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OK I have a question...again...unrelated to the other thread. My skinny dog is eating much better on BARF (I suppose no surprise there). He's a border collie and should be about 40#.
What I've read/figured is:
12 oz RMB
5 oz muscle
.7 oz organ
I've been feeding him at this level even though he's not at his ideal weight. My question is - is there any harm in giving extra? For example, this morning they got pork neck bones with meat on it of course, ground turkey and a little liver. Because of his weight (this is the one nothing showed out of weight on a blood test as far as liver/pancreas etc) I'm wondering if this too was the food - but if I gave him a chicken leg quarter this afternoon in addition to that is that too much? It changes the proportions of food slightly. The others are slicking up and looking good and I do see (or think I see) changes in him but of course would like to get him up to weight ASAP.
Another change - the sheltie has more energy than he's had since I've owned him - over a year! He's bouncing around the yard playing with anyone who will chase him or run and being a sheltie he can't do so quietly.
Neighbor got irritated with him last night...didn't say anything which is good 'cause I'd just say "well you know it's just what dogs do...oh and btw at least he's barking from his yard unlike the pitbull in our garden!" But a difference in a short amount of time - would just like to get weight on this BC and not sure if it'd be better to leave it as is, add an occasional quarter in the afternoon, use extra ground meat or ??
What I've read/figured is:
12 oz RMB
5 oz muscle
.7 oz organ
I've been feeding him at this level even though he's not at his ideal weight. My question is - is there any harm in giving extra? For example, this morning they got pork neck bones with meat on it of course, ground turkey and a little liver. Because of his weight (this is the one nothing showed out of weight on a blood test as far as liver/pancreas etc) I'm wondering if this too was the food - but if I gave him a chicken leg quarter this afternoon in addition to that is that too much? It changes the proportions of food slightly. The others are slicking up and looking good and I do see (or think I see) changes in him but of course would like to get him up to weight ASAP.
Another change - the sheltie has more energy than he's had since I've owned him - over a year! He's bouncing around the yard playing with anyone who will chase him or run and being a sheltie he can't do so quietly.