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Posted by TREE BLITZIN on 03-09-2011 09:12 PM:

keeping weight on (hunting hard)

I have a young male bluetick (19months) that I've been pouring the hunting to. The problem is trying to keep weight on him he looks poor.I had him to the vets and he tested free of all worms and parasites. Im feeding about 6-8 cups of good feed a day plus been giving him this stuff I found on the internet for working dogs called satin balls they consist of raw hamburger oatmeal wheatgerm rice and several.other high fat and protien ingrdients but still having a hard time kepping the weight on but he is looking some what better. What do you guys suggest?

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Posted by ohme on 03-09-2011 09:57 PM:

i had the same problem and switch to diamond extreme athlete a few days ago and already seeing a differnce and some dogs need to be fed twice a day or full feed when hunted really hard.

Posted by patches9452 on 03-09-2011 10:35 PM:

get a product called dyne it is about 40 bucks a gal but dogs love it and they will gain weight on it even during hard hunting... a gal will last one dog a pretty good while

Posted by ahinsch on 03-09-2011 10:37 PM:

If it's good feed he doesn't need 6-8 cups a day, switch him over to diamond extreme athlete.

Posted by Lee Currens Jr. on 03-09-2011 10:40 PM:

i have never seen a fat marthon runner.

Posted by Will Walker on 03-09-2011 11:09 PM:

you could try beef tallow from any butcher shop......cheap and puts weight on em. they sell it in big chunks and i cut it in slices about an inch thick. i also would try high standard dog food in the purple bag,dogs look good on it and might need to feed between 2-3 cups a day and even the hard hunted ones look good.

Posted by CoryHamby22 on 03-09-2011 11:11 PM:

weight

What about a picky eater that wont eat dry dog food. Tried several, wont hardly even eat can food. We keep her on purina moist and meaty, as thats all she likes. Any suggestions??

Posted by Lee Currens Jr. on 03-09-2011 11:22 PM:

Re: weight

quote:
Originally posted by CoryHamby22
What about a picky eater that wont eat dry dog food. Tried several, wont hardly even eat can food. We keep her on purina moist and meaty, as thats all she likes. Any suggestions??

when i was young i ate fast food everyday after school
went to work picked up the old lady ate it again
never put on weight now i drive by the old lady
puts on 10lbs

Posted by Riverview2 on 03-09-2011 11:25 PM:

Re: weight

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Originally posted by CoryHamby22
What about a picky eater that wont eat dry dog food. Tried several, wont hardly even eat can food. We keep her on purina moist and meaty, as thats all she likes. Any suggestions??

I had a dog like that drove me nuts! I spent all kinds of $$ trying all kinds of stuff like everyone suggested. I think sure it works for some dogs and not for others. As long as the vet checked blood and stool samples and everything is A OK maybe just free feed them a high energy quality food. My dog gain weight until I neutered him @ 4yrs old. Like stated earlier marathon runners are skinny. Good luck

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Posted by gottabered on 03-09-2011 11:41 PM:

Re: weight

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Originally posted by CoryHamby22
What about a picky eater that wont eat dry dog food. Tried several, wont hardly even eat can food. We keep her on purina moist and meaty, as thats all she likes. Any suggestions??

they will eat what ya put in front of them and like when they get hungry enough

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Posted by patches9452 on 03-10-2011 12:04 AM:

Re: weight

quote:
Originally posted by CoryHamby22
What about a picky eater that wont eat dry dog food. Tried several, wont hardly even eat can food. We keep her on purina moist and meaty, as thats all she likes. Any suggestions??

try the dyne its a high calorie suplement (150 caloties an oz.) and dogs love it lamberts vet supply has it for 39.95 a gal. just dont forget and leave it where the dogs can get to it because they will eat jug and all lol... it also seems to give a picky eater a better appitite

Posted by Knox on 03-10-2011 12:06 AM:

Weight...............

Try the Diamond Extreme Athelete, very good feed.
I just bought a couple of bags of Native Level 4, WOW, you talk about putting the weight on, I only feed 2 cups a day, and hunt about 4 nights a week.........This is VERY GOOD feed, a little pricey ( $75.00 for 2 bags ).....But it is 35/32 Protein and Fat...............................Tim

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Posted by TREE BLITZIN on 03-10-2011 12:26 AM:

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Originally posted by blueticking: it
i have never seen a fat marthon runner.

I hear ya there I.like one thin and in prime shape this one looks a little to bony for me I've been feeding the purina one and proplan mixed. Is the diamond extreme athlete that much better?

