What did your dog(s) eat today?

[lv4dogs]

I've been a terrible mommy. They've been eating kibble the last 2 days. :( 2 family members have passed away :( & I've been having problems at home on top of it all, water leaks, car problems etc.. Things are just so hectic right now, just as I was switching back to ALL raw. Once things calm down & I can actually go shopping they will be on all raw, by next week sometime at the latest. Ok, sorry for another vent. lol

[.sarah]

Wow, Sue, that's an awful lot to be dealing with right now. Take care of yourself, your dogs will be fine on kibble for a little while :)

Buck had trout for breakfast this morning. I have beef brisket thawing out for all of them for later.

[cloverfdx]

The kids had a mushy mix of egg, sardines, sardine oil, flax seed & livamol supplement. Some grated/ mushed up carrot. Clover had left over chicken carcass (1/4) and El had some beef & chicken mince. Tinny had some beef mince and a chicken thigh. Yummmmmy :p.

[cali]

Happy and Misty are getting a Bison premade stuff while I am in kelowna, as I cant really fly with food very well, so I picked up premade stuff here, and they are gettong 1 lb each a day.

[Kfamr]

Anyone know if dogs can eat shark meat?

My brother and his friends caught a big shark - it gives you TONS of meat. If my brother catches another he'd be able to give me some of the meat but I want to make sure shark is okay to feed.

I've read on a couple websites that you can but wanted to see everyone's opinions.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Roxy had whatever was left of the whole chicken, and Lily had 1/2 of a thigh.

[.sarah]

Anyone know if dogs can eat shark meat?
Definetly! All meat is food to a dog ;)

[Kfamr]

I'm getting many mixed feelings on the shark meat (posting on several other sites)
A few websites have said yes, and the dogs can even chew on fins as treats.
A few message boards, the majority said there are too many mercury & toxins and carries fluke worms.

I've yet to hear from the lady that I've been asking the most questions to. She seems incredibly educated on the RAW feeding subject and I trust and understand most of her statements on it.

I'm going to google it a bit more and ask a few more people then see wether or not I want to feed shark.

Could you imagine if I tossed a big shark in the middle of the yard for my three to eat!? They'd probably look at me like I'm crazy.

[Aspen and Misty]

Well I finally did it. With the help of Sarah and many other's my dog's ate there first Raw meal today!

They each got a chicken leg Quarter.

Nova LOVED it but Konnor wasn't to sure how to eat it. It took Nova so long to figure out she was just supposed to chew it. She tried to pull the skin off but it didn't work, so finally she put the whole thing in her mouth and decided she should just bite into it. Konnor wasn't so lucky. He is a licker and just sat there and licked the quarter for about a half hour. Finally I cut it into three pieces. He only ate about one of the three then he gave up. I don't know if he doesn't like chicken or just wasn't sure if it was really food. Tonight he is still acting like he wants his kibble so I know he is still hungry. We will try again tomorrow though and see if he does any better.

Ash

[lv4dogs]

Ok, it happened sooner than I thought it would. The dogs are back on an all raw diet.

Raustyk & Nanook do have some kibble left, not sure if I am gonna keep it & freeze it for when I have to have someone else watch them or just toss it. But kaige & Indy have no kibble left and they LOVE being "forced" to eat raw for every meal. lol

I went to the grocery store last night to pick up some chicken for the dogs. Thought it was on sale for 58cents/lb, went to check out & it was only 30somethingcents/lb. So of course I went back & got more. Came home with 50lbs of chicken & some organs all for less than $20. Thats almost enough for 2 weeks. Compared to feeding kibble, feeding raw for the next 2 weeks is $15 cheaper than feeding PREMIUM kibble.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Whoaaa... I forgot to thaw their meat last night so they'll be having kibble :(. But wow, haha, that's cheap, and if *I* bought that much meat it would last me like a month :p. Is it too early to start on organs and something besides chicken yet? They seem pretty well adjusted to it, but I think they'd like some variety.

[.sarah]

Briana - you could always feed it frozen. Or you could put it in a ziplock baggie and run it under hot water for a few minutes to semi-thaw it (never microwave - that will cook it). Or you could put it in a baggie in cold water for a few hours and completely thaw it. Or you could skip a meal until it thaws in the fridge :p

If their stools are fine and they are acting normal and eating normally (I mean not turning their noses up) then you can switch to another meat. If Lily is still having any reserves about eating then don't give her something else because it would be as if she's winning the "I don't wanna eat chicken" battle. ;) I would add organs last, after you've added all of your meat sources, just because they're not that important right now.

My crew had some huge 2 lb turkey legs today. For dinner Buck is getting some pork and Mandy and Nova will be getting their daily chicken feet.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Lily HATES her food frozen :p. She's a picky butt, and I usually have to slightly defrost it in the microwave for her to eat it.. Is that still cooking it? Roxy's absolutely loving every single bit of this, so I'm not afraid to add more for her. What meat do you recommend adding next?

[Kfamr]

Today they had:

Chicken
Trout
Egg (Nala ate the shell, other 2 didn't want it still.)
Yogurt
and 2 tsps each of the lintone stuff I got for free, for the heck of it.

[wolfsoul]

Visa got some lamb, Mountain Dog food chicken & veggie formula, an egg, and some kelp. I also gave her some Wormex, as I'm in the process of deworming her before she has her babies. :)

[The Cat Factory]

Today Chester had a turkey wing, an apple, and a few fish (smelts).

[binka_nugget]

Ewww... I had to split the tripe into portions today. I forgot how bad fresh tripe smelled. The ground stuff is SOOOO much better! And that was only 2.5 pounds! I still have 15 pounds of tripe coming in! YUCK!


Anywho, the pups had a bit of tripe and split a chicken quarter. For dinner they're gonna have llama, kelp, sardines and an egg.

[lv4dogs]

For dinner they had:
chicken quarter
slice of venison
egg & shells


For breakfast this morning they had a small chicken quarter.



I think I am going to start to feed them once a day instead of twice. I have always fed twice a day even when I was feeding all raw before. But after researching how often people feed their dogs I see a LOT of raw feeders only feed once a day.
It would make my life a LOT easier. Morning feedings are just so hurried in my house, especially now that I am back feeding just raw and have another dog in my household. Half the time the dogs don't eat much breakfast and if they do they usually aren't too enthused about it.

