Guest belgian.blue Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Read conflicting reports on this .. Just wanted to see what DOLers thoughts are about feeding cottage cheese as calcuim supplement? Yes I know bones are the best supply of calcuim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Read conflicting reports on this .. Just wanted to see what DOLers thoughts are about feeding cottage cheese as calcuim supplement? Yes I know bones are the best supply of calcuim! It would be unbalanced in terms of the phosphorus ratio. Fully digestible bone or eggshells would be the way to go. Edited January 22, 2009 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I would only use it, and have used it, as a tasty extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest belgian.blue Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Just thought of another conflicting question I've read about. Feeding two different raw meats in one meal. For example feeding lamb meat (trace bone/grisel) and then a chicken wing for bone/calcium? I ask this as a few kibbles have a mix of chicken/beef/lamb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Just thought of another conflicting question I've read about. Feeding two different raw meats in one meal. For example feeding lamb meat (trace bone/grisel) and then a chicken wing for bone/calcium? I ask this as a few kibbles have a mix of chicken/beef/lamb. The aim is for balance over time with nutrition, not every possible nutrient in one meal. If it suits you to feed a range of foods in a meal, that's OK but it's not necessary. I see little point in feeding meat off the bone when it's usually more expensive. I do use mince in my BARF mix but not otherwise. If you're feeding a decent quality dog food, you don't need to feed extras. You can but again it's not necessary. Cottage cheese is highly palatable for many dogs and is a good invalid food too again, not necessary in an otherwise well balanced diet. No offence BB but it is entirely possible to over engineer and worry to much about this.. have a look at a US based BARF forum if you want to see what lengths obsessing over your dog's nutrition can take you. Dogs do not need regular full blood work to tell if they're getting what they need - external appearance is generally a very good indicator of nutritional health. My advice would be to stick to the diet your dog has now if its working. If you spot a good special, like marked down lamb shanks or duck wings etc then sure, feed it - I'm sure dogs enjoy variety but it's not essential. Get your dog's breeder and your vet to endorse your dog's diet if that helps but it can end up a bit like the two men and the donkey story.. in trying to fit in all possible advice about diet, you get carried away and create a fussy eater or similar. Edited January 22, 2009 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 for a growing dog I always stick with a good kibble and then give raw meaty bones on top and some scraps if I have them. No stress, no fuss and you know the dog is getting what it needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Cottage cheese is good as long as its in with lots of other things. All things in moderation and lots of variety. When you shop for your self or your kids you know you cant feed a balanced meal every meal and that you need to balance the whole thing over about a week.You do this by buying lots of different foods and offering your family a variety and you know the less processed the more healthy.Different meats in one meal are O.K. but I like to steer away from carbo hydrates [ kibble] at the same meal as raw meat. Raw meat usually assimilates pretty quickly and doesnt sit in the digestive tract of the dog long enough to allow the bacteria to brew.Kibble takes longer to go through the digestion process and it can keep the meat trapped in the digestive tract for longer than it normally would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest belgian.blue Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 for a growing dog I always stick with a good kibble and then give raw meaty bones on top and some scraps if I have them.No stress, no fuss and you know the dog is getting what it needs Yeah that is what shes been getting the last few months and she looks great! I'm a major thinker so questions pop up during my day and I feel the need to ask the lovely DOL community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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