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Soya Oil?

March 1, 2011, 1:37 am

Hi everyone,We recently acquired what will be our 4th dane recently. He's 3.5 months old now and weighs in at 36lbs. (23lbs @ 10wks)I'm having a little difficulty getting him up to optimum weight. We...

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March 1, 2011, 1:52 am

Option E?? Switch him to a higher quality kibble with more usable content and add probiotics.. That's my suggestion. I know nothing of puppies, but one member here suggests that you fill your dog's...

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March 1, 2011, 2:48 am

Thanks for your opinion; it's much appreciated. I've considered the 'feed them until they give up' approach but I suspect that, at least with this guy, it would result in a messy pile of poop. I'm...

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March 1, 2011, 3:02 am

Purina really is not a good brand... it's better then some very low quality brands but it's definitely in the middle from the scale to absolute best to absolute worst. You can look at...

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March 1, 2011, 3:19 am

Oldbrit wrote:I'm not really convinced by the probiotics supporters particularly when it comes to adding weight. My gut feeling is that quality of life, and plain luck, is the answer. I'm not sure...

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March 1, 2011, 3:24 am

Oldbrit wrote:My 3 year old female eats 6 cups a day of lower nutritional food and we have trouble keeping her weight down. This can also be helped with a higher-grade food.. "lower nutritional"...

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March 1, 2011, 5:12 pm

I'm a serious advocate of higher quality grain free dog foods, but I won't get all preachy on you here. If your only goal is to put weight on Hank then you might want to consider simply going the...

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March 1, 2011, 9:00 pm

I used the satin balls as well, but it didn't help because the diarrhea wasn't under control. I think you have to start by solving that problem first. I'm not trying to be preachy, Oldbrit asked for...

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March 2, 2011, 10:37 pm

Feeding Purina is like us eating corn at breakfast lunch and dinner. Fills us up but does not digest or meet our energy needs. Look into better food. You are lucky your dogs havent had health issues...

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March 3, 2011, 12:21 am

jaimeerosko wrote: I'm not trying to be preachy, Oldbrit asked for suggestions. I wasn't referring to you. I am truly having to hold back. I am probably more zealous about proper nutrition than...

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March 3, 2011, 1:07 am

Thanks everyone, I'll certainly look into the advise you have all contributed. As you can see in the photo of Hank he is not seriously underweight and I have no intentions of trying to beef him up in...

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March 3, 2011, 2:22 am

I was feeding a "holistic" kibble that was $50 a bag and still had issues with keeping Daphne out of the "starving Ethiopian child" look. That is when I switched to raw and I haven't looked back...

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March 17, 2011, 6:30 pm

TOTW is a really good way to go with a grain free kibble. My gal is small for a dane, right about 105 pounds, and she only needs 4.5 cups a day of the food. We go on walks regularly, and treats are a...

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April 9, 2011, 3:39 am

Well my buddy Hank is growing into a highly spoilt but otherwise healthy Dane puppy.We switched him to Innova and have fed him 2.5 cups 3 times a day.His body mass is just about perfect now with just...

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