[bckrazy]

Gonzo & Fozzie split a whole turkey breast with the bone. Each got a whole egg, but Fozzie ate both of the shells. :)

Fozzie will get 2 meals of CN later, as usual.

I feed Gonzo one big meal in the morning, and usually just his supps at night with some dairy or organ/muscle meat or veggies/fruit.

[Roxyluvsme13]

My dogs only get one meal, Sue.
Roxy had a chicken quarter, and Lily had kibble because I was sort of sick today and didn't feel like dividing hers. But I have enough meat for 8 days for Lily, and 5 for Roxy. I realized a huge bag of chicken quarters was only $0.79 a pound, so I plan on going back and buying that soon.

[BC_MoM]

Today for a snack the M&M's had some yogurt and carrots. For dinner they had kibble with egg in it.. of course, Mickey being Mickey, leaves the a good amount kibble and only eats the egg. :rolleyes:

[lv4dogs]

They had chicken quarters for dinner again last night. A friend was watching the dogs for me while I went to a funeral. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

This morning they had ox tail for a snack.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Roxy - leg quarter
Lily - 1/2 thigh

Is it normal for Roxy not to be eating hers? I'm getting worried..

[Kfamr]

Kibble. :o

I was gone for dinner time (went out with my friend and his mom because it's her birthday.)

[gemini9961]

Sadie and Maggie had some cut up chicken and Grant got a steak. Hubby was a little upset, he said "Why can't I have the steak?" Told him he could eat it, if he ate it raw. :D

[Kfamr]

Yay, Simba is going to be SO happy.

The meat market my mom is working at also sells produce. My mom brought how two bunches of bananas that are fine but too brown to sell, as well as some baby carrots.


Simba doesn't really like to eat his veggie/fruit mixture unless it has a bit of banana in it. He LOVES banana puree.

[binka_nugget]

The pups split a chicken quarter and some llama. Kaedyn also got some tripe because Kai was a brat and took most of Kaedyn's food when I wasn't looking. :p

[cloverfdx]

Lastnight they had 2 small chicken frames each (1 earlier in the evening to quiet them down a bit hehe), they also had sardines, sardine oil, Livamol and Flax seed.

Tonight they have lamb, and they will get their supplements as usual.

[cloverfdx]

They finished off the lamb for dinner lastnight, and had some carrot and their supplements. They had some natural yogurt last night and the night before and loved it.

For those who have only just recently switched to RAW how are you and your dogs coping? I hope all is going well, and the dogs are enjoying their food.

[.sarah]

Okay, lemme back-track.

On the 22nd and 23rd they had chicken quarters.

On the 24th they had a pig ear, Buck also had some pork.

Yesterday they had beef heart, an egg, and chicken gizzards for breakfast. For dinner Buck had some beef brisket and the girls had some trout.

Today so far Mandy and Nova have had chicken feet, Luka had a pig ear, and Buck had a chicken quarter. For dinner I have chicken liver and lamb shanks thawing.

Every day Mandy and Nova have three chicken feet for their joints.

[Roxyluvsme13]

They've had kibble for the past 3-4 days, since Roxy's not eating her meat, and I want to buy some fresher meat anyways.

[lv4dogs]

They've had kibble for the past 3-4 days, since Roxy's not eating her meat, and I want to buy some fresher meat anyways.

She just stopped eating it? Thats odd.
And fresher meat doesn't always mean better for the dogs. A lot of raw feeders say their dogs prefer older meat.

[Roxyluvsme13]

She just stopped eating it? Thats odd.
And fresher meat doesn't always mean better for the dogs. A lot of raw feeders say their dogs prefer older meat.
She ate it for the first few days, and then she would barely knibble on it? I guess maybe she wants more variety..? Well, Roxy didn't like it..

[lv4dogs]

Oops, forgot to post my meals.

Indy's still working on her chicken from 2 days ago. She was eating it without the skin but I am not giving into her anymore, trying to get her to eat it with the skin.
The rest of the dogs had chicken, some chicken liver & hearts sat am & pm
Sunday am they had pigs feet & eggs
last night 7 this am they had beef

Chicken is on the menu for tonight again

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had a turkey wing for breakfast, since that's all he has left in his freezer. I have to go out today and get more food for him.

[vinjashira]

For those who have only just recently switched to RAW how are you and your dogs coping? I hope all is going well, and the dogs are enjoying their food.
one of them would be me :D Snowy has learnt to eat raw chicken now, she seems to enjoy it.
I'm sticking with chicken for a couple of weeks before introducing other meat/organ

[Kfamr]

Tonight they are having:

Chicken breasts
Chicken Legs (for Simba & Nala)
Carrots
Celery
Peppers
Banana
Yogurt
Egg w/shell

And they got a banana/yogurt frosty paw with Greenie Lil Bits on top. ;)

[binka_nugget]

The pups have been getting chicken quarters for the past few days cause I've been way too lazy to give anything else. Today they're having:

-eggs
-ground flax seed
-kelp
-turkey heart
-turkey

They also had pieces of chicken backs while I was bagging it for their freezer.

[.sarah]

Well, I got home and swam with the dogs last night then went straight up to bed and they never got their dinner :o So they had the lamb shanks this morning. I have ribs thawing for Bucky Blue for dinner. They'll all have some chicken liver and I have chicken feet thawing for the girls.

[wolfsoul]

Visa is in Alberta...and she is getting....KIBBLE! I can imagine it now, she's going to be looking at her dish, thinking "what the HELL is this?!"

[cloverfdx]

Elvis and Tinny had beef, chicken necks, egg (W/ shell) and their supplements for dinner. Clover had about a half of chicken, egg (W/ shell) and supplements.

[lv4dogs]

Stopped by the store on my way home from work last night for some human food & found a great deal on turkey drumsticks so thats what they had last night & this morning.

Tonights meal is unkown at this time.

[Kfamr]

It's been almost a month since mine have been having 1 raw meal a day.

They are doing very well on it. Weird thing is, Kiara - the dog who ate 12 large rawhide candy canes, a big bag of Halloween candy, and everything else imaginable - WITHOUT getting sick - throws up her egg shell & when she gets bones.

Wierd or what?

She finally ate her egg shell last night (I burried it in her chicken/veggie mush.) She chewed it but when I got home there was a little pile of broken up egg shell (I'm assuming whatever liquid came with it was dried already.)

