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Most areas have raw coops. Check dogfoodchat.com. They have a list of most area coops. I'm in the Phoenix area and we have two. The one I use is awesome. Not always cheaper than the store bought cheapest sale meat but they also have weekly cheap meat specials at 50-75 cents that we get from area
Walmart and other groceries on sell-by dates and this is frozen and dumped into big buckets by type of meat. Can save tons of money from regular grocery store prices.
I mainly feed beef heart, pork heart, pork picnic, turkey necks, some home raised chicken parts and for organ I use dehydrated liver ( I buy pork and beef liver and dehydrate for days I don't feel like cutting meat, it like having kibble) and spleen ( sweetbread). I haven't tried kidney yet but I probably should.
I do give fish oil for a supplement.
I've had no puking, no diahrhea. Some soft poops when I go too long without feeding bone but my dogs don't need bone too often.
I'm also feeding a little kitten who's doing very well, too.
My oldest dog is a 13 year old chihuahua and, since starting raw, he can now jump up on the couch again. Today, he playfully attacked my Doberman, playing " king of the doorway", a game he used to play as a youngster and sort of stopped as he slowed down. He's been on raw for a year and in the past 6 months he's been really spunky! I think he's feeling really good and I can tell his joints feel better. He's gained weight and his dandruff went away. Also, he used to get ear gunk and hasn't had any of that.
He nearly died of hepatitis a couple of years ago from a steroid shot and now his bloodwork is totally normal.
Holy smokes, I thought you were feeding kittens to your dogs!
Oh, no! This is the cutest little kitty, ever. He is my papillon's new BFF. They play and play and play..... You'd think they were going to hurt each other as hard as they wrestle but she weighs about 6.5 lbs and he is about 2 pounds of pure sinew and muscle. He can take her down. They play chase, soccer ball with these little palm nuts. Then they fall asleep in a little cat bed together, all snuggled in a little pile. He is loaded with personality. I think he might be part Bombay, little white feet cute,sleek, very short black hair, and copper colored eyes. I found him nearly starved and dehydrated, drinking out of the chicken waterer in the backyard, about four weeks old.
Speaking of big name pet foods. IAMs just had a big recall of puppy food. Aflatoxin in the corn.
Also, there is a big brand of chicken jerky treats out there right now that was just recalled because of a bunch of deaths from a toxin. Another Chinese poison, the treats came from China. I make my own jerky treats, usually out of liver, since my dogs don't really like their raw liver that much but love it dry. Great training treats. And, the kitty loves liver jerky.
