Purinas Bakers Complete

[PamB]

Has anyone tried Oscars complete foods and if so what do you think of them?                    

[Lindaphills]

Emma, you are such a sweetie,  but your Indie has got you perfectly trained running around in circles for her     My advice would be offer food, then pick it up if not eaten in 15 mins or so and then nothing until the next meal etc. etc.  

I would give the raw tripe a go if I were you though :wink:  :wink:   If she likes the naturediet, why don't you just feed naturediet on its own?  Its a natural food that simply contains human grade meat, rice and veggies (carrots).   Any food can claim to be the best for your dog, but if the dog won't eat it, its a pretty empty promise?    


I hope you don't mind me asking why does Indie have  to have dried food as opposed to wet/moist?


Linda and Jess                    

[Magic Star]

Hi Linda

I know Indie is running circles around me :wink:  I have tried the lifting the bowl up thing too :roll:  and the skipping meals, the thing is if she doesn't like it, she just wont eat it :roll:  She has gone 24 hours or more without eating, as I thought the starve her thing would work, but no, if shes made her mind up then she won't eat :x

I gave the naturediet a go too, but its upsets her tummie if she has too much meat, plus she doesn't to tolerate chicken very well :?   I think the problem goes way back to when she was being weened, she had quite a rich weening diet, which we continued for a while after we got her :roll:   Basically, she has been spoilt rotten with her food, I have given into her and I know I shouldn't, but when they are tiny, you get desperate and want to make them eat :?

I don't mind you asking me atall about the dried food, basically if she has too much meat, she gets sick :? Plus I guess that its more beneficial for her to have dried food as well as a little meat of some sort mixed in :?  To try and stop the boredom setting in :roll:  

Honestly Linda its a nightmare, it sounds so daft, me chopping and changing her food, and believe me I do know better :wink:  but its really hard to see your little baby, walk away from every meal, without touching it, I have fallen into a very big trap with Indie, and no matter how hard I dig, I seem to be stuck :oops:  and she is probably laughing, knowing she has me twisted around her paw :wink:    But what else can I do :?  I really can't bear to see her not eating anything atall, shes not the bulkiest of dogs and is quite petite and slim, I can't really afford to let her slip into non-eating mode for too long!

Maybe I should let my mum take her for a week, see if she can break the chain, she would probably be a bit tougher with her than I am  

Thanks Linda                    

[Lindaphills]

Aww  Emma,

I really do sympathise with you, I can tell how much you love your girl     Why don't you try Indie on the lamb naturediet.  my friends field spaniel can't eat any of the chicken varieties without getting a runny tum but she never gets upset on the lamb and she has this day in and day out and always eats it all

It's maybe worth a try Em unless......... raw chicken wings, ( I can see you squirming from here)
Alternatively you could try the raw meat products from A.M.P.  These are not complete however so you would have to give a vit and min supp such as keepers mix from Dorwest Herbs.  Lots of dogs tolerate raw meat much better than cooked.  They still have the digestive system of a wolf despite being domesticated in other ways  

Hope you break the cycle soon, good luck


Linda and Jess                    

[Magic Star]

It's maybe worth a try Em unless......... raw chicken wings, ( I can see you squirming from here)  

   Definately a squirm Linda and a definate no too :wink: I just wouldn't risk it, I know a lot of people on here give them their dogs but its just not for me (worryqueen)

You certainly seem to know your stuff on the feeding Linda   I will add some lamb nature diet to her kibble and see how it goes :wink:

Thanks so much Linda, it helps when people understand                    

[Gilly]

Emma...you know you are not alone  :wink:  I totally 100% understand your frustration and worry  :?  Butty is a small gilr too...and i do worry when she doesn't eat very much, but.....I have also come to the conclusion that she will not starve herself  :wink: so I have got alot better and don't worry about it as much.
I do seem to be having some success with AMP products though...or another one along the same lines called Natures Menu (from the frozen section) if you can't stomach the tripe or raw meat, then this one is a good alternative                      

[Magic Star]

Thanks Gilly!  I will try the AMP if its helped Buttie, as I know you had similar problems with her :wink:  

I really appreciate your comments, as it is frustrating and it can become a bit of a bind, constantly battling with them to eat :roll:                    

[Hel]

My two are on JWB Duck and Rice - they love it ----but, they are at my parents' house at the mo and apparently sitting, waiting for Molly to leave her Bakers before eating hers and then eating theirs......

It's like kids wanting their additives from MacDonalds!

My advice to stick to feeding her good food.  24hrs without food won't hurt her.  I free feed - food is there all the time.  Many cockers are grazers and won't eat much food in one go.  Try leaving small amounts of dry food down - once that has been nearly eaten, put some more in.  It works for me.                    

[Michele]

 I free feed - food is there all the time.  Many cockers are grazers and won't eat much food in one go.  

You haven't seen my lot...........that would be their idea of "died and gone to heaven"

As I've said before though, you have my utmost sympathy as both Meg & Neneh (especially) were fussy eaters as puppy's  :roll:                    

[PennyB]

 I free feed - food is there all the time.  Many cockers are grazers and won't eat much food in one go.  

You haven't seen my lot...........that would be their idea of "died and gone to heaven"

As I've said before though, you have my utmost sympathy as both Meg & Neneh (especially) were fussy eaters as puppy's  :roll:

Same here mine would eat until they burst, and the rest (the cats have to eat upstairs as theirs would be gone as well). Ruby gobbles her quota of Burns so fast she can hardly breath sometimes. If I free fed mine then I wouldn't be able to get them out the door they'd be so fat.                    

[Maria]

 I free feed - food is there all the time.  Many cockers are grazers and won't eat much food in one go.  

You haven't seen my lot...........that would be their idea of "died and gone to heaven"

As I've said before though, you have my utmost sympathy as both Meg & Neneh (especially) were fussy eaters as puppy's  :roll:

Same here mine would eat until they burst, and the rest (the cats have to eat upstairs as theirs would be gone as well). Ruby gobbles her quota of Burns so fast she can hardly breath sometimes. If I free fed mine then I wouldn't be able to get them out the door they'd be so fat.

Yep - Boysie too! His whole life seems focussed on where the next bit of food will come from. I sometimes wonder whether if he was left alone with a large bag of food he would do a Mr Creosote. I have also noticed  that  chicken and turkey have an adverse effect on his digestive systen - maybe it's genetic?!                    

[PennyB]

Have had to move the big bag of Burns on to the stairs (where they don't go) as you often find Wilf with half his body in it doing self-service!                    

[Maria]

Have had to move the big bag of Burns on to the stairs (where they don't go) as you often find Wilf with half his body in it doing self-service!

No doubt with the back end wagging vigorously!!!
The vision of that made me smile....                    

[Jane S]

Same here mine would eat until they burst, and the rest (the cats have to eat upstairs as theirs would be gone as well). Ruby gobbles her quota of Burns so fast she can hardly breath sometimes. If I free fed mine then I wouldn't be able to get them out the door they'd be so fat.

Mine too - I think Lily would explode if I let her free feed The bags of Nutro are now under lock & key in our house after a few raiding expeditions led by Lily in the past                    

[Gilly]

right you lot....stop bragging about your dogs with insatiable appetites     or Emma and I will send Butty and Indie to give you a wake up call  :wink: