hi guys,

just wondering if there is anything in particular you would use to get weight on raw fed dog????  i have been advised to basically up his amount of food, but was wondering if there is a specific meat that would be good for this??

would anyone use beef suet??? 

thanks

i asked thisquestion and got told satin balls type it into google hlh dawn

Tripe is good for putting on weight.  A friend of mine whose dog is fed raw, added some mixer to the food for a little while to put weight on.

I have fed beef suet in the past for weight gain,it did work and made their coats alot shinier too :) As ridgielover said,green tripe is excellent for this purpose!

Hi Caileag!

dont know if this is any use to you,But I was taught (many moons ago) by my mentor when I was working with Racing Sibes, that Poultry fat was best as it has a lower melting point so for the working dog it is assimilated better (more quickly) for energy metabolism...so turning that on its head I guess for a working dog that needs weight Beef suet would be better as not totally burned off (??)
   I tend to go with Poultry fat as it works for sedentary sibes (which I have at present) and working sibes as it was taught to me.
    Satin balls are for a 'quick' weight gain bear in mind.
Hope this helps :D

thanks guys,

husky gal, i dont want to appear stupid (too late!)  but where can you get poultry fat???  the beef suet is easy, you get it in packets in the supermarket  can you buy poultry fat the same way???  i've never seen it. 

lol, no its a good question!
I dont use Supermarkets I'm afraid for my meat,have a great little butchers in the village (mind you they are a bit old fashioned and still close for 'Half day on wednesdays'! so sometimes I get caught short and use tesco!)
   I havent had to use this for a few years now,but when i did it was Goose fat..I still buy it now but for my roast potatoes! (Mmmmm ;) ) My Butcher makes his own in tubs.
  So I suspect thats your best bet..chat up your local butcher! (then they chuck in a few 'extra' meaty bones to the bag)
:D

cheers husky gal,

  i am in talks with our pal who is a butcher and is going to give us a lot of stuff very very cheap lovely man!!but in mean time have to use tesco etc.  i will ask him about poultry fat. 

do you feed your husky raw????  if so, could you give me a rough idea of what he gets each day???  pm if you feel happier that way.  i do think its me not feeding him enough that he isnt putting weight on, but as this diet is new to me i'm a constant worry and dont want to overdo it.  but maybe i'm not giving him enough.  he is also loosing ( i can never spell that word?? no matter how i type it it looks wrong) his coat at the moment which can take a bit out them.

thanks

Hi Caileag :D

I have the opposite prob! Our boy came to us as a rescue,and was Obese for a Husky (at 15 months :rolleyes:) so we've had a delicate task of gentle reconditioning (feeding/excercise)
    I'd probably err on the side of Lamb/beef than poultry for putting weight on and there's a good thread going on at the Mo about tripe,check it out.
When I first started working in a racing kennel I remember thinking; "This isnt a fun job!?? Im not out whizzing around on sleds..Im more of a 'Commi Chef'!!!" lol!!! after cleaning out kennels the vast majority of my time was spent preparing meals! and each dog had a different amount.Taught me alot!
     At the moment Im half and half Barf (on seperate days!) as Im keeping weight 'down' its poultry mainly 1/2 chicken carcass or rabbit carcass.
Try these two links Im going to give you,The first one is good for you as its a  useful tool for you to calculate a way to get to the ideal weight for your dog.
the second link is a calculator (all these percentages really get me so I find this helps!)

Boneapetit feedchart you can rpint this one off too :D
AndThis one if you scroll down about half way down you'll see a cartoon picture of a calculator, click on this and it will help you do the nesc. calculations for whats needed to feed your dogs body weight..or ideal body weight in your case.

Hope these help :D

sorry.. the calculator link hasnt worked dont worry still click on it but put 'Raw feeding calculator' into the search on that page and you'll get to it
:D

Urrrgh..Im having a 'bad link' day forgot to say in the feed chart link the ratio they use is RMB:Veggies....for us of course this would be RMB:(offal,muscle meat,egg,veggie liquid etc.)

thank you for that husky gal!

i have upped his food at the moment so will see how he does.  it just seems like such a lot he is getting compared to all the guidelines on raw feeding.  but maybe he just needs more as he is working. i suppose all the guidlines are for 'pet' dogs?

i'm probably just worrying too much!  he seesm happy enough so i think he just needs more food!!