Just a little thing abt the offals. Gizzards and hearts are not considered as organs because they are full of muscle, so they are mostly fed as meaty meats. Other organs you can get from supermarkets or markets are like lungs, kidneys, spleen, and brain.

Puppies who grow up on raw will actually grow slow and steady, instead of having growth spurts so fast. Too fast of a growth will not be good because the pup wouldn't have enough time to adjust and develop properly. So, no worries about the slow growth. It's normal and ideal actually

For puppies, you could go with 4-10% of their current weight per day, OR you could choose to use 2 - 4% of the IDEAL estimated adult weight (meaning that you have to estimate how much your pup will weigh when he's grown up, and feed 2-4% of that weight every day). These are all estimates though. The key is to always monitor and know your dog. If he/she is getting too chubby, cut down the amount and if too thin, up the amount.

Since 10 months old is still a puppy, I would go with two feedings a day, meaning that you have to take the total amount to feed per day and divide it into 2 meals. Eg: if I am feeding 4% of his current weight, that is about 920g per day. So, one meal is about 460g of food. Hope that helps a little!

No, when I meant feel along the sides is not to see whether the stomach feels full or not (if bloated also not really a good sign), but rather to see if your pup is growing the way she should be, by feeling for the ribs...if she is growing well, you would only need to apply a little bit of pressure to feel the ribs. If by just barely touching the sides and you can feel the ribs already (or if the ribs are already very prominent without touching), then she is too thin (and you need to up the amount of food). If you can't feel the ribs at all after applying a little pressure, she is getting chubby (and you need to decrease the amount of food).

Is she still active as usual? Playing and eating good? If so, then just up the amount to feed her I'm guessing she might just be a bit bigger size when she grows up. I'm guessing this because I follow the estimated ideal adult weight to gauge the amount to feed Scottie. After looking up the breed standards and all, the ideal weight for a Min. Schnauzer is around 6-8kg, so I put it as around 7kg. I feed about 2% of that weight, which is about 140g a day. But, seeing as Scottie is at his best weight (that I liked so far) which is 6.75kg, the amount I feed is around 120g plus or minus depending on the cut meat. So, he's maintained it well

For your pup, I think she might be bigger sized as 200g would be the amount to feed an 8kg adult dog. Seeing that one can feed up to 4% of the ideal adult weight (of 8kg, it's around 320g) you could definitely up the amount to that, provided she is still active, playing and eating well Just keep adding more (and monitoring constantly) to see how much she can eat and be in an ideal weight All these numbers are really just an estimate. Some dogs need more, some need less. I'm guessing your pup is one of them that needs more

Well, all dogs are sized differently. You can't actually judge how much they eat because they are the same breed. Scottie is kind of small for his age and sex, so that's why he eats less. Quite a few Min. Schnauzers that I see his age are usually bigger than him. Plus, puppies are meant to eat more because they are growing, and so definitely need more food You should up the amount until she is older, and then only maintain it at a certain amount to feed.

Loose stools can mean a lot of things...it could be too much food, introducing too many new foods at one time, treats that didn't agree with her, or she picked up something that she shouldn't eat, etc. If she is still active and all, just monitor her and cut down on all treats. She should be fine in a couple of days

i went to the barf website, it said raw bcos to keep the nutrients... really? is it safe? no bacteria ar? I wanna feed him barf too... wan his skin n coat to be more healthy and boost his immune... he is 2yrs old.... 2-3kg... How much shud i feed and how many times a day?? How to prepare barf?? PLS TEACH ME~ I can afford a simple diet... such as chicken and vegetables and egg... what can i make with these ingredients?

guy i;m planning to feed my dog a BARF diet... i wish to add the following ingredients to her diet :

Chicken Breast (buy frm tesco and cut cut)
Vege
Apple cider vinegar
yogurt
Rice (she loovvveeesss rice gila gila so yeah)

what do you guys think?

Yeah, kind of But I still lurk about at the Schnauzer thread...just that I have nothing to say

I'm not too sure mackerel is kembung though...kembung is the really small fish. The mackerel is a deep sea water fish, and when I see my Mom buys it to make fishballs, they're usually big. If I remember correctly, my Mom says it's "Ma Yau Yu" in Cantonese. If you go to the wet markets and ask the fishmongers, I think they can guide you better since they know more about fishes

Yeah, sure...I've done that before when I was rotating meats for Scottie. I fed lots of sardines, pork and buffalo for about a month to Scottie & Kenji. But before you do that straightaway, I think it's a better idea to introduce the fish to Miki first to see if she'll like it. Some dogs take to it better, some don't...I'm lucky Scottie wallops everything that I get for him. Kenji is a tricky thing though...he doesn't really like fish, wild boar and quail. So I feed him a bit differently...but lucky he's small, so it doesn't impact the cost too much

Not too sure if duck is actually haram, but I've seen duck being sold in Giant supermarkets near the chicken section Sometimes I get duck from the Giant in Bandar Kinrara if they have a good deal. Most ducks in the wet market (my Mom usually frequents the one in Kuchai 4 1/2 Miles if you're near that area) sell for about RM19-20 per duck. Sometimes Giant can go down to about RM18 if they have sales. 1 duck can last Scottie & Kenji for about a week or so, depending on if I mix with other kinds of meat or not Hope this helps!

Duck is not haram la.. 

I just bought chicken neck for my dogs (mongrel/Shih tzu and silky) to clean their teeth... Can somebody tell me how to serve? Should I cook it or give them raw? Now in freezer, should I warm it/defrost before serve? How much should I give per dog?

And I have bought minced lamb for Shih tzu and silky as their coat and skin diet, how  should I serve? Can I mixed with kibble? What's the quantity? Need to cook?

The minced mutton and chicken neck I defrost it then give to my dogs together with kibble... I'm just give minced mutton to replace canned food and chicken neck to clean their tooth..

I've been feeding my dog(beagle) with raw diet since October last year. But her black coat is  fading with a bit of white hairs lately. She's 4 years old now. Most of the time feed her with boar and chicken neck. Can her coat condition improved ? What could be the cause ? Sometimes my dad feed her with boiled big wild boar bone. Could this be the problem ? 

Just scrape the fats perhaps? I bought cow's head for my dog before. Didn't scrape any fats or remove the brain, just fed it like that. The seller did chop it though, just wasn't too small to choke my dog.

Dear all,
wanna ask, give dog eat chicken neck will clean their teeth? when buy chicken neck from wet market, need freezer 1st only give dog eat or can directly give dog eat? will the dog get choke ? sorry, im new here wanna know more. tq

Rayne, i have two labs. Both stay with me for 3 years. Their age unknown coz adopted.

male is smaller compared to standard lab size( large or medium?), female is like mongrel's height.. maybe can consider as medium?

I juz used furrenze calculator to calculate a 15kg. it stated 2.1kg per week. So one whole chicken enough for a week? need to purchase extra necks and organs like hearts?

ok. thanks.
I just grab what my mum would usually throw away..
Wanna see how they react to raw.
Now, chicken is rm7.50/kg in kuching. Don't know semenanjung how much..same or not..

if i practice prey,can i grind the chicken alternate with chopped?
My little one have difficulty chow chow the bones..so kinda got me thinking.