question for Dr Doug
Hey Doc: We have chatted before, always, very much appreciated your advise. Here is the deal, my lab/ mix is now 14.5 years old, he seems now, to turn his nose up, at 1 scoop of dry dog food, an...
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ItsyRV wrote:
And just like with Uncle Doug at the old folks home, moistening the dry food with a little warm waterenables you to maintain the current diet
habits if the hardness is the reason for rejecting the dry food.
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I just lost my 22 year this year and when his teeth problems started to affect his eating here is what I did because I certainly did not wanting to change this senior dogs diet in anyway. And I hate the added ingredients in canned food.
Take whatever amount of dry food you are feeding and put into a blender.
1.Grind it into a fine powder until all big chunks are completely gone.
2. Put ground dog food into a container and add 'hot' water to it and stir until it becomes paste like.
It will take a few tries to get just the right amount of water to make a consistency like canned dog food that will set. make a note of the right amount of water. Then press down with back of spoon. It will firm up more after refrigerated.
Make a weeks worth and Store in fridge in tight container.
This is what helped keep him alive and healthy for his additional 4 more years!
Towards the end I would cut the food in the container into squares and then roll each one into a ball so it would be easier for him to pick up and/or hand feed him. He ate this heatedly all the way up to the end. God speed my little man I miss you.