I figured she'd do the best on this diet since she seems to have a stomach of steal.

I think Simba is enjoying it the most. :) He LOVES his raw chicken legs and gets so excited when it's time to eat. He usually takes the leg out of his bowl and leaves the rest until he's done with his chicken.

[Jadapit]

Kay, may I ask which brand of the Timberwolf you feed the fur kids? I have some on order, I'm so excited to try it. The food sounds really good. I ordered my kids the one with elk in it. I think once it gets here I will try feeding them the Timberwolf for breakfast, then the raw at night. Are you still doing that?

[Kfamr]

Kay, may I ask which brand of the Timberwolf you feed the fur kids? I have some on order, I'm so excited to try it. The food sounds really good. I ordered my kids the one with elk in it. I think once it gets here I will try feeding them the Timberwolf for breakfast, then the raw at night. Are you still doing that?



Yep, Still feeding the kibble in the morning.
I REALLY like TimberWolf. My three are getting the Ocean Blue formula. :) I'm lucky enough to have 2-3 different places nearby who supply it.

[lv4dogs]

For those who have only just recently switched to RAW how are you and your dogs coping? I hope all is going well, and the dogs are enjoying their food.

I have just recently switched back to an all raw fed diet. But even when I was feeding kibble for a little while there they would get a raw meal at least every 3ish days or so but usually it was at least once every day or two.

It's been one week today since they have eaten nothing but raw!

Even so there are still things that improved with them and everyone's stools are smaller, a lot smaller!!!
Raustyk:
She's the rescued 8 y/o rott with many health problems as well as joint/ligament problems. History unkown, probably a very bad BYB.
Her teeth are getting cleaner yet & her breath is a lot better. Her teeth have always been bad, they were terrible when I adopted her at 6 months of age & even after being clean, if I slack on teeth cleaning in any way they get dirty/tartery/smelly super fast. With raw her teeth are so good that there is no need for ME to clean her teeth.
She seems to be having less joint pain.
Her anal glands are not bothering her at all. They used to be terrible, very bad for a few years. As I introduced better premium foods and raw there was no need for me to physically express them anymore but she still would have to "work" a little bit at getting them emptied on her own.
She is going through some detox though I won't lie. Thankfully most of it is just about over already. Her coat is a little dry and she shedded like crazy but it's starting to come in shiny, soft & smooth. Her skin became falky but that has stopped. Her eyes were a little runny for a couple days, but again that has stopped as well. Not sure if it makes a difference but she has always had eye, skin & coat issues.

Nanook:
Keep in mind he is almost 16 y/o with many major health problems & mobility issues. Shep/husy/? mix. Also a rescue with history unkown other than he was shot with 50 birdshots before I got him & most are still lodged in him.
His breath has improved a lot! He has always had awesome teeth (he's also always had more bones than everyone else)!
His skin & coat is slowly improving. I don't seem to have to groom his as often as I did so far.
Seems a little more alert and it seems as if his vision is improving a little bit.

Kaige:
1 y/o Aussie, from reputable breeder
His coat is softer & seems to have filled out nicely. Not sure if this is due to his age.
His teeth are staying totally bleach white naturally.
It seems to me that his energy level is better. It's like he's not as ancy like a kid when they drink a soda.
He also is going through a bit of a detox, just one symptom though. His eyes produce a little more eye gunk.

Indy:
b/f's dog, almost 4 y/o lab mix.
She is having a hard time eating the chicken so she's skipped a couple meals & had a few smaller meals. Sure she gets other meats and eats full meals, we are just trying to get her to eat chicken. We are not going to let her starve.
Her coat is getting softer & even shinier and she's shedding less.
She too has been going through detox, just like Kaige though it's only the little bit of extra gunk in her eyes. It's starting to improve.

Me:
Did I mention that their stools are a LOT smaller?!
I enjoy watching them eat.
I feel better knowing my dogs are healthier!
I don't know what the heck to do with all the kibble that I have. :p

[Kfamr]

I don't know what the heck to do with all the kibble that I have. :p


What type of kibble is it?

If it's one with a longer shelf life - store it somewhere safe. You never know when your power may fail and your meats will rot/expire.

I'll always have kibble on hand just incase - not that I WANT them - hurricanes come to visit me.


If it doesn't have a long shelf life, donate it to the local shelter? If it's opened and they won't take it - donate it to a friend?

[lv4dogs]

What type of kibble is it?

If it's one with a longer shelf life - store it somewhere safe. You never know when your power may fail and your meats will rot/expire.

I'll always have kibble on hand just incase - not that I WANT them - hurricanes come to visit me.


If it doesn't have a long shelf life, donate it to the local shelter? If it's opened and they won't take it - donate it to a friend?


I have a tiny bit of evo left but I'm saving that.

Then there's about 20-30lbs (opened, dumped in their food bin, no bag) of Nutro large breed senior mixed with a little bit of CSFTDLS senior (might also be a large breed formula).

Was going to donate it but they won't accept if it has no bag. They take open bags though. I use their food bins as a shelf too so so far I've just kept it in the bin waiting for (A)I find someone/someplace that wants it (B)I use it or (C)it goes bad. lol

[Kfamr]

They had a light dinner today.

Ki:
Chicken breast nuggets
Frozen carrot/tomato puree

Simba:
Chicken leg

Nala:
Chicken leg
& some breast nuggets

[Shelteez2]

It's been almost a month since mine have been having 1 raw meal a day.

They are doing very well on it. Weird thing is, Kiara - the dog who ate 12 large rawhide candy canes, a big bag of Halloween candy, and everything else imaginable - WITHOUT getting sick - throws up her egg shell & when she gets bones.

Wierd or what?

She finally ate her egg shell last night (I burried it in her chicken/veggie mush.) She chewed it but when I got home there was a little pile of broken up egg shell (I'm assuming whatever liquid came with it was dried already.)

I figured she'd do the best on this diet since she seems to have a stomach of steal.

I think Simba is enjoying it the most. :) He LOVES his raw chicken legs and gets so excited when it's time to eat. He usually takes the leg out of his bowl and leaves the rest until he's done with his chicken.

