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Post by Mark & Donnie on Dec 9, 2017 19:51:05 GMT 10
Hi tom my greys are fed a 27% kibble & about 6% beef ( roughly for a bitch 27/28kg 14oz kibble & 6 oz beef dog 16oz beef & 6oz beef. Tom I was told to give a sloppy feed brown bread & meat beef or ideal is tripe so for a bitch would 200gr bread & 1 lb beef or tripe & 300 gr bread & 1lb beef or tripe for a dog & 2 lightly cooked eggs for Bitch as well then for day after race as well would this be ideal thanx .
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Post by Tom Meulman on Dec 10, 2017 5:22:12 GMT 10
Hi tom my greys are fed a 27% kibble & about 6% beef ( roughly for a bitch 27/28kg 14oz kibble & 6 oz beef dog 16oz beef & 6oz beef. Tom I was told to give a sloppy feed brown bread & meat beef or ideal is tripe so for a bitch would 200gr bread & 1 lb beef or tripe & 300 gr bread & 1lb beef or tripe for a dog & 2 lightly cooked eggs for Bitch as well then for day after race as well would this be ideal thanx . Hi Mark & Donnie, Other than adding additional liquid to an after race feed and making it “sloppy” if greyhound is believed to benefit from extra liquid, I see very little need to change away from their normal daily diet. Depending on the individual greyhound it may not even be a good idea to add additional liquid to the after race meal as some greyhounds will drink a considerably amount of water after a run in which case adding additional liquid can lead to “tying up” and difficulty in emptying the bladder, particularly if the greyhound is kennelled in a small kennel without the opportunity to get out in a yard overnight to relieve themselves. In fact dramatically changing the diet like that will often cause digestive problems and most likely sloppy stools. None of which is conductive towards helping the greyhound recovering from a hard run. Mainly because the digestive system has to function efficienltly for all the nutrients in the food that has been supplied to properly break down into the components that are easily absorbed by the gut and intestines. While I consider eggs having great nutritional qualities, to suddenly add two eggs to a meal can again cause digestive problems and if an egg is to be part of a diet, a firmly boiled egg divided between a couple of dogs each day to increase the variation of protein in the diet is a better option. It’s also difficult to say if a specific food quantity is appropriate for either a dog or bitch as this depends entirely upon the size of the greyhound, their workload and the dogs individual metabolism. Cheers, Tom |
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