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04-24-2010, 12:25 PM | #16 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Thankfully Yorkies don't really get GDV, so no worries there. There are many kibbles to choose from and even canned if you prefer. Homecooked is a great choice, but as Mike said, it does lack nutrients. All homecooked diets should be balanced by nutritionists (preferably veterinary nutritionists). If it lacks nutrients or is out of balance, it can cause some very serious health problems. If you don't want to go through the balancing thing, then it is best to get a commercial food approved by AAFCO for the lifestage that your Yorkie is in as soon as possible. The homecooking thread...most of those are treat recipes and none or close to none of it would be balanced and acceptable for everyday feeding.
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04-24-2010, 03:38 PM | #17 |
YT Addict | BODY { BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-FAMILY: Abadi MT Condensed; BACKGROUND-POSITION: left center; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt } Thank you so much! All these are great replies! That is actually a relief to know that we don't necessarily have to feed home cooked food. (Lots more work there and less chance of acceptability by Jenna with MY cooking!) We want her to have balanced nutrition and grow strong and healthy. She is still so spooky right now, you can tell she's not sure where she is or if she can call this home. We just took her for a long walk and she noses down driveways where there are lots of dogs bigger than her, so she is looking for the shelter that she knows she grew up in. But with any luck, the three of us here will give her enough attention that she will begin to realize that this is her home now. The train of command goes like this: I am the mom in the family, but Jenna is my daughter's dog. (We'll call her "C" and she may be doing some of the posting here at times.) Hubby does do some early morning walking, (which didn't work out this morning, will explain later), but for the most part "C" is pretty hands on and wants Jenna to bond to her primarily. Jenna appears to be the kind of dog who likes to share the love though, so I'm certain we'll all have a chance to make her feel welcome. (Me mostly at night-just to soothe when she wakes unsure of where she is, and "C" is asleep.) For now, hubby couldn't find any of the foods mentioned here, but we've been giving our cats Organix for the last few months and they are doing pretty well on it. He purchased a canine formula. We will keep searching for the foods listed, even if we have to import. We've lost too many good friends to other dog foods to have that happen with this little dear. This morning's escapade...wow. I was up a 4 AM, as was she, and she piddled her puppy pad (good girl didn't wet the bed!) so I replaced it. Our house begins to really cool at that hour, so she was a little restless from that point. Had to soothe for a few hours, but got more sleep than last night. (I had hubby get a hot water bottle in case she needs extra warmth.) Knowing they suffer from collapsed trachea sometimes, we bought a new harness to walk her in that's more her size, and a KONG and some Yummy Chummies-which she just nibbled on one, thank you alaskyorkie!. Otherwise, she is snubbing the kibble. To be expected. Anyway, I know hubby took her for a brief walk about 8, but it was blowing and cold, so she came back in. I was fading, so I passed out for about an hour. When I woke again, one of my cats was having a hairball episode, so I got up to tend him, then checked the puppy pen.... No Jenna... PANIC! I briefly searched the house (Hubby had gone to town.) and found her at last on a bag of dirty stuffed animals belogning to my daughter at the front door. Next to the front door was a little puppy blessing on the carpet. Properly formed, no sign of digestive distress. She'd tried to take it outside, but upon not being able to find a doggie door, she placed it as close to the exit as possible. Well, I did my best to make her understand we don't do that. But who knows how long it had been there or she had been out? A big scold would've been moot (no pun intended) so I just tried to get her to understand I was not angry (she looked terrified of retribution) and placed her back in her pen and cleaned up. She'd made no sound that I could hear upon escaping. Little minx is Houdini in dog form. Anyway, long story short, sort of, she now has one of those indoor fake grass things just in case of accident. We'll also try to keep her more active today, but she does keep falling asleep. makes me wonder about her actual age. I haven't had a small dog like this since I was about 6 years old. I don't recall how much that dog slept. Is daytime napping like this normal? And finally I think we got some good pix of her...speaking of napping. Not only an escape artist, but a contortionist as well! ^_^ (Hopefully I can remember how to post images to a forum of this type. Please forgive me if I goof at first!) Unlike Nemo, for Jenna, going belly-up is a good thing! ^_^ |
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