Kay, many dogs don't like eggshells. My dogs happen to think they are yummy crunchie treats but only when I feed them to them seperately. If I just put eggshells in their food they will eat around them. I know several people that feed raw will bake the eggshells and then grind them into a powder with something like a coffee grinder. That may work better for you. :)

[bckrazy]

That's true, Kay. If you want the benefits of raw shells, you could just throw some in the food processor with your veggies & fruits.

Gonzo & Fozzie got Farmore Buffalo, veggies, yogurt, and some rice. They both got to chew on a knuckle bone for a little while too :)

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had a fish (tilapia) for breakfast, and 2 chicken legs and some veggies for dinner.

[lv4dogs]

This was their dinner last night:
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/c8f50e0a55d0a57e625407aa61ae9e74-.jpg
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/83713cbf6a79feac3b6d1c0cb454ae19-.jpg

Jack Mackerel
Sweet Potatoes
Carrots
Cottage Cheese
Eggs w/ shells

Raustyk didn't want hers for some reason. Not sure if she was self regulating or if she didn't like the sweet potatoes. She's had everything before except the sweet potatoes but then again she's usually a chow hound so who knows. Guess only time will tell.
So this is who took over her meal:
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/672ec0eeb7159b5d7959b60a7ffc5cc8-.jpg
Tiki, he loved it (of course, he likes everything, I should of called him Mikey)
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/7c1d3c6b6fc6a42077f4a08379163d1d-.jpg
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/e59a653fb7557bb9933fcad45f2fecde-.jpg

[Kfamr]

I have put the egg in the processor before, I might just do that for Ki & Simba.

Nala LOVES them and has no problem digesting them. She thinks they're potato chips.


I just made my three some more "frosty paws." There's about 25 of them in my freezer. I'm going to give them as their daily veggie/fruits/yogurt - they love 'em especially since it's so hot outside. This batch will last me about a week.
The ones I just made had:

apple
celery
carrot
oats
a tad bit of milk
and a half spoonful of peanut butter

[.sarah]

Everyone got an egg and chicken liver. Buck got half a chicken. The girls got some pork ribs.

[lv4dogs]

Last night for dinner they each had a chicken quarter, some raw goop (mix of chicken, turkey (all with bones), beef, eggs & shells, I make up large batches for the ferrets) and a little bit of noodles (cleaned out my fridge).

This morning they had half of a pigs leg each.

Tonight will be chicken again.

[.sarah]

Went to the store today and saw VEAL neckbones for 2.59/lb! Veal has always been 14.99/lb where I've seen it. I suppose it's because it was neckbones, and it was still more than I like to pay, but hey, variety is the spice of life! ;) So they had those a minute ago and also had a Dogster (like Frosty Paws but with less additives) and they loved the Dogster! We bought some yogurt and stuff so we could make our own Frosty Paws. I think it's a good treat for the hot summer! :)

Not sure what they're going to have for dinner yet.

[Roxyluvsme13]

*misses feeding Raw* I'm going to finish up Roxy's kibble and tomorrow I'll see if I can get her to eat the meat. It's really outdated though.. Is that okay?

[lv4dogs]

*misses feeding Raw* I'm going to finish up Roxy's kibble and tomorrow I'll see if I can get her to eat the meat. It's really outdated though.. Is that okay?

As long as it has been frozen outdated meat is ok to feed to dogs, provided it is not extremely spoiled & the like.

[Kfamr]

It's really outdated though.. Is that okay?


Outdated as in...??

What kind of meat?
What's the date on it?
Where has it been stored?

As long as it's been frozen and it's eaten within a few days after being thawed (or eaten frozen.)



Sarah, my three are LOVING their home-made frosty paws!
Grrr.. I need to find a nice meat market.

[.sarah]

Yes it's okay.

Don't switch her back to kibble if she doesn't eat. If you do this will never work and you'll be creating a picky dog. If she doesn't want it, put it back in the fridge for later. Do this for three-four days. If after four days she isn't eating, try another meat, she may just not like chicken. But you can't play the game where if she isn't eating, you feed kibble. Kibble is addictive to dogs - it is full of "yummy" carbs and is sprayed with fat or something to make it smell good. To dogs, kibble is sometimes more appetizing than raw.

Also, don't keep switching from raw to kibble back and back to raw. Find what you can stick with. You're really going to upset their tummies one day. By the way, it's okay to feed mostly chicken while money is tight. Feed whatever you can get for the least amount of money. Or feed kibble, but don't keep switching. :)

[Roxyluvsme13]

Outdated as in...??

What kind of meat?
What's the date on it?
Where has it been stored?

As long as it's been frozen and it's eaten within a few days after being thawed (or eaten frozen.)



Sarah, my three are LOVING their home-made frosty paws!
Grrr.. I need to find a nice meat market.
Like it was best sell by June 17 (we bought it a day before that)
It's chicken quarter, and it's been in the freezer.. but I had to thaw it so I could wrap it (but it wasnt completely unthawed)

[.sarah]

Sarah, my three are LOVING their home-made frosty paws!What are you putting in them besides yogurt? We were thinking banana, peanut butter, canned pumpkin ... stuff like that.


Like it was best sell by June 17 (we bought it a day before that)
It's chicken quarter, and it's been in the freezer.. but I had to thaw it so I could wrap it (but it wasnt completely unthawed)That's fine.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Okay. I just hope she eats it. The reason I didn't put it back was because she got dirt all over it..

[.sarah]

So rinse it off ;)

[Kfamr]

What are you putting in them besides yogurt? We were thinking banana, peanut butter, canned pumpkin ... stuff like that.

Some that I've made contained:

Carrots, Celery, & Tomato
Banana & Yogurt
Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, & Banana

Basically anything other than meat, I mix it up and put them in cups as frost paws. :p

I've been cutting them out of the cups and putting it into their bowls, or giving it to them in the cups to lick out. It takes them more time to eat it in the cups, so that's a plus. If it's out of the cup they just bite right into it and it makes me cringe! (My teeth are very cold sensitive.)







Roxyluvsme,
Rinse it off. ;) You don't even have to do that really. Simba's eaten twigs, dirt, etc with his meat because he seems to think he HAS to eat it in the grass and won't eat it on the patio. Silly dog.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I never thought of rinsing it off :o
I'm going to have to try some frosty paws.. But we dont have any banana or a blender..

[Kfamr]

Uhhh.. I forgot all of what I just gave them but it went something like this..


