Thank you everyone for your kind words...it really is appreciated. She still a little unsettled tonight ..keeps jumping and looking at her bum so I imagine she is in a little pain.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is some where I could maybe buy bone meal that I could mix in with her dinner to try and firm up her poos in the hope that it helps keep her glands emptying . I am not sure about giving her raw chicken wings for a few reasons ie she has hardly any teeth for chewing....she tends to just swallow food whole and also suffers from a very sensitive tum so thought maybe ground up bone may be an alternative.
All suggestions gratefully received
Linzi
It's maybe not ideal but Charlie gets DAF meats - which contain minced up meat, offal and bone - at least that way he's getting bone. I'm not suggesting a switch to raw; but when we first started on raw (and even now) chicken doesn't agree with Charlie. You could always try some of the pets at home varieties to get an idea of what agrees with her and what doesn't, and then if you could always once a week, or twice a week feed her a raw meal with bone to see if it helps?
So if I buy a ready made meal such as you suggest does that contain everything she needs and have bone included...sorry not very bright in this dept lol....have no idea what brands are classed as raw that have the bone quantity that would help her poos...I have no problem giving her foods that are raw if they are already made up and I just have to put it in her dish lol...don't mind what it would cost if it helps...and the good thing is she never ever refuses food no matter what it is. Would even consider this type of food for all meals for both the girls....like I said I just could not buy butcher meat and make it into a dinner
Have to add she cannot eat anything containing beef...runs right through her
Yup, it comes ready made, all you need to do is put it into the bowl
- Pets at home isn't "as" complete, but it's a brilliant place to start to get an idea of what agrees and what doesn't agree with her.
Manifold Valley Meats (MVM) do 'some' meals with bone, Charlie refused their food though, we use Durham Animal Feeds (DAF) almost all of their foods come with the correct % of meat, offal and bone (the tripe doesn't contain bone or offal - but it's tripe). Some of their meals are a bit bonier than the others, but I just would advise feeding a bonier meal, followed by a less bonier meal.
It might be worth calling one of the above companies, and explaining you don't want to 'bulk' order, and seeing if they can do a sample pack (I have a feeling MVM do - but not sure) - there are more companies; I just can't think of their names at the moment. DAF don't do a sample pack - but they do supply smaller places, so it's ideal to try a few meals if you can buy it loose.
As for cost, I've found the raw is much cheaper. A box of beef (I know it won't agree with Erin - but it's DAFs most expensive box) is £13...for 20 portions, each portion does 3 meals for Charlie...that's 60 meals for £13 (he gets 2 meals a day, so it's £13 for the month) - previously he was getting applaws wet pouches and that was £7 per week for 1 meal - ok that was expensive, but in my experience I've found it to be cheaper (and he enjoys it more).
