sunflower Seed Ground, Salt, Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride,
Choline Chloride, Lysine, Blueberry Dried, Cranberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract,Inulin (from Chicory Root), Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Cinnamon, Marigold Dried, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei,Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex,
Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin, Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

Whole Earth Farms Puppy Formula meets the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food nutrient profiles for all life stages.

Training treats for raw dogs?

Spazzy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:41:28 GMT

Sorry if this is in the wrong section i didnt know where to put it... training or nutrition.. its a little of both

After Bailey's little incident with the guy who came in our yard he had been on "lockdown" since. Meaning, no more off leash at all unless in a fenced area, he has been on leash every minute of being outside. His recall is OK, but i wouldnt trust it if the guy was around again and Bailey decided to go after him. So Bailey hasnt been the happiest of dogs lately.. Hes just not himself when hes on leash. He is so used to being able to run around freely, he just gives me that look like im torturing him, even if he is on a long line. So, we've been working on recall alot lately. We are going to keep working at it until i know he is 100% reliable. My problem is, i cant seem to find any high value treats that he can have. He has been on all raw with no treats for a while and had no problems with his ears getting itchy, and today when we went to the tractor supply store some people gave him some cookies before i had a chance to tell them not to, and now his ears are all red and itchy. Im not sure what kind they were, but they looked like a cheap store brand. Of course, his favorite reward would be raw meat, ive tried using his dinner as training treats but they are hard to use, depending on what he is getting that day it can be hard to get into tiny pieces, and really strong smelling. Bailey gets very very very over excited about his dinner, if he smells his meat he gets into this trance where he just gets so foccued on food. Its impossible to use his dinner as training treats for recall because once he smells it, he wont be more than a foot from my side, and will just start throwing random behaviors at me like a fool. He doesnt even listen, he knows what "down" is, but when he is in that state of mind, he will "down" and do 10 other behaviors all rolled into one. LIke, if i say down, he might spin around, down, roll over, speak, etc. If i try and wait it out, until he calms down, he will get frustrated and start to whine at me, no matter how long i wait. I have a bunch of Zukes minis. His alergies dont seem to be bothered by those, so thats what i have been using. I break those in half and they work great for training treats, except for hes not all that motivated by them. He likes them, but they wouldnt be considered a high value reward to him.
So, i need a reward that is higher value than zukes minis... but not as high value as his food... that wont upset his alergies...Any suggestions? Suggestions of how to make him not so psycho around his food also welcome

Salt content in treats, bones and chewy things

losinsusan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:14:08 GMT

I need to keep Dublin's salt level steady and not cause a big increase in it. I noticed on treats it does not give that information. I am guessing pig ears, hickory basted bones and basted bones in chicken broth would be saltier. I have no clue what to look for on labels. Our vet said stick with the more natural colored unflavored items. He of course loves his basted ones. I guess we will have to forego them for now. Sigh....poor guy has so few "highlights" to his week. I hate taking one away!

Good kibble?

Spazzy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:30:27 GMT

Wondering what you guys think is a good quality kibble. Not fot Bailey, for my dads dog Jack. I really dont know much other than the basics about kibble since i feed Bailey all raw. When he first got Jack, we were at wal mart getting a crate and my dad went to get dog food, when he came back with a big bag of Iams, i told him there was no way id let him feed Jack that crap. So we went to the pet store and they had Wellness. I read the ingrediets, and it seemed pretty good to me. I know pretty much what to look for in ingredients i just dont know the reputations of different brands of food, cause i never buy any of that stuff for Bailey. So anyways, Jack is on Wellness, and has been doing pretty well on it from what i can see. But since i really dont know much bout kibble i wanted to get some opinions.. So, is Wellness a good food? If not, what are some brands that i can tell my dad to look into getting?

