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Rusty Knife
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« on: November 10, 2011, 08:35:20 pm »

I tend to feed about 1730 everyday, I only seem to be able to hunt at night but the day of the night hunt I'll feed the morning of and give 1/2 more than what I typically give at night along with a bowel of generic pedialite to drink.  Depending on how many I have, I'll blend up whatever bananas and excess bread/buns there are and pour it over the food, helps food from going to waste and gives the hounds some potassium and carbs before a long hunt. This give 10-12+ hours to process through the digestive track and usually allows the dog to deficate before loading up. Hunts on average are 12-16 hours, often I find myself sleeping in the mountain, no matter how long the hunt is, I always wait 3 hours afterwards.  I've seen dogs colic like a horse because hunters fed there dog right after a work out.  Depending on when i get in, sometimes I'll even wait until the next evening just to help keep them on a schedule.
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