Pollock???

michelle l

michelle l

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Hi all
I hope this isn't a stupid question.
My dog is fed only raw meat due to allergies. Once a week, he is fed a meal of raw pollock (Alaskan saltwater fish) fillets. This morning, I got a wild hair and took a small chunk to my fish. I tore off a tiny, tiny piece and offered it to them. They loved it and my clowns actually fought over it. I continued to give them one bite-sized piece at a time and made sure each piece was consumed.
My shy, reclusive emerald crab even came out of his rocks and waved his arms around (if you can call them arms), so I reached in and offered him a piece. I was stunned when he approached and began tearing chunks off of it and eating. Normally when he sees me come near the tank he hides.
I am guessing that it's OK for them, but since I've never seen it mentioned, I thought I'd ask. I have 2 percula clowns, a flame angel, a juvenile cortez angel who will eat anything in front of his face, and the crab. They get flake, brine shrimp enriched with spirulina, prime reef, Seaweed Selects (red variety), and angel formula.
 
ophiura

ophiura

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I used to work at an aquarium and pollock (as well as salmon, tuna, mahi, smelt and assorted other fish, shrimp, squid, and clams) were commonly fed to tanks. A diverse diet is the best diet :)
Just whenever you add a new type of food, watch how the animals react, watch how much may be "wasted" (especially with pollock which tends to "shred"), watch water quality and feed accordingly.
But a good plan :D
 
unleashed

unleashed

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do be cautous though when feeding your fish some of your store baught fish or seafoods. most foods prepared for your fish is uv treated for bacterias not cooked.seafoods meant for human consumption unless precooked harbors bacteria that may harm your fish.it is packaged with the intent that you will cook it before you eat it.
 
rubberduck

rubberduck

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Originally posted by unleashed
do be cautous though when feeding your fish some of your store baught fish or seafoods. most foods prepared for your fish is uv treated for bacterias not cooked.seafoods meant for human consumption unless precooked harbors bacteria that may harm your fish.it is packaged with the intent that you will cook it before you eat it.

good point :yes:
 
unleashed

unleashed

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i know this wasn't quite the topic of this thread but just wondering?(QUOTE)My dog is fed only raw meat due to allergies. Once a week, he is fed a meal of raw pollock.I work for a vet as a groomer but i see this alot.what kind of dog food have you been feeding him?
I know a few very good brands of dog food you might want to try.wysong is one of the best for pets with alergies you can even purchase venicine.also is california naturals lamb and rice or chickenand rice no preservatives dry or canned .and inova brand is also natural everything you find in this you can get in your local grocery store i have used all but wysong I now use inova it contains no corn meal or wheat its accually made with alfalfa sprouts.
 
michelle l

michelle l

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Oh, boy, we tried a lot of different stuff. Originally we had him on Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul, (made by Diamond) which a lot of Dane owners use and recommend but I thought was not very good. He had horrible skin issues and anal gland problems. (On a Dane, that is NOT COOL! LOL) I then switched to Wellness Lamb & Barley, which was better, but he still had so many allergy related issues that he was miserable. We were miserable too...he had loose stools constantly and he had the worst body odor that you can imagine. I then tried Wellness Fish & Sweet Potato but it made it even worse. We then tried California Naturals and he had the worst skin outbreak to date. It was really bad. To compound it, he had such itchy, runny eyes that he actually rubbed one to the point that his eyelid cracked and bled.
At that point, I went with raw. I can design what goes in his diet, monitor what he gets, and be assured that his food is all meat with no grains, which is what sets him off. He is 150% better now with no skin or odor issues. And, believe it or not, the diet is actually cheaper than the premuim dog foods. Four to five days a week he gets chicken quarters, and the remaining days he gets some other variety of meat. Pork, fish, beef, turkey, and occasionally rabbit are typically what is fed on the other days. ( reminds me...I need to go shopping. I think all I have in the freezer is chicken right now ) He gets a variety of offal, such as chicken or beef liver ( normally chicken...beef liver makes me gag ) pancreas, pork brains, and beef kidney. Once a day he gets a spoonful of ground uncleaned beef tripe. (stomach) Yummy! I also supplement with 400 I.U. of vitamin E and 3000 MG of salmon oil. About four days a week he gets an egg in his meal too. Some people feed veggies too, but I don't. Some folks really go all out and feed lamb, squirrel, deer, goat, and all kinds of innards that they get from the slaughterhouse floor, but I don't have the access to some of the variety that other people in larger cities or with fatter pocketbooks do. But, the more meat variety, the better is is for your dog.
It's really changed my dog and his quality of life. The foods you spoke of are great, just not for him. It seemed that with each switch, he got worse. It seemed my only choice, and I'm glad I did it. :yes:
 
