[rawfeeding] Re: How long should I wait?

"Pauline" <pblondeau46@...> wrote:
>
> How long should we wait to allow our dog vigirous activity after
eating
> a raw meal?
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Depends on the dog and what the dog ate, at the least. After a
really big meal (perhaps more than 3% of body weight) I'd imagine
you'd want to wait at least an hour if not more. After a small meal,
say the sort of meal you might feed if you were feeding two meals a
day, an hour ought to do it and maybe less than an hour would be
sufficient.

I fed one of my dogs a baby goat today. Dog weighs maybe 65 pounds,
goat probably weighed seven or eight pounds (I didn't weigh it).
That's over 10% body weight. My dog has been sacked out for two
hours now and I don't expect to hear much from her until morning. We
won't likely be doing anything vigorous then either.

I suggest if you know you've got vigorous exercise in your plans to
arrange the meals accordingly. Feed after the exercise, or feed a
small meal prior and a larger meal later; feed a smaller meal that
day and a larger meal the following day. There are many ways to feed
so there's really no need to stuck between a good meal and a good run.
Chris O

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