Yay, Ella has lost some weight!!

[karendorman13]

well Bo lost 0.2 kg  not bad for her first week

[dizzytrish]

Well done Karen 

and of course Bo 

keep up the hard work.
I must go and get Ella weighed again!

[dizzytrish]

down to 13kgs today 

[karendorman13]

Well Done Ella   

we should start a doggy weight watcher's 

[dizzytrish]

Well, it has taken some time but we have got there

After our holiday, Ella was down to 12.5kgs, then three weeks ago I changed the three amigos onto raw!!

but got Ella weighed today at the vets - and 12kgs!!!

so - she is currently getting about 130grms raw a day, and I am thinking I need to up it slightly to maintain the weight, any suggestions on how??

thanks guys

[8 Hairy Feet]

No advice about raw but ...
yay :dance04:well done!
Well done to you and Ella!
steffxxx

[ebony girl]

Well done Ella and you..... She must look and feel amazing.... Perhaps a before and after pic???

[elaine.e]

Well done Ella and you as well 

My 2 are raw fed and I find that William, very active but prone to putting weight on, stays at or very close to his ideal weight of 13kgs fed on 2.5% of that ideal weight, which is 325gms per day. He actually gets 300gms raw and a few treats. Louis is slightly less active but needs proportionally a bit more food than William to maintain his ideal weight.

Most raw feeders feed between 2 and 3% of ideal body weight, so I think it's a case of increasing Ella's food and monitoring her weight as you've already been doing. 130gms seems very little, it's 2.5% of 5.2kgs . 2-3% of 12kgs is 240-360gms, which would be a huge increase, but I'd be worried that she might end up losing too much weight on 130gms. However, you know your dog and I don't, so I can only tell you the suggested guidelines. Good luck with whatever you decide

[ebony girl]

Well done Ella and you as well 

My 2 are raw fed and I find that William, very active but prone to putting weight on, stays at or very close to his ideal weight of 13kgs fed on 2.5% of that ideal weight, which is 325gms per day. He actually gets 300gms raw and a few treats. Louis is slightly less active but needs proportionally a bit more food than William to maintain his ideal weight.

Most raw feeders feed between 2 and 3% of ideal body weight, so I think it's a case of increasing Ella's food and monitoring her weight as you've already been doing. 130gms seems very little, it's 2.5% of 5.2kgs . 2-3% of 12kgs is 240-360gms, which would be a huge increase, but I'd be worried that she might end up losing too much weight on 130gms. However, you know your dog and I don't, so I can only tell you the suggested guidelines. Good luck with whatever you decide

slighly off subject...sorry...but elaine, i do enjoy reading your replies and posts, always so factual, honest and accurate.....ive also found your info above very useful as im currently switching my pup to raw, xx lucy xx

[dizzytrish]

Thanks elaine.e

no wonder she thinks her throat has been cut - it has!! - and no wonder she has lost the extra weight!! bless her

I was working on the 1%, so had probably read that part wrong somewhere , would you suggest I raise it by say 50gr for a while and see hwo she goes?
she is basically a fairly lazy dog!!, but does run around (its nice to see now!) when we go out, but just sleeps at home!
i am worried now that I have got her down to where I wanted her to be, but dont want it going back on again!

on another point, I came across a new supplier for raw feed last night, www.davidsdoggiedinners.co.uk and he just happens to be the grooming teacher from Hadlow college!!, small world!!

[Abbi]

Thanks elaine.e

no wonder she thinks her throat has been cut - it has!! - and no wonder she has lost the extra weight!! bless her

I was working on the 1%, so had probably read that part wrong somewhere , would you suggest I raise it by say 50gr for a while and see hwo she goes?
she is basically a fairly lazy dog!!, but does run around (its nice to see now!) when we go out, but just sleeps at home!
i am worried now that I have got her down to where I wanted her to be, but dont want it going back on again!

on another point, I came across a new supplier for raw feed last night, www.davidsdoggiedinners.co.uk and he just happens to be the grooming teacher from Hadlow college!!, small world!!

Abbi weighs about 11kg now and has 200 -250 g a day and seems to be doing ok. When you see how little meat makes up 50g I don't tend to worry if it's a bit either way. I would up Ella 50g and see how she goes and up it a bit more if she doesn't seem to be putting on weight. Now she can run around a bit more and feels better of herself she's burn off that little bit extra in no time!
Looking forward to the RAW seminar, see you there.

[SandraD]

Well done Ella!!

Really looking forward to the RAW seminar - I have SOOOOOOOOOOOO much to learn

[Woodysmum]

I'm also thinking of changing my 10 month old pup to raw, he has a little tinned and kibble (Eukanuba) at the mo.  Is this age ok to change his diet and how should I start?  Should he still have kibble with raw, or raw and bones.  Never fed raw to my dogs before ....any advice gratefully received.

[dizzytrish]

Hi Brenda, SandraD

yep, I too have a lot to learn, am worried i'm not doing something right, and they are not get enough of something!, iyswim.

Woodysmum, do a search on raw- there are alot of threads about it, but from what I know, you can feed kibble at one meal, then raw at thr other, but not both together, something about digestion rates!.

[Jessie_Pup]

I though Ella looked super when I met you last Saturday at Paws in the Park.  Well done.


Erica.