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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 17:56:35 GMT -5
This will be your switching journal: post your questions here and all the Mentors can pop in and offer advice:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 18:01:29 GMT -5
Sophia would like to offer Whole Prey. Sherry, who can help her with that? Katt's schedule is crazy and I'm not sure who else feeds Whole Prey. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 9:43:04 GMT -5
How long do I keep her on the chicken soupie before I introduce other meats?
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Post by Sherry on Sept 6, 2014 9:50:57 GMT -5
I waited with whole prey until they were fully on bone in raw meats. As for the soup if they are eating it on their own, start adding in either slivers the size of your pinkie crescent, or ground meats. Just about 1/2 tsp to start, mixed in well. As they accept that, increase the number of slivers/ground meat until half and half(while reducing the amount of soup) then start increasing the size of the slivers/introduce slivers if using ground.
I tend to really push them so they don't get stuck on one level. If they start refusing go back a step or two then move forward again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 10:19:46 GMT -5
Slivers of bone? If so how do I cut it in a blender?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 11:53:09 GMT -5
Slivers of Meat. During the soupie stage, you are pureeing their meat and they are eating soup. Once they are happily eating soup. then cut tiny slices of their soup meat and put it in with the soup.
The Slivers should be tiny at first, about the size of your fingernail crescent.
When they are eating small slivers, then you cut the slices a little bit bigger. You will keep increasing the size of the slivers, gradually and then when they are eating nice size pieces of meat, we will introduce them to bone.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 12:39:26 GMT -5
Thanks  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 15:00:00 GMT -5
Sophia's Taurine powder is on its way, can I still sign up for a mentor today?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 15:02:25 GMT -5
BTW in an hr I am going to start giving her a thicker soupie and see how it goes.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 15:25:42 GMT -5
Oops almost forgot, Do I need to get Fish oil for her?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 17:55:10 GMT -5
You have 15 posts, go ahead and sign up for a Mentor. It might take a little while, so keep posting on your journal.
Fish oil is great for treats and training. You will have looser poops, so limit the oil to 1/2 tsp every 3 days.
I hope the thicker soup goes over well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 17:58:40 GMT -5
It is going very well she devoured it like always! She left a tiny bit in the bowl out of 2 teaspoons!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 18:06:25 GMT -5
Yeah! You know Sophie is full, when she leaves a little in the bowl.
Tomorrow, when she finishes and starts to walk away, pick her up and say "just one more bite". I can usually coax an extra bite or two by doing that.
Do you have a scale for her. You just need a small pet scale. We like to weigh them in the beginning of a switch and then once a week while they are switching.
Monitoring
Sophie's weight with regular weigh-ins can alert you to any possible health problems.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 18:42:23 GMT -5
Her scale was shipped yesterday and it is on its way! YAY! I have alotta chicken, livers, hearts and eggshell powder. Ok I will do that. I have signed up. Thanks |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 18:50:50 GMT -5
DId I do it right?
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