The Spotted Devil Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I know the usual approach is to include fatty cuts of meat in the diet or to use a working dog premium food.....however as Dallies are prone to breed-specific urinary stones, which are dependent on the amount and type of dietary protein, this makes it a bit difficult! Currently Zig is on Eagle Pack - the only premium food I have found with a low purine protein source (i.e. chicken/pork) and 20% protein. Of course, it's a weight loss formula and therefore low fat so he's missing out a bit. He gets about 3 and a half cups a day, a chicken wing for supper, training treats include steamed chicken, boiled egg, tinned salmon in oil and Nature's Gift treats. Once or twice a week his dinner is a chicken frame instead of his dry food. Note that I avoid preservatives/colours etc like the plague. Being a teenage Dally he is pretty active when he's awake and is just beginning to really fill out - being from late maturing lines it's suddenly becoming quite hard to keep weight on him without upping his dietary protein. Any suggestions for an all-encompassing oil supplement would be most welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 What about cottage cheese or yoghurt? Both full fat of course. Maybe a spoon full or two a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks PP - will try it with caution as my last attempt to give Ziggy cheese as a training treat didn't end well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashka Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My Beau Supplement is good if you can get it there. I use Virgin coconut oil to increase the fat content of the dogs diet. It's a natural medium chain fatty acid and usually helps with beaut shiny coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks PP - will try it with caution as my last attempt to give Ziggy cheese as a training treat didn't end well What sort of cheese did you give him? I don't think that the normal cheese isn't very good for dogs, I don't feed my dogs any apart from maybe using it to put a tablet in, the more natural less unprocessed stuff like cottage cheese is much better. Just a spoonfull or so of the cottage cheese or youghrt mixed in with his other food would be fine I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Thanks Ashka for your suggestions Do you use the Niulife Coconut Oil? That's what I got on a google search. PP - come to think of it, the cheese was a rather rich cheddar I'll definitely try him on a bit of full fat cottage cheese and see how he goes - thanks for the suggestion! Actually, I might even put it in a small container like I do with the salmon and use it as another training treat - his eyes will probably fall out of his spotty head with delight Edited May 19, 2008 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashka Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) Nuilife is one but I often buy the NZ Kaiora Organic brand Coconut Oil. What ever is Organic, Virgin and available when I need to replace it. Traveling around NZ makes shopping interesting at times. Brie, Camenbert & Colby cheese, in that order are doglet's favourite treats. After a lifetime of medium sized dogs ~ he's a doglet Edited May 19, 2008 by Ashka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks! All that traveling sounds fantastic....just love to take a holiday like that around Tassie one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Jeez, I wish you were closer. I throw out a kilo or two of chicken fat + bits of meat every day. Sometimes chook frames are very fatty and I trim them. Excess fat not recommended for Labbies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) It's always the way, sandgrubber :D Especially me being an ex-pat West Aussie Ashka, your doglet ( ) sounds delightfully spoiled....with tastes similar to my cats :D Again, thanks for all the ideas - most helpful. I'll start with the cottage cheese and see how he goes - will update in a few days. Edited May 19, 2008 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I'd alternate the cottage cheese with youghurt. If you could get hold of chicken skin then maybe that could be usefull as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 look in the supermarket or butcher for containers of LARD or SUET Pig fat and beef fat respectively. A spoonful or two a day...he will LOVE it :cool: MANY years ago... we used to render down the fat from sheep we butchered... mix up dry dog food in it... and skinny dogs/bitches with pups used to get that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose of tralee Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I see pork rind come up in woolies butchery section. Cut into long strips it has added value chewyness. Her Lolaness doesn't need much help in the good do'er department but I pass some over to the rels for their hard working dogs, to supplement lean meat meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Not THAT many years ago, surely Persephone More ideas - thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Where are you TSD? A chicken shop near me seels the frames with the bums attached and they have alot of fat and skin, this might be suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Not THAT many years ago, surely Persephone thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) Where are you TSD? A chicken shop near me seels the frames with the bums attached and they have alot of fat and skin, this might be suitable. They sound great, Alison - the frames I get are pretty lean. I live Bayside but am at Melbourne Uni and OH works at the RAAF base in Laverton so we've got a bit of flexibility ETA: Just got back from the local supermarket - do you know how hard it is to find full fat anything???? Edited May 20, 2008 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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