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Post by Nicole on Jul 12, 2004 17:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by amyjo on Jul 12, 2004 17:56:15 GMT -5
Whoo hoooo I am soooo proud of you!
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Post by Brooke on Jul 12, 2004 22:57:58 GMT -5
Congratulations on the smooth transition! ;D I'm proud of you too gf! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by sibemom on Jul 13, 2004 4:30:09 GMT -5
Good job Nicki and Sunny It will only get easier from here. When Willow had her very first chicken leg, she did the same thing, looked at me like WHAT IS THIS Blade just jumped right in and they too wagged their tails thanking me for giving them food that is healthy for them. Don't worry about the variety issues either. Like with us chicken is the favorite so that is what I feed, along with ground turkey canned salmon sardines and once and a while pork hocks or pigs feet. Willow will eat the eggs but Blade won't. We are still on a partial kibble, but mostly raw again and I am never going back to straight kibble EVER. I use to get stressed because could not get the variety they say you should have, but after more research, it really is not the big of a deal. Keep up the good work
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 10:52:55 GMT -5
Day 2: He just stared at the chicken for 20 minutes with his ears back and I found myself coaxing him which I should not do . Then I cut it in half again and still nothing. Then I started to take it away and he ate it all. Do you think he will eventually eat faster than this without the staring part. Do you think this actually tastes good to the dogs? No poop yet but whoa he is having some very nasty gas.
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Post by amyjo on Jul 13, 2004 10:57:12 GMT -5
Nicki - I think you are being a nervous mommy and hovering and it might be making him nervous (ears back). I would just give it to him and move off and let him work it out.
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 11:06:30 GMT -5
Yes you are right. I also think I scared him because he took the leg into the living room. I got him back on the paper and then eventually like I said he ate it. I really can't let him outside with it because I know he will just bury it. I tried that too this morning and he went straight for his burying spot. I don't want chicken buried all over my yard. Plus I will never know what he is eating. He buries any bone I give him outside without touching it. And then I tried to make him comfy by putting paper over a cushiony thing and that is when he ran into the living room. So I need to back off. He just did poop and it was partially perfect and partially soft. Probably left over kibble coming out. I hope I survive this.
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Post by Willow on Jul 13, 2004 14:04:42 GMT -5
I hope I survive this. ;D You will! Trust us!! ;D One thing in your favor, you have the rawfeeding list and US to "talk you through it". The first time I started I didn't, and that's why I quit after several months. The second time I started I had Sheryl Kaminski to guide and talk me through it, and also the rawfeeding list, plus Tom Lonsdales book and I made it! Sometimes when I feed Kerra she doesn't want it right away and will walk away or bury her food. I just let her do whatever she wants with it. She will go back to it later. She hasn't had any problems, eventhough the meat/bones looks pretty gross sometimes after being buried for awhile!!! She hasn't dug up the lawn, either, but goes in the hedge or along the garage where the dirt is softer.
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 15:15:51 GMT -5
OK, Sunny just had really bad diarrhea. This is to be expected, right.
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Post by amyjo on Jul 13, 2004 15:18:54 GMT -5
Nicki - does he truly have diareaha like he can't control himself and has to go every minute? or does he have loose poop?
Some "squirts" are to be expected and may even throw up (Elvis did twice) and that is why we are taking it slow and feeding one protein source at a time....Yesterday was his first day and as you know ANY diet change can be a bit dramatic.
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 15:29:11 GMT -5
Loose poop... very loose and watery. But he didn't all of a sudden have to go. He went on our walk. Is this normal. Well I know it isn't normal, but I guess I am asking whether I should START FREAKING OUT YET!! ;D ;D
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 15:30:28 GMT -5
Oh Ok. I didn't see the second part of your post before. I am remaining calm.
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Post by amyjo on Jul 13, 2004 15:31:47 GMT -5
Yes it is normal....and NO you should not be freaking out! ;D
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Post by Nicole on Jul 13, 2004 18:07:20 GMT -5
I promise I won't give a blow by blow of every minute forever but I had to tell you this. I moved Sunny into my office with a towel and let him be alone for the most part and he ate no problem. I think the paper on the kitchen floor was freaking him together with me watching him every second. So I was the problem. He usually gets his marrow bones on a towel in the office so he is used to that and he associates it with a treat. So a towel in the office it will be. ;D Brian was here for Sunny's dinner and honestly, I thought he was going to faint. He must have asked a million "are you sure" questions and then concluded with "are you sure these aren't crazy people who are telling you to do this." That really cracked me up. OK one more question. Are two leg quarters enough to satisfy his hunger. He is 100lbs or a little less because he lost some weight on the Canidae. He seems to be looking for more. Is there something else I can give him or should I just keep with the two leg quarters which are good sized. It isn't a chicken quarter, it is a leg quarter. Is there a difference
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Post by amyjo on Jul 13, 2004 18:31:53 GMT -5
It really depends on the size of the quarters....2 should be enough if they are pretty big. A rule of thumb is 2% of his ideal body weight per day - but some take more some less... He ight just be looking for more cause wow is it good! See how he does and add if ya need to - but stick with chicken for now.
Tell Brian I have to go put my straight jacket on now ;D
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