KittleRox 2,147 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 My whippet pup loves redmill racer,Is it ok to feed her this along with raw ? I awas feeding her natures choice holistic puppy but shes not keen,thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 My whippet pup loves redmill racer,Is it ok to feed her this along with raw ? I awas feeding her natures choice holistic puppy but shes not keen,thanks YES. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 My sal/whip/grey was fed redmills racer and raw from his first meal. I kept him on the redmills when I got him and just slowly ideated quantities of raw over 4 months or so. He is now on just raw. Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sorry that should of said INCREASED... Predictive Text!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 My whippet pup loves redmill racer,Is it ok to feed her this along with raw ? I awas feeding her natures choice holistic puppy but shes not keen,thanks my 10 month old pup was weaned onto redmills steaped in water then solid and has had it ever scince. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,230 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I normally feed my whippets raw, but if im struggling, then i use Red mills, good protein content for your puppy, nice size kibble, if shes enjoying it then thats fine good luck with your pup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Cheers for replies folks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scalesntails 118 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Redmills is fine for a dry food but if you going to feed dry and raw then maybe do it in different meals as they are thought to have different digestion rates and can cause problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Redmills is fine for a dry food but if you going to feed dry and raw then maybe do it in different meals as they are thought to have different digestion rates and can cause problems. I've heard of that before, but when a dog is fed on a BARF diet wouldn't the bone and meat digest at different rates? Same as if you were to feed your dog veg and meat or rice and meat. I'll need some convincing on that one if I'm honest mate. I predominantly feed my dogs on a raw diet, especially during the season which is all they have, but I will always keep a bag of Red Mills handy in case (for what ever reason) I can't feed them what they normally have. They seem to love it and don't have any sort of bad reaction to it like they have had to other reasonably priced dry food (Puss filled spots, rashes etc). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I am exactly the same as you AFT. Always keep a bag of redmills in the house. They get it probably once a fortnight if for whatever reason I have forgotten to get meat out or something isn't defrosted etc. I also find the redmills settles upset stomach quickly after 24hrs starving. Whereas with the raw it can drag it out a bit. Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BOLIO1 1,078 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Attack F T, I agree with you entirely. Bread and cheese are digested at different rates but we all eat cheese (or tuna, chicken, ham etc.) sandwiches. The dinner plate contains foods which all have different rates of absorbtion from mashed spuds that begin to convert their starches to sugar on contact with saliva, to steak from which the protien is only broken down in the stomach and the fats which are mainly absorbed from the gut. As the dry food contains the same food types, carbs, proteins and fats, it seems that these component parts of the diet will be absorbed at the rate the dogs digestive system has evolved to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Attack F T, I agree with you entirely. Bread and cheese are digested at different rates but we all eat cheese (or tuna, chicken, ham etc.) sandwiches. The dinner plate contains foods which all have different rates of absorbtion from mashed spuds that begin to convert their starches to sugar on contact with saliva, to steak from which the protien is only broken down in the stomach and the fats which are mainly absorbed from the gut. As the dry food contains the same food types, carbs, proteins and fats, it seems that these component parts of the diet will be absorbed at the rate the dogs digestive system has evolved to do it. Yeah that's just what I thought mate I'm glad I'm not the only one that didn't agree with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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