LuvMySissy | 08-27-2009 12:25 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by ally173
(Post 2775586)
i did get a trial size honest kitchen force; however it says to feed 1/2cup daily; that means i have to split it to 1/8 cup each meal; i tried doing that yesterday and the amount was so small and i didnt think it was enough for her to eat; i am not sure if that will keep her stomach full; see when she gets hungry or when her stomach is empty she starts vomiting right away; so the vet told me to avoid that and feed her multiples small meals. however 1/8 cup didnt seem enough for her to be full. you think i can add some oatmeal or rice with it?
how long has izzy been eating THK; has she been doing well; no incidents? how do you cook the tilapia; do u add anything else to the preference formula.
as for the supplements i am going to keep her on Vitamineral Green and get the Animal Essentials probiotic and the multivitamin; i think that should be enough; right?
thanks again everyone. |
First - you don't need to add a multivitamin with already giving the vitamineral green. This is a whole food product that you use instead of a traditional vitamin. I would still add the probiotic though.
If you add your own protein to The Honest Kitchen Preference, it will increase the amount of food. Even feeding twice a day, the amount looks small. My girls get Preference as their dinner with approximately 1 oz of cooked Talapia in it. Although that is a small amount of talapia, it pretty much doubles the portion of food. If you broke this up into four small meals, it should work just fine. When you feed a high quality diet, you're giving so much less food than you would think. Keep in mind that if our human stomachs are approximately the size of a hand, just how small their stomachs must be - so even 1/4 cup fills it pretty quickly.
I would definitely not add oatmeal or rice to the food. Rice is difficult to digest normally, even more so when they are having gastric issues. Oatmeal would be a healthier option if you are using steel cut or oldfashioned oats, but not necessary. If anything I would add a little more veggies - like some pure canned pumpkin.
You may want to consider adding colostrum (you can get this from askariel.com as well). You can give this each night, or every other night. It helps build the immune system and they love the taste. Simply take a little warm water and open a capsule on top of it..... |