Mousse type wet dog food

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Random question of the day but does anyone have any reccomendations of a wet food that is not chunky (ie no lumps etc)
Ideally I need a wet mousse type, chappie is too dry. I need to water it to a paste for a dog that has difficulty swallowing and that can't swallow anything too dry or too lumpy...

Any ideas??
 
We use Hills A/D at work to make a slurry - can't vouch for the ingredients but the texture would be perfect.

Fish4Dogs have just launched a complete wet food in a tin but I'm not sure how chunky it is. Their salmon/trout mousse pouches are totally smooth but are complimentary rather than a complete food.
 
Fish 4 Dogs do a salmon mousse in pouches. Failing that Applaws (sold in Pets at Home) also do a wet food without too many lumps, and Pets at Home also have a sensitive lump-free range!
 
s4sugar said:
Any wet food + blender.
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This...you can even feed raw this way.

To be honest, it doesn't even have to be wet food and you don't need a blender. If you buy a good quality complete dry food, just pop it into the food bowl and add hot water from the kettle. Leave it to soak, if you cover the kibble with the water, they will break down completely and then you can add more water as needed after 10 minutes to get the consistency you want. This also makes it easier for the nutrients and minerals in the food to be absorbed as well.

At least then you'll know that the dog is getting a complete diet, which some of the wet foods are not. Could just take a bit of the headache away for you. xx
 
_GG_ said:
This...you can even feed raw this way.

To be honest, it doesn't even have to be wet food and you don't need a blender. If you buy a good quality complete dry food, just pop it into the food bowl and add hot water from the kettle. Leave it to soak, if you cover the kibble with the water, they will break down completely and then you can add more water as needed after 10 minutes to get the consistency you want. This also makes it easier for the nutrients and minerals in the food to be absorbed as well.

At least then you'll know that the dog is getting a complete diet, which some of the wet foods are not. Could just take a bit of the headache away for you. xx
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This would be my advice too just measure out the quantity needed for a whole day and soak in a Tupperware box. Take out amout required, add a little hot water to maximise flavour and feed.
 
As above, or if the chappie is a good diet for him then just add a bit of warm water and mix it up with a fork.
 
Thank you everyone!
I have tried the soaking of kibble which works very well as a main diet however i need something to sort of bind it together to make it more paste like or the chunks cause a problem. It has to be literally smooth otherwise it causes a problem.

Dogs who would have them!
 
Aldi do a wet food that is wheat free that our greyhound has in addition to her biscuits. Its pretty smooth, and very palatable
 
littlen said:
Thank you everyone!
I have tried the soaking of kibble which works very well as a main diet however i need something to sort of bind it together to make it more paste like or the chunks cause a problem. It has to be literally smooth otherwise it causes a problem.

Dogs who would have them!
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There shouldn't be any chinks in soaked kibble. Treat it like sugar beet...you soak it until it is completely saturated and there is nothing solid left. With cheap kibble this will take about a minute but with high quality, you will need to totally immerse it in boiling water and leave it for a good ten minutes, adding more water if you want it looser, but there shouldn't be any lumps or chunks left. if there are...add more water. xx
 
I use Burns Penlan moist food, comes in foil satchets.Its top qualitity and I add a little warm water and it can be mashed down to whatever consistency you need.What about putting food in a blender.
 
I soak Hills dried kibble in boiling water for ancient dog and mix with boiled chicken bits (buy cheap chicken quarters, boil up, debone and freeze into portions. Use stock to make soup for us!)
Cover kibble to just above its surface with hot water, mush around a lot. Add a bit of chicken. Leave for as long as dog can bear the wait. It goes into a gloopy mush that he and his teeth and dodgy innards seem to cope with well.
 
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