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Post by miggy on Feb 8, 2012 11:47:40 GMT -5
Hi again on feeding, where I got Trudy from they said give her four mugs of dry food and weetabix in the morning but |I think she should have two mugs in the morning and two at night what does others think. Also she is suffering from dandruff can anyone help with this
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Post by andywillow on Feb 8, 2012 12:05:50 GMT -5
Hiya,
Yes definitely feed her twice a day and don't give her weetabix! Lots of dogs are intolerant to milk and it upsets their tummies. Two meals a day is far better for them so split the amount she needs in half, try adding oily fish (sardines, pilchards, tuna) not huge amounts but it does help their coats. How long have you had her? It could be she is just adjusting to living indoors and her coat will be scurfy, add an evening primrose capsule to her food too. Her coat will soon improve.
Sue
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Post by miggy on Feb 8, 2012 13:47:20 GMT -5
Thanks Sue, That is most helpful I will do that
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Post by miggy on Feb 8, 2012 13:49:36 GMT -5
I only got her on Monday, she was scurfy when I got her she is 4 yrs old
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Post by whispersmum on Feb 8, 2012 14:19:48 GMT -5
I would give her a bath and massage all that dead hair and skin out, aswell as giving her decent food it will help massively
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Post by dite on Feb 8, 2012 15:56:20 GMT -5
Hi, I agree a good massage and oily fish will really help. As mentioned in your other thread a zoom groom is amazing. My lurcher has a very fine beautifully shiny black coat but loads of grease skin and fluff :-[still come off when I use it - he absolutely loves it too - a lovely way to bond with your new hound. Lots of cereals but especially wheat can cause intolerances which will affect skin as well as digestion - I'd stick to a good quality kibble plus tinned sardines in oil. There are lots of threads on here about feeding if you don't think that what she is on is suiting her. Snoop had lots of problems which were only solved when I went onto raw feeding but that is a big step! Good luck, Diane x
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Post by julies on Feb 8, 2012 16:54:15 GMT -5
And you can add half a mugful of water to her food .. either just before you put it down or early enough that it really soaks the kibble to soggy, greys rarely drink enough so that helps get water into her Welcome to greyhounds and Gap Julie
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Post by andywillow on Feb 8, 2012 17:03:33 GMT -5
And you can add half a mugful of water to her food .. either just before you put it down or early enough that it really soaks the kibble to soggy, greys rarely drink enough so that helps get water into her Welcome to greyhounds and Gap Julie Yes I agree with Julie, I always add water to my lots food, mine don't drink a lot and some eat that fast they would choke otherwise
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Post by frisbysmum on Feb 9, 2012 16:46:43 GMT -5
Def sardines, mine have about half one each and have lovely coats. been vets today and people kept commenting on how well they look!
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Post by smiler326 on Mar 4, 2012 10:44:58 GMT -5
Sailor was very scurfy when we got him. We've used Yumega oil and that worked a treat, takes a while but he looked great. Soon as we stopped it came back so we are now using Cod Liver Oil which is just as good and cheaper, his coat is shiny and the scurf almost gone. We put water with his food too as he starts to choke otherwise. Give him a tin of sardines occasionaly too which he loves.
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Post by elmuervo on Mar 5, 2012 14:03:16 GMT -5
We used a teaspoonful of Mazola corn oil in Barney's food each day to help him past his scurfy stage and on to shiny black 'gleamdom' Jo x
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