sighthound123 31 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Recently since the weather has got a bit hotter my dogs have started eating less food and are loosing weight due to this, any tips to get them eating well again they are saluki x's, hate to see a dog picking at its grub . Any comments welcome Quote Link to post
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Up the fat content in there diet, And maybe a small handful of rice or pasta (washed well after cooking),What do you feed them day to day..? Have you tryed adding a tin of sardines to there meal ect...? Quote Link to post
watchman 256 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 put it down if they dont clear the bowl just remove it till the next day and so on,i never had a dog yet starve itself to death Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Mine go off thier food in the hot weather as well, it's normal. Try feeding early morning or late evening when it's cool. Let the dogs see each other as often they will eat up if they think another dog will steal it. Add something tasy like gravy to encourage them to eat. I don't know what you feed, when or how but these tricks sometimes work, atb mate & good luck Quote Link to post
sighthound123 31 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 they are on redmills racer at the minute mixed with meat from the abbatoir (heart, tongue and lungs). i'll try the pasta and rice thing, i've never tried sardines no. I just don't like to see my dogs loosing weight when there is food in front of them it's not nice to see an underweight dog. i'll try what you said as well watchman thanks. Quote Link to post
bird 9,583 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Mine go off thier food in the hot weather as well, it's normal. Try feeding early morning or late evening when it's cool. Let the dogs see each other as often they will eat up if they think another dog will steal it. Add something tasy like gravy to encourage them to eat. I don't know what you feed, when or how but these tricks sometimes work, atb mate & good luck the (gravy) is the trick, it always works with my dogs, not just these 2 but every dog ive had Nice beef+chicken stock (thick), i feed 1lb raw mince chicken and 3 coups of meal, then pour it over.They love it but make sure its thick so it all gells well Quote Link to post
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 they are on redmills racer at the minute mixed with meat from the abbatoir (heart, tongue and lungs). i'll try the pasta and rice thing, i've never tried sardines no. I just don't like to see my dogs loosing weight when there is food in front of them it's not nice to see an underweight dog. i'll try what you said as well watchman thanks. Well id deffo do what WM says feed them and what they dont clear in a few mins pick up and feed again the next day, Try add a bit of cook veg mixed in, watery gravy (as there a lot of salt in it), Try cooking the meat first then ''IF' they start clearing it again just reduce the cooking time till there back on raw, And another thing i would feed dry and raw together if you want too feed dry then id go for raw one day dry the next or dry in the moring and raw at night type thing... Quote Link to post
sighthound123 31 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 i'll try the grazy trick and clear the bowl up if they stop eating, thanks for the advice! idiots aside THL is a good resource for a newish lurcher owner! Quote Link to post
skycat 6,172 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dogs fed on raw need less to eat in weight as the food does them more good, and I've never known a dog go off its food in any weather if it is fed on raw. Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Up the fat content in there diet, And maybe a small handful of rice or pasta (washed well after cooking),What do you feed them day to day..? Have you tryed adding a tin of sardines to there meal ect...? Why do you wash it?............. Quote Link to post
Guest dances Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I was thinking that Quote Link to post
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Up the fat content in there diet, And maybe a small handful of rice or pasta (washed well after cooking),What do you feed them day to day..? Have you tryed adding a tin of sardines to there meal ect...? Why do you wash it?............. Just too get rid of as much starch as you can just till the water runs clear Quote Link to post
iworkwhippets 12,246 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Up the fat content in there diet, And maybe a small handful of rice or pasta (washed well after cooking),What do you feed them day to day..? Have you tryed adding a tin of sardines to there meal ect...? Why do you wash it?............. gets rid of the starch some wash it, i dont Quote Link to post
WILF 43,975 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Have they been getting much of a run about?.....up the physical workload a bit until the condition/appetite returns. That said, some animals are just "bad doers", I really believe that. Quote Link to post
iworkwhippets 12,246 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 My lot have just shifted a pile of these, free from my butchers Quote Link to post
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