Homecooking? Pooping blood and mucus???

[myteddybear]

There's a bunch of those books on Ebay! Looking for one to BIN right now.

[myteddybear]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I doubt seriously if the real food would have such a bad affect unless it's the egg shells. Switch to bone meal instead.
Switching a dog from dog food to real food back to dog food and again to real food isn't a good idea but there again I don't think it would have such a serious affect.
I'd let their tummies rest and keep fresh bottled water down (never tap water) and maybe give them some cooked oatmeal and scrambled eggs. If this continues then they must have eaten or drank something you aren't aware of that's made them sick, and I'd take them to the Vet. if it persists, but don't let the Vet. talk you into putting them on ANY kibble! Make sure he gets the correct diagnosis before prescribing any medications too!! That is VERY important!

Thank you! And you would be the other one I would have hoped to hear from! LOL You two always seem to know very well what you are talking about.

Would you have any suggestions to how to handle feeding while on the road? We shouldn't be traveling a ton but being close to our families now we will be traveling home to see family alot more often and cooking for them while on the road or at someone leses house just doesn't work out too well.

[Yorkieluv]

We travel by car to visit family pretty often also. I always take a cooler with me when we go visit family. I bring enough food to last us the time that we're there, and I find a place in our family's refrigerator to put their freezer bags of food. It's really not much more difficult than feeding kibble

[myteddybear]

I guess I just need to get used to cooking larger amounts and freezing. I have been so far cooking each day. But you do make traveling at least for day sound easy. I'm not sure how I could have managed being on the road for the 20 days it took us to get from Alaska to Ga. But we aren't planning any more trips like that now for a while! LOL

Bought that book and can't wait to get it. It should help me figure all this out. As far as I'm concerned kibble is just not an option. I have done alot of research on what crap goes into it and thought for a brief moment that if I bought premium that they might be ok. But the recent rumors about Canidea have just thrown me over the edge. So now I really have no choice than to buckle down and get this homecooking properly figured out!

Thank you and I will let you know how Teddy is feeling a little later.

[Judy in Waco]

Originally Posted by myteddybear

I guess I just need to get used to cooking larger amounts and freezing. I have been so far cooking each day. But you do make traveling at least for day sound easy. I'm not sure how I could have managed being on the road for the 20 days it took us to get from Alaska to Ga. But we aren't planning any more trips like that now for a while! LOL

Bought that book and can't wait to get it. It should help me figure all this out. As far as I'm concerned kibble is just not an option. I have done alot of research on what crap goes into it and thought for a brief moment that if I bought premium that they might be ok. But the recent rumors about Canidea have just thrown me over the edge. So now I really have no choice than to buckle down and get this homecooking properly figured out!

Thank you and I will let you know how Teddy is feeling a little later.

I am so glad you're getting your answers. After you get the book, let me know what you thought of it? I have learned a lot just reading this thread, and I'm thinking about switching to home cooking completely myself.

[lara2913]

It will of been the sudden change in diet. I feed raw but one day I left them with a friend for a couple of hours and she fed them some of her dogs kibble (even though I told her that they did not need to be fed for the 2 hours that they were with her). The next day they had runny bloody stools.

[Wylie's Mom]

You might want to check out my thread here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93814

Because after a consult w/ an animal nutritionist....NO more chicken for my guys. I've had a saga of bloody, mucousy poos for 4 mths now - resolved as soon as I got Marcel off the chicken and on to fish.