How much boiled chicken??

[Bubbles Mom]

Bubbles started having kidney issues last weekend (thread here)...she came home yesterday with a bag full of meds to take and a few cans of Royal Canin Renal LP Food. All the while she was staying at the vet, they said they tried to get her to eat the canned food, but once they offered her chicken, that's all she wanted to eat! They told me to try to get her to eat either the Royal Canin, and NF Purina is also an option...BUT, I could give her boiled chicken if she won't eat the canned food. Well, she won't even LOOK at it.

I don't want to bother the vet on a Sunday over boiled chicken, so if anyone has any suggestions about HOW MUCH chicken I should give her (I'm feeding her twice a day) I would appreciate it. I don't want to overfeed her, but I want to make sure she's getting proper nutrition, especially during this time when she's trying to recover.

FYI, she weighs about 8 lbs.

Thanks!!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Did he suggest any other ingredients or just the chicken? I home cook for Rosie. She is about 5 1/2 lb and she gets 23 grams a day of Chicken, white meat, cooked, roasted. Which is about 3/4 wt-oz. She also gets rice and veggies added to hers.

[sugarmamma]

can you add the chicken to her kibble as a "topper"? That way her meal will still be balanced.

Temporarily she is okay with an unbalanced diet but if you can incorporate the chicken into her RC food it might be better. You could even top her RC with homemade fat free salt free chicken broth to entice her to eat. Good luck!

[ladyjane]

You have to be careful with homecooking on your own. Each pup has different requirements and it is not just about size! Bubbles has medical issues that require a RX diet. You could try to top the food with chicken but my guess is she will just eat the chicken. If you cannot get her to eat the dog food, I suggest you do a consult with a board certified vet nutritionist for a home cooked diet. That way you know she is getting exactly what she needs. I had a pup in renal failure a few years ago and I home cooked for him...he loved it and he did very well on it.

You can find a vet nutritionist at: American College of Veterinary Nutrition

Or, you can consult with Dr. Remillard online/telephone: Welcome to Pet Diets Quite a few YTers use her.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

You have to be careful with homecooking on your own. Each pup has different requirements and it is not just about size! Bubbles has medical issues that require a RX diet. You could try to top the food with chicken but my guess is she will just eat the chicken. If you cannot get her to eat the dog food, I suggest you do a consult with a board certified vet nutritionist for a home cooked diet. That way you know she is getting exactly what she needs. I had a pup in renal failure a few years ago and I home cooked for him...he loved it and he did very well on it.

You can find a vet nutritionist at: American College of Veterinary Nutrition

Or, you can consult with Dr. Remillard online/telephone: Welcome to Pet Diets Quite a few YTers use her.

Dr. Remillard is where I got Rosie's diet. I give them a

[Bubbles Mom]

The vet switched her to NF Purina today. She didn't eat it all, but at least she ate SOME of it.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Bubbles Mom

The vet switched her to NF Purina today. She didn't eat it all, but at least she ate SOME of it.

My Rosie has IBS. She was on Science Diet I/D for a long time. Then I decided to home cook. She loves it! Have you considered home cooking?

[Bubbles Mom]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

My Rosie has IBS. She was on Science Diet I/D for a long time. Then I decided to home cook. She loves it! Have you considered home cooking?

Yes, definitely. I also picked up a recommended recipe from the vet yesterday so I will do that if I can't get her to eat anymore of the NF Purina.

The one thing I don't like about the recipe is that it suggests using Tums for a calcium supplement. I don't think she's going to like the taste of that mixed in with beef, eggs, rice and bread.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Bubbles Mom

Yes, definitely. I also picked up a recommended recipe from the vet yesterday so I will do that if I can't get her to eat anymore of the NF Purina.

The one thing I don't like about the recipe is that it suggests using Tums for a calcium supplement. I don't think she's going to like the taste of that mixed in with beef, eggs, rice and bread.

Some time ago I had a recipe for a pup that called for Tums...I found that he actually liked eating them as a treat! They were the fruit flavored ones. Crushed in the food, I don't think they really taste it.

Does this recipe have supplements?

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I use the BalanceIt supplement in the recipe I have. It is made for home cooked pet meals.

[Bubbles Mom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Some time ago I had a recipe for a pup that called for Tums...I found that he actually liked eating them as a treat! They were the fruit flavored ones. Crushed in the food, I don't think they really taste it.

Does this recipe have supplements?

It says I'm to "add a balanced supplement that fulfills canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals."

Other ingredients: browned ground beef, cooked white rice, hard-cooked egg, crumbled white bread...and 1 tsp Tums.

[Bubbles Mom]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

I use the BalanceIt supplement in the recipe I have. It is made for home cooked pet meals.

Can that supplement be purchased at Petco?

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Bubbles Mom

It says I'm to "add a balanced supplement that fulfills canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals."

Other ingredients: browned ground beef, cooked white rice, hard-cooked egg, crumbled white bread...and 1 tsp Tums.

Honestly if I were you, I would do a consult with a vet nutrionist who will calculate exact amounts of each ingredient. They also give you the exact amount of supplements to us. The diet should be custom fit to your yorkie based upon her size and her diagnosis.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Bubbles Mom

Can that supplement be purchased at Petco?

No...you buy it online.

[Ellie May]

The NF is good. If she stops eating it I'd do a nutrition consult. If this is not an option for you then your vet can go to the vet express section of the balanceit website and print you off a recipe for kidney problems. A vet license number is required to do this. Then you would just purchase the supplement. It is not as good as having a recipe formulated especially for your pup, but it is much better than just giving chicken.