[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppy Deaths
- From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 08:15:03 -0700 (PDT)
I totally agree with Helen on this one. I doubt that the puppies at weaning
have the ability to digest red meat. In the wild at weaning time the mother
eats the kill, holds it in her stomach and then pukes it up for the puppies to
eat After it is about half digested. I have had two bitches that would do this
for their puppies.
Izzy on the other had would go upstairs and beg for hot dogs :0) She would then
run down to Izzy's room and place it in the middle of the whelping box and call
the puppies to it. She would get so disappointed when they would latch on to
her in stead of the hot dog. Lord I miss that dog!!! Best brood bitch I ever
had.
I have always raised my puppies on soaked kibble and so far the average age of
my dogs is about 12.5 years. I soak it for about 2 weeks and then slowly switch
it to dry. I have never soaked adult food and have never had a dog bloat. Izzy
started to bloat once but that was because she had been playing with the garden
hose and had filled herself with water and air chashing the stream. I put her
in the car, called my vet and said Izzy is bloating I'll meet you at the
office. The bumpy ride burped her and I am sure she passed some gas, That
office call was a spendy lesson in not letting a dog over do with the garden
hose.!!!
Terry
--- On Sat, 6/6/09, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Puppy Deaths
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7:53 AM
I have been asked what food I fed that caused the death of the puppies.
I was living in Los Angeles at the time and the biggest supplier of pet
food was L.A. Pet Supply. I fed their ground
throat muscle meat that came in 5lb frozen packages. It was highly
recommended by other
breeders and was not cheap. The meat was lean and had a fresh smell. I
mixed the meat with
kibble, cottage cheese, yogurt, garlic, coat conditioner, and some
vitamins. Each dog got at
least a pound a day. It is important to note at this time that adult
dogs are carrion eaters and can digest meats without much problem. It's
only the baby puppies at weaning time that cannot.
I never suspected the meat because it appeared so fresh, until I had a
lab test it. It is extremely expensive to conduct this test, and the
results were astonishing. High e-coli and bacteria were
present, so much so that the lab recommend not touching it without
gloves.
My adult dogs thrived on this meat, and at that time I was feeding it,
I had two Selects and a Maturity Victrix. (all in beautiful condition).
Wean baby puppies on beef graded for human consumption only.
We old timers who have learned the hard way, are here to save you our
mistakes.
Helen Franklin
44 Year Member GSDCA
Put an A O E in the Ped-i-gree
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