Feeding Tips?

[Lethalpits]

I just wanted to know everyone's feeding tips for their dogs. Like what you give them on the side to help with nutrition. I.E., fish oils, raws, eggs, etc.

I normally cook up an egg or sometimes raw it every now and then, but that's more like a treat for em'. Other than that I don't do much that's why I want to see ya'lls tips lol.

[Michele]

i give my dog a cooked egg once a week for his coat.....

[BoiBoi]

I think as long as your feeding a good quality food there is no need to supplement with anything else. Now for a treat i give my dog raw bones either from deer or beef

[Lethalpits]

Does fish oil only help with skin/coat?

[NcPrisonGuard]

I feed diamond corn free lamb and rice. And as a treat I give them raw beek ribs usually and once a week I crack and egg over the kibble. I am looking for deer and beef bones but I can't find any around where I am.. which pisses me off.

[FearlessKnight]

I feed diamond corn free lamb and rice. And as a treat I give them raw beek ribs usually and once a week I crack and egg over the kibble. I am looking for deer and beef bones but I can't find any around where I am.. which pisses me off.Go to Ingles....they sell them there, and if you are in a smaller town you can just ask the butcher to give you some, they will.....not deer but cow!

[bahamutt99]

Eggs once in a while, say every other week. As a treat more than anything. Oil a few times a week to help keep her coat glossy. Powdered vitamins a few times a week. Garlic maybe once a week. I used to give fruit, cottage cheese, meat, all kinds of stuff. I still do when I think about it.

[Lethalpits]

Eggs once in a while, say every other week. As a treat more than anything. Oil a few times a week to help keep her coat glossy. Powdered vitamins a few times a week. Garlic maybe once a week. I used to give fruit, cottage cheese, meat, all kinds of stuff. I still do when I think about it.
What does garlic do?

[FearlessKnight]

What does garlic do?Helps various things, but people a lot of times use it for fleas. It is good for their heart as well

[NcPrisonGuard]

About eggs.. I always just crack and egg into the kibble. But I was recently told its even better for them to eat shell and all. Any truth to this?

[Old Timer]

I think as long as your feeding a good quality food there is no need to supplement with anything else. Now for a treat i give my dog raw bones either from deer or beefagreed i think the same thing.if you feed a good food and keep your dogs clean there is no need to add anything to the feed.only things my dogs get are fresh bones like femur bones and the like and they do just fine.i think if you start adding a bunch of things you won't know if the feed is any good.same went back when i was matching them and people started giving diffrent drugs to the dogs back in the early 70's right before the ban.i never would give none to the dogs.i never did care for the idea of not knowing if it was my dog that went the extra mile or the drugs.i always knew for a fact that if my dog won HE won the match not the drugs.just like i know it is the FEED that is good not the add ins.

[irishpit]

humans shouldnt have raw eggs cos apparently we cant digest them at all when uncooked so is it different for dogs?

[FearlessKnight]

humans shouldnt have raw eggs cos apparently we cant digest them at all when uncooked so is it different for dogs?Yes a lot of things are different for dogs than to humans.
Dogs have a completely different digestive system than we do.
It id not safe for us to eat raw beef or suck the bones of either, but they can and it is very healthy for them, how do you think the wild ones survive? It is very natural for dogs to eat "natural state foods" including eggs.
In humans it is more of a bacterial hazard than digestive. BUt raw eggs are very good almost any dog/breed to promote healthy skin and coats. I do not believe (I could be wrong) that cooked eggs do all that much good for them.

[Big Rod]

humans shouldnt have raw eggs cos apparently we cant digest them at all when uncooked so is it different for dogs?

Im no expert in this field and am rather green in it but doesnt rocky in the rocky movies drink the eggs in a glass, rather than cooking them? Just a question.

[irishpit]

Im no expert in this field and am rather green in it but doesnt rocky in the rocky movies drink the eggs in a glass, rather than cooking them? Just a question.
:) yeh but that movie was made a long time ago when they knew little about sports nutrition, interestingly enough he does it in the knew movie too just for nostalgia sake i imagine but its completely indigestable and dangerous to do i just wasnt sure about dogs

[FearlessKnight]

:) yeh but that movie was made a long time ago when they knew little about sports nutrition, interestingly enough he does it in the knew movie too just for nostalgia sake i imagine but its completely indigestable and dangerous to do i just wasnt sure about dogsYes they do and they still do, but they have also built up a tolorance for it. There are a lot of people who drink red-eyes....the you know the mixed alcoholic drinks. NO problem there either, but I am telling you now, if or you were to drink one, you most likely get sick, I know I would.

[game_test]

garlic is toxic for dogs and should not be fed to them. i dont know why but this is a persistant rumor aboput garlic and it wont go away. my only advise to people is to please please please for the sake or your animals and your knowledge, research before you give your dogs anything!!!!!!!!


http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&articleid=1350

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1661&articleid=1030

http://www.petalia.com.au/templates/storytemplate_process.cfm?story_no=257

next time someone tells you something, ask for some information to back up thier claims.

