What did your dog(s) eat today?

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Bailey is having a high quality kibble in the morning and raw at night. He was eating 5 pounds of meat per day and lost so much weight. His spine in so visible that you can count every last vertebrae. I am afraid we're killing him, I am scared that he wasn't getting the proper amount of organs/vitamins/minerals/calcium/protein/fat etc. DH says there's no way we can afford to feed him more than 5 pounds a day, so he bought him kibble. Bailey is also losing a ton of hair, his coat is dull and he smells really bad? I am really upset that he has to eat kibble in the morning, but I'd rather he eat that than die from emaciation. He is fed every single day in the afternoon.

This isn't Bailey, I'm too ashamed to take a picture of him. This is exactly what he looks like though.

[anna_66]

He was eating 5 pounds of meat per day and lost so much weight.

Oh goodness, I'm very sorry to hear this Could there be something wrong with him?
Bon eats between 2 & 3 lbs of meat/day and I think he's looking pretty good (I've included a picture). Not too thin and not too chubby (he weighs around 165). The girls have both put on a little weight with only around a pound per day each.

Today they all got a special treat of a pound of ground hamburger each and a pigs foot....they had turkey yesterday

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Oh goodness, I'm very sorry to hear this Could there be something wrong with him?

Bon looks wonderful! Bailey had diarrhea for a few days, but other than that he seems healthy. We might need to get a blood panel done if he doesn't gain weight from the kibble. I was thinking that maybe the cold weather made him lose weight since dogs burn more calories. It has been pretty cold here and DH takes him for long (he's gone atleast 2 hours) walks in the mornings (on Saturday and Sunday). I have explained to DH that Danes shouldn't take long walks until they're around 1 year old, but he doesn't listen. Maybe the long walks coupled with the cold weather is too much for him?

[Kfamr]

Wow, poor Bailey! Have you had everything checked out from a vet? He looked great last time I saw him, he must have lost weight so quickly! Do you think he has worms maybe?


Breakfast today..
TWO kibble
Egg Shells from our breakfast
Leftover scrambled eggs



Dinner...
A few scraps of turkey and ham
yams

raw chicken liver
raw chicken
beef chunks

[shais_mom]

Keegan had beef liver and a chicken quarter Wed nite.
We hit the jackpot for Thanksgiving - my mom and my aunt saved out the giblets and the neck of the birds and then my uncle offered me about 10-15 pounds of venison that has been sitting in their freezer for over a year. It's freezer burnt but Keegan didn't care.
So tonite she had turkey giblets and neck and about a pound of venison.
I have a turkey sitting in the fridge to thaw for a day or so and I'm going to cut it up over the weekend. And I have a large beef oxtail and beef tongue thawing out that I got from my other uncle.
Gotta love family with deep freezes!

[cloverfdx]

Crazy-Cat-Lover, i am so sorry to hear Bailey has been losing weight, i hope the extra kibble will sort things out. Elvis has been getting a cup or so of working dog food/ kibble in the morning to get some weight back on him, he is a skinny boy at the moment aswell.

So breakfast was...

Elvis: VIP chicken and vegies dog roll and a small handful of working dog food.

Clover and Tinny: Small piece of VIP dog roll that Elvie had left over.

Dinner for everyone was chicken mince, couple of pork ribs and a handful of working dog food (We ran out of vegies and everything else was frozen ). Clover also had her supps and meds. E & T had their supps aswell.

[Jadapit]

I'm so sorry about Bailey losing so much weight. Hopefully he will put some pounds back on. He will be in my thoughts. I love that guy.

My sister came by the other day and gave me a bunch of venison that was getting old. My girls are in heaven they love it.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Jenny eats Nutro now. I am very pleased with it, after 2 cups her teeth were already noticable whiter. She's actually been eating it for quite a while, she's gone through 40lbs of it already.

Anyways, so she had a cup of lamb and rize Nutro and (we had a roast) gravy poured over it. yum!

[wolf_Q]

We hit the jackpot for Thanksgiving - my mom and my aunt saved out the giblets and the neck of the birds

My mom saved the neck, gizzard, liver, and heart for the dogs. I gave Nebo the neck (supervised). He didn't have a clue what to do with it, he licked it, carried it around the yard and crunched it up a bit but I don't think he actually ate any of it. It just ended up covered in grass and I had to go pick it up (gross). She offered them the rest of the stuff later that night (in the yard), Sydney took off with the gizzard in some far corner of the yard. Nebo acted like he was being offered poison when given the liver and heart. It was pretty funny, he spit it out like a little kid who doesn't like their food. Reggie ate one of the livers, and Nebo ended up eating the other and the heart.......after they were cooked a bit.

This morning I let Nebo out in the yard to potty and when I called him back in he came running all excited with something in his mouth...dirt covered turkey gizzard. He brought it to me and dropped it at my feet. What a nice present!

[shais_mom]

Reggie ate one of the livers, and Nebo ended up eating the other and the heart.......after they were cooked a bit.

He brought it to me and dropped it at my feet. What a nice present!

what a thoughtful boy!
Keegan is just now after 2 months accepting turkey/chicken liver - not cooked. Haven't tried the beef yet. I usually throw it in the pan for less then one minute and toss it in her bowl - its usually gone in about that much time!

[anna_66]

This morning I let Nebo out in the yard to potty and when I called him back in he came running all excited with something in his mouth...dirt covered turkey gizzard. He brought it to me and dropped it at my feet. What a nice present!

Oh your kidding! No way Roxey or any of the others would have left a gizzard, now liver (of any kind) on the other hand...can't get Roxey to eat it no matter what I do

I've been getting tons of turkey deals lately. I got 2 20+ lb turkeys for about $10 each Yep...around $.50/lb! Love those deals!!!

[lv4dogs]

Bailey is having a high quality kibble in the morning and raw at night. He was eating 5 pounds of meat per day and lost so much weight. His spine in so visible that you can count every last vertebrae. I am afraid we're killing him, I am scared that he wasn't getting the proper amount of organs/vitamins/minerals/calcium/protein/fat etc. DH says there's no way we can afford to feed him more than 5 pounds a day, so he bought him kibble. Bailey is also losing a ton of hair, his coat is dull and he smells really bad? I am really upset that he has to eat kibble in the morning, but I'd rather he eat that than die from emaciation. He is fed every single day in the afternoon.

Wow, I can't believe he is loosing that much weight and that fast. He looked great everytime I saw pics of him and 5lbs is a lot of meat even for that large of a dog. I strongly suggest you get him to the vet for complete bloodwork & a fecal sample. It just doesn't seem like it is the food intake to me, seems like there is most likely an underlying cause.
Yous will be in my thoughts and keep us informed please.

[lv4dogs]

Oops, forgot to add that I am still feeding my crew raw, except for Raustyk right now but that's ONLY because my mom stole her for a few days so she's on Innova Evo while she's at grandmas. lol
They are all thriving, still. lol

2 nights ago they all had chicken quarters & a mixture of beef organs
yesterday morning they had fresh white fish
last night they had a mix of fish, cottage cheese, carrots, venison & some organs
this morning was turkey legs
tonight will be pork & chicken organs

[anna_66]

The last few days they've had:

• Beef Roast & Beef Liver
  
• Turkey Legs & Wings
  
• Chicken Quarters & Sweetbreads