There is much written—I would recommend a raw diet versus store bought dry food (supported by dog food advertising). The cost of raw food is at least twice that of quality dry food and has to be stored frozen. However there are significant health benefits.
The
advantages of feeding a raw diet are
- Semi-moist or dry dog food sit in the dogs stomach for over 12 hours because it takes the enzymes that long to digest the food- a dog vital internal organs need the enzymes to function at their best
- Raw food is digested in less than four
hours—in addition, dogs produce less than 25% stool as they use most of the
food, making it much easier for clean up
- Vitamins in dry dog food get lost in
the manufacturing process, and deteriorate as soon as you open the dog
food—vitamin B&C deteriorates and is needed for health teeth and gums
From "Give Your Dog a Bone",
“I was highly suspicious of grains as dog
food, having observed that where grain is fed to dogs (not necessarily as commercial
dog food - but even as 'healthy' whole grain human type foods)
there is a high correlation with a range of degenerative diseases
including arthritis, pancreatic disease and even cancer…………The
biochemical/physiological basis for problems directly related to the ingestion
of grains relates to blood insulin levels in response to blood sugar levels.
The ultimate effects of high carbohydrate diets include swings in blood sugar
and insulin, insulin resistance and high blood sugar. This in turn results in
pathological alterations in eicosanoid production which in turn leads to
obesity, hypertension, fluid retention, musculoskeltal, vascular, renal,
hepatic, CNS and cardiac disease, and finally in many instances cancer. That
is, the ingestion of grain and other starchy foods (including simple sugars of
course) produces or helps in a major way to produce most if not all of the
degenerative diseases. There are other factors which are involved, particularly
when it comes to feeding commercial pet food, including a lack of protective
factors, abysmally poor protein quality, the presence of toxins in abundance,
and the almost complete absence of healthy fats.
MINERALS
I would recommend Wholistic Canine Complete
Joint Mobility from The Wholistic Pet -www.thewholisticpet.com for
distributors--would
recommend buying 8 lbs (can last 6 months in any non hot location—i.e.
basement)—take out enough to put in shaker bottle—refill as needed.
Also would recommend Wholistic Salmon Oil— As
we know saturated fats as found in meats are bad for health while
unsaturated
fats found in fish are good. Unsaturated fats are essential for Cavalier
health—Omega 3 has anti-inflammatory benefits and helps prevent heart
disease
and Omega 6 lowers blood cholesterol and supports the coat.
VITAMINS
Would recommend extra vitamins—use code 70679
to get breeder discount
NuVet Plus 800-474-7044 –order Nuvet Plus—
Feeding Your Cavalier Puppy
In
the first few days whilst trying to acclimatize to new surroundings a puppy may
loose its appetite and often you will be tempted to try all sorts of food in
desperation. Remember he may have had to compete for attention at meal times,
now on his own he has no reason to hurry his meal. Do not change his diet as it
will upset his stomach. You can hand feed or just add some cut up raw
vegetables to make the meal more appetizing.
If
the puppy is plump then he/she is eating enough. As a general rule, puppies
should be fed 3 times a day from 8 to 12 weeks and twice a day from then till
they are between 9 and 12 months old.
Feeding Your Adult Cavalier
An
adult Cavalier should normally receive one meal per day. If the dog is getting
fat you are offering too many tid-bits. Remember you are looking for a well
balanced dog. Raw vegetables are always well received but put in food as
treat--- but never scraps from the
table from the meal that you didn't finish yourselves
RECOMMENDED
DAILY DIET
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¼ TSP OLIVE OIL WITH GARLIC
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PATTIES- BILLINGSWORTH BARFWORLD.COM
Multi Mix Patties--This
version of the BARF diet involves feeding "multi mix" patties, which
contain a variety of BARF diet ingredients combined together for each meal. The
patties include Meat and Bone Minces along with Veggies & Fruit or
Unbleached Tripe and Offal Blend. They will also contain supplements,
eggs and probiotics.
PUPPY (8-12 weeks)—1/3 RECOMMENDED
AMOUNT—THREE TIMES A DAY (Morning- Mid day-evening)
PUPPY (12 weeks-6 months)—1/2 RECOMMENDED
AMOUNT--- TWICE A DAY (morning—evening)
ADULT (year old) —ONCE A DAY –
(evening)Because minerals make up less than 2% of any formulated diet and most
is lost in the manufacturing process, we recommend adding extra minerals