michelle l

michelle l

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It's much, much better. He still has an occasional red spot on his leg, about the size of a quarter, even with the strict maintenance of his diet. He used to get scaley, inflamed red patches on his belly and inner thighs that almost left what appeared to be scars for a while when the outbreak would go away. His belly was covered in white spots when the inflammation would heal, then the cycle would begin again.
His breath is much better, and he used to have very stinky ears and very red paws due to yeast infections on both. When the pH of a dog's system is out of whack, it opens the door for yeast to take over and make all kinds of bad smells in ears and on feet. Between his toes, he had a heavy deposit of brown goo as a result of the yeast (it looked and smelled like what gets in dog ears when they are infected) and they also began to crack and look scabby. I had him to two vets who did skin scrapings and found no mites or anything unusual. Since I started him on a raw diet, all of those issues vanished. I mean, he still gets doggy B.O., but nothing that can't be cured with a bath! Allergies can really screw up the balance of a dog's system, more than people sometimes know. I have heard people complain about how bad thier dog stinks, or how nasty it's ears are, and it's possible that it may go deeper than just body odor. It may be something in their system that is causing problems.
Oh, and he's a Great Dane. Big, sweet, lovey boy. That's why I said that when he got impacted anal glands, it was a BIG deal!! :D :eek: :scared:
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Originally posted by unleashed
do be cautous though when feeding your fish some of your store baught fish or seafoods. most foods prepared for your fish is uv treated for bacterias not cooked.seafoods meant for human consumption unless precooked harbors bacteria that may harm your fish.it is packaged with the intent that you will cook it before you eat it.
We fed fish fit for human consumption (actually "off cuts" that
couldn't be used in a restaurant)...this is somewhat of a higher standard that that found in fish/animal foods. You definitely don't want to feed fish that is old or smells bad...you want stuff that you defrosted, or has been kept on ice. But Zoos etc must feed these higher quality (human grade) foods in order to keep various certifications. IMO, I wouldn't be overly concerned feeding human quality fish (even raw) to our livestock...all public aquaria do it daily (can you imagine what it would cost to feed other stuff - frozen fish food as an example - to tanks and fish of that size?). So I wouldn't worry much :)
 
unleashed

unleashed

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hey michelle
try bathing him once a week in Nutragena tar and sulfa shampoo
its mad for humans for psoriasic and dermatitis if you dilute it just enough to apply easier I use it all the time at work on those smelly itchy crusty dogs .it works wonders better than any pet tar shampoo I have ever seen and it doesnt stink.wet the dog down aplly shampoo let sit for 10 to 15 min rinse thourghly towell dry.heals hot spots moistens and exfoliates the skin to aid in healing.best of luck
 
fishnerd

fishnerd

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Ophiura is absolutely correct. In order to keep an AZA (American Zoo and Aquarium) accrediation, public aquariums must use food fit for human consumption.
 
ophiura

ophiura

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And if I may add....
Boy, did I often desire to eat that fish food. We would get beautiful whole salmon in just to cut up for sharks and other fish. Just delightful stuff (is there a smiley for "drool?"). Always wanted to do a "taste test" just for quality you know :D
 
unleashed

unleashed

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tell me about it I buy raw shrimp for me and ended up feeding it to my fish lol but befor i fed it to them I drop it in boiling water for 10 sec to kill off any bacteria
 
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