Feeding fish regularly?

[Nudibranch]

My dog (dachshund) is a fairly fussy eater, when it comes to dry food at least. He's always been given a complete dried, with a bit of tinned mixed in (he won't touch any brand of dried on its own) but even then he hardly ever eats it all. The only time he does finish a bowl is when I mix it with tinned sardines for a change. I do this about once a week, it seems to suit him and he has a lovely coat. But could I give him fish with his dried food every day?

I suppose if he really was hungry he'd have to eat what I put down, and he is very fit, not a scrap of fat and can run for hours, so maybe there's no need to make him eat more....

 

[lq22]

Why not feed a complete wet food that has fish in it? Burns and James Wellbeloved do them and with them I have found them very palitable with dogs and it is a good quality food.

 

[gunnergundog]

I have friends who feed tinned sardines in oil daily to their elderly lab who has arthritis; they have done this for at at least three years with no problems.

My GSPs get sardines or mackerel in oil about twice a week on average. I don't think it will give your dachshund any problems other than maybe making him a bit loose in his motions. (My dogs are 25kg and 35kg)

Why not build up to it slowly, monitor what comes out and adjust accordingly? Maybe half a can a day would be more appropriate for a smaller dog?

 

[blackcob]

I know I keep recommending it on here but Fish4Dogs is an excellent food and their Salmon Mousse is designed as a topper/mixer for fussy eaters.

They recently had a BOGOF deal on the big boxes which worked out at 90 pouches for £21, if he likes it it's worth signing up to the newsletter and waiting for the deal.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Fish is fine, my fella goes mad for tuna. Fish4dogs is great too.

 

[FestiveSpirit]

I'm sorry to be frivolous, but every time I see the title of this thread I think of koi carp or tanks of exotic fish, and wonder why someone is posting about them in AAD

 

[CorvusCorax]

My friend keeps koi as well as working GSD. To be honest, in a fair fight, my money would be on the koi, they're massive! And one even likes to have his belly tickled.....

 

[gable]

My border collie has fish 3 or 4 times a week mixed in with her dried food as she has arthritus. Pilchards are her fav

 

[blackcob]

I'm sorry to be frivolous, but every time I see the title of this thread I think of koi carp or tanks of exotic fish, and wonder why someone is posting about them in AAD

The two hobbies can be congruent; the sale of some of my fish paid for Dax's last vet bill.

 

[jasmine]

I'm sorry to be frivolous, but every time I see the title of this thread I think of koi carp or tanks of exotic fish, and wonder why someone is posting about them in AAD

I thought this too lol

 

[prosefullstop]

I also feed sardines as a treat once a week, and my allergic pug gets Taste of the Wild salmon, grain-free formula to keep his itching under control.

 

[NOISYGIRL]

My springer has sardines every morning, she had itchy skin, maybe seasonal who knows but she gets them every day, can also vouch for fish 4 dogs, mine isn't fussed but my friends cocker loves it all

 

[TarrSteps]

My friend keeps koi as well as working GSD. To be honest, in a fair fight, my money would be on the koi, they're massive! And one even likes to have his belly tickled.....

A garden centre I go to has a koi that must be easily 30kg+! I suspect it could easily eat a dog!

Lots of people I know feed pilchards/sardines/canned fish regularly. My dogs basically eat a raw diet and I find the tins of pilchards a great "emergency" food to keep on hand.