Nutritional Meals

We have started slurpie on nutritional barf diet, raw beef/lamb/kangaroo meat with veggies and sometimes some boiled potatoes. He is loving it and I guess it must be good for him too as his poo has reduced meaning most of it has been digested and absorbed?? Less stinky breathe too and we think he is putting on muscles not fat =).

What we do is to buy the meat and veggies and prepare them over the weekend into meal size portions using plastic bags and freeze them. Every night we will defrost 2 portions for the next day in the fridge. Its simple actually as all it takes is lots of chopping of the veggie and some packing. The vegs are cheap, I just buy what looks fresh and is having promotional prices (like 3 broccolli for $2.15). For meat we go for minced frozen beef/lamb about $5 for 5 days portion. Kangaroo meat for pets from Cold Storage Katong, hugh pack for about 10 days portion for less than $10. Healthy and good! What you see below has some Alfalfa from our salad yums....

Eco Biopet Review

What:

Eco-BioPet is a composition of micro-organisms from the soil of Gunma Region in Japan.

- Maintains a healthier digestive system
- Improves the absorption of nutrients in the small intestines
- Improves the quality of Poo
- Reduces/Eradicate the foul smell of Poo
- Strengthens the immune system
- Suppresses pathogenic bacteria in the intestines
- Reduces stress level in the Pet
- Increases reproductive activity

How:

Once taken by the animal, it will activate enterobacteria and intestinal activities to promote the animal’s growth and health. It suppresses coli bacillus, clostridium, salmonella, B-hemolyticbacteroides, and other pathogenic bacteria while increasing useful bacillus, such as lactic bacillus, in the intestines. It also produces digestive enzymes such as Amylase and Protease, as well as Vitamin B Group and Vitamin A. It stimulates intestinal immune cells to produce antibodies and activates macrophages.

All Natural - Not Chemically Enhanced…no fear of introducing chemically enhanced products to the Pets.

Ok honestly we bought it partly due to the attractive notion that Slurpie's poo will not stink as badly. The box stated detailed instructions not to keep in air tight containers or even plastic bags. No contact with water too or all the micro organism will die within 7 days.......creepy somehow to know the saw-dust like stuff is alive!

We faithfully gave the prescribed amt mixed into Slurpies breakfast and dinner. Supposed to see results in 10 days. Till now I think at least 3-4weeks have passed and well....his poo still stinks a lot! Ok so it did not work on the stench for Slurpie's case. However the consistency of the poo seems to have improved overall. It was more often solid although on some days maybe due to other factors such as us feeding him fruits or him being overly excited, the poo was still a little soft. I really cannot tell if this product works or is good? hmmm anyone care to share your experience?

When we finish this box, i intend to stop and observe the difference. If there are no key difference I will not buy again though. Too many supplements already! (blame the man)

Tricks and Treats

We are pretty strict on Slurpie's diet. We try to at least. One big no no on any ingredients listed is anything to do with Chicken. Apparently alot of schnauzers get schnauzer bumps from eating chicken and so we try to avoid.

We also try to get items that does not list too many ingredients. One good example is the Shiloh & Lester Salmon Wild (100% salmon and not else supposedly). Omega-3 that should make his black coat glossier....

Only bane? this stuff is fishy big time. slurpie's breathe stinks really and cos we use this as our outdoor treats initially, it stank up the treats bag and even my bag cos i put the treats bag in mine. And when he licks himself the smell just gets all over!

We have stopped since the last pack as I cannot really stand the stench. But perhaps it will be ok to feed your dog some before his bath session just so he gets the goodness. DO NOT place the opened bag in your bag or car if you do not want to be mistaken as a fishmonger though.

Our regular treat is Jerky Naturals by Zuke's at home.

• Fortified with vitamins and minerals
• Only 17 calories per piece
• Made without artificial colors, flavors or by-products
• Free of wheat, corn and soy

As we put Slurpie thru regular training sessions daily we wanted something that will not make him obese from too much snacking and easy to chew and swallow (this is quite soft). As the pieces are pretty big, we cut them into small 2-3mm squares and place them in a container by his play area so it is always available. We only cut a few pieces each time and replenish as it runs out to avoid spoilage from frequent exposure to air in the "daily" container.

The reason we have different treats for home and outdoors is to keep Slurpie interested. Little rascal is so distracted outside that he is not attracted to the treats at all since he knows he can have the same stuff at home. After we finished the salmon, we bought cheese sticks. Hmmm...the ingredients are so-so la but at least no chicken parts. It is again soft and we cut them into small pieces.

I think its ok to change treats to keep the dog interested in the training since it would only make up 10-20% of his daily diet. But I still dislike funny treats i see with all types of nice coloring and shapes as i think they are meant to attract the owners and not benefit the dog at all.


Other regular treats that Slurpie gets includes apples, pears, oranges, yoghurt (good for him really but have to be the natural and plain type), basically any fruits we are having ourselves other then grapes which i heard are a no-no. He would sit and wait (drool and stare as well) while we eat our apples (he knows the hierarchy, he eats last! no begging allowed) Greedy boy is sooooo cooperative when he knows there is a slurpilicious treat soon!