Posted by BUCKEYE BILLY on 03-10-2011 12:47 AM:

Re: keeping weight on (hunting hard)

quote:
Originally posted by TREE BLITZIN
I have a young male bluetick (19months) that I've been pouring the hunting to. The problem is trying to keep weight on him he looks poor.I had him to the vets and he tested free of all worms and parasites. Im feeding about 6-8 cups of good feed a day plus been giving him this stuff I found on the internet for working dogs called satin balls they consist of raw hamburger oatmeal wheatgerm rice and several.other high fat and protien ingrdients but still having a hard time kepping the weight on but he is looking some what better. What do you guys suggest?

don't get carried away JAY with all that stuff. worm him good the right way. then to put weight on him fast feed him baked potato cooled off ofcoarse with his normal daily feeding.

Posted by DROPTINE on 03-10-2011 12:53 AM:

RICE

COOK SOME PLAIN WHITE RICE A CUP WILL BE PLENTY AND MIX IT IN WITH HIS DRY FOOD RICE IS ALSO GREAT FOR BITCHES THAT ARE NURSING IT WILL PUT THE WEIGHT ON PRETTY FAST PROTIEN IN THE WHOLE GRAIN RICE BUY IT AT ANY GROCERY STORE

Posted by DROPTINE on 03-10-2011 12:57 AM:

RETRIEVER

I LIKE TO FEED RETRIEVER HIGH PROTIEN THAT TRACTOR SUPPLY SELLS ITS $21 FOR 50 LB AND 27%PROTIEN BEEN USING FOR A YEAR NOW AND NO PROBLEMS BUT I BACK OFF ON THE HIGH PROTIEN IN THE SUMMER WHE I DONT HUNT AS MUCH

Posted by Chiggers on 03-10-2011 01:20 AM:

Re: Re: weight

quote:
Originally posted by blueticking: it
when i was young i ate fast food everyday after school
went to work picked up the old lady ate it again
never put on weight now i drive by the old lady
puts on 10lbs

When you was young they didnt have fast food.

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Posted by steveburch on 03-10-2011 01:32 AM:

Feed

If he want improve on full feed at all times then he maybe just a slim kind of hound.Got to be the right feed.

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Posted by RonBrown on 03-10-2011 02:14 AM:

keeping weight on

a cheaper fix to help your dog food is to get a bag of powdered goats milk. It's thirty percent fat content and it works for everything from pups up. Just sprinkle a little on your feed or mix it with water to soak your feed. Anyway it works for us and a bag will go along way.

Posted by SCBluetickGal on 03-10-2011 02:16 PM:

My house hound stays slender...not underweight by any means, but sometimes looks a little bonier than I prefer. I'm beginning to think that's just his build. I fed him satin balls every single day for several months...it helped a good bit. He's a bit of a picky eater as well, so now I alternate between satin balls and boiled chicken and rice to layer over his Diamond Extreme Athlete so he eats a little better. I haven't had him on EA that long, so we'll see how that works out. Feeding EA alone (no other add-in's) has really helped put weight and keep it on one of my Walker females that is slender built as well.

Here are some other things I've used on dogs that have been sick and need to gain weight, etc-Yogurt or cottage cheese. Some dogs seem to improve when some of the "good bacteria" is put back into their system. There's a product at TSC called ProBios that works for this as well, but I generally just add a spoonful or two of the yogurt or cottage cheese to my dogs' feed every day. I've made concoctions of bread that was getting a little hard along with peanut butter, melted lard, and a little molasses. Bacon grease over their feed. A lot of times just left over things at the house. Definitely nothing you want to feed a lot of for a long time, but it has helped me put weight on dogs before.

Sorry if that was a bit more disorganized and rambling than normal, I'm doing two things at once, LOL...

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Posted by Chris McCrary on 03-10-2011 04:20 PM:

I have one that was hard to put weight on. Just built like that. I went back to EA and it has done wonders for me. Went from 6 cups to 4 now cutting back to 3 since its warming up.

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Posted by Okie Dawg on 03-10-2011 04:57 PM:

I just feed the Diamond High Energy and if I am hunting real hard I sprinkle a little Uni milk on it. Words great for me. I have my pup on Diamond puppy and sprinkle a little uni milk on it and they do real well on it. They don't get so mud fat and gulp so much down to have the real big belly. They just stay in real good healthy state with energy to burn. with real good mescel tone.
I feed the big dogs 4 cups a day with about a teaspoon of powder on theres. I feed the 8 weak old pup all he will eat 3 times a day. I will drop back to 2 times a day around 12 weaks.

I get the Uni Milk at Tractor Supply for around 20 bucks and it lasts several months with 2 grown dogs and a pup.

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Posted by TREE BLITZIN on 03-10-2011 07:03 PM:

I bought some of the frozen meat bil-jac that I'm adding to his food also he seems to be keeping some of.the weight on I'll give it a week or two on this system and see how he responds

Posted by cwest on 03-10-2011 07:49 PM:

tripe

most butchers give it away i feed mine all year and they winter well gives them a super shine and energy

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