Post by JanisN on Nov 26, 2003 14:35:54 GMT -5
Rikki's pups are growing and putting more and more demands on her for nourishment (they have teeth now, boy is SHE going to be happy to see the weaning process!) and I want to make sure that she has the maximum number of calories. So far, she looks to be holding her weight (67 lbs) very well.
In the morning, she gets 2 leg quarters with a handful of necks or 5-6 wings. Lunch is usually 2 lg handfuls of raw hamburger with shredded cheese, yogurt, sour cream or butter, green beans or carrots. Dinner can be fish (2 lg cans mackeral, 1 can of sardines) or more chicken as per breakfast. She's also getting one egg a week and her supplements hidden in the hamburger.
We can't give her nice raw beef bones to chew on because it frustrates her to have no place to hide them. She's very restless and paces constantly when she has one. Then she trys to take it into the whelping box and if a puppy sniffs it, look out!
How much more should we be beefing up the menu and does anyone have any suggestions of what she should be getting? Her coat looks great (blowing like a fiend, though. That's normal.), ears and teeth are clean and nails are also showing the effect of raw. Ugh.
JanisN
In the morning, she gets 2 leg quarters with a handful of necks or 5-6 wings. Lunch is usually 2 lg handfuls of raw hamburger with shredded cheese, yogurt, sour cream or butter, green beans or carrots. Dinner can be fish (2 lg cans mackeral, 1 can of sardines) or more chicken as per breakfast. She's also getting one egg a week and her supplements hidden in the hamburger.
We can't give her nice raw beef bones to chew on because it frustrates her to have no place to hide them. She's very restless and paces constantly when she has one. Then she trys to take it into the whelping box and if a puppy sniffs it, look out!
How much more should we be beefing up the menu and does anyone have any suggestions of what she should be getting? Her coat looks great (blowing like a fiend, though. That's normal.), ears and teeth are clean and nails are also showing the effect of raw. Ugh.
JanisN
