Lorena When I got Ricky he would not eat any dog food at all. I had to cook for him just to get him to eat. Now I think he was just upset over the change in his life. from his previous home to the shelter, to me. the only dog food I finally got him to eat was the freshpet select. He loved it! I still feed it to him, switching back and forth now with Wellness canned and FreshPet select. Fresh Pet also sells Fresh Pet Vital. Its as close to RAW as you can get with out doing it yourself. I have not been able to find the Vital. only the select at Albertsons. I think Wellness is a good dog food. :) there small breed dry has been the only dry dog food he has ever eaten... but he does not eat much of it.
I am thinking to try a bit of raw feeding. but I have to learn how to do it correctly. I do not have a grinder, but could get one. Ricky does not eat alot of food in a day. He is a thin dog, but not as thin as he was when I got him. I guess I should feel lucky he does not have a weight problem. He is very happy, and healthy now!! Shanna --- On Fri, 11/12/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Monsters not feeling well To: [email protected] Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 5:54 PM He is kibble fed and I leave the food out all day and sometimes he just picks at it all day but most of the time he eats a couple times a day sometimes only once a day. Sometimes I give him scrambled eggs for breakfast. As for treats, he gets either a begging strip or a milkbone twice a day. He also gets carrots occasionally. I've been considering raw feeding for awhile but I'm still not too sure about it. I've also been considering switching him to freshpet select or the honest kitchen food. I have a really hard time giving him new things cause of everything that can go wrong. I'm so scared that I'm gonna give him something that's gonna hurt him. I know I worry way too much and I know kibble is not the best thing for him but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to him because of something I did or gave him. So I have to be completely sure about something before I do it. I know I'm probably bring a little irrational but that's me and I can't help it. And I just don't feel comfortable enough to feed him raw. Do yall think cooking him food or giving him fresh select or honest kitchen would be good alternatives to feeding him raw? I really wouldn't mind cooking for him, I would actually love to do that, but I need to know what and how much to give him. For now, I'm just gonna go ahead and cook up some chicken and rice for him. Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Raven <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:36:23 -0600 To: <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Monsters not feeling well How often do you feed and treat him? Rice and boiled chicken is good for upset tummies. Raven Lucy & Molly & Stella, the Girl Doggies Huginn, Lider, & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Heart is not measured in hands. My Blog http://iceponytrekking.blogspot.com Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
