Ferretman65 2,123 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, brambles said: Do any of you lads feed kitchen scraps, leftovers from meal times etc or do you's try and stick to a strict feeding regime? Do yous try to encourage a good intake of fluid on the lead up to say a long night on the lamp or in days gone by when it was legal to run a hare or 3 Feed loads of kitchen scraps mate Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,408 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Eukanuba + whatever there is, meat, game, leftovers, tins of fish etc Quote Link to post
Aussie Whip 3,827 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Dogs do seem to be living longer these days so the kibble must have improved greatly. I do think dogs need fresh food such as whole rabbit, chicken carcases, meat and eggs added to kibble. I do agree that wild canids can survive on just kills but they only need to live long enough to breed. I think domestic dogs have adapted to live on other foods and thrive on them. 1 Quote Link to post
gnasher16 29,649 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 03/09/2022 at 00:52, socks said: Nature has spent hundreds of thousands of years getting the carnivores balance right … you can’t beat nature. companies have spent millions of pounds and years trying to perfect baby milk but it will never beat natural breast milk. Its funny you say that my pals daughter had a baby recently who is premature so in NICU ...i was amazed to hear that beyond the first colostrum milk,special care baby units are now getting mothers to only express x amount of breast milk as they see powdered formula more beneficial for premature babies. Quote Link to post
brambles 3,062 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 I like to feed a good raw diet along with a decent dry mixer ie fish, meat, game, veg, pasta, eggs and kitchen leftovers, bone etc, I try to stay away from anything with salt like shop bought gravies or stock cubes, I don't mix their meals up in to one big pile of gunge preferring to feed in a large bowl and place food in so they can pick what they want first, before a expected heavy running I like to feed a good wet meal like a sort of soup, I believe a dog will drink water to quench a thirst as it needs but feeding a good soup with the meat cooked in a natural gravy and digestible veg my dogs will eat there fill and in my eyes be in a good hydrated state for what is to follow the following day 3 Quote Link to post
Gypsydog94 4,328 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 6 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Its funny you say that my pals daughter had a baby recently who is premature so in NICU ...i was amazed to hear that beyond the first colostrum milk,special care baby units are now getting mothers to only express x amount of breast milk as they see powdered formula more beneficial for premature babies. Probably because powder milk doesn’t vary it stays the same every time. Quote Link to post
gnasher16 29,649 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 6 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said: Probably because powder milk doesn’t vary it stays the same every time. From what im told its only for pre term babies to get them to catch up faster. Quote Link to post
Gypsydog94 4,328 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: From what im told its only for pre term babies to get them to catch up faster. The only experience I have of milk powder is for calf’s. but the benefit of powder over raw milk is that it doesn’t vary at all we’re as raw can change depending on diet etc so tend to get a more settled stomach etc that’s why I guess they do Sure Sandy would have a better idea Quote Link to post
gnasher16 29,649 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said: The only experience I have of milk powder is for calf’s. but the benefit of powder over raw milk is that it doesn’t vary at all we’re as raw can change depending on diet etc so tend to get a more settled stomach etc that’s why I guess they do Sure Sandy would have a better idea Arrrr right gotcha....it just says that powder is more " nutrient rich " for pre term babies....but what you say makes sense i suppose a couple of Vindaloo's may well have an adverse effect on breast milk 1 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, gnasher16 said: Arrrr right gotcha....it just says that powder is more " nutrient rich " for pre term babies....but what you say makes sense i suppose a couple of Vindaloo's may well have an adverse effect on breast milk Just spoke with my daughter on this as my grandson was premature, not greatly I might add and she was told that she could breastfeed if she wanted but after the first 24 hours they like to move onto formula and bottle feeding because they know exactly how much the baby is getting it’s less taxing for a premature baby to feed off a bottle and it means the mother isn’t tied to the side of the babies bed 24/7. 1 Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,133 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, socks said: Just spoke with my daughter on this as my grandson was premature, not greatly I might add and she was told that she could breastfeed if she wanted but after the first 24 hours they like to move onto formula and bottle feeding because they know exactly how much the baby is getting it’s less taxing for a premature baby to feed off a bottle and it means the mother isn’t tied to the side of the babies bed 24/7. Same here, socks. Our son, born 9th march last year. Four weeks early. First eight or nine days he was getting tired really quickly, with the effort of trying to breastfeed. was told what you said, by our midwife. 1 Quote Link to post
gnasher16 29,649 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, socks said: Just spoke with my daughter on this as my grandson was premature, not greatly I might add and she was told that she could breastfeed if she wanted but after the first 24 hours they like to move onto formula and bottle feeding because they know exactly how much the baby is getting it’s less taxing for a premature baby to feed off a bottle and it means the mother isn’t tied to the side of the babies bed 24/7. Thats it mate....i only got off the blower to my pal a few minutes ago its certainly different all this breast or bottle conversations eh ......this youngster was delivered at 31 wks....only 2 lb odd so needed help with his lungs and everything early on but he's doing well now 35 weeks i think.... still in NICU and yes she expresses 50% and 50% is formula adjusting the % over time until he's ready to go home. 2 Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 01/09/2022 at 21:57, Black neck said: So does divvy nick The Greek? Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 5 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Thats it mate....i only got off the blower to my pal a few minutes ago its certainly different all this breast or bottle conversations eh ......this youngster was delivered at 31 wks....only 2 lb odd so needed help with his lungs and everything early on but he's doing well now 35 weeks i think.... still in NICU and yes she expresses 50% and 50% is formula adjusting the % over time until he's ready to go home. Best of luck to the little fella ……… 1 Quote Link to post
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