mommadearest
In the Brooder
You will be ok, Just be steady and posative. Been there done that kind of... Best wishes.
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I've been raw feeding my dogs for over 15 years. I started my first when she was 8 years old. You can start them anytime. There's many ways to do raw feeding. I used to do whole bones, but I have gulpers that swallow everything whole, so I feel better grinding everything. I choose to feed a veggie mix, many don't. One of my dogs passes ketones in his urine if he doesn't get carbs, so my vet wants him on non cruciferious veggies and a grain. He doesn't do well with rice, so he gets quinoa. He gets this twice a day. The other dogs get it once or twice a week. Dogs can't break down the cell wall in vegetables, so they need to be pureed and frozen before being fed.
If you're thinking of getting into raw feeding, check for raw feeding groups in your area. We are very lucky to have a meat processor that was talked into starting a dog food business. He now has a separate building just for the dog food. He may also start another in a different state. He has a different route every week and now one mid-week and one into Oklahoma and Colorado as well. We get whole bone, grinds and mixes of tripe, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, wild boar, lamb and some fish. Sometimes we get goat and rabbit too.
I would never go back to kibble. You can feed raw for about the same price as a premium kibble. Asian and Hispanic markets are another good place to shop if you have them.
Cooked, homemade diets are another good option, but you need to watch the calcium/phosphorus ratio.
No,no! It's just a small portion of meals. Like a tablespoon or 2. Meat and bone needs to be the majority or all (according to some) of the meal. Sorry, I hope what I said wasn't misleading.Well, learn something new every day! I had no idea it was so acceptable to feed grains, fruits and veggies to dogs. I've never shied away from feeding mine table scraps and knew they would eat those things somewhat, but I didn't know they could comprise a decent amount of their food. Huh. Thanks for the education
I always had doubts about the grape thing too. The coyotes around here go up the mountain to a near by vineyard and eat grapes and come back to my place to poop raisins.I have a book with cooked recipes for dogs n cats. A bit of work. More expensive than a good chow. I give whole eggs, yogurt per breeder. and vit c. Dogs get left overs too. occasionally raw veg run thru a blender and poured on chow,
a bit of garlic or scallion too
Baked potatos when the kids make up too many. whole apples, carrots.
Chunks of beef suet.
chicken
duck
I looked up the raisen and grape poisons and found these are not the poisons we have been lead to believe.
I was mystified by the number of wild grapes and thought no hungry coyote will pass up free food, so how can this be a poison to dogs?? Like onions n garlic, moderation is fine.
PS. 2 college profs proved that green potatos only made people feel sick---by eating green potatos!! so not deadly
I always had doubts about the grape thing too. The coyotes around here go up the mountain to a near by vineyard and eat grapes and come back to my place to poop raisins.