Feeding a raw diet will fix all of the issues you mentioned. You can get a grinder so that you can get her ratios correct and she will be able to eat it. You can grind chickens...bones, organs and all in a meat grinder and if you buy whole foster farms chickens, your ratios will be about perfect...80% raw meat, 10% edible bone and 10% organs. By grinding you don't have to worry about bone splinters either. You can find the maverick meat grinder for $99 at www.pierceequipment.com
I have been feeding my whole pack this way for two years now...amazing results!! Wagging Tails in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang: Nugget, Shuai Li, Mable, Mouse, Myrtle, Madison, Caleb and Maxine >From the mountains of CA On May 26, 2011, at 1:51 PM, "clowgerl" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > It seems I have been battling the food issue for my Chi Coco ever since I got > her approx 5 years ago (she's a rescue so we think she is about 10-11 yrs > old). The problem is that she needs a high fiber food because she has trouble > with too soft poos. I want to feed her a nice quality food but I feel > confused over what to give her. She is a picky eater and turns her nose up at > many things. I have researched and tried many different brands. The latest > run was Stella & Chewey's but I couldn't get her poo to firm up with that > either. I would like for her to eat something with more crunch to help with > her teeth but it's sort of difficult to get her to eat crunchy after she has > become so accustomed to soft food. I have been researching a raw diet and > have tried it with her and she likes it but I'm not sure about it yet. On the > raw group that I joined they very much dislike any kind of kibble so now I > feel torn about reconsidering that. UGH. So, I wanted to see if I could get > some feedback about what has worked for your Chi's and do any of you have > this same issue? > > I also have noticed that she seems to "burp" alot and her vet told me about a > year ago that she may have a little acid reflux. She gave me a script for a > compounded liquid but when it seemed to get better I stopped it. Now she is > 'burping' again. Just wondered if this is common for Chi's and if you know > why it happens. I may need to get her script refilled. Giving her liquid is > always such a fight. > > Thank you for your thoughts :) > > Laurie > >
