What did your dog(s) eat today?

[GreyhoundGirl]

I took a Jenny journal of what she ate today. My gosh, how does such a PIG get so thin??? It's amazing she eats so much, but has a hard time keeping wieght on.

January 1st:

1 1/4 cups Nutro lamb & rice
2 Nutro chops bisquits
1 nutrence performence bisquit
a large frozen bone (of course, she only ate the meat and fat off it. )
Half of a huge 16 CM jumbo rawhide
A handful of chicken chips (while re-enforcing recall)
A few chunks of roast
1 1/2 cups nutro with chunks of roast, fat from roats and meat juice from roast.
2 nutro bisquites
1 chew-eez ( basted rawhide treat thingy)
1 no-name large bisquit

You guessed it, we had roast for supper

[bckrazy]

I took some pics of my boys eating this morning. ;0) They're in Dog General.

They each got 1/2 game hen. Then, they had an organ meal, a hard-boiled egg, and a few whole sardines. Later, they got their teeth brushed, and a greenie, because sardines are disgusting. =P

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had a whole chicken today.

[bckrazy]

Dang, Chester! Gonzo & Fozzie are jealous... teehee. They would both be roleypoley if they ate a whole chicken.

[shais_mom]

Keegan ate a turkey thru last week and there was just a wee little bit of it left Friday nite - and since it had some bones etc I fed her half of a deer liver.
THAT STUNK SO BAD!
she loved it tho!
Then she had chicken quarters over the weekend.
Tonight is part of a boneless pork shoulder.

[dukedogsmom]

The cat's food Dasher was nawtee. Guess it tastes better than his senior food.

[.sarah]

There was a sale on chicken quarters recently - $.29/lb - so we bought over 100 lbs, and they've been getting a lot of that lately. Plus a lot of pork, because there was a sale on that as well.

Today is going to be a little different though, I just took out pork lung, bison liver, and a pork roast for them all to share.

[gwen]

Im confused, I thought it was not good to give dogs raw meat due to salmonella and e-coli. My dog doesnt eat much, he is a big dog but just isnt that keen on food.

[shais_mom]

Im confused, I thought it was not good to give dogs raw meat due to salmonella and e-coli. My dog doesnt eat much, he is a big dog but just isnt that keen on food.

I always thought that too -
but all I can say is RESEARCH - RESEARCH - RESEARCH- my golden has been on raw since Sept and LOVES HER FOOD and LOOKS FABULOUS!
She was never one to eat much kibble either. - She could go a day or 2 without eating the kibble. Now the only time she misses a meal is when I fast her. She eats with a relish and LOVES it.
It isn't for the faint of heart. But I am convinced.

[gwen]

Why do you fast your dogs?, I've never heard of doing that.

[shais_mom]

Why do you fast your dogs?, I've never heard of doing that.

again - to fully understand it you will have to research- research-research. I'm not going to be able to explain to all to you here and now. It is impossible. try www.rawmeatybones.com
Fasting is healthy for people and animals done in moderation - its way harder for people do (ME) b/c it takes willpower and I have very little.
The goal of feeding raw is to feed big pieces so the dog can use their teeth and paws if needed. If I feed a large pork shoulder and allow her to eat her fill or if I think she ate too much the day before - she gets fasted. Or if she threw up - that's just what should happen for any dog that gets sick regardless of what its fed.
It is stated that the bacteria and acids in a dog's gut will pretty much take care of any other bacteria. Not to say that it doesn't happen but its rare. And with proper hygeine the person handling meat shouldn't have a problem either.

[gwen]

thank you, I didnt realise there was so much to think about, I may give it a go as my dog really isnt enjoying any of the food I've tried feeding him.

[buttercup132]

Im confused, I thought it was not good to give dogs raw meat due to salmonella and e-coli. My dog doesnt eat much, he is a big dog but just isnt that keen on food.

I forget why but it dosen't effect the dogs. Their immune system is ALOT different then ours. It's better to feed them raw then kibble.

[gwen]

I think my dog must just not like any food, I have started him on a raw diet but he just isnt interested, whatever food I give him he looks at me as though its a punishment. He seems fit and healthy but it would just be nice to give him some food and watch him really enjoy it.

[shais_mom]

I think my dog must just not like any food, I have started him on a raw diet but he just isnt interested, whatever food I give him he looks at me as though its a punishment. He seems fit and healthy but it would just be nice to give him some food and watch him really enjoy it.

what did you start out giving him?
did you look at the website I posted? Am I correct in reading somewhere you have only had him for a short time? Does he have any bad teeth that might need pulled? Maybe it hurts for him to eat.