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Foot Problems In Resuce Puppy Greyhound


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Hi all

We got Teddy on Friday and he is huge...he is 15kg and is about 13 weeks old. He is walking flat footed which the vet says is nutritional, primarily a calcium deficiency. He has given me some calcium powder to add to his food, but the other problem is that I am having trouble getting hime to eat. He came from what I presume to be a farm, and is used to eating with all his siblings etc and cannot get used to having his own bowl! I have 3 other greys, but they are not really happy to have him stick his head in their bowls!!

I am feeding him chicken mince (ground up chicken bones, meat etc) and dry food, as well as a pasta/rice/vege gravy mix I make myself, yet he still doesn't seem hugely interested. I know it is early days and he is still settling in, but I would feel happier if he was eating a bit more.

Any ideas gratefully received!

Cheers

Beth

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I'd start him on Vit C, it tightens up the feet.

How much per day Nadia?

Large dogs I use 1000mg of Ester C tabs.

Thanks

Poor lad, he is walking on his pasterns

Will get some tomorrow...is Ester a brand name?

Cheers

Beth

Boy is he going to be big!

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Yup Ester is the brand name :laugh:

I'd also make sure the dry food he is getting is for large breed pups rather then normal puppy food if possible.

Also whole eggs are fine to give and you can give them the egg shell and all :)

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You've had some good advice about feeding. With the not eating, try a few of these - one at a time!

Brown the mince in the microwave with a bit of water, and feed just warm - smells better warm - but remember, once you cook bone in mince, you destroy the calcium, and he will digest raw mince better, so don't keep doing it.

Mix 1/2 teaspoon of vegemite in 1/4 cup of hot water and pour it over the raw mince.

Buy some liver treats - the flat ones are best. Crumble up a small amount, so they are like breadcrumbs, and sprinkle over the raw food.

And - if all else fails ... this is the recipe I use for little mummy dogs who are so overwhelmed by motherhood, they decide to starve to death, or not-as-plump-as-I'd-like-dogs.

Cook some quick rolled oats in the microwave. Add milk and mix to the right consistency, which is runny, not gluey, add a teaspoon of glucodin powder (supermarket) and a beaten up egg. Serve that warm too. No need for puppy milk, just use ordinary full cream (or full cream powdered). Maybe, coming from a farm, he has been having milk, and will welcome it.

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You've had some good advice about feeding. With the not eating, try a few of these - one at a time!

Brown the mince in the microwave with a bit of water, and feed just warm - smells better warm - but remember, once you cook bone in mince, you destroy the calcium, and he will digest raw mince better, so don't keep doing it.

Mix 1/2 teaspoon of vegemite in 1/4 cup of hot water and pour it over the raw mince.

Buy some liver treats - the flat ones are best. Crumble up a small amount, so they are like breadcrumbs, and sprinkle over the raw food.

And - if all else fails ... this is the recipe I use for little mummy dogs who are so overwhelmed by motherhood, they decide to starve to death, or not-as-plump-as-I'd-like-dogs.

Cook some quick rolled oats in the microwave. Add milk and mix to the right consistency, which is runny, not gluey, add a teaspoon of glucodin powder (supermarket) and a beaten up egg. Serve that warm too. No need for puppy milk, just use ordinary full cream (or full cream powdered). Maybe, coming from a farm, he has been having milk, and will welcome it.

Thanks all.....I have quite a shopping list for tomorrow during my lunch break!

Hopefully something will help, he is absolutley gorgeous (and big!).

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Hi Beth,

You could also try and giving him some Nutrigel which will boost appetite. You get it through the vet.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers from Felix the Dachshund and his slave Petra

Thanks all

My shopping list is getting bigger and bigger!

Cheers

Beth :laugh:

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