Ashley Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Ok now I know people that feed BARF, feed Fish to their dogs. Does anyone else feed fish to their dogs ??? If so what sort of fish ?? The whole fish or just fish heads ?? What are the benefits ?? Thanks Ash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieamstaf Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 While we dont 'intentionally' feed them fish... when hubby gets back from a days fishing and sits down with the kids out the back to clean them, our dogs will pinch a whole fish if they can and run off and eat it. Then i worry the rest of the day if they will choke on a bone. Could be anything from garfish, whiting, flathead, salmon ect ect. They love cooked left over fish with the spine removed also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Scales and all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleGirl Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Rosie gets cans of tuna and also whole sardines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norskgra Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 My dogs also love tuna and sardines. I feed them tinned tuna and sardines in oil. It is great for their coats. They love any fish. It wouldn't be the first time I have gone and bought fish and chips for our dinner and bought the dogs fish as well. Not in batter but grilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petmezz Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 hi i feed fish at times to my dogs they love it. the fish will be any thing that is cheep at the time, i feed it raw or cooked. you realy see their coats shine after a few weeks off feeding it, and their energy level is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I feed whole raw sardines. That seems to be the favourite of my lot when it comes to raw fish. I buy it in bags from the fish place at the markets. The Cats love them too . Otherwise they get canned sardines, mackeral, tuna or salmon. Usually they get fish of some sort about every 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 My boys get canned sardines fairly regularly...but i've often seen whole mullet going cheap etc etc the medium type fresh fish...and i've wondered if i'd have to scale the silly things forst...or aim for the fish with only itty bitty scales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Yep I feed fish to my dog. Once a week on average. Whatever hubby catches or whatever is the cheapest in the fish shop Macrell, whiting, bonito, yellowtail etc Yes the whole fish, scales, head and guts - the lot. My dog really likes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Yep I feed salmon or bream or what ever else is running in the river at the time Yep whole everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Yep whole fish, whatever hubby catches and they love it. At first they didnt but i started on whole raw pilchards ( the sort you use for bait) and now they eat any fish without any problems, heads and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedds Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Yep, mine get fish about once a week. If the OH has been out they get whatever the bay has offered that day - could be whiting, snapper, anything. It gets gutted for them, but thats it, they eat the lot. Jem will suck in a whiting like its spagetti - she'll look at you with the just tail tip still hanging out of her gob then suck that in too. I try not to watch. If the boat hasnt been out, they get a tinned sardines, or tinned makeral (which you can often find really cheap). Doggy fish breath kisses......... eeeeeeeeew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum 2 Bailey n Chelsea Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 This is a great post! I have been feeding Bailey tinned tuna about once a week but I wasn't sure if it should be tuna in brine, tuna in springwater or tuna in oil? What is the best? Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haven Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Just to be on the safe side I would never ever feed a whole fish that had not been gutted. Many people release fish or they break a line and get away with a hook inside them. Wouldn't want that to end up inside my dog! I scale the fish first, only because I wasn't sure and wanted to play it safe. If it's a fish with big spiny fins I cut them off too and of course you have to be careful as some types or parts of certain fish are poisonous. Other than that they get everything including the head and tuck in with relish! I think once a week or once a fortnight is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggleworth Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 when you feed sardines from a can do you mash them to beak up the bones or leave them whole? our foster dog loves sardines but i have been mashing them into his supercoat. I also give him tuna in oil. He is looking very glossy at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 When feeding tinned fish I just tip it in the bowl oil and all and leave it Thye slurp it up regardless of what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouledogue Français Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 We feed both raw fish and canned. Canned: sardines, tuna and mackerel. Raw: Whitebait and another fish a bit bigger, the name escapes me at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 I have been feeding Bailey tinned tuna about once a week but I wasn't sure if it should be tuna in brine, tuna in springwater or tuna in oil?What is the best? Angel & Gracie get 2-3 cans of tuna in springwater a week...tuna for skin health & in springwater because they're senior dogs that tend to put on weight. I avoid the brine because I wonder about saltiness...I just don't know. In their younger, slimmer days tuna in oil would have been OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentea Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 I feed tuna in oil because my two are underweight and also tend to have dry coats. Also I feed sashimi tuna and salmon. This is deboned of course. We get it from our local Japanese restauarant to takeaway. Some for me, some for the dogs! They love it and so do I, though I like mine with soy sauce and they have theirs sans sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittlePixie Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 I feed my lot sardines in oil once a week. I usually mash them up into their vegetables because then they don't leave the vegies! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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