Special Recipe For Added Weight Gain Required

[gossco57]

Quite some time ago there was a recipe posted for extra weight gain...can any one help? My furry family although wormed etc regularly and given a all round diet of both wet and good quality dry food loose weight depending on the weather even though they have wool donnas jackets etc...I am looking for something that will give them that little boost and keep them in tip top shape. Any suggestions would be great.

[Dogsfevr]

What wet diet are you feeding??

Even they dry may not be suitable for your dogs if they cant maintain condition

[Cavandra]

More than likely you speak of "Satin Balls'???

[Cavandra]

Bittymoopeeb posted this 23rd Nov 06

Satin Balls Recipe's

(for putting weight on dogs)

From Norskgra:

500g ground beef (one with plenty of fat in it)

250g pkg cream cheese

1 jar all natural peanut butter

1 jar (smaller of the sizes) wheat germ

1 doz egg yolks

1 cup or so of flaked oats soaked in heavy cream

Mix up, form balls, freeze, feed as treats or food supplement.

from Cala

5kg Cheap hamburger meat {high fat content}

Lg box of Sustain Cereal

Lg box of uncooked oatmeal

1 jar of Wheat Germ

1 1/4 cup of veg oil

1 1/4 cup of unflavored molasses

10 eggs

10 pks of unflavored gelatin

Garlic to Taste

1 cup of flaxseed...ground up.

2 scoops of Source/Kelp

Take all dry ingredients and place in a bowl. I crunch up the Sustainl while still in the box, and then pour all the other dry ingredients over it In a another large bowl put the hamburger meat and the wet ingredients. Mix each bowl well, then half each so that it is easier to mix. Mix just like you would a meatloaf I then take it raw, and place in freezer bags and put in the freezer, thaw out a bag as needed. feed raw. I use this not only as a quick weight gain, but as a everyday supplement for my dogs this recipe has been tested and analyzed by several universities and was found to be a total canine diet a dog could live on this without added kibble or any other supplements...this was before I added the Garlic and the Flaxseed and Kelp I have long hair black dogs, and this recipe really keeps their coat black/soft/long since I have...the past 6 months I have had no vet bills...and my dogs coats are wonderful, you need to watch how much you feed it will put weight on a slim dog in a matter of a few days. It will also make an easy keeper fat in just a short period of time. Try it, your dogs will love it!!! One other thing, I have just started to add Kelp to it also, just for the added Iodine, may be good for those dogs that have a lower normal thyroid function. You can make this recipe in what ever amount you need/want by just halving the recipe down to what you want.

from WithEverythingIAm

5kg hamburger mince or Chicken Pet Mince

1 box of Sustain or Just Right-Just Grains

500g Oatmeal

#1 cup of Wheat Germ

1 1/4 cup vegetable oil

#1 1/4 cup of Un-flavored Molasses

10 raw eggs + eggshells

100g of Un-flavored Gelatine

#1 cup of flax seed*

6tsp Powdered Kelp*

3tsp Crushed Garlic*

3tsp Apple Cidar Vinegar*

Add all dry foods together - mix. in another Larger bowl (I bought a HUGE Bucket/Basket thing from The Warehouse - $8), mix all wet foods together including crushed up eggshells. Add Dry foods into the wet container (this is where it gets messy), and mix with fingers. Make into balls, and devide into bags.

[Jed]

If they all lose weight regularly, I think they may either need more food each day, or a different food, depending on what you are feeding them.

What do they eat now?

The satin balls will put weight on, but if they all have the same problem, it would be better to fix the problem.

[gossco57]

Hi those that have responded...settrlvr I am feeding them VIP Sausage or similar product as well as chicken necks and Supercoat for Juniors. There weight varies between each dog. Some seem to maintain it better than others. They are of a healthy range a good majority of the time it just seems to be occasionally one will drop that little bit of coverage. They are feed individually. I welcome any suggestions....cavandra Thank you for the recipes it was the Satin Balls I was looking for so I have printed it out and will make them up tomorrow after shopping...jed They dont all loose weight regularly just some some of the time. What would you suggest to gauge how much each one should have. I also leave the dry food out for them as I would hate to think any of them would be hungry. Can you suggest which dry food would be worth trying and what other wet food would be more suitable. Kindest Regards

[4 Paws]

with the super premium foods you'll find you can get formulas for working dogs that are highly active or dogs that are underweight.Nutro CHOICE have an excellent one called Performance that has more protein,fat and metabolizable energy

Edited February 27, 2008 by 4 Paws

[ShesaLikeableBiBear]

Apologies but dont think much of either VIP or Supercoat

We feed Nutro (as the basis of their diet) which as 4 Paws has mentioned has Adult Performance for highly active working dogs and those that have trouble maintaining weight.

We have one who even with performance is a little too ribby and we feed her satin balls as well.

Most of the super premium foods have a formula as above.

[Dogsfevr]

Yep agree i wouldnt feed either products either & would say that is why the condition is changing.

Supercoat isnt a good quality dry .

What breeds do you have as not all breeds can/should be feed certain foods