Kay, I am glad to hear things are going well. I am not sure about the question you posted, sorry. At this point they are used to eating kibble, their stomach acidity may not be up to par and this is why sometimes dogs do not fully digest raw food when they are first introduced to it, if they were previously fed kibble. My dogs pooped out bone slivers for weeks until their digestive system built itself back up. However, when bones did appear, they were always soft and pliable (yes I took a stick and poked at their poo) and they never seemed to be in discomfort when pooping. So, they may have digestion problems for a couple weeks, but I'm unsure as to whether kibble would help them with it or not. I'm leaning towards no, but I don't know much about feeding kibble and raw together so I'm not sure.
This is not a good argument. Domestication has changed temperment, structure, size, fur color, fur length, etc. It has not changed their teeth or their digestive systems, so why should their diet change? Fasting is natural. It is natural for a dog, domesticated or wild, to gorge on a huge meal and then fast the next day. Humans are the ones who have made it "unnatural".Originally Posted by Suki Wingy
I don't schedule days for them to fast. I'll feed them a pork roast and then decide that they are big and plump and ate a lot and do not need food the next day. Nova and Luka are not good at self-regulating what they eat, probably because they are Labs and have zero self control when it comes to food. 6 months of raw feeding and still no self regulating, which appeared long ago with Mandy and most other "normal" raw eatersIf I hand Mandy a four pound chicken she'll eat about 1.5 lbs, and then I have to put it away for the next day. If I hand Nova and Luka a four pound chicken you can guarantee they'll eat the whole thing and be right back at me begging for more, even though they are the size of a whale. Buck is also self regulating right now, I hope it continues and he doesn't become a typical Lab!
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