OCR Text |
Show Even though meat represents the main nourishment of the dog, milk and farinaceous food can also be part of his menu. We are expressly warning you not to prepare food rich in fats. This could result in serious damage to the dog's liver! Additional feed. The dog requires vitamins for his body. Chopped raw apples, carrots, spinach or tomatoes should be frequently mixed into the feed. Sometimes, especirlly at the time he is shedding, the dog should also be given cod- liver oil. Feeding after sickness. If the dog is weak and needs to recuperate after having been sick, he is fed chopped raw meat with rolled oats, 2- h raw eggs per week,, mixed with sugar, grape sugar, honey and cod- liver oil. Drinking water. The drinking water of the dog must be fresh at all times. Feeding of milk. Whether the dog is fed raw milk or cooked milk is a matter of habit. Many dogs can digest only cooked milk and react to raw milk with diarrhea. There are also some dogs who are not able to digest milk at all. The selection, therefore, is up to the dog leader himself. Feeding of bones. The dog must not be fed tubular bones or bones with sharp edges. Only round veal bones, ribs, etc. are permitted. Generally speaking, dogs are, fed raw bones twice a week. Too many bones harden the stool so much, that it is difficult for the dog to move his bowels, ( animal matrix of bone). Decayed meat. As already mentioned briefly above, nearly decayed meat does not hurt the dog. On the contrary, it is often to be preferred to other meat because it contains substances which his body definitely requires. In the same manner, the dog will often eat human and. all types of animal feces. This is especially true of young dogs. He will do this more often if there is a lack of decayed meat in his diet. Spoiled cooked meat or spoiled sausages also damage the dog's stomach. - 9 - |