Chicken
Egg with shell
carrots
bananas
capsicums
garlic powder
celery
yogurt


and Simba took a nice healthy poop afterwards. ;)

[Jadapit]

I never thought of rinsing it off :o
I'm going to have to try some frosty paws.. But we dont have any banana or a blender..

Bri, I dont have a blender anymore either, when I made the frosty paws I mixed it all up with the electric mixer, it worked great. :)

[.sarah]

Okay, here was their dinner:
http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/dinnerJune29-06.jpg
Trout filet, pork tail, egg, and veal liver for all of them. Buck also got a chicken quarter and Nova and Mandy also got three chicken feet each.


Some that I've made contained:

Carrots, Celery, & Tomato
Banana & Yogurt
Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, & Banana

Basically anything other than meat, I mix it up and put them in cups as frost paws. :pThanks! I also was thinking making a carob flavored one. They've loved the carob flavored treats I've made before, so I think it'll be a winner :)

[k9krazee]

I never thought of rinsing it off :o
I'm going to have to try some frosty paws.. But we dont have any banana or a blender..

I just mix them by hand *shrugs*

[binka_nugget]

The boys had one chicken leg quarter each for breakfast. I didn't have time to cut it so they got a really filling meal today. =P

For dinner they had turkey and a little bit of turkey heart.

[lv4dogs]

QUESTION FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH CATS AND FEED RAW:
is it ok to give my cat basically the same things i do my dogs?
(obviously in a much smaller portions)

Absolutely! Except cats are carnivores too, so do not be surprised if they don't eat any fruit/veggie and please don't push it on them either, all meat is better for them.
Now a little here & there isn't going to hurt just like us humans sometimes eat junk food & the like. If you have a cat like my Tiki, he will eat just about anything and he loves it all too!

[lv4dogs]

Oops forgot to post this mornings breakfast.

I fed them a large meal as we are leaving to go on a camping trip this afternoon. I wasn't sure how hectic it would be there and how Kaige & Indy would re-act (this is Kaige's first time camping & Indy's second besides camping in our yard). We'll be gone for 5 days total. I wanted them to have a full belly this morning in case they dodn't want to eat tonight or if they act different & I may not want to feed them tonight.

5:30 am, they each had:
chicken quarter (they were huge)
chicken organs (liver, heart, gizzard) (2-4 pieces each)
pork ribs (2-4 each)
egg & shell

And now they are knawing on a beef bone which is almost at the take away stage.


For the next 5 days while camping I packed:
Chicken quarters
pork ribs
eggs
I wanted to keep it simple as I am not sure how their systems will handle this trip.
We'll probably pick them up something different at the store while we are there as we have to go out Sunday & get fresh salads anyways. (always gotta check out new stores for meat deals)

[lv4dogs]

My dad just stopped by with a treat for the dogs. Guess they really are getting their fill this morning. I may have to skip tonights meal no matter what now. lol

What was that Gramps, you gots us a nummie?
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/2d160dae8cf908de9ba1b35b65da66c2-.jpg

What did someone say nummie? WAIT FOR ME I'M COMING
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Mmm more pork ribs
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Boy these are gooooooood
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Very good
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I love the skin/fat type stuff, it's da bomb
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/d55fbb2484c07649ee7b4fc5537c5a26-.jpg

Am I in heaven?
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/7c500f49bf08ea1eee760814d4d988d4-.jpg

I think I am.
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/f6750f3f259582639271821d26334fdb-.jpg

Why is this skin stuff so hard to get off, it's soooo good
http://nanryk.zoto.com/img/45/409a596c44387ff8830d7cf41f67b035-.jpg

Ok, I think I got it
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[cloverfdx]

That is wonderful that everyones dogs are doning well. Hopefully the detoxing will stop soon. Indy's coat looks gorgeous and shiny. Sarah i had to cover the screen from Clover when i scrolled down past the Labbies dinners ;).

Last night the kids had chicken wings (Bought a kilo of mixed chicken portions and they were all wings :mad: ), they also had a little bit of beef mince and some yogurt. Tonight they will probably have chicken again tonight, i need to pick it up before trainng in the morning (3 whole chickens for $10 woohoo). Hopefully the meat wholesaler will have some sales on so i can stock up for the coming weeks.

ETA: Clover used to be my "fat dog" she is now the best built out of the lot of them, her muscle mass has increased, and she does not have an ounce of flab on her anymore. I am so happy with how she is doing, her energy level is up aswell. And i hope i am adding a few extra years onto her life.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Ok, so Roxy likes her meat frozen, strangely. At least she seemed to like it while I was out there. She had a chicken quarter. Lily is the opposite and likes her thawed, plus defrosted for about 2 min. I haven't switched Lily back to Raw yet, just Roxy for the moment. Eventually, they'll both be back on it, but for now just Roxy.

[zoey]

Today, Daisy ate canned mackerel which she loves, chopped bok choy, gala apple.

[bckrazy]

I was gone to San Francisco yesterday and today, up until now. They got pretty spoiled, because I thawed extra special things for them to keep them in a good mood while Mommy's gone. It didn't really work for Gonzo, he slept by the door all night and he's acting a little spazzy now that I'm home (like not wanting to leave me).

Gonzo (yesterday) ~ 1/4 of a duck (he loves duck, 100x more than chicken. wierdooo.) and a pig snout! He also got a frosty paw for dinner/dessert.

Fozzie (yesterda) ~ Duck leg, a chicken liver & a chicken heart with chicken muscle meat, and a frosty paw for dinner.

Gonzo (today) ~ Buffalo Farmore, and he will get some fruit puree for dinner. He's gnawing on a knuckle bone right now, he gets 10-15 minutes with that =0)

Fozzie ~ Lamb Shank for breakfast, some Farmore Buffalo for lunch, and he will get a frozen kibble-and-fruit-puree Kong later tonight.


Kay, I really like your frosty paws idea. We all know that Frosty Paws by Purina can get a little pricey and aren't exactly nutrionally balanced! I'll definitely make some of those, sounds very easy.

[.sarah]

The girls had a chicken quarter for breakfast, Buck had beef brisket. They all had beef heart for dinner and Buck also had a chicken quarter.

The frosty paws flavors I made were: carrot, carob (carob powder and carob chips), peanut butter, tuna, and just plain yogurt.

[Kfamr]

Sarah, did you make the tuna ones out of regular canned tuna?

