Raw diet for dogs?

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

You can look into something like this, too!
http://www.omaspride.com/

 

[keesmom]

There are a bunch of grain free dry foods out there. Dutch gets Taste of the Wild salmon mixed in with a little hamburger. He won't touch it otherwise.

There are a lot of foods now based on different protein sources like duck, fish, venison, bison, etc. Plus corn free, wheat free, soy free and more.

This site has a review of just about every dry food out there.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/

Raw is great but it does take work. More so if you have huge dogs.

-Cindy

 

[redhen]

Thanks for the links guys! maybe i can do a mix of a good grain free dry feed with some raw mixed in... It must be the grain thats bothering him, right?

 

[WriterofWords]

I had a lady in a store accuse me of abusing my dogs by giving them raw anything. I asked her when the last time she saw a coyote cook a rabbit was. Talk about huffy!

 

[keesmom]

Maybe, maybe not. It could be a particular protein like beef or lamb. You could have the vet test him or try him out on something relatively nonallergenic like duck and potato or something whitefish based.

Dutch's food is based on whitefish, salmon and smoked salmon with no grains, and still only 25% protein. Some of the grain free feeds are up in the 40% range. With a large breed puppy you need to be a little careful.

-Cindy

 

[redhen]

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You told her WoW! And its very true..They're meant to eat raw meat...i think i'm going to try this.. I just have to get over my fear that they'll get sick from some raw meat disease..

I eat raw hamburg, sometimes.. Only a small pinch though..* I'm coming out of the closet here..

 

[keesmom]

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I fed Dutch raw for years. He still gets the occasional rib bone when he feels up to it. He never once needed to have his teeth cleaned. The vet thought I brushed them daily!

Unfortunately now they're worn down and he doesn't like to gnaw on stuff so it's dry for us.

-Cindy

 

[redhen]

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Thanks for the advice. Appreciate it..

 

[redhen]

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I fed Dutch raw for years. He still gets the occasional rib bone when he feels up to it. He never once needed to have his teeth cleaned. The vet thought I brushed them daily!

Unfortunately now they're worn down and he doesn't like to gnaw on stuff so it's dry for us.

-Cindy

thats another benefit of this..the bones clean their teeth, just like it would be in the wild...

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Our dogs eat raw meat too. Chicken, deer, fish, and rabbit mainly.