Caraline
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Caraline, just one thing I thought I'd mention - this may or may not be the same Dr. Pitcairn - but I'm fairly certain that someone on this forum gave their cav garlic tablets (per a Dr. Pitcairn) and the cav got very sick. Garlic has the same chemical as onion, which causes hemolytic anemia.
I was wondering about garlic. Though I hadn't seen it on any of the unsafe lists, I did wonder if it is related to onion & hence a problem. Having said that, many of the kibbles produced here in Australia have "with garlic" written on the front of the packets. I'm kind of erring on the cautious side at the moment & if in doubt I don't use it.
How much in quantity do you feed the boxer and the cavalier?
I ended up working this out on a calorie basis. I've got a couple of books that tell you how many calories your dog should be getting.
Sam the 40 kilo active Boxer gets 3 - 4 cups of dinner plus some doggie biscuits & other treats through the day
Scarlett the 29 kilo (on a diet) inactive Boxer gets 2 cups plus fruit for treats & 1 or 2 biscuits at breakfast
Sonny the 8 kilogram Cavalier gets offered 1 cup plus treats & biscuits at breakfast
Beau the rapidly growing Cavalier puppy woofs down 2 meals of 1/2 cup each pluse treats & biscuits at breakfast. I also up his protein intake with something extra like a bit of cheese, some egg, etc.
I am weighing the dogs to monitor their progress at the moment. I am wanting Sam & Sonny to maintain their already healthy weights, whilst I need Scarlett to lose some & of course I'm wanting to grow the puppy.
Probably the same holds for raisins/grapes -- vets say for some dogs, just a few could be toxic, but we probably all know people who have fed grapes as treats for years without any problems
Oh yeah, I was shocked & amazed when I heard about grapes. When I was growing up we had little x-breed that loved grapes. We'd never heard that they were a problem, and she was obviously one of the ones not affected by them.
Here is a table of calories required for a healthy, active adult dog. It is only part of a larger table from "Complete Dog Care Manual" by Dr Bruce Fogle
Toy 5kg (11 lbs) = 210 calories
Small 10 kg (22 lbs) = 590 calories
Medium 20 kg (44 lbs) = 900 calories
Large 40 kg (88 lbs) = 1680 calories
Giant 80 kg (176 lbs) = 2800 calories
The above calories is for the entire day & must take into account treats given. Of course it needs to be adjusted for the elderly, inactive, overweight or the rapidly growing puppy.
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