[nagdu] Urgent advice requested

Nicole B. Torcolini at Home ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Mon Mar 5 03:31:49 UTC 2012


Would fish oil serve the same purpose?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Urgent advice requested


> Hi Mark,   I foster dogs for the Tucson Siberian Husky Rescue and we
> frequently get dogs that are picky eaters. My own new dog, Tipton being a
> rescue,is very thin and she shows very little interest in eating and
> sometimes refuses to eat. I have found that dogs love cat food. Some times
> I will open a can of cat food and offer it mixed with the dogs' kibble. 
> The
> more smelly or fishy it is  the better they like it. As for Tipton,it 
> seems
> that it is the only thing she will eat.Cat food on a long time basis is 
> not
> good for dogs.It is made for cats and what they need.If you feed cat food
> for a short period,it will be ok to do so. I have found a better solution
> for Tipton. I bought a can of Jack Mackrel, which is People food.I fed 
> this
> mixed with her kibble today and she gobbled it down and wanted more.She
> likes it even better than cat food. Your dog may have fish breath for a
> while until he takes a drink of water, but he will most likely eat his
> food. I am lucky as my shepherd Shaman, is not a picky eater and he will
> eat what ever I put in front of him. You might try the cat food or the
> Mackrel or perhaps some sardines and see if your dog will eat better. I
> hope this helps.   Mardi and Shaman and Tipton, future guide dog in
> training.
>
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