Who has a Jug?

[motman440]

Genetically health tested pure bred dogs beat badly bred crosses with unknown health conditions. My opinion, of course >.>

Horribly wrong you are. from a genetic point of view, cross bred anythings are less likely to have any defects. A strong outcross is the best thing you can do.

 

[Asharee133]

Horribly wrong you are. from a genetic point of view, cross bred anythings are less likely to have any defects. A strong outcross is the best thing you can do.

its the other way around when it comes to snakes sometimes though! lmao

 

[notechistiger]

Have you tried a raw diet? Mince and other various soft meats can be fed fine. You could also grate up some veggies to go with so they're not hard. It's very healthy when done right and can greatly reduce her smell if the diet is the problem. She may not take to it though, since she's fairly old and has been fed commercial food for so long. Never hurts to try though =D

 

[hypochondroac]

My dogs get vegetable oil mixed in with their food, does great things for their coats and it's very inexpensive.

Sorry to hear about your dog Ash, if i had a fourteen year old dog with cancer last thing i'd want to be doing is forcing a puppy on it, might want to make sure your older dog has a place to get away from the new puppy.

 

[notechistiger]

Horribly wrong you are. from a genetic point of view, cross bred anythings are less likely to have any defects. A strong outcross is the best thing you can do.

I think you'll find that using tested breeding stock (and "outcrossing" with breeding stock that is also tested) is better then wacking two dogs together and seeing the results

 

[KaotikJezta]

Have you tried a raw diet? Mince and other various soft meats can be fed fine. You could also grate up some veggies to go with so they're not hard. It's very healthy when done right and can greatly reduce her smell if the diet is the problem. She may not take to it though, since she's fairly old and has been fed commercial food for so long. Never hurts to try though =D

Changed all my dogs onto this recently when my youngest dog had an allergic reaction to Hills and they are all so much cleaner, healthier and they only poop once or twice a day instead of all day long like they used to with the commercial rubbish.

 

[Asharee133]

My dogs get vegetable oil mixed in with their food, does great things for their coats and it's very inexpensive.

Sorry to hear about your dog Ash, if i had a fourteen year old dog with cancer last thing i'd want to be doing is forcing a puppy on it, might want to make sure your older dog has a place to get away from the new puppy.

Lol, dont worry she'll love it. she already mothers my two ferrets. pinning them down and licking them clean. kinda gross though, shes not a grumpy old girl, shes a nice calm old fart but maddie does have alot of places to go away. the puppy with be with me at night (told ya, spoilt!), (the two JRT get locked up in the laundry at night)actually, i think shes like, 11, i can't remember when we got her. but shes old. i know that lol as for pet mince, she wont eat it!! none of the dogs will! weird things.

 

[hypochondroac]

My guess is at that age her teeth are probably in a pretty average condition, she's eating puppy food which i understand your vet has instructed you to do so but that will add to the smell.

 

[Asharee133]

Changed all my dogs onto this recently when my youngest dog had an allergic reaction to Hills and they are all so much cleaner, healthier and they only poop once or twice a day instead of all day long like they used to with the commercial rubbish.

can you pm me the recipe darl?

 

[KaotikJezta]

Lol, dont worry she'll love it. she already mothers my two ferrets. pinning them down and licking them clean. kinda gross though, shes not a grumpy old girl, shes a nice calm old fart but maddie does have alot of places to go away. the puppy with be with me at night (told ya, spoilt!), (the two JRT get locked up in the laundry at night)actually, i think shes like, 11, i can't remember when we got her. but shes old. i know that lol as for pet mince, she wont eat it!! none of the dogs will! weird things.

Try going to a chicken shop and buying their pet mince, it is $1 a bag at mine. Not as strong as roo mince so fussy eaters take to it better, you can mix human mince in here and there for variety, it also works out very cheap as it is all real food not filled out with cereal.

 

[Asharee133]

My guess is at that age her teeth are probably in a pretty average condition, she's eating puppy food which i understand your vet has instructed you to do so but that will add to the smell.

her teeth are really good, its the cancer under her tongue, she can't really chew/crunch, its on the sides and on her gum. the poor girl wont put on weight too, so shes going to the vets next week

jeez. $1?? ours is like, $3 for 1/2kg!

 

[hypochondroac]

Mine get a preservative free meat roll. I mix it with fresh rice, pasta, spinach or carrot, they get a few teaspoons of vegetable oil and they get one serve a day. They get colour free biscuits for treats.

The answer to your feeding issue is simple Ash, dog doesn't want to eat it then the dog doesn't have to.. but she gets nothing else to replace it, after about three days they get the message. They won't starve themselves so eventually they'll cut the fussy act and eat what you give them. I wouldn't advise changing your dogs diet too fast at her age. The slower the transition the better it'll be for her back end.

Under the circumstances i'd probably be spoiling her rotten though.

 

[Asharee133]

okay. thanks i think i might go with the meat rolls, cube it, mix it with rice, grated carrot and apple. (other dog eats whole apples lol)

 

[notechistiger]

i know that lol as for pet mince, she wont eat it!! none of the dogs will! weird things.

Yeah, it happens a lot when dogs are spoilt and being don't stick to feeding plans (ie, not feeding them anything else until they eat the raw food). My dog was spoilt as a puppy (before I knew better with dog food!), and now refuses to be put on a proper raw diet. The maximum I've let him gone is four days without food (offering him raw food every feeding time) before I gave in and gave him what he wanted xD I feed him "My Dog" can and dry food and he gets eggs and sardines and some leftover "people food" every now and again. Only reason I use "My Dog" is because it's the only food I think actually looks good (actual chunks of good quality meat) and I can't afford the real good stuff =D

 

[Asharee133]

Yeah, it happens a lot when dogs are spoilt and being don't stick to feeding plans (ie, not feeding them anything else until they eat the raw food). My dog was spoilt as a puppy (before I knew better with dog food!), and now refuses to be put on a proper raw diet. The maximum I've let him gone is four days without food (offering him raw food every feeding time) before I gave in and gave him what he wanted xD I feed him "My Dog" can and dry food and he gets eggs and sardines and some leftover "people food" every now and again. Only reason I use "My Dog" is because it's the only food I think actually looks good (actual chunks of good quality meat) and I can't afford the real good stuff =D

we just use ALDI dog food. i know, its crap. lol but its all we can afford atm! so changing to a raw diet may be alot cheaper too!!

 

[notechistiger]

Ewww Aldi xD No wonder she sticks!

 

[Asharee133]

LOL yep, that and the anal glands, no wonder she smells. looks like shes going on a different diet

 

[KaotikJezta]

we just use ALDI dog food. i know, its crap. lol but its all we can afford atm! so changing to a raw diet may be alot cheaper too!!

It is believe me, it costs me about $10 to feed two JR crosses and a huge Bull Mastiff x Bull Arab and the cat eats it with more mince less veges about half the time. It goes up to about $16 if I mix human mince in and I add a can of sardines once a week.

 

[Asharee133]

It is believe me, it costs me about $10 to feed two JR crosses and a huge Bull Mastiff x Bull Arab and the cat eats it with more mince less veges about half the time. It goes up to about $16 if I mix human mince in and I add a can of sardines once a week.

so is that a week?? or for a few days?

 

[KaotikJezta]

so is that a week?? or for a few days?

That's for a week