We have a ton of canned tuna and we rarely eat it.

[.sarah]

Yep! They haven't had that flavor yet, but I know they'll love it. They love anything with fish :)

[vinjashira]

week 2 on raw and Snowy has started eating pork :)
I still give her chicken in the morning though
she seems to be enjoying chicken more

by the way, does everyone feed the meat thawed?
Snowy eats her meat frozen

[binka_nugget]

by the way, does everyone feed the meat thawed?
Snowy eats her meat frozen

I feed thawed usually but last night the boys had their llama half frozen. If I forget to thaw meat in time, I'd rather feed frozen meat than kibble. :p

[vinjashira]

I feed thawed usually but last night the boys had their llama half frozen. If I forget to thaw meat in time, I'd rather feed frozen meat than kibble. :p
Snowy eats thawed/fresh meat too quickly that it comes out again sometimes :rolleyes:
so I prefer to give it to her frozen - well in this hot weather anyway :)

[Kfamr]

I always freeze my meat for atleast a week or so before giving it to them - and I give it to them straight from the freezer. It makes them chew it more.


This morning Simba and Nala had a chicken leg each.
Kiara had carrot/banana puree and chicken nuggets.

[.sarah]

by the way, does everyone feed the meat thawed?
I feed both ways. Usually boneless meat is frozen because they'll gulp it right up. Sometimes chicken is frozen because they eat it really fast. I try to thaw everything for Buck and Mandy because they pace themselves when they eat. Nova and Luka don't do that so sometimes they have the things I mentioned frozen.

Today they had a turkey leg. I have a half of a chicken thawing for Buck for dinner. I have chicken feet thawing for Nova and Mandy, and I have a pig foot thawing for Luka.

[wolfsoul]

Visa doesn't like her meat frozen -- it hurts her teeth. The only stuff she will eat frozen are Nature's Variety Prairie Medallions.

[Jadapit]

The Timberwolf dog food came yesterday. The fur kids LOVED it. It seems so much better than the Nutro. They had the Timberwolf for breakfast, tonight I'm going to try them on some raw chicken. Wish me luck. ;)

[Kfamr]

The Timberwolf dog food came yesterday. The fur kids LOVED it. It seems so much better than the Nutro. They had the Timberwolf for breakfast, tonight I'm going to try them on some raw chicken. Wish me luck. ;)


Wonderful! Glad the girls like their new food. Do you think you'll be feeding them this for good now?

I heard the other day Nutro is now using soybean oil instead of sunflower oil to cut costs. :(

[Jadapit]

Wonderful! Glad the girls like their new food. Do you think you'll be feeding them this for good now?

I heard the other day Nutro is now using soybean oil instead of sunflower oil to cut costs. :(

Yes, I think I will be feeding them the Timberwolf from now on. It is a little pricey, BUT the difference in the ingriedents compared to the Nutro are amazing. I wouldn't doubt Nutro is doing that. I was surprised to learn on the pit bull forum how many people think Nutro is crap. A lot of the people on that board feed raw also.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Someone told me that it's actually more expensive to feed Raw.. I said no, and they said I was feeding it wrong..? :confused: I'm just following everything you all said. :/

[Kfamr]

Yes, I think I will be feeding them the Timberwolf from now on. It is a little pricey, BUT the difference in the ingriedents compared to the Nutro are amazing. I wouldn't doubt Nutro is doing that. I was surprised to learn on the pit bull forum how many people think Nutro is crap. A lot of the people on that board feed raw also.

I've studied canine nutrition A LOT this year so far and in my opinion, Nutro is pretty low. However, it's A LOT better than a majority of dog owners feed.

Haven't been on the Pittie forum in a while. Didn't really feel "in" there because I don't have a purebred Pit, yet.. ;)




Someone told me that it's actually more expensive to feed Raw.. I said no, and they said I was feeding it wrong..? :confused: I'm just following everything you all said. :/


Who was this "someone?" If you bargain and feed correctly, it's cheaper in the long run. If you buy in bulk and portion out correctly, it's cheaper and lasts longer.

[binka_nugget]

Someone told me that it's actually more expensive to feed Raw.. I said no, and they said I was feeding it wrong..? :confused: I'm just following everything you all said. :/

It depends on the individual. For a while I was spending way more on raw (the food itself. I was still saving on vet bills!) Now that I can buy in bulk, it costs me a little over a dollar a day to feed two dogs. I also like to buy the more expensive things like elk, venison, llama, buffalo, rabbit, and such though.

[Shelteez2]

Last night the shelties had turkey necks for dinner.

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[Roxyluvsme13]

Ok, that's what I thought. I *try* to buy the most amount of meat I can possibly afford for the time, and I get alot of things on sale, and so far I've found it much cheaper. 2 weeks worth of meat just cost about $15.
Oh, and Roxy's having another leg quarter in a few minutes :).

[binka_nugget]

Kai and Kae had a chicken quarter for breakfast and goat and kelp for dinner. I offered a homemade frosty paw but they both turned it down. :rolleyes:

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had a tilapia fish for breakfast and a turkey wing for dinner. He had some cranberries for a snack a while ago.

[cloverfdx]

The kids had chicken hand fed to them quickly last night because i was running late for a friends Bday. I then gave them a small ammount of kibble when i got home at about 3am.

[Danegirl2208]

my 2 had chicken again tonight and a bit of veggie puree

[.sarah]

I halved two 2lb whole Salmons for them this morning. I have pork ribs thawing for Buck for dinner.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Chicken Leg Quarter again..

[Kfamr]

Ki got a pork chop.
Simba and Nala got chicken legs.

Their "mush" for today consisted of:

apple
squash
garlic powder
2 eggs w/shell
milk

[binka_nugget]

The boys had lamb and tripe for breakfast today. For dinner they'll be getting beef, egg, kelp, flax seed and yogurt.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I didn't give Bailey any breakfast this morning, so he will be having a whole 6 pound chicken for dinner. He just had some pork ribs and a lamb chop for lunch.

[bckrazy]

They both got Farmore Beef for breakfast. Gonzo got a GIANT pork rib for lunch and Fozzie got 1/3 of a pork shoulder which was just muscle meat and fat. Fozzie also got a chicken neck (hand-fed) because the chicken I bought today had the neck unattached.

