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koatheweim
Puppy
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 11
Fur Kids: Koa Beard Blue Weimaraner |
 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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I just switched Koa to orijen! and the last two weeks have been great, Koa skin looks better and coat and his poop is finally solid all the time! It is alittle more than wellness, which I used to feed Koa, but he loves it! Oh I would try the wellness core but no one sells it around sacramento that I can find!
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LunaBrown
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 1975
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Fur Kids: Luna, Weimaraner
Gunther (Foster), Weimaraner
Murphy, Kittycat
Paige, Kittycat |
| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| kamfam wrote: | Mindy, how much do you think she'll be eating per day (once she's completely switched)?
I'm thinking about switching to the Wellness ocean, but I'm hoping to keep her somewhere around 4-5cups/day, which is what she's getting now with the canidae.
Input, anyone? |
She currently eats 3 cups of Canidae for a total of about 1400 calories daily, so how many ever cups of Wellness Core = 1400 calories?
I can't remember how many calories the bag said... Luna weighed 59.5# at the vet when we went in Friday for her ear infections, and I was told that she was perfect (I already knew that LOL)... So I want to stick with our current intake. |
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LunaBrown
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 1975
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Fur Kids: Luna, Weimaraner
Gunther (Foster), Weimaraner
Murphy, Kittycat
Paige, Kittycat |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| I thought of another question - What about grain free treats? |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| Wellness makes treats, too! |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: |
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We are at 1/2 and 1/2 with grain-free and I notice much less eye boogies! I can't wait until the bag of Canidae is gone so we can be off it completely!
And, BTW, she is LOVING the RMB's! She's getting them about 3x's a week and I notice a difference in her teeth already. All the loose gunky brown stuff is gone, now we need to get rid of the crusty stuff and we're good to go  !!! |
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LunaBrown
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 1975
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Fur Kids: Luna, Weimaraner
Gunther (Foster), Weimaraner
Murphy, Kittycat
Paige, Kittycat |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| kamfam wrote: | We are at 1/2 and 1/2 with grain-free and I notice much less eye boogies! I can't wait until the bag of Canidae is gone so we can be off it completely!
And, BTW, she is LOVING the RMB's! She's getting them about 3x's a week and I notice a difference in her teeth already. All the loose gunky brown stuff is gone, now we need to get rid of the crusty stuff and we're good to go !!! |
What kind of bones are you giving her?
We're 100% CORE now and Luna's tolerating it very well, I'm so pleased! It's only been about a week though, still in the 'to be continued' phase of things. But as long as her tummy is OK I see no reason to switch at this point! |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| LunaBrown wrote: |
What kind of bones are you giving her?
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Chicken wings !!! About 6 in place of her evening kibble a few times a week! |
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LunaBrown
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 1975
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Fur Kids: Luna, Weimaraner
Gunther (Foster), Weimaraner
Murphy, Kittycat
Paige, Kittycat |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Reeeaaally... I wonder what Luna would think of that! Do you just rinse them straight out of the package, or do you dip them in boiling water first?
Not sure if I would want to try it with a foster around though... With Luna and Sabriel I'm having enough trouble with them scuffling on occasion... |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| LunaBrown wrote: | Reeeaaally... I wonder what Luna would think of that! Do you just rinse them straight out of the package, or do you dip them in boiling water first?
Not sure if I would want to try it with a foster around though... With Luna and Sabriel I'm having enough trouble with them scuffling on occasion... |
From package to bowl ! I try to have as little contact with it as possible  and besides, it's raw chicken!!!! How much grosser can it get?!?!?! Then I make Darby go outside for awhile while I sterilize my kitchen from top to bottom. God, I could never do it twice a day, all I'd be doing is cleaning my kitchen  !!!
