Hello,
I recommend reading:
Early Kidney Disease - Difficulty Getting Her to Eat
at https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15616/early-kidney-disease-difficulty-getting-her-to-eat/13
What may guide your path:
Kidney values relative to normal.
Is there proteinurea?
For homemade, read DogAware and accompanying websites.
Good luck!
Merrick Fans!!!
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Nik and Storm love, love, love Merrick's canned food. The only one they've turned their noses up at is Working Dog Stew (I can't blame them - it's tripe blech). I haven't tried the Merrick's dry food, but canned is a big hit. I pay between $1.75 and $1.85 per can. I wish there was a Pet Supplies Plus around my area - $1 a can - the pup's (and my wallet) would be in heaven!
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Jodie, Do you know that if you add alittle water 1/2 cup to 1 cup dry and stir the food will make it's own gravy. I tried this on Sahara, but she wants the wet also mixed with it. I am going to wheen her off the wet over time and give her only dry. I have been told that dogs prefer wet food and once you give them wet they won't go back to just dry. I am going to try, but if my Queen wants wet, and holds out, I will probably keep up the dry/wet mix. What can I say, she has trained me well. haha:D
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Yes, she does have you trained… know that when Sahara is hungry she will eat....ggg....
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I've been looking for a new food for Tayda and Lenny… I think I'll try Merricks based on this thread! Thanks! I've been rotating them on the Avoderm, Solid Gold, and Natures Variety... along with some raw meat, pureed veggies, raw eggs, cotage cheese, olive oil.... etc etc.
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Thanks for the info. I usually give Lillie a can of wet food in the morning and dry in the late afternoon. I will add water to the dry and make a gravy. Thanks.
Jodie
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We have a great place where we get our Merricks both dry and wet. They just LOVE the stuff. Every kind is a big hit. We buy the wet food by the case 24 cans for $20 and the 15lb dry bag is about $18.
JB Wholesale Pet Supplies will deliver the food so it may work out for you. Check out their website.
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I pay $1.79 a can, which lasts about 3 days.
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I just opened a can of Merrick's Smothered Comfort to mix with the furkids Innova dry food for dinner, that stuff looks and smells great.
I am not going to lie, I was tempted to heat it up in the microwave for myself
I didn't make it to the grocery store today so I had to order a pizza (there is nothing in my house, Old Mother Hubbard has nothing on me my cabinets echo! Hubby is still deployed and I eat out a lot, Farm Fresh has an awesome salad bar! LOL!). Pizza just doesn't look as good as this stuff. -
Pizza just doesn't look as good as this stuff.
DITTO DITTO DITTO
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I am not going to lie, I was tempted to heat it up in the microwave for myself
LOL!! Yeah - I'm amazed at the ingredients too. I'd like to order the Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Duke goes crazy for it. I should sneak some to him - He hasn't had any since Daisy - I don't want to whack her digestive tract b/c she's still young and we're still not steady with the house training. Last thing I want to clean up is a nasty mess. -
Ziggy and Zoe get Merrick's "Wilderness Blend" twice a day. About 1/2 cup of water on the dry food to make gravy, then I heat it in the microwave for 7 seconds. They LOVE it! ~ Lori ~
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We pay about $1.70 or so for a can but we can usually get a discount if we buy it by the case for $20.00 & since we only use spoonfulls in their food. It winds up evening out.
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How much per day do you guys feed Merrick's wet? My older (15 year old) Basenji has gotten really picky. Right now the only thing he'll eat is cooked venision, beef or turkey.
I've tried several of the holistic canned foods and he's turned his nose up at them. Guess I need to try some Merricks.
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How much per day do you guys feed Merrick's wet? My older (15 year old) Basenji has gotten really picky. Right now the only thing he'll eat is cooked venision, beef or turkey.
I've tried several of the holistic canned foods and he's turned his nose up at them. Guess I need to try some Merricks.
At 15.. (and I have two 16 1/2 yr olds, one soon to be 15 and one that will turn 13 on Saturday)… you feed them anything they will eat.. period... and if the cooded venision, beef and/or turkey works.. that is what I would feed... period.... IT is a real challenge with these guys in their late senior years...
One thing, cause I just went through it, how are the teeth on your old one?.. because that will really make a difference... and also have you had blood work done recently..? If so how are the liver and kidney values? Both will cause a decrease in eating... and with my 16+ I give them both a pepcid with each meal... Kidney functions that are decreasing will upset the tummy.. and the pepcid will help with that....one pill per day.... so blood work on seniors is very important IMO
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Alex's teeth are in very good shape. I haven't had any blood work done, but am assuming part of his not eating is due to depression. We recently had to put Alex's partner to sleep (she was just shy of 16) and he hasn't been taking it too well.
He barooo's constantly to be let in the house when he's not sleeping. He's also had two bouts with Vestibular Syndrome with some residual effects on balance which I'm sure contributes to a loss of appetite. -
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Well, for Goodness sake! Let him in!
You don't really mean that he stays outside, right? -
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Well, for Goodness sake! Let him in!
You don't really mean that he stays outside, right?When we're not home he does, and he actually prefers to sleep in his dog house when it's not cold.
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Gotcha…...
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Alex's teeth are in very good shape. I haven't had any blood work done, but am assuming part of his not eating is due to depression. We recently had to put Alex's partner to sleep (she was just shy of 16) and he hasn't been taking it too well.
He barooo's constantly to be let in the house when he's not sleeping. He's also had two bouts with Vestibular Syndrome with some residual effects on balance which I'm sure contributes to a loss of appetite.Still would be good to have blood work done.. it is a pretty important part of elderly care, IMO
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I tried giving Alex a can of Wingaling yesterday. He took one sniff, looked at me as if to say "what the heck are you trying to pull?" and walked away from it. I even tried mixing up his usuall fresh cooked ground venision in it. He picked out a few pieces of the venison then walked off.
Maybe we'll try another flavor tomorrow.