Fozzie will get a little bit of CN in his Kong tonight. Gonzo ate waaay too much, so he will just get veggies and a fruit Frosty Paw tomorrow.

I'm sooo making tuna Frosty Paws. I really hate the smell, though. :p

[bckrazy]

Those are beautiful pics of the Shelteez! :D

[cloverfdx]

The kids had carrot mush, flaxseed/ livamol supps, pork rib and lamb scraps for dinner. They might get a dog cookie before bed in a minute ;).

I am making dog cookies today for them as training treats, i have liver and wholemeal flour so should be able to figure something out.

I have chicken thawing for them for dinner tonight.

[.sarah]

The Labs had a chicken quarter for breakfast, Mandy had pork ribs. I have beef oxtail thawing for Buck for dinner.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Chicken Leg Quarter, the last of them, too..

[wolf_Q]

I've been following this thread for a while. I'm still very unsure about a raw diet, but I'm considering at least trying it. Researching it is a bit overwhelming to me, I'm afraid I won't do it right. It seems there's several different types of raw diets, I don't know what is best.

I'm considering it more for Nebo's enjoyment than anything. His skin/coat are nice (not greasy or dry) and he seems healthy with plenty of energy, clear eyes, ears always clean never infected, and his teeth are clean because I brush them. But he really doesn't *like* dog food, I think he would enjoy eating raw a lot more. I know he would like chewing on raw bones but I don't want him to chip a tooth or wear his teeth down.

I gave him his first raw egg tonight just for curiosities sake. He loved the raw egg but wasn't too interested in the shell, he ate some of it and Sydney did too. He'll probably have diarrhea now (he has a very sensitive stomach). We have some frozen venison I've wondered about giving him (his dog food he currently eats is venison formula the other formulas with chicken, etc gave him diarrhea).

The idea of a premade raw diet is more appealing to me but its not sold locally that I can find and its very expensive to order online. :eek: So yeah there really wasn't a point to this post other than looking for information I suppose.

[zoey]

Mackerel, chopped bok choy, fresh figs right off the tree, bacon.

[bckrazy]

Amy, stop by ALL of your local feed stores, you're bound to find pre-made raw. Talk to managers and check the back room, where the freezer items are sometimes kept. I recommend Farmore or Primal. They're available everywhere in the West, and not nearly as expensive as others (like Natures Variety). Farmore has Beef, Buffalo & Lamb (along with Chicken) if you're worried about it agreeing with Nebo's tummy.

Pre-made is definitely a safe & simple way to make the switch to raw, you can begin formulating a diet on your own and adding RMB's when you feel comfortable. RMB's are ideal, though, because of the process of chewing the meat, fat, and bone. Good luck! I'm sure Nebo would be over-joyed =0)

[.sarah]

Everyone's having pork roast today. Buck will be having pork hocks for dinner.

[cloverfdx]

The dogs had a chicken between them and some beef liver for dinner.

Heres dinner from last night or the night before (My memory is getting realy bad :( ).

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/AAdinner3.jpg
Munch, munch.. crunch crunch.

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Tinny just before she started choking on her pork, i yanked it out of her throat and she was fine and finished off her dinner.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/AAdinner1.jpg
Yummy lamb pork and carrot.

[Jadapit]

I have started my kids on raw chicken. They absolutely love it. They haven't had the runs at all. They are so excited at supper time now. :) I will introduce them to more raw meats after they eat chicken for a few days.

One of my sons friends used to work at a small grocery store here in town, He knows the butcher real well. He's going to go talk to the butcher about some meat and RMB'S. I'm super excited about that.

[.sarah]

Cool! I didn't know you were thinking about feeding raw. Glad everything is going well! :)

Yesterday Mandy never ate, she wasn't hungry. She didn't want to eat when I first put it down but ate a few bites after a minute or two, then walked away. And Buck never ate the pork hocks for dinner because the 3.75 pounds of pork roast he ate yesterday morning gave him gas and I wanted his tummy to settle.

Buck had the pork hocks for breakfast. Mandy is going to eat her pork roast (from yesterday) for dinner. Buck's getting a half a chicken for dinner and Nova and Luka are getting a quarter of a chicken.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Chicken quarter.. (After I posted I realized they were frozen enough to eat) I really wish I had some money today so I could have bought some boneless thighs for Lily. They were regular $7+ but they were on sale from $1.50-$3!

[vinjashira]

Snowy had her first turkey today and she absolutely loved it :)

3rd week now and she is doing fine, enjoying everything I've given her: chicken, pork, lamb kidney, beef & chicken liver, eggs and now turkey.

I bought some salmon they other day.. gosh.. raw fish stinks :D I have frozen it and will give it to her later this week. I'm sticking with chicken, pork and turkey for the moment and will introduce the new meat to her diet this weekend which is beef.

I have not considered giving tripe to Snowy. It's not available at the supermarket so I will have to find a butcher. Does it smell worse than raw fish?

[vinjashira]

Chicken thighhh. Should I feed her one or 2? They're kind of on the large side. I really wish I had some money today so I could have bought some boneless thighs for Lily. They were regular $7+ but they were on sale from $1.50-$3!
that's quite a sale :) I do look for bargains too but not much around.
Have you considered introducing other meat/organ Bri or are you sticking with chicken for the time being?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Have you considered introducing other meat/organ Bri or are you sticking with chicken for the time being?
I'm sticking with Chicken until my mom gets financially situated. As soon as possible though, I'm switching Lily back to Raw and adding some pork &/or turkey into Roxy's diet.

[.sarah]

I have not considered giving tripe to Snowy. It's not available at the supermarket so I will have to find a butcher. Does it smell worse than raw fish?
Don't buy the tripe from the grocery store - it is bleached for human consumption and has few nutrients left in it. If you want it you're going to have to get it from someone who doesn't have USDA inspected meat. I'm buying from someone who strictly raises animals for dogs and cats fed raw food, so USDA isn't really needed.

I have never fed it but am on a waiting list to get 20lbs. I have heard it stinks to high heaven though. If you can't find it don't worry about it, it's a good add-on to a diet but not imperitive. :)

-----

Change in plans - Mandy didn't have pork. I gave the pork to Buck, Luka had a half of a chicken, Mandy and Nova had a quarter of a chicken and a few pieces of beef that I was packaging up for tomorrow, and also their daily chicken feet.