At first, I thought I was going to be sick - just thinking about my baby eating raw chicken. But once she started crunching, I was in AWE!!! It's quite impressive, IMO!!! |
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Weimbyassociatin
Young Weim
Joined: 07 May 2008
Posts: 135
Location: georgia
Fur Kids: Phoebe and Mimi...rats and Cloud weim |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| Blue/Blue Buffalo looked pretty good. If you mean by grain free--you mean wheat free. All of the line is without wheat. I think there's a potato diet with some kind of meat. You can look it up on petsmart....it actually lists all the ingredients involved. Um, Nuturo Natural Choice also seems good. Cloud is allergic to wheat and seems to take it a lot better and it smells good. |
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Weimbyassociatin
Young Weim
Joined: 07 May 2008
Posts: 135
Location: georgia
Fur Kids: Phoebe and Mimi...rats and Cloud weim |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| kamfam wrote: |
From package to bowl ! I try to have as little contact with it as possible and besides, it's raw chicken!!!! How much grosser can it get?!?!?! Then I make Darby go outside for awhile while I sterilize my kitchen from top to bottom. God, I could never do it twice a day, all I'd be doing is cleaning my kitchen !!!
At first, I thought I was going to be sick - just thinking about my baby eating raw chicken. But once she started crunching, I was in AWE!!! It's quite impressive, IMO!!! |
Part feeds Cloud the raw chicken diet too on occasion. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I don't know what kind of risks are involved--outside of us humans getting something if we forget to wash something.
I read some sites and all of them conflict. The initial "study" that the Australian Vet ran....wasn't perfect, in that it was just an observation with no real backgrounds on the dogs.
Eh, at any rate, not really keen on touching raw chicken anymore than I have to and have to worry about the dog for a few minutes after licking me. |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| Weimbyassociatin wrote: |
Eh, at any rate, not really keen on touching raw chicken anymore than I have to |
That's why man invented TONGS !!!!!!! I won't touch it either  ! |
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Weimbyassociatin
Young Weim
Joined: 07 May 2008
Posts: 135
Location: georgia
Fur Kids: Phoebe and Mimi...rats and Cloud weim |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| kamfam wrote: | | Weimbyassociatin wrote: |
Eh, at any rate, not really keen on touching raw chicken anymore than I have to |
That's why man invented TONGS !!!!!!! I won't touch it either ! |
Lol, true. Still have to clean it and cut the fat off when you cook it for yourself. Well, I do. It's something my mom instilled in me. Gotta clean all the raw meats. |
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kamfam
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 29 Aug 2007
Posts: 2260
Location: Cleveland, OH
Fur Kids: Glacier, Samoyed
Darby, Weimaraner
Kam, Weimaraner
9/20/06 - 6/05/08 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Weimbyassociatin wrote: | | kamfam wrote: | | Weimbyassociatin wrote: |
Eh, at any rate, not really keen on touching raw chicken anymore than I have to |
That's why man invented TONGS !!!!!!! I won't touch it either ! |
Lol, true. Still have to clean it and cut the fat off when you cook it for yourself. Well, I do. It's something my mom instilled in me. Gotta clean all the raw meats. |
Funny thing, I'm a vegetarian ! These words "cut the fat off when you cook it for yourself" are exactly why I don't eat meat  . |
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Weimbyassociatin
Young Weim
Joined: 07 May 2008
Posts: 135
Location: georgia
Fur Kids: Phoebe and Mimi...rats and Cloud weim |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| kamfam wrote: | | Weimbyassociatin wrote: | | kamfam wrote: | | Weimbyassociatin wrote: |
Eh, at any rate, not really keen on touching raw chicken anymore than I have to |
That's why man invented TONGS !!!!!!! I won't touch it either ! |
Lol, true. Still have to clean it and cut the fat off when you cook it for yourself. Well, I do. It's something my mom instilled in me. Gotta clean all the raw meats. |
Funny thing, I'm a vegetarian ! These words "cut the fat off when you cook it for yourself" are exactly why I don't eat meat . |
Lol, I am ...or rather I might as well be. If only I could cook more Indian foods and I totally would be! I rarely cook meat in the house. Just touching them kind of grosses me out.
Good thing Part feeds Cloud the raw stuff for most of the time. |
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