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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:24:54 GMT -5
No, not at all. Evanna will follow your schedule. Maybe, when you get up and after she does her morning business, you could play with her for 15 minutes (more is good, too.) Then sit with her and give her breakfast. When she has had her fill, play with her a little more. Then try to give her dinner around the same time every day. Mine get hungry around seven. She is getting more nutrients now and won't be needing to graze all day, like they do on kibble.
If you start to associate play time with eating time, she will look forward to it, a little more. Also, she might want to reward you for playing with her. My Roamy will always reward me, after a walk. He climbs up on my lap and snuggles. Mika will give me kisses after a walk and Wynstan will too. So, I know they are smart enough to "reward" us or you could say manipulate us. I prefer reward. (giggle)
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:27:48 GMT -5
Yeah she's definitely more snuggly after I've taken her outside or let her run around the house. I usually start trying to feed her after I finish eating dinner at about 6 or 7. She maybe ate half an oz of food this morning though I guess I'll try again tonight?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:32:22 GMT -5
Definitely, she will probably be ready to eat some dinner. Do you leave food in her cage overnight?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:35:41 GMT -5
yes! Sometimes I get lucky and she eats a few pieces of meat.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:44:10 GMT -5
I think its a good idea to leave food overnight. And my Mentor, Hurricanekatt agreed. I know how anxious that we can get when our little one doesn't seem to eat enough. My son (he's grown now) is anorexic. His was physiological not psychological and the stress of watching them eat or not eat, can make you crazy. I think with Evanna, its going to be a matter of getting use to how much she actually needs to eat, versus our idea of what she should eat. Sometimes, I really envy dog owners, they never have this problem. I have seen alot of times, a certain food will really turn them on. Like Msav discovered with his Bleu, who went crazy over Cornish Game hen. We may find something that she just loves. However, the little girls really don't need to eat that much. So if Evanna stays at 2oz and even has off days, where she isn't very hungry, then we know that you are on the right track. That's why weighing her will be important. If she starts to drop weight, then we will know there might be a real problem.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 14:51:00 GMT -5
okay I'll make sure and keep a close eye on her weight.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 19:51:10 GMT -5
Just checking in, before I go off to read. How did she do with her dinner?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 20:22:05 GMT -5
She wont eat it she licks the pieces, but wont chew them
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Post by katt on May 29, 2014 22:39:50 GMT -5
Okay so I hope this looks okay and I'm going to try and look for quail this weekend to add another protein and maybe replace the pork with quail. MENU Monday AM-bone in: chicken wing PM- pork meat Tuesday AM-chicken hearts PM-bone in: chicken neck Wednesday AM- organ soup (chicken liver and beef kidney) + hearts PM- bone in: cornish hen Thursday AM- bone in: chicken wing PM- bone in: chicken wing Friday AM- bone in: cornish hen PM- ground turkey or chicken thighs Saturday AM- organ soup (half liver, half beef kidney) PM- bone in: cornish hen Sunday AM- ground turkey with egg PM-bone in: chicken neck Your menu looks great! My only addition is it would be good to see some red meat, like beef (also lamb, goat, venison, etc) - red meat is good for iron and vitamin B.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 23:00:22 GMT -5
hmm okay maybe I can find someone that does deer processing because venison would be neat
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Post by katt on Jun 3, 2014 1:41:09 GMT -5
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