[Danegirl2208]

nothing exciting tonight..my 2 had chicken and 1 raw egg w/shell tonight..this morning they had chicken wings

[vinjashira]

Don't buy the tripe from the grocery store - it is bleached for human consumption and has few nutrients left in it. If you want it you're going to have to get it from someone who doesn't have USDA inspected meat. I'm buying from someone who strictly raises animals for dogs and cats fed raw food, so USDA isn't really needed.

I have never fed it but am on a waiting list to get 20lbs. I have heard it stinks to high heaven though. If you can't find it don't worry about it, it's a good add-on to a diet but not imperitive. :)
I don't buy USDA inspected meat because..... I live in England :D
But I do understand what you are saying. Thanks Sarah!
In that case I shall give raw tripe a miss.
Snowy gets dried tripe anyway on occassions as a treat.

[.sarah]

I don't buy USDA inspected meat because..... I live in England :D
Well, duh! I knew that! :p

Sorry :o

[.sarah]

They had boneless beef this morning. Not sure what they're getting for dinner yet.

[cloverfdx]

The dogs were nawtee today, someone got into a pizza that had only 2 slices taken out and finished it off.. i think it might have been Tinny ;). As we were at the beach all day the dogs just got some chicken quarters & beef liver when we got home.

[lv4dogs]

The pups had chicken quarters & beef liver last night.

This morning they had a very small amount of boneless beef (just got about 50lbs of it for free last night) with some cottage cheese & an egg & shell each.

Tonight will be beef.

I decided to continue to feed twice a day. But I am feeding a larger meal at night & just a snack in the morning. Except on weekends when I have more time (and I like to keep the amount of food & variety of meats varied) they may get a little larger breakfast & a little smaller dinner.

I wanted to add that almost every day (will be everyday once my "orders" with some local butchers start building up their stock for me) they get chicken feet &/or beef tracheas. I usually give these as a snack, about 1-3 hours before or after a meal. Right now because my supply is limited it is mainly just Nanook & Raustyk that get these. They are both great sources of glucosamine & chondrotin, great for joint problems!

[.sarah]

I wanted to add that almost every day (will be everyday once my "orders" with some local butchers start building up their stock for me) they get chicken feet &/or beef tracheas. I usually give these as a snack, about 1-3 hours before or after a meal. Right now because my supply is limited it is mainly just Nanook & Raustyk that get these. They are both great sources of glucosamine & chondrotin, great for joint problems!
Yep, I give three chicken feet to Nova every day for prevention of HD and ED symptoms, and Mandy gets 3+ for arthritis depending on the activity that she gets that day (if she swims she gets 5 or 6). All of the dogs eat them like potato chips! Mandy chooses chicken feet over fish, which must mean they are really good!

Do you get tracheas from your butcher?

[lv4dogs]

Do you get tracheas from your butcher?

Yuppers. So far it's the only place I can find them. I have a few butchers saving them for me (my one main butcher is too busy to save me a bunch of stuff right now which is why my supply is very low right now, happens every summer with him, but I think I found someone a lot better, he may soon be my ex-main butcher). It is something you will probably have to talk to your butcher about saving them for you as it's normally just scrap to them. But even so, some butchers are able to special order it for you, but thats usually a bit more expensive.
Pet & feed stores often have the smoked tracheas, most commonly distributed by Merrick, but raw is much much much better.

If you think your guys go bonkers over the feet wait till you feed the tracheas, they are my dogs all time favorite food.

[bckrazy]

I know my butcher carries tracheas, I have to get some now! I'm going today or tomorrow, it's Gonzo's B-day this weekend so I want to get him something extra-special. He loves duck & goose, so he'll probably get some of that too.

I finally took pictures of a meal =0)

On the menu today: Pork ribs, pork meat, chicken livers, & chicken neck.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/summer06109.jpg

Mmm liver!
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I hold chicken necks for him, he loves them but I have to make sure he chews it well.
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Eating his pork meat, this is probably his favorite meat. Yeah... I took this just to show off his super-shiney coat!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/summer06115.jpg

Gonzo gets his rib (as Fozzie attempts to steal it). You can tell Gonzo LOVES these, too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/gonzoo/summer06116.jpg
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[Roxyluvsme13]

Aw.. Roxy doesn't like me watching her eat.. :rolleyes:.
Anyways, she had another Chicken leg quarter. Which is all we have for the next 10 days. :p

[Flatcoatluver]

We tried something different tonight, we gave Zoey and T.j their kibble and put a egg on the top. They loved it!!

[lv4dogs]

it's Gonzo's B-day this weekend so I want to get him something extra-special.

WOW, it's his birthday already!!! I can't believe it. You better get him something extra special. ;)


ps
sorry for the hijacking :p


The dogs did have beef last night with an egg & shell. It was the first time I did not grind or crush the shell, Kaige was the only one who would eat it and he only ate half of it. Oh well, back to grinding I go. lol

This morning they got little bit of ground beef with a little spinach & cottage cheese.

[cloverfdx]

Tonight they had lamb off cuts and supps, i need to get their food in the morning. And i am happy to say we have had no more near choking experiences since the other night.

Happy early Birthday Gonzie boy :D. Elvis and Tinny send lots of tail wags across the "big puddle".

[.sarah]

It rained so hard last night! I had to feed the dogs inside, so I fed them frozen Lamb shanks. Buck and Luka ate in crates and Nova and Mandy ate on a towel together. :)

They haven't eaten yet today, I woke up late and had to rush to work. I have half of a chicken out thawing for Buck for when I get home and feed him during lunch. Have no idea what they're all getting for dinner yet.

[Kfamr]

Simba:
Pork Chop
A bit of chicken
Oatmeal
Apple
Banana



Nala:
Chicken Leg
Chicken Nuggets
Yogurt
Banana



Kiara:
Pork Chop
A lot of chicken
Carrot
Oatmeal
Tomato
Apple

[Roxyluvsme13]

Chicken leg quarter as usual, and she'll be getting the same while I'm away this weekend.

[binka_nugget]

They split a chicken quarter for breakfast today. Tonight they'll be splitting another chicken quarter, eggs, yogurt and kelp.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

For breakfast, Bailey had a turkey leg and a turkey wing. For dinner, he had half a rabbit, 2 pounds of ground beef and a red snapper head. I found a great deal on rabbit at a local butