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02-06-2013, 12:39 AM
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Feed High Fat Diet before Race Day?
This month on the 16th and 17th, Ozzy will be racing full time in a flyball tournament for the first time.
My first question is - is it a good idea to feed a high fat diet before race day (with extra physical conditioning in between)? And secondly, should I start giving him the extra fatty food now? Or closer to the tournament?
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02-06-2013, 08:11 AM
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Is this a thing that people do now?
Extra fat can cause pancreatitis in dogs. It is hard to tell the threshold of a dog when it comes to that. That would be my concern in going from one diet to another. Very painful. I doubt you are feeding Ozzy Ol Roy  so I am betting good, steady nutrition over time would be most helpful.Pancreatitis (Inflammation) in Dogs DogAware.com Articles: Pancreatitis in Dogs
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02-06-2013, 12:04 PM
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He's on EVO right now. The fat in the kibble is 22% and the EVO canned has approx. 40% fat. So even EVO canned would be too much? (I'm on my phone right now, but will read the links when I get home).
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02-06-2013, 12:04 PM
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Add 4% fat cottage cheese as a topper if Ozzy is okay with dairy!
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02-06-2013, 12:07 PM
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The cottage cheese or Evo canned I am betting would be okay - you also don't want him to get the squirts. That would be something as he ran!
I was picturing some kind of over the top fat preparation - butter sticks and things like some endurance runners use!
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02-06-2013, 12:22 PM
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Okay. I'll start switching him tonight so he's dropping solids by the time he runs, LOL.
And I'm a crazy flyball person, but I'm not THAT crazy, haha!
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02-06-2013, 12:28 PM
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This is a great read for this topic:
Dietary Fuelling of Performance Dogs There's a digital version too, so if could buy that one to read right away if you'd like. And here is more info: Athletic and Working Dogs http://www.hilarywatson.com/athletes.pdf
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02-06-2013, 01:57 PM
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Quote:
That cracked me up . A training lickety stick made of butter. I can just imagine trying to clean THAT mess up!
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