I normally feed our dogs wet foods, and rotate between a locally made 'stew' THK, and less frequently a homemade meat & veggie stew.
I've noticed their stools are much bulkier and more frequent when they're eating THK, which surprised me, as I thought it would have less filler in it.
Anyways, I make a lot of bone broth (which they LOVE), usually throw out the bones after. This time, the chicken bones were so cooked down that they crumbled in my fingers, so I crumbled them up and threw them and some broth into the food processor for some 'bone pate'*.
Yesterday I added about a tablespoon to both their meals, same today. But this afternoon I was surprised at what came out - their stools were very chunky and the consistency of chalk. I've heard that stools after eating bones can be a lot like this so haven't been too concerned.
However I'm now wondering, how much 'pate' is too much? They love the stuff and if it adds some nutrition and joy, I'm happy to give it, but don't want to overdo it. They're 9 and 12 pounds - any suggestion as to what might be too much, if that's possible?
*note: the bones are super soft and there's absolutely nothing sharp or large in them
I've noticed their stools are much bulkier and more frequent when they're eating THK, which surprised me, as I thought it would have less filler in it.
Anyways, I make a lot of bone broth (which they LOVE), usually throw out the bones after. This time, the chicken bones were so cooked down that they crumbled in my fingers, so I crumbled them up and threw them and some broth into the food processor for some 'bone pate'*.
Yesterday I added about a tablespoon to both their meals, same today. But this afternoon I was surprised at what came out - their stools were very chunky and the consistency of chalk. I've heard that stools after eating bones can be a lot like this so haven't been too concerned.
However I'm now wondering, how much 'pate' is too much? They love the stuff and if it adds some nutrition and joy, I'm happy to give it, but don't want to overdo it. They're 9 and 12 pounds - any suggestion as to what might be too much, if that's possible?
*note: the bones are super soft and there's absolutely nothing sharp or large in them