Im asking cause my dad is not really a dog person. He likes dogs, but doesnt really know much about caring for one. This is what happens when he doesnt listen to me.. lol. I told him when he first got Jack, dont get any dog food from wall mart. At least a cheap one from the pet store would be better than wal mart. He was at wal mart and for whatever reason, he bought a bag of Beneful (he still has a full bag of Wellness, so im not sure why he got it...) I didnt know he had gotten the Beneful that morning, and when i took the dogs for a walk this afternoon Jack would not stop crapping. It was sooo nasty. He must have gone about 6 or 7 times while we were at the park. So when i got back i asked if Jack ate anything weird cause he had the runs. And he said oh well he had some new food this morning. I asked what food it was and he said Beneful. I asked why in the world he would give him a completly different food for no reason and he said "well i saw it on TV this morning and when i was at wal mart i saw it and the bag says its all natural, plus it was on sale its so much cheaper than that other stuff(<wellness) i get for him, i put a bowl of it out for him and he ate it so i think he likes it".

Diet post TPLO

kpwlee — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:48 GMT

I've been wondering if I should consider a diet that would be best for healing after Bugsy has the surgery. His staple food is Orjen fish and he gets lots of fish oil and supplements (Vit E, A, MSM, Nutrijoint, gluco/chondroitin)

he also gets a bone meal one day a week meaning pork neck or some beef knuckle (with a bit of added meat)

I also try to get in 1-2 meals of fresh foods like sweet or white potato, kale or green beans with sardines/salmon/jack mackerel/ ground beef or canned tripe in each week

do you think I should just stick to the Orjen so that it is balanced or does what I'm doing seem fine, any thoughts?

he is now a very healthy dog well other than his knee LOL

my puppy seems to have lost interest in her food!

lemonwedge — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:23:16 GMT

Hi!

I have a 10 month old female Boston Terrier named Lemon. She is on Pro Plan SELECTS Turkey & Barley puppy formula, and up until a few days ago she would HOOVER her meals in 20 seconds flat. I know she isn't feeling sick because she is acting totally normal, and wants to eat anything else, especially my parents' German shepherd's food. On Saturday she had her first taste of turkey deli meat because I used it as a reward to cut her nails (she has a foot thing), could that be a reason for her losing interest in her dry food? We were visiting my parents for Thanksgiving this weekend (Canada) so I thought she was just over excited by the other dogs and people, and wasn't interested in eating. We came home this afternoon and she still wouldn't eat her kibble, so I added about a tablespoon of Spanish rice to 1/2 cup of her food because I was worried about how long she had gone without eating a proper meal, and she ate it all right away I don't want to always plump up her food so I'm not sure what to do. I thought about starting to switch her to the adult formula, but it might taste too similar and maybe she still won't eat that. Should I switch brands? She loved the food up until Friday! If I switch brands should I stick to puppy until she is 12 months old or move her to adult now? Which brands are recommended? I heard Canidae is good. I would like to avoid wet food, and stick in the same price range. It is $16.99 (CDN) for a 2.7kg bag.

Thanks for any input!

Danielle

What do you guys think of this?

Beejou — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:19:43 GMT

T-Bone gets Solid Gold Wolf Cub kibble, scrambled eggs, salmon oil, raw carrots, etc. I do like to give him moist food every now and again as a treat, he loooves it. I found this today at Safeway, and it seems pretty good. It's 1.79 a can and buyone get one free right now! If you guys think it's good, I'll stock up.

It's made in the USA, it's called NUTRISCA. No soy, rice, corn, grains, gluten, wheat, BHA/BHT ethoxyquin, rendered meats, hormones, artificial color, flavor, or preservatives.

Ingredients:Water for processing, lamb, lamb liver, beef, beef liver, dried egg, salmon,peas, potato starch, sweet potatoes.

Then it gets down into carrots, spinach, zucchino and vitamins.

Thumbs up or down, guys? =)

CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please!

Luvntzus — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:10:34 GMT

For the past few months Gingerbread has developed a a very sensitive stomach. A few days ago he actually vomited blood and I took him to the emergency vet. Bloodwork was normal and they said to treat it symtomatically and see how things go from there. They sent me home with Purina EN (prescription), he didn't throw up once and his #2's are the best they've been in who knows how long. I actually think the EN canned (NOT dry) has decent ingredients. The one ingredient that's awful is artificial vitamin K.

Then CA Natural has sunflower oil, which I've heard can cause cancer. Why do dog foods put in those ingredients!?

I tried Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Venison which gave Gingerbread awful poo. He was able to switch right to EN with no problems...

Homecooked isn't an option for several reasons and raw did not work out. Does anyone have advice???

