Animal And Company: [boxer lovers] Re: WANTED: INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU FEED YOUR BOXERS

Hi it's FrankL from My Bones and Biscuits, I've only have Jersey Girl since this past April 2012. But She was 20 lbs underweight when I got her. She had a lot of digestive issues mostly because of the lousy food her previous owner feed her. Now she eat Blue Buffalo Grain Free
and she's feeling great, she filled out. And she's looking pretty good.

--- In boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Wiser" wrote:
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> "for ONE overnight stay"
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> like any animal hitting ANY of our houses would seriously think we actually meant "just for one night"
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> From: "boxermum7"
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> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:41:28
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> Subject: [boxer lovers] Re: WANTED: INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU FEED YOUR BOXERS
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> I had one female in particular who was very leggy and had a thin body. I currently have a female who seems to keep a trim figure, even after being spay. Her son however, thickened, even his nub is fat. He just does not seem to trim down even after reducing his food slightly. He was a singleton puppy so maybe that had something to do with it.
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> My gang is fed Holistic Select Adult Health Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe. They get a dolop of yogurt on their evening meal.
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> BTW...for those of you who have been around here for a while, I still have Buster. Got him in '08 from a HK shelter in GA. He was expect to pass from sudden death in 1 to 1 1/2 yrs max. He's been with us 4 1/2 yrs with no episodes of passing out. Everyone who meets him loves him and he now goes up to everyone to greet them.
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> Shiloh and Bo have passed. I still have Boxers Hattie, Duke and Buster and also Remus (Lhaso 16 lbs) and Sasha (Poodle 4 lbs). The latter two I brought home from the shelter for ONE overnight stay and I have cats now too (also from the shelter)...Shelley
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> --- In boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Rue" wrote:
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> > I have to agree with Sherri. Sherri and I grew up together at the dog Shows. Her Dad handled several of our Boxers. We saw many times where dogs were just naturally thin. We had some that we fed all sorts of stuff to get weight on them to look better in the shows. These guys just stayed on the lean side until they hit 8 years or so. Then they gained, boy did they gain. We found ourselves having to put them on weight reduction diets. I feel as long as the Vet does not find a reason they are thin like worms, thyroid problem, etc. I don't worry about it. As for raw feeding I am not a fan of it. I did a lot of research about it and found many pros and cons. I feel if it works for you fine, but I prefer to feed Science Diet and Pedigree. I use the pedigree for treats. They think they are getting goodies but are actually eating food.
> > Links for info about raw meat diets for dogs.
> > http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/FDAVeterinarianNewsletter/ucm093853.htm
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> > http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/GuidanceforIndustry/UCM052662.pdf
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> > --- In boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com, Sherri Taylor wrote:
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> > > Hi Abby,
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> > > We currently have 8 Boxers, the oldest is approx 12, the youngest are 23
> > > month old sisters. We feed Bil-Jac. If your vet has completely cleared the
> > > health, I wouldn't panic over being on the thin side. Just like people, the
> > > build, the amount of exercise, metabolism, can all effect the weight. One
> > > of our 23 month old girls is in beautiful weight, the other is on the thin
> > > side. The thinner one eats larger meals, gets a peanut butter sandwich
> > > every afternoon, and gets extra treats. She also makes 3 trips around the
> > > yard for every 1 trip that her sister makes. You will also find that as
> > > they mature and fill out that most Boxers will gain weight easier and
> > > quicker.
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> > > I personally would not recommend feeding raw meat. All of the reasons that
> > > humans are cautioned against for eating raw meat also apply to your pets.
> > > So I would be very cautious of that.
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> > > Hope this helps.
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