When we got Mika he was on RC puppy pellets. We are still keeping him on that for now. Last night my husband felt that he wanted to give Mika some chicken (cooked) as with the other dogs. I warned him not to give too much but he put the food in Mika's dish and OMW did he gobble down his food. Within minutes his stomach started swelling. It was rock hard.

We panicked, but called the Vet first and they confirmed that he swallowed too much air while eating. They told us to wait a little and if it does not go down, to bring him in. It went down quickly again

I have never had a dog that did that before. Was it maybe too soon for us to give him chicken?? It was the first other food besides the RC that he is used to.

That is so weird! I also gave Tammy and Misty cooked chicken with brown rice and mixed veggies on Saterday (Misty only had a tablespoon full of chicken). They enjoyed it so much but Misty threw everything up afterwards. I did not give it again but feel so sorry for them, my maltese eat chicken and rice every night. They are suddenly not very eager to eat the RC puppy anymore.

I think the problem is that they enjoy fresh food a lot more than the RC and when they get it, they tend to go overboard. It is also natural for them to vomit or have diarrhea because their tummies aren't used to the new food.

The natural food is a lot wetter and richer than the kibble. The kibble absorb and kill a lot of the natural digestive enzymes. The natural food then need these enzymes and natural bacteria and the lack of it causes digestive problems. This is why I recommend giving a dog some probiotics when switching from kibble to a natural food.

Chicken is good for puppies. It is pure lean protein. They need a lot of protein. They aren't getting it from the RC. RC supplies energy from starches, not the protein building blocks that these puppies' bodies need.

Think about it this way, if you ate crackers, dried corn, maize meal, etc. since you were born, wouldn't you jump head first into a plate of chicken and veggies?

It was weird!!! But I think he just ate too fast!!! He literally swallowed the food instead of chewing it.

We will be more careful when giving other food to Mika!!! That is also why I did not want to give other food yet because they get spoiled so quickly and they dont eat their pellets.

Trigger is the same with home cooked food - he doesnt lift his head from the bowl until it's finished and his tummy looks like a soccer ball afterwards. but he is used to home cooked food so he doesnt get sick. i always mix in a SMALL amount of kibble for crunch and for their teeth.

In fact he is so greedy with it that sometimes the only reason he stops for air is because he has to go potty before he has finished! I think it goes straight in one end and straight out the other! Whereas Taylor will pick out a piece of something she likes and take it outside and chew it properly and come back!

I think small doses with no competition from the other dogs might help him slow down!

We keep him seperate when he eats. But you are right, he gobbles his food without lifting his head and when he stops its o wee or poo and then he is back to the dish!!!

I never had a dog like that before!!!!

Dit was net vir my vreemd, want sy het letterlik n lepel hoender met n lepel rys en groente gekry, en was fine, maar die volgende oggend na haar RC het sy opgegooi, en toe gee ek haar die aand weer die hoender mengsel wat sy toe omtrent onmiddelik opgegooi het. Het later RC geeet en weer opgegooi, maar haar magie was glad nie omgekrap nie. Gisteraand het ek net RC gegee met omtrent n teelepel hoender by. Ek wil so graag vir hulle in die aand lekker kossies gee want ek dink dit moet aaklig wees om dag en nag net dieselfde droe korrels te eet. Hulle wou nie eers vanoggend eet nie, tot ek hulle gevoer het. My vorige yorkie het net haar droe kos in die oggend geeet as ek haar gevoer het so wil dit nie regtig weer begin nie maar wil ook nie he hulle moet sonder kos bly nie. My maltese eet al vir 13 jaar elke aand van haar lewe bruin rys en hoender en is baie gesond.

Karen,

Jy hoef nie bekommerd te wees as hulle nie hulle kos klaar maak nie. Ons het ook baie gesukkel met Ciara en was bekimmerd as sy nie eet nie, maar ons Vet het gese n hondjie sal nie homself/haarself laat honger gaan nie. Die opgooi storie klink nie lekker nie. Miskien moet jy jou Vet bel n net vra wat dit kan wees? Hulle word vreeslik gou bederf en as jy hulle eers voer dan moet dit gereeld gedoen word. Ciara was ook in daardie stadium waar sy nie uit haar bak wou eet nie maar as ek dieselfde kos uit my hand voer, dan eet sy. Ek het dit gou stop gesit en sy het toe weer uit haar bak begin eet.

Yorkies is maar baie kies keurig en vol dinge as dit by etenstyd kom. Of miskien is dit maar die teefies!!! Lyk my ons sal Mika se kos moet weg vat van hom af, shame!!! Die outjie eet asof daar geen more is noe

Marilize, het jy miskien raad vir Karen oor die opgooi storie??

Karen, as jou hondjies nie siek is nie, sal hulle eet voor hulle doodgaan van hongerte! So moenie te veel bekommerd wees daaroor nie!! Moet ook nie "discouraged" raak nie! Hou aan probeer met die huisgemaakte kos. Dalk moet jy net eerder die kos gaarmaak soos die resepte sê in die "Diet and Longevity" groep

En ek stel ook voor jy kontak die vet en vra hoekom hulle opgooi. Was die hoender nie dalk al "expired" nie of iets?

Die hoender was nogal vars woolies hoender en my maltese en Tammy was fine. Ek dink Misty se magie was dalk net sensitief vir verandering en sy het te vinnig geeet.

Bel net om seker te maak. Soos ons gister agtergekom het, ons Vet was baie behulpsaam oor die foon. Dit het ons gerus laat voel!!!

Karen, om van kos te verander kan braking veroorsaak en om 'n paar keer per dag van kos te verander gaan dinge nie beter maak nie. As 'n toets, gee vir haar net hoender en rys (of RC) vir 'n hele dag (al haar maaltye) en kyk hoe sy vaar.

Dit word aanbeveel dat hulle dieselfde kos eet vir 'n paar dae aan een. Ek gee byvoorbeeld Turkey dinners vir 3 dae, dan chicken necks vir 'n dag, dan chicken dinners vir 3-6 dae (met chicken necks vir ontbyt), ens. Hulle kry twee maaltye 'n dag, 8 -10 ure uit mekaar. Hulle kry treats en chew toys tussen in.

Jou yorkies is nie regtig bederf as hulle nie die pille wil eet nie - hulle weet net van beter

Die droe kos gee nie vir hulle die voedingswaarde wat hulle nodig het nie. Die rys ook nie. Die hoender is goed, maar sal beter wees as dit rou is - proteine word afgebreek as jy dit kook.

Jy het goeie raad gekry sover Moenie opgee nie - dit raak net makliker!