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Pup eating way too fast

Discussion in 'Health & Nutrition' started by mitchm, Jul 11, 2014.

  1. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    Lately my pup (5 months) has started eating real fast, wolfing down his food which usually leads to vomiting, any suggestions?
    He's on raw.
     
    mitchm, Jul 11, 2014
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  2. ursaminor

    ursaminor Top Dog

    maybe u not feeding enough or not frequent enough. try a good quality kibble and free feeding should cut down on the fast factor.
     
    ursaminor, Jul 11, 2014
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  3. bamaman

    bamaman GRCH Dog

    What are you feeding him ? has he been wormed real good ? why is he so hungry he is gulping it down that fast ?How many times a day are you feeding him ?
     
    bamaman, Jul 11, 2014
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  4. bamaman

    bamaman GRCH Dog

    OP wtf are you feeding this pup..... How is he bred ?
     
    bamaman, Jul 11, 2014
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  5. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    I want to keep him on raw; he looks good and is shaping real well. You might be right and he's not getting enough? thanks
     
    mitchm, Jul 11, 2014
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  6. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    He eats twice a day, basically it's CA Jacks raw diet. I have a feeling I need to up the quantity.
    He's inbred on Joe D's CH Red Pirate.
     
    mitchm, Jul 11, 2014
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  7. ursaminor

    ursaminor Top Dog

    I'd stick to kibble for a pup unless you really know about nutrition and what they need for development especially at such an early age. Good point bama, a deworming might be in order also.
     
    ursaminor, Jul 11, 2014
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  8. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    Yes, he's wormed monthly.
     
    mitchm, Jul 11, 2014
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  9. treezpitz

    treezpitz CH Dog Staff Member

    Probably just needs more food each feeding, at that age they should be fed around 10% of their body weight on a raw diet. As they get older, cut them back to 2-3%.
     
    treezpitz, Jul 11, 2014
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  10. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    Thanks treez. Til now I haven't weighed his feed but I'll up it and weigh it and I'm pretty sure it's not at the 10%. He's very active and strong but the past few days he's been wolfing down the chicken without crunching the bones like he did.
     
    mitchm, Jul 11, 2014
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  11. treezpitz

    treezpitz CH Dog Staff Member

    No problem. Once you get the hang of it, you won't even need to weigh it but it helps when you first start. I go by my eye now, if I need to fatten them up a little, I'll just add more food. Vice versa if I need then thinned down some. Active dogs will need more and lazy dogs need less, just go by what you see, your eye and common sense will tell you. Good luck and post a ped if you don't mind.
     
    treezpitz, Jul 12, 2014
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  12. Harky

    Harky Pup

    I've been feeding BARF diet for the last 18 years. When a puppy or young dog throws up after eating give them bigger pieces that need more chewing. I'd find a puppy that would just gobble down a chicken wing or three without chewing it would often throw it up again. So I'd give the young dog something bigger like a chicken carcass. Seemed to work. If they are wormy food can upset their stomachs as well. I just realised BARF doesn't equal barf. Probably you all know it means bones and raw food diet. Good luck.
     
    Harky, Jul 12, 2014
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  13. 305APBT

    305APBT Big Dog

    My pup would consume its kibble in an instant. I started adding a lil water to her feed and it slowed her down a bit.
     
    305APBT, Jul 12, 2014
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  14. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    Thanks for the replys. I always added water into the feed but for some reason I haven't been doing that the past couple of weeks. He got the whole drumstick (and other stuff) this morning and it forced him to chew and break it down. The dog in question tried putting a couple of holes through my phone and cracked the whole screen so I lost all my photos but this is him a couple of months ago.
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    mitchm, Jul 12, 2014
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  15. TDK

    TDK CH Dog Staff Member

    If a pup is from a rather rowdy litter, it may have developed the habit of hurrying to eat at the first stages of solid food. I wouldn't worry too much as it will likely get a grip on it and slow down somewhat. Adding a little water may be helpful, but mainly I think just feeding more will help the most. It's hard to free feed with raw as you can't leave it too long whereby it will spoil if uneaten. I might suggest some high caliber pup kibble to either add or just feed for a short while if you're intent on feeding raw. You can switch to raw once the pup slows down on eating some.
     
    TDK, Jul 12, 2014
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  16. mitchm

    mitchm Pup

    Thanks TDK, it's tuf breaking down the raw into smaller portions throughout the day. His main meal is in the evening. Like I mentioned the whole drumstick this morning forced him to break it down even though he ate it like someone was going to take it away from him. I was worried he was going to swallow the whole thing but he didn't. Thanks for the advice on adding kibble, if he continues to break the bones down i'll leave it but if not i'll start adding kibble.
     
    mitchm, Jul 12, 2014
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  17. Nomis

    Nomis Pup

    Try using muffin baking trays with the food split into each section. It will stop them from grabbing big mouthfuls in one hit.
     
    Nomis, Jul 13, 2014
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