Raw Patties Day 2

This morning's toilet was cleared by Mr Liow.

According to him, there were both hard and soft stools but in very little amounts.

When I woke up, there was a firm stool about the length of my thumb.

This is day 2 of Primal and till now (9pm), they have not pooped yet. And they have not peed too (??)

They've drank very little water since yesterday (which was normal, I read, of dogs feeding on raw) but I never expected them to drink THAT little water.

I need some help here from raw feeders here: Do I have to 'make' them drink or should I just let them be? They have not peed today, for the whole day!

There are days when they pee only when I'm away (either out of the house, or upstairs) and I have been around the whole day today. Probably when I go upstairs later, the toilet will flood.

I hate having to 'make' anyone do anything. I'm already sick of feeding AN, taking days of rest in between just not caring whether or not she's eating and then feeling worried after that when she doesn't eat because I do not 'make' her. Do I have to 'make' them drink water now?

You know, clearing Baileys' and Maen's shit makes me happier than feeding AN?

Watching them happily chomping on their food makes up for the emptiness each time I feed AN now.

So, yes. I will give Baileys and Maen anything that will make them happy. If only AN will allow me to make her happy with food, I will feed her my flesh if she is hungry for that.

Raw Diet: Primal

This is their first meal of a proper Raw diet with necessary nutrients included. We were out almost whole day and when we came home, there was only 1 short section of poop on the papers and it was firm. Does not stink either.

I forgot to mention that even though the 2 of them passed loose stools few days ago after having raw wings, the stools did not stink. Loose stools almost always stink, don't they? I asked Mr Liow who also agreed it didn't smell foul when he helped clear the many soiled papers those 2 days. He confessed that he stopped breathing whenever he had to clear their output, so he never found their poop foul smelling

-________-"

How observant my hubby is!

Anyway, back to Primal after digestion:

It's now 1.31am and we are all supposed to be sleeping. The last piece of poop was still that one and only small piece of firm and non-stinking poop. We do not know who that was from but I am excited to see the final poop result of from their first day on Primal tomorrow when we wake up.

It's sooo convenient and simple to feed them those raw patties. Costly though. Once I get the hang of giving raw and when we go back, maybe I can learn to prepare our own raw food to cut cost, if I am not overwhelmed by the growing AN and possibly number 2 human puppy.

Raw diet

Baileys and Maen's kibbles have run out since they return and with no kibbles in the house, it's a good time to try out raw, again.

The last time they had raw wings (3 sections), they were young. Their poops were firm but white. And the amount of poop was really little.

Now that they are 5yrs old, somehow it did not seem as beneficial. They had diarrhoea for the 2 days they had been on the raw trial (1 wing each for breakfast, and blended fish + purée raw brocolli and carrots for dinner). And it was bad -_________-" Both pooped loose stools, LOTS of loose stools. We had to keep clearing after them. But like the past, their stools were white, likely coz of the bones.

Were the wings not fresh? Were they detoxing? Was it because they are too old to take raw food all of a sudden now? Hmm...

So, in case this was a bad move, we went to get them their Orijen again. In addition, I also got them Primal. Hehe.

They got kibbles for yesterday and still had a little diarrhoea afterwards. It was better than previous days, lesser poop and firmer in the beginning, looser towards the end of their toilet session.

I gave them Primal this morning and they have not pooped till now. Just gave them their dinner, also raw. Hopefully they will not be having diarrhea again.

I dont really know what I'm doing. Did not want them to rely on raw when they go through quarantine when we go back, but if I want them to do even better, delaying the switch because of quarantine also makes no sense. Will probably do a rotation diet and see if they can adjust well to it.