Getting A Cow

stungerz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:43:39 GMT

Hi All,

Not the full cow but 1/8 of a cow but the other people don't want any "funky" cuts. I don't want to ask for small items but what would be some of the big items that would be good for my dog but that "normal' people wouldn't eat?

thinking I should ask for soup bones (should I be more specific such as asking for femur, knuckle bones, what else)

Heart,liver, tongue, tripe

Anything else I can ask for?

Science diet vs. Raw - oh dear...

bernerbear — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:51:29 GMT

So as some of you know from my other posts, Mika's been having some bladder issues lately (stuvite crystals in her urine) that we are trying to deal with (but having a hard time with our current vet...long story). Anyway, we need to change her food (she is currently on Wellness Complete Health Lamb). The vet wants her on prescription science diet (c/d). I am thinking of switching to raw. AHHHH!!! The two are total opposites, and it would seem impossible to actually be COMPARING these two options. But I'm just really confused and I need some advice.

On the one hand, there are a lot of people telling me that S.D. has saved many a dogs life, and it is formulated 'perfectly' for dissolving the struvite crystals. And our vet told us a story of a lady who 'got convinced' not to feed her cat presciption S.D. and the cat died... etc. etc. It's what our veterinarian is telling us to do, saying it's the only thing that will help her situation. But. I look at the ingredience on the bag, and here it is: (try not to throw up)

"Ground Whole Grain Corn, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric adic), Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Mill Run, Chicken Liver Flavour, Calcium Sulphate, Soybean Oil, Flaxseed, Iodized Salt, L-Lysine, vitamins..."(and a long list aof vitamins etc., I won't bother typing it.)

When I read this, everything in me screams "Don't feed this to your dog!" There is nothing in there even resembling a quality ingredient (except maybe flax, but even that, shouldn't be heated...). It seems to me, basically they grind up corn, add fat and flavours for taste, and more fillers to make it more than a corn kernel smothered in rancid fat. So okay, clearly I'm not a fan of cheap kibbles... so why am I even considering it?? But then there are people around me - more than just my vet - who are saying I should put her on it, even if just for a while.

Honestly, what I feel like doing right now is dumping all little bits of identical brown things in the garbage and giving her a bone :) I know quite a bit about home prepared feeding, as I did so for our last dog for the last few months of his life, so it's not like I'd just be giving her whatever... I'd figure out a balanced meal plan and all... but honestly I think even that is overrated. I mean, we don't even do that for ourselves or our kids. We focus on including healthy, whole foods, but we don't obsess over whether EACH meal is PERFECTLY balanced. Why be so scared of feeding our dogs real food?

I'm sorry for this rather confusing post. I'm torn... I am SO scared of something happening to Mika, as I just lost my last dog so recently. I absolutely want what's best for her. I don't know if I could bear giving her ground corn to eat... but if I knew it would help her...

Any and all comment, suggestions or advice would be GREATLY apprciated. I just need to hear from people who understand how much this matters to me, and also from people who can help me make the choice. Thanks all :)

-bernerbear

Just saying sorry

shamrockmommy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:30:08 GMT

For the last few weeks of all my wonky questions about diets for Gobie, Lexi and Darby. I think I'm done obscessing now. I hope! LOL

I get their order of petguard in on friday and I'm going to try my best to leave well enough alone! Going to add a few toppers here and there and a few supp's for each dog's needs. I think now I know it's ok to feed them this way, because any other "better" way just messes with their tummies, and I"m not a bad mom for feeding them dry food.

Nuf said.. Thank you for putting up with me! I love you guys! :)

AAh! Husbands

shamrockmommy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:37:19 GMT

You guys all know how crazy I am about my dogs' food. I *thought* I had settled on petguard with some toppers, but I was talking to dh tonight and he said "I thought you were going with Freshpet, it makes a lot more sense" because it's very low in grain, just a bit of rice.

THey are doing nicely on it. I like that it's high in moisture. Ugh. LOL

But I do have a bag of petguard coming in tomorrow, so I'll use it. But geez, nothing like messing with the psychodogfood lady! LOL

Another crazy plea for ideas- chronic soft poo

shamrockmommy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:04:58 GMT

Well, you know me, always worryign and wondering about the dogs. The girls (bichons Lexi and Darby) will do fine on petguard once that arrives (Friday), as I have their prior happy history of them on that food.

