For any of you that have been following my posts about my shrinking lab I have now been told by the Vet that I should try changing the protein source in my dogs diet to see if that helps with the problem weight loss. He has managed to put on 1.3kg after having the antibiotics but is still painfully thin. She said that I should do this before going to a specialist as an exclusion diet would be needed anyway. He has low cholesterol and another marker which is a sign of starvation, liver or kidney disease or small intestinal problems. Everything but the gut problem has been ruled out by the other blood tests and she says she is sure that I’m not starving him. Luckily my Vet is pro raw feeding and as he is fed Natural Instinct at the moment she has suggested that we swop him gradually onto natural instinct salmon and keep him on a fish only diet. I am really pleased about this as I am not having to buy expensive Vet kibble which I think he would hate. I treat and clicker train and am looking for any suggestions for soft fishy small treats - either bought or a recipe! I had a look at the ‘fish for dogs’ treats in Pets at Home today and while they have a good selection they are generally large and hard and crunchy so not good for combining with retrieve training. Anybody have any good suggestions? I have bought a packet of dried sprats
Hi , Fish4dogs also make a small training treat , its a dehydrated one and just the right size , they aren't hard either but softer and more crunchy than the large ones . If you have a look on their website you should find them there . What a worry you have with your boy , so sorry x
I was going to suggest Fish 4 Dogs . Might be worth having a look at their website for their full range as PAH tend to be a bit limited at times. I have a recipe for tuna cake - on my laptop but will copy and paste it over later if it will help.
Get yourself a pyramid pan and then make a batter of blitzed sardine, egg and flour (I use rice flour, but any flour will do). Pour into pyramid pan, cook, hey presto, loads of individual sardine treats
Millie's wolf heart do semi moist fish training treats which I use. They are big but soft enough to break into small bits. My dogs love them. They are soft enough to use to train with but hard enough not to break up in you pocket or treat bag
We use these. They look expensive but a kilo is a lot. The dogs love them. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Challenge-...id=1516906113&sr=8-1&keywords=fish+cubes+dogs
@Peartree as promised (finally!!), one Tuna Cake recipe 1 tin Tuna with oil 1 egg Approx 2 dessertspoons of flour (or gluten-free flour for dogs with allergies) Mix Tuna and oil Add the egg and mix Add the flour and mix Put into a microwave dish and cook on full power for about six-ten minutes. When cooked, the cake should bounce back when pressed lightly. Cut the cake into slices or small pieces and freeze. Take out of freezer when required and defrost fully before use.