[bahamutt99]

Helps various things, but people a lot of times use it for fleas. It is good for their heart as well
Exactly what I was going to say. :)

[440rider]

I just wanted to know everyone's feeding tips for their dogs. Like what you give them on the side to help with nutrition. I.E., fish oils, raws, eggs, etc.

we feed timberwolf!

[FearlessKnight]

garlic is toxic for dogs and should not be fed to them. i dont know why but this is a persistant rumor aboput garlic and it wont go away. my only advise to people is to please please please for the sake or your animals and your knowledge, research before you give your dogs anything!!!!!!!!


http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&articleid=1350

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1661&articleid=1030

http://www.petalia.com.au/templates/storytemplate_process.cfm?story_no=257

next time someone tells you something, ask for some information to back up thier claims.Small amounts of garlic are good for dogs as well you, I believe that what COULD be harmful are the stems. At least thats what I have heard.
But if you check your ingredients, a lot og higher quality kibble has garlic in it. We fed our dogs for 20 years partials of cloves, no dead dog yet!

[game_test]

did you happen to read any of the links i posted, in detail? there are small amounts of garlic in dog food but some people give way too much and it is easy to over do it with something as strong as garlic. it really isnt necessary at all IMO, and to get any kind of benefit for fleas the amount would be too much. just want to warn people so they dont get a sick dog, i have heard of some instances where people would chop up a clove every few days into the food thinking they are doing something good.

[game_test]

from the first link:


"
Both garlic and onion can be toxic to dogs, cats, and other animals. Cats appear to be more sensitive than dogs. In dogs and cats, onions and garlic can cause a breakdown of the red blood cells, resulting in Heinz body anemia (javascript:popupWin1('/dictionary_term.cfm?term=heinz%20body%20anemia&cls=0', 50, 50, 350, 300)). The bulbs, bulbets, flowers, and stems of the garlic and onion can all be toxic. There are some human baby foods that have onion in them, and it is not recommended to feed them to pets. The very small amounts of garlic that are present in some commercial pet foods have not been shown to cause any problems."

[CynthiaATL]

The Vet I work for will try to sell clients 3-V caps which is an Omega 3 fatty acid supplement. And he charges like $30 dollars. I then tell the owner just go to Wal-mart and get Fish Oil capsules. Will have the same effect and be much cheaper. It will help in Dry Skin/flaking

[Attila]

I just wanted to know everyone's feeding tips for their dogs. Like what you give them on the side to help with nutrition. I.E., fish oils, raws, eggs, etc.

I normally cook up an egg or sometimes raw it every now and then, but that's more like a treat for em'. Other than that I don't do much that's why I want to see ya'lls tips lol.
One fresh cat once a week per dog. Two if the are breeding. oh ah no just kidding lol sort of.

it depends on the coats and what conditions they show. I use the fish oil if their coats are dry and/or dry skin. Vitamines if animic, and so on. just depends on what they are lacking.

[dog-man]

I agree if you feed a high quality kibble , there is no need to add nothing, on the other hand, if i had the means or lived in a ranch i would raise rabbits ( i forgot the name, they are the smallest type of rabbits) just to feed my dogs, i heard they have much more protein than any other meat , and they mutliply well like rabbits lol.

[maximusflys]

I agree if you feed a high quality kibble , there is no need to add nothing, on the other hand, if i had the means or lived in a ranch i would raise rabbits ( i forgot the name, they are the smallest type of rabbits) just to feed my dogs, i heard they have much more protein than any other meat , and they mutliply well like rabbits lol.
It's not that rabbits have higher protein thay have the leanest meat that you can get. Red meat is actually the highest in protein.

[dog-man]

What color is rabbit meat lol, J/k, by saying red meat, what meat are you talking about.

[maximusflys]

Beef!!!! Rabbit meat is not red meat

[STPFAN]

For meats I give either raw chicken thighs w/bones, canned sardines or jack mackeral in water and raw beef stew chunks.

Cooked brown rice or yams.

Olive oil, flaxseed oil or fish/salmon oils.

Cottage cheese

Raw green tripe

YIS

[chloesredboy]

Please do not feed your dog eggshells we have actually had 2 cats and one dog come in for stomach problems that came from them eating eggshells and not digesting them.One of the cats had a pretty bad infection from the shell causing a tear in his stomach lining.

[Suki]

Yes a lot of things are different for dogs than to humans.
Dogs have a completely different digestive system than we do.
It id not safe for us to eat raw beef or suck the bones of either, but they can and it is very healthy for them, how do you think the wild ones survive? It is very natural for dogs to eat "natural state foods" including eggs.
In humans it is more of a bacterial hazard than digestive. BUt raw eggs are very good almost any dog/breed to promote healthy skin and coats. I do not believe (I could be wrong) that cooked eggs do all that much good for them.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to southeasternpits again.

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