But Gobie is such an issue! He has glop poop. It is formed, but when you go to scoop it (or bag it on walks) it mushes into the grass and is very unpleasant and hard to pick up. He's had this poop issue for years.

So anyway, this leaves me considering what to try for his "sensitive system." SOemthing to firm up his poops. I've tried yogurt, probiotics, digestive enzymes, slippery elm, etc. IT's the same deal with raw or cooked as well. So what I"m looking for is a kibble. I do like to add kibble toppers.

I was looking at Eukanuba sensitive stomach and read some testimonials that it cleared up chronic soft poops and gas and such. Would this be wrong to try? Should I just live with it? What do you think? I had tried him on ProPlan sensitive systems and that actuall worked well. I tried Purina One Sensitie Systems and he broke out in hives so that's out.

Right now they're getting just homecooked chicken/rice until PetGuard comes in, but I could start him on Eukanuba to try it out on him. He does well on anything else. WDYT? Or am I crazy LOL?!

Bowls that help you dog eat better

dog125 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:51:31 GMT

Just saw a website that has bowls and other really unique pet products

Pancreas Support / Digestive Enhancer

Bruister — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:40:30 GMT

I took Callie's advice and connected with Nature's Pharmacy West regarding the Bobster's Chronic Pancreatic Insufficiency. He is on Pancrease-V Powder for life. My problem had been that twice the distributor was back ordered and I had to go out of town to pick some up even though I ordered a month ahead.

I phoned NPW and they were more than happy to spend the time to assure me that I was ordering the correct stuff: Dogzymes Pancreas Support which I just received today. The main ingredients are identical: Lipase, Protease, Amylase which provides fat, protein and starch however the NPW formula also contains yucca, acidophulus plus a few other ingredients.

I like the idea that I can buy 8 ounces for $42, 1 pound for $76 and 2 pounds for $140...American. The two pound jar is meant to serve a large dog for six months.

I also bought a Digestive Enhancer which is digestive bacteria, enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics. It is just that extra little something to ehance the work being done by the Enzyme replacement.

They have a whole catalogue of items. Obviously any problems need to go through the vet; just letting folks know that his is a great resource for all kinds of things....almost as good as Callie.

Can Overeating be a real problem?(huskymom)

huskymom — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:28:16 GMT

And if so, how do you tell?

I don't mean, continuous overeating, leading to obesity. I mean in one sitting.

The reason I ask is because my dogs aquired a mooseleg each yesterday, and Crusher also got part of a ribcage. He's been grazing on it ever since. Onyx too, but the legs have much less meat than the ribcage had, so I'm not too concerned with her. Crusher's belly looks full. And he's lazy. This morning while I was cooking breakfast for the boys, I dropped a bit of turkey bacon on the floor and he barely looked at it, much less get up and eat it. I even called for clean-up crew, which usually brings both dogs running, but ended up having to pick it up myself. (Onny was outside with her bone)

Crusher gets up to go outside every so often. Stays out there and gnaws on his bone for a bit, then comes back in, and lays on the kitchen floor. He'll get up and come check on me every so often, but that's about it. He's gassy too...ugh. We haven't gone for our walk either, mostly cause the first taste of moose each fall shoots right through him, and given the gorging himself thing, I don't feel like bringing a mop on our walk.

Still, he's not groaning like I would be, and he keeps going back for a bit more, though its just bone now really. Still good chewing. I remember someones dog eating a bag of food, and there being some concern about something...Moose meat is pretty low calorie though, so any thoughts?

Best way to help a dog gain weight

Steffy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:53:20 GMT

Hello everyone , whats the best way to help a dog to gain weight ? My dog has always been on the slim side , he's not hyperactive he's quite mellow really . He has recently been to his vet and is in great health . His vet says he's just a thin dog , just like some peolpe are thin. He eats well however i've never been able to get him to bulk up like he should . I have chickens so adding scrambled eggs is very do-able has anyone heard of eggs making a dog sick ? He has a sensitive stomache . Any advice would be great , I love the site Take care everyone >