New Basenji

Basenji Feeding
Log in to reply

Suggested Topics

  • A

    Am I feeding him too much, I am new at this!

    Basenji Feeding
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    6k Views
    K
    As a general rule for adult dogs B-size for dry food: around 1% of their bodyweight per day. For puppies a bit more. Also depends on their activity, temperature and the like. Just check how close you are to this, and see how the body responds. We have found that a little food extra or less can make a difference.
  • Chealsie508C

    New food dilemma

    Basenji Feeding
    17
    0 Votes
    17 Posts
    7k Views
    eeeefarmE
    Another interesting…..and scary......development in the food chain is illustrated here: http://www.dailypaul.com/191918/dr-mercola-interviews-dr-huber-about-gmo The implications for animal (and human) health are alarming. My friend who raises goats had been mystified about the causes of a Clostridium outbreak she had in her herd a few years ago. This article cleared up the confusion for her: "For example, toxic botulism is now becoming a more common cause of death in dairy cows whereas such deaths used to be extremely rare. The reason it didn't occur before was because beneficial organisms served as natural controls to keep the Clostridium botulinum in check. Without them, the Clostridium botulinum is allowed to proliferate in the animal's intestines and produce lethal amounts of toxins." Her comment was "it explains why suddenly in 2009 we had problems with clostridium in the goats….when we'd never had trouble before...it was the feed, it was a corn distiller based feed....probably high in GMO corn! " If farmed fish are being fed GMO corn, I know I wouldn't want my dog consuming food containing those fish. Unfortunately, GMO crops are probably present in most animal protein currently being processed into dog food. (and human food, unless you stick to organic!)
  • youngandtiredY

    What if your Basenji is putting on the pounds!

    Basenji Feeding
    18
    0 Votes
    18 Posts
    6k Views
    AlexA
    Chance and Kiya get 1/2 cup/each of innova dry food in the morning after a 2 mile run and 1/2 cup each of innova dry food at night after a 3 mile walk. Usually in the mornings I mix their dry food with salmon oil and at night I mix it with nonfat plain yogurt. From what I learned salmon oil helps with their skin and joints and yogurt helps with digestion. Sometimes I also mix green beans into their food, but they don't seem to like it that much. I started giving chance a bit less per day, about 3/4 of a cup instead of a full cup, as he is getting a bit heavy.
  • V

    Youngest Basenji is too skinny

    Basenji Feeding
    24
    0 Votes
    24 Posts
    9k Views
    P
    If it's any consolation Koyu,my Kangal (Anatolian KarabasSheepdog) (who was the runt of her litter) would eat hardly anything when she came to us. We kept her going for 12 months on raw eggs (from our own free range chickens) and wholemeal biscuit. One day she showed an interest in her Basenji sisters and brothers and from then on ate normally. She also grew to normal height and weight.
  • SweetpeaelfS

    New Wellness Core

    Basenji Feeding
    41
    0 Votes
    41 Posts
    17k Views
    nomrbddgsN
    I understand now. My thoughts run the same line. The families should be tested as much as possible. This gives a truer indication of who is carrier and the probabilites of such. Thanks for the clarification.
  • WBLW

    What Do You Feed Your Basenji

    Basenji Feeding
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    3k Views
    abby_basenjiA
    I feed abby Hills science diet puppy small bites and some times hills puppy in a can mixed with dry.