Cottage Cheese and Dry??

[RottKpr]

My 14 week old Rott lost interest in Ekanuba large breed puppy. Was eating very little. My neighbor who has raised several rotts that lived to be very old suggested that I mix the Ekanuba with cottage cheese some mornings and a cooked egg on other mornings. A little cooked hamburger or some other cooked beef mixed with dry food and raw veggies for lunch and dinner. I tried mixing with supermarket (OK so I didn't know any better) and it made him sick. I have tried the above diet and he seems to be very happy and looks very healthy. Has anyone else heard of feeding a dog this way? New owner needs advice. Thanks in advance.

[Barbara Surplus]

RottKpr:
Do a search on "BARF" - Bones & Raw Food diet - your pup is telling you that she dislikes the food you are presently feeding her. Please don't cook the meat - the heat destroys valuable nutrients. We switched to a raw food diet after our Rott became ill and both our dogs LOVED it. Sammy died from bone cancer at age 5 1/2 and I believe that had he been on this diet from the time we got him, he'd still be here with us.

If you do your homework, you won't be disappointed. There is a wealth of information on the BARF website including what is actually in most commercial dog foods (some, such as Innova, are made differently though) - it's pretty disgusting. Also, read as many of the posts here under nutrition as you can as there is a lot of valuable information from many of the members here.

You should try to purchase a good book such as Dr. Pitcairns guide to animal health - it's marvellous and will give you many insights into the needs of our pets.

Start your puppy off on a healthy, natural diet - she will thank you for it.
Barbara

[This message has been edited by Barbara Surplus (edited February 20, 2000).]

[ebony]

Rottkpr,

My breeder would mix Ekanuba and Ricotta cheese for all her pups. She believed in it strongly.

[whyowhy116]

I have had good luck feeding a couple of tbsp. of plain yogurt mixed with the food at both sittings. This helped make the meal a bit more appealing and regained her interest.

[Morty_da_teenage_Dog]

After reading some of the good things about Innova, I recently switched from Euk dry food and Iams wet food, to the Innova Canned and dry. My dog loves it. I makes me feel a little better too since every can I open, I can actually see potatoes and carrots in there. When I open a can, it actually smells like someting I would eat. Read the posts on this "human" grade food.

Remember to introduce it slowly to avoid an upset stomach. You might have to call around to get a local dealer, but I think its worth it.

From some of the posts, I have recently learned that you can give your rotts vegetables for treats. Some give carrots and broccoli, etc. Even peanut butter! Look for these articles on this site, but do not give your dogs onions!