i have just bought a king charles puppy and i need info on feeding her?

Question

my puppy is 10 weeks old and is on a diet of dry chicken rice and a little chicken mince mixed in with it,this was what she was eating when we got her .The lady we got her from said to cook the mince which im doing but the instructions on the pack say to give it raw as do all the books on diet ,what should she be eating and can she just have dry food instead of the mince as well?

Answer 1

if the person you bought your puppy from is a well respected breeder,(amongst other king charles breeders and in the show world and has breeding this particular breed for many years)then if I was you I would follow her advice,as she would then be deemed an expert on her breed,if all her dogs are fed the same as your one,you obviously bought your puppy from her because you liked/admired the way they looked and were kept,and by changing your pups diet you may give him/her an upset tummy,
Wendy

Answer 2

Do not give a you puppy raw meat at all, this can be very dangerous. You need to get your dog onto a complete puppy food. Do not put the mince into the food, just throw it away - its rubbish! Have her on the dried food she came with, then slowly reintroduce her new diet over a period of about 10 days. Choose a good quality puppy food such as James well beloved or royal canin complete puppy food. Add a small amount of this into the food she is already on and slowly increase the amounts of the new food and decrease the amounts of the old food, until she is only eating the new stuff. This transition enables a new food to be fed, whilst avoiding an upset tummy caused by feedin a new food.

Answer 3

It's important to keep to the same diet that the dog is used to for a couple of weeks. There's no reason not to provide the mince raw however, as its essentially the same ingredient, just uncooked. If the dog reacts badly to it, you would then need to cook it, but this is unlikely.

If you want to move towards a puppy complete-meal kibble, you're best off adding a little hot-water to it, which softens it up to aid digestion, makes it tastier for them, and also hydrates them far better than dry biscuit and separate water.

If you are unsure, your local vet will help. Also, most of them give out free puppy-packs of food etc.

Answer 4

Your breeder prefers to cook and fears things like salmonella. She has given you some good feeding ideas. Your mincing because of the size of the puppy, to make eating easier. Keep mincing. Follow your breeders advice, she sounds like a good breeder.

Bellow I am going to put in some information on the preservatives used in dry Kibbles. It is not easy to find a kibble that does not have these things, and those that don't are costly. Kibble is not the best thing to feed a dog but it is convenient, and somewhat balanced, However it is not the best thing to feed and dog, Also because laws on dog foods are different than laws on human foods. The FDA does not require ingredients to be listed on the label if they were put into the feed at a plant before the final manufacturing plant. In other words, kibbles can have these preservatives even though they may not be listed on the label.
Toxicology of BHA, BHT and

Ethoxyquin in dog food





Ethoxyquin
Promoted kidney carcinogenesis.
Significantly increased incidence of stomach tumors.
Enhanced bladder carcinogenesis.

BHA
Enhanced stomach and urinary bladder carcinogenesis.
Causes squamous-cell carcinomas in stomachs.
(Cancers of this type are among the most lethal and fastest acting, the swiftest effects being seen among animals with light colored fur.)

BHT
Promoted urinary bladder carcinogenesis.
Could be a promoter of thyroid carcinogenesis.
Studies have noted that BHA and other antioxidants, particularly Propyl Gallate and ethoxyquin, showed additional effects in inducing stomach hyperplasia and cytotoxicity.

According to Dr. Wendell Belfield, DVM, practicing veterinarian for some 26 years, both BHA and BHT are known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction and are banned in some European countries. He adds that ethoxyquin is suspected of causing cancer and that propylene glycol (a pet food ingredient closely related to anti-freeze) causes destruction of red blood cells.




Ethoxyquin is listed and identified as a hazardous chemical by OSHA. It has a rating of 3 on a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being super toxic requiring less than 7 drops to cause death. When manufactured by Monsanto, the containers are marked with the word POISON. Monsanto makes no representations and will not be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever. The Department of Agriculture lists and controls Ethoxyquin as a pesticide.

Answer 5

i'd personally recommend a dog food called nutro which can only be found in a few pet shops. The puppy range has 27% meat content which is pure breast and weighed whilst it is dry not wet

Answer 6

Here's info about dog food:
http://www.4pawsu.com/dogfood.htm

I would not continue to feed rice all the time. White rice is usually given when the dog is having stomach problems, and is not what the dog needs daily from a nutritional standpoint...

Answer 7

nutro is a very good food and certain varietys of it are wheat free. solid gold is another very good food. I feed my dogs canidae dog food because most of my dogs have wheat allergys. If you plan to switch her food do so slow as it can upset thier stomachs