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Blackwatch Feed Program For Small/Medium Breed Puppies |
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Although people generally think of me as the Great Dane Lady, I also have bred Pugs and I currently own a Sheltie. I feed my small and medium sized dogs the same diet as my giant breeds, except the amount is significantly less!! Here is a program you can feed your little guys.  HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM This feed program is used by many of the top breeders in the USA and overseas. This program has 20 years of success and you must follow this program exactly because each component has a job to do - deleting one of these components compromises the integrity of this program. Do not add other foods or supplements to the program without discussing it with me first. Do NOT add your own raw meats, calcium supplements, I will provide raw options that are safe from pathogenic bacteria and parasites and balanced in their calcium and phosphorus ratio. This program will be divided into 3 parts: Section A. - supplements, and where to purchase Section B. - description of supplements - what they do Section C. - support information - for your puppy Please print out for future reference and provide a copy for your veterinarian, since most are unfamiliar with how to feed large and giant breed dogs. If they have any questions they can contact me personally for assistance. Please note, I am not a distributor nor a retailer of any of the products used in this feed program. I have used them for years and test fed on my own pets and in some instances, I have done laboratory tests to check quality and analysis and also done my own long term feed trials on many litters. I do not recommend companies that are unethical in their business practices. This information is not to be used in lieu of veterinarian advice, diagnoses or treatment. How to socialized and train your new puppy - "Ultimate
Puppy Training Kit" If you live OVERSEAS (India, Asia and South Africa) and do not have access to Eagle Dog Foods,(see where to purchase), here is an alternative for you to investigate. FEED PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS. If you live in the UNITED KINGDOM you have access to all the supplements in my BLACKWATCH FEED PROGRAMS FOR THE UK. ANNOUNCMENT - AUGUST 6 - 2008 The supplements listed in this Puppy Feed Program can now be purchased in a kit, which includes all supplements, plus the Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw, meat, fruits and veggies and the Ultimate Puppy Training Program! This kit is sold with
a 20% discount and will last 2 months for large/giant breeds
and 3-4 for small/medium breed dogs. *BREEDERS KITS are sold at wholesale prices and must be purchased in bulk - minimum of 3 kits, the kit can go home with the puppy and the new owner establishes a pattern of "wellness" your puppy. Breeders kit orders must be called in to Dr. Wagner at 800-937-1104 Kit # 1 and Kit # 2 can be purchased online- www.firstchoicenaturals.com Section A. MY
NEW PUPPY PROGRAM This program is a comprehensive and consists of 6 major components and this is it in summary form. Detailed info to follow below.
Click Here for: DAY TO DAY CARE -ears, eyes, teeth, skin, healthy treats, fleas etc. Where
To Purchase Products
1. DOG FOOD - Eagle Small/Medium Breed Puppy Food or Eagle Holistic Chicken locate retailer at this website www.eaglepack.com 2. FOUR-IN-ONE PROBIOTICS & DIGESTIVE ENZYMES - beneficial bacteria, digestive enzymes, Vitamin C & Barley Grass www.firstchoicenaturals.com 3. NZYMES - dietary enzymes - in chewable Pet Treat or Granular (goes further) www.nzymes.com 4. OX-E-DROPS - antibacterial, antiviral, antifungus - keeps pH of the gut healthy www.nzymes.com 5. FLEXICOSE - joint support supplement (glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM and herbs). www.Flexicose com 6. COLOSTRUM - also known as "first milking" and beneficial for immune building. www.firstchoicenaturals.com FOR VARIETY ADD - fruits & veggies & Eagle Holistic canned meats www.eaglepack.com For a safe, balanced raw option use Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw - info below. Section B. Description of Supplements - Who - What - Why? 1. Food - Kibble and Canned My preference is the Natural/Holistic Eagle Pack line of Pet Foods which I have used for 20 years. Choose one of the following or you can rotate flavors on adults. Do not mix any foods or brands of food 50/50 for any length of time, other than transitioning over to a new diet which should only take 3 days on Eagle.. Mixing foods can cause nutritional imbalance. Here are Eagle choices:
I have provided a list of better food and my criteria for selection, located at this website - if you live somewhere where you can not locate Eagle. I choose Eagle because all products are made with human grade/organic ingredients,a multi-protein source, not grain based, yogurt cultures (probiotics) digestive enzymes, prebiotics, glucosamine HCL for joint support, high quality sequestered minerals which are critical for proper growth and no bone diseases, no ethoxiquin, no BHA,BHT, only naturally preservative, vitamin C and yucca and balanced Omega 6:3 fatty acids. This is the ONLY dog foods ever tested on giant breeds and it was done on several litters before it became available to the public. It has the longest track record for giant breeds of any food on the market. I directed the feed trials on this food 18 years ago as well as the Large and Giant Puppy food feed trials in 2002 so I know these foods work. Eagle owns their own USDA/Aphis approved plant.
2. Dietary Enzymes - in pet treats or granular (multiple pets) Nzymes - is Dietary Enzyme in a chewable healthy pet treat or in granular form. Nzymes put the "living component" back into a cooked, processed, stored dog food. Enzymes are heat sensitive and lost in processing/cooking of all commercial foods or making home cooked diets. As owners we must put dietary enzymes back into the diet, in order to maintain proper wellness and not deplete the body of this important resource. This can be done by the addition to your diet with a product called Nzymes, a chewable pet treat, or granular form which can be sprinkled on the food to replace what is lost. In other words, Nzymes provide the body with the right nutrients to allow the body to make the chemicals necessary to detoxify (clean out) the body and repair itself.
Nzymes are from sprouts (food) so they do not conflict with diet or any medications. I have used the Nzymes for 20 years for my animals and I take the human product and have seen remarkable changes our health. By incorporating Nzymes into the diet, you are putting back the "living component" into the modern processed and cooked diets. This gives the body the tools it needs for repair and good health. Website to order : http://www.nzymes.com/ - 877- 816- 6500 - 8:00-6:00 PST 3. Ox-E-Drops Ox-E-Drops is clear a safe liquid that will kill pathogens: bacteria, fungus and virus. When feeding raw meat it is particularly important to use Ox-E-Drops to help prevent problems with the pathogens in raw foods. An added benefit is that Ox-E-Drops Drops does not kill the good bacteria of the gut and helps to encourage the growth of friendly bacteria. I believe Ox-E-Drops is very important component to a diet in the possible prevention of bloat and systemic fungus infections, toxic and leaky gut syndrome, because if it's ability to help keep the proper pH balance in the gut which is important in breeds that have a tendency to bloat. Ox-E-Drops can be use diluted (1 cup of distilled water + 1 teaspoon of Oxy-Drops) for a solution to clean out ears, eyes, to spray on skin or use as a colonic. It is very beneficial in systemic yeast infections as well. Dosage - 1 drop per 20 lbs of body weight. Use daily on food, mix with a little water and your canned Eagle meat and use as a gravy. During times of illness - double this dosage. To order: www.Nzymes.com or 877-816-6500 4. Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes 4 in 1 Probiotics - This is a combination 4 friendly yogurt like good bacteria, 4 digestive enzymes, Vitamin C - in and Ester C form and Barley Grass. It fills the "holes in every diet", processed or raw. Do NOT add more Vitamin C to your dogs diet it is already this product. First Choice Naturals 4 in 1 Probiotics contains:
5. Joint Supplementation I have used Flexicose joint supplementation with great success on my dogs. It is particularly noticeable when you introduce it to an elderly dog diet - they respond very well to joint nutritional supplementation. The amount of glucosamine in better dog foods is barely a maintenance level dosage, which is why I supplement my dogs. Whereby it is beneficial for all breeds ages and sizes, the large and giant breeds are particularly vulnerable due to their size, rapid development as a puppy and later tendencies toward bone cancer - normally of the long bone or growth plate. I believe most of these cancers can be prevented with a comprehensive diet and joint support during development. If a dog has had HOD, OCD or Pano as a young dog, I feel it is very important to use the Nzymes product and other "functional foods" with anticancer properties as part of the daily diet, in the hopes of preventing bone cancer as they age. I start my puppies on joint supplementation at 10 - 12 weeks of age and continue throughout their adult life. With the large/giant breeds their joints have added stressed, so any thing that can help support them as they age, is a positive step in the right direction. SHIPPING OVERSEAS - Canada, Mexico, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom - more added daily so check with the company to see if they ship to your country. For more complete information and ordering go to this website: Flexicose COLOSTRUM For Variety - Meats - Fruits - Vegetables MEATS: I use Eagle Holistic canned dog foods for variety (beef, chicken, liver, lamb, duck, fish, puppy).I mix a couple of tablespoons of canned meat with tepid temperature water and make a gravy. Do NOT use grocery store brands they are full of preservatives and 4D meats (dead, diseased dying and disabled) and they give the dogs stinky gas and are full of unhealthy fillers. NO homemade concoctions of meat/rice combinations that you make up at home, they are very unbalanced in their calcium and phosphorus levels and can cause growth problems. FRUITS &VEGETABLES: I think it is important to incorporate some real foods into you dogs diet on a daily basis. Not only is this done for nutritional purposes, but because the dog gets bored eating the same thing day in, day out!! This is a list of recommended foods to use in moderation: yogurt, buttermilk berries melons, apples, banana, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, oranges, squash, sweet potato, green beans, zucchini - minced/diced/raw/cooked - they love frozen berries and melon balls!! Pulverized fresh veggies are best for digestion. NO raw onions, grapes or raisins, macadamia nuts. Linda's Very Veggie Soup - 2 large cans of chicken or beef broth - (low sodium for heart or elderly dogs- or homemade). Add LOTS of veggies - carrots, green beans, wax beans, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and couple cloves of garlic. The idea is to use this as the filler so you want it to be hearty and filling. OR 6. Variety - A Safe Balanced Raw Meat & Fruit/Veggie - OPTION If you want to introduce some raw meat, fruits and veggies to your dogs diet, the is is the best way to do it because it is balanced in it's calcium and phosphorus ratios and free from pathogenic bacteria and parasites. This is a freeze-dried dehydrated raw turkey or chicken diet, all you have to do is reconstitute with filtered water, let sit a few minutes and serve. Do not get lazy and simply sprinkle this on the top of their food, make sure you use it reconstituted with water first -so it does not draw all the water out of the dog's gut, causing the dog to want to drink water in excess. The food dehydration process takes place so the ingredient are still considered raw yet done at a temperature to kill any pathogenic bacteria. Enzymatic activity in dehydrated foods is simply suspended until the food is rehydrated with liquid.
The Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw dog food is available in 3 formulas: THRIVE (21% protein - 14% fat) - Chicken, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Celery, Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes, Zucchini, Green Beans, Apples, Honey, Alfalfa, Kelp,Yogurt, Bananas, Papayas, Basil and Rosemary. EMBARK 29% protein - 16% fat - Turkey, Flaxseed, Potatoes, Celery, Spinach, Carrots, Coconut, Apples, Kelp, Eggs, Sesame Seeds, Bananas, Cranberries, Rosemary. PREFERENCE (12% protein 5% fat) - This is only a fruit/veggie/herb mix to use with kibble or raw diets and not meant to be fed alone. The Honest Kitchen dog food and Eagle Pet Foods is endorsed by the Whole Dog Journal. To order call 800 - 937-1104 ~ www.firstchoicenaturals.com Note: Since you are using this to top dress your dog's food for variety and not as the whole diet, you can use either one of these formulas even for Great Dane puppies. Just use in reasonable amounts so you are not adding too many calories during growth stages.
I add my supplements in the AM just because it is easier to do it all at once. I make gravy of tepid temp water and Eagle canned meat and add the Ox-E-Drops to this mixture.Top dress with a little fruit or veggie or the Honest Kitchen mixture at least with one meal a day. I tend to use my evening meal for the Honest Kitchen - just for variety. OPTIONAL - Top- dress the dog food Honest
Kitchen Do not microwave, soak or use hot or very warm water on your kibble. It will destroy the integrity of the friendly yogurt type cultures and the fragile vitamins/minerals and amino acids on the food. Water On Food:
Drinking Water: Nutritional Support For Special Needs Vaccine
Reactions:
To help prevent this problem in adults, make sure they are on Vitamin C and Nzymes. I use the Nzymes Product to support the immune system, and prevent vaccine reactions. Section C - Support Information - Required Reading Vaccines There are several articles and photos of vaccine reactions at this website. You need to know how to prevent vaccine reactions, because vaccine reactions in some breeds will kill your dog in a slow agonizing death known as Immune Mediated Response, which is always misdiagnosed as HOD. So, here is info: Fleas - Heartworm People ask me what I use for these problems. I use Interceptor as a heartworm preventative and for flea and tick problems I use a topical product- either Frontline Plus or Advantage, Advantix or Frontline products. I do rotate a different one each year. Because these are not systemic products, I feel a bit better about using them and because the dogs/cats and my self are also on Nzymes, which detoxifies the body, I am comfortable with using these products. Special Alert - Other Breeds: For Collie/Sheltie/Aussie and Sighthound Owners
(could effect some Great Danes)
For those people who own Collies, Shelties, Sighthounds,
Aussies, Border Collies, any breeds with Collie background or
mixed breeds with any of these dogs in them, it is critical that
you know there are certain medications your dogs CAN'T take. Do
not leave it up to your vet to know this..YOU must print this
out and know it - it is a matter of life or death.
These dogs have a sensitivity to Ivermectin (Heartguard
Heartworm medication. Only use Interceptor heart worm preventative.
Other related drugs you can not use on these breeds or there
will be neurological damage.
Other related drugs you can NOT use:
Metronidazole (which is used for diarrhea and
giardia)
Flagyl Torbutol Butorphanol Morphine Acepromazine Ivermectin - Heart Guard There are many different types of drugs that have
been reported to cause problems in Collies, ranging from over-the-counter
antidiarrheal agents like Imodium® to antiparasitic and chemotherapy
agents. It is likely this list will grow to include more drugs
as our research progresses.
Drugs that have been documented, or are strongly
suspected to cause problems in dogs with the MDR1 mutation:
Ivermectin (antiparasitic agent)
Loperamide (Imodium®; over-the-counter antidiarrheal agent) Doxorubicin (anticancer agent) Vincristine (anticancer agent) Vinblastine (anticancer agent) Cyclosporin (immunosuppressive agent) Digoxin (heart drug) Acepromazine (tranquilizer) Butorphanol (pain control) Potential Problem Drugs The following drugs may potentially cause problems
when given to dogs that have the mutation. Biochemical studies
have shown that this gene has the potential to act on over 50
different drugs.
Ondansetron
Domperidone Paclitaxel Mitoxantrone Etoposide Rifampicin Quinidine Morphine Washington State University College of Veterinary
Medicine
Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory PO Box 2280 Pullman, WA 99165-2280 (Phone/FAX 509-335-3745) VCPL@vetmed.wsu.edu |
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