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04-29-2008, 08:53 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: california
Posts: 14
| Need your help w/ NV RAW!!! hey friends, I dont know how to handle this situation. I just recently switched to NV raw about 2 months ago. Normally my fur babys poo is solid and fine but every now and again it will come out kind of soft with a little bit of runniness to it. Also I have the hardest time feeding him, it seems as though he is not hungry that often as much now that I made the switch. He eats all times of the day, I try and put him on a eating schedule but I cant because sometimes he's hungry and sometimes hes not. I put him in the cage first, then prepare the food and then put it in dish in his cage to eat and sometimes he will just walk up and smell it and then walk away. I try the beef first and then the chicken and he maynot eat both. Then later on I keep doing the same routine until he finally eats. It is so tiresome and such a hassle especially as I read many of you guys post that your babies just eat it up right away. He definitely likes the beef I know that for a fact. Any suggesstions or recommendations?? What am i doing wrong anf why is it that in most cases his poo is hard and then every now and again it comes out soft with a bit of runninness to it? could he have worms or something??? Please help?? What should i do to get him to eat on some sort of schedule??? |
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04-29-2008, 01:39 PM | #2 |
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| My babies have never had any issues eating the raw...they definitely gobble it right up. I feed them twice a day: once when we wake up and once in the evening. If they ever decide not to eat one of their meals, I'll put it back in the fridge and offer it at the next meal. I think you really need to keep your dog on a schedule. If he doesn't eat breakfast..don't keep offering it to him throughout the day until he will eat. Just try again at the evening meal time. When he's hungry, he will eat. I really recommend not continueing to offer it throughout the day...have designated meal times. If he doesn't eat at a meal, he doesn't get a chance to eat until the next meal. They'll eat when they are hungry and know that they must eat at meal time or it's gone until the next time. Also, some dogs are pickier than others..he may not like beef or chicken or is bored with it. Rotate protein sources. I'm alternating venison and lamb each day. But again...if they are hungry they'll eat. Dogs will not starve themselves to death. About the runny poop..I'd have a fecal done to check for parasites or worms. You never know. You could give a teaspoon of canned pumpkin once a day. It's a natural regulator and helps with both constipation and diarrhea.
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04-29-2008, 07:52 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: california
Posts: 14
| Wow, That is the best advice yet. I was so very thinking to do the same thing because as of right now it seems as though my little fur baby is in control and he is taking advantage of the fact that we are constantly trying to feed him and he probably knows that eventually we will keep trying to feed him. I was trying to set him on a schedule but it was so hard bvecause of his pickiness. Now I will do exactly what you said and if he misses a meal, I'm sure that will teach him a lesson that when its time to eat its time to eat and if he doesnt eat then, then he wont eat until the next meal time. I need to take control. Thanks so much for your advice. I was so worried that if he missed a meal he would be really hungry and get sick or something, he is one now so he should be fine. He loves beef but we rotate between the beef and organic chicken. |
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