[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppies and Protein

  • From: Doris E <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:20:49 -0700

Barbara Galasso wrote:
>Good morning everyone.  Now that my "twins" (my two puppy bitches) are 2 
>1/2 weeks old, I'll be starting the weaning process of introducing them 
>to chopmeat soon and then the puppy mixture until I finally introduce 
>them to their moistened dry kibble.  My question to the List is this:  I 
>use Nutro Natural Chicken, Rice & Oatmeal for their mother Amber.   This 
>brands puppy food is Large Puppy which Amber is on right now until she's 
>done nursing them.  (My store was out of the adult, so she went on the 
>puppy food for now).  My concern is the high protein in these puppy 
>foods especially for the large breeds.  I also feed cooked chicken 
>livers, giblets and hearts twice a day, and yogurt.  An occasional egg 
>or cottage cheese is sometimes added.  They will also be on a supplement 
>like their mother.  Right now their on Puppy Gold which they'll be on 
>for a few months yet.  I'm concerned that if I put them on a puppy food 
>with the high protein, that it will be too much with the meat and 
>vitamins that they will be getting.  By me adding the meat, isn't this 
>enough protein?  Do they still need to go on a puppy food, or can I put 
>them on the adult food because of all the added protein that I give them 
>already?  Thanks for your feedback,  Barbara
>
>*Are you adding all that protein to the Puppy Gold, and vitamins too?  Wow, 
>IMO you are overloading protein and supplements!!!  It was always my practice 
>to feed puppy food until 4 months, and then switch to an adult food with a 
>medium protein content. This worked well for me for many years, and I would do 
>it again if I were to breed another litter. I was always on the light side 
>when it came to supplementing.  I guess I figured that the dog food 
>manufacturers  spent a lot of money developing the nutritional balance of 
>their products, so probably knew better than I what was needed. I would 
>occasionally add some meat, cottage cheese or other goodies, but the basic 
>diet was left to the dog food companies. Works for me..... Doris E*
>  
>


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