I am feeding a 1 1/2 year old healthy chihuahua who weighs 5 pounds. He eats twice a day. Sometimes he skips breakfast, so then he's just fed once a day. I leave it up to him if he wants to eat in the morning or not.
I am trying to keep my ratios at 80/10/5/5 but sometimes I worry if I am getting everything in like it should be. I also get busy sometimes and fill in about 4 meals a week with ZiwiPeak.
I have a question about the ratios that I'm feeding. I'm worried that I might not be giving enough organs and bones OR that he might be getting too much organ and bones. Will you please tell me what you think of his meals? I try to not over think the meals too much. And I think he is getting what he needs over time, but would really like to know what you think.
Okay here goes. I'll give a typical week or so.
* I give ZiwiPeak about 4 times a week. On the days he gets Ziwi the other meal will be either raw meat, a meaty bone, or a meat/bone/organ grind.
The meat/bone/organ grinds I use are from Hare-Today. I emailed Tracy, who runs the business, and she says their grinds are usually about 75% meat, 15% bone, and 10-15% organ. (I use beef, goat, rabbit).
* One meal a week is tripe.
* 3-4 meals are meat chunks only. No bones or organs. (Heart, beef cheekmeat, pork, rabbit, bison roast/steak, lamb or mutton).
*Several meals are 1/8 of a cornish hen. (About 2 ounces of meat and bone). I cut a one pound cornish hen up into 8 chunks of meat and bone.
He gets salmon oil (Platos) about 3 days a week.
If I'm pressed for a meal, I give 1-2 sardines from sardines canned in water.
About once a week I give a large meal of bison liver and kidney. (About 4 ounces). (He has an iron stomach so organ meals don't bother him).
Snacks are dogitos (dried lamb, goat, or beef lungs), rabbit ears, gator bites, or dehydrated ostrich. He also chews on bullysticks for a couple hours a day.
What do you think? Am I doing this right or am I messing this up? How do I know if that's 80/10/10?
Do you see any significant imbalances? Like I said, he is in great body condition, healthy, and has beautiful teeth. His coat shines like a mirror! He gets compliments everywhere we go. He had bloodwork drawn at the vet for his neuter (about a year ago) and everything was perfect. I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything.
I am trying to keep my ratios at 80/10/5/5 but sometimes I worry if I am getting everything in like it should be. I also get busy sometimes and fill in about 4 meals a week with ZiwiPeak.
I have a question about the ratios that I'm feeding. I'm worried that I might not be giving enough organs and bones OR that he might be getting too much organ and bones. Will you please tell me what you think of his meals? I try to not over think the meals too much. And I think he is getting what he needs over time, but would really like to know what you think.
Okay here goes. I'll give a typical week or so.
* I give ZiwiPeak about 4 times a week. On the days he gets Ziwi the other meal will be either raw meat, a meaty bone, or a meat/bone/organ grind.
The meat/bone/organ grinds I use are from Hare-Today. I emailed Tracy, who runs the business, and she says their grinds are usually about 75% meat, 15% bone, and 10-15% organ. (I use beef, goat, rabbit).
* One meal a week is tripe.
* 3-4 meals are meat chunks only. No bones or organs. (Heart, beef cheekmeat, pork, rabbit, bison roast/steak, lamb or mutton).
*Several meals are 1/8 of a cornish hen. (About 2 ounces of meat and bone). I cut a one pound cornish hen up into 8 chunks of meat and bone.
He gets salmon oil (Platos) about 3 days a week.
If I'm pressed for a meal, I give 1-2 sardines from sardines canned in water.
About once a week I give a large meal of bison liver and kidney. (About 4 ounces). (He has an iron stomach so organ meals don't bother him).
Snacks are dogitos (dried lamb, goat, or beef lungs), rabbit ears, gator bites, or dehydrated ostrich. He also chews on bullysticks for a couple hours a day.
What do you think? Am I doing this right or am I messing this up? How do I know if that's 80/10/10?
Do you see any significant imbalances? Like I said, he is in great body condition, healthy, and has beautiful teeth. His coat shines like a mirror! He gets compliments everywhere we go. He had bloodwork drawn at the vet for his neuter (about a year ago) and everything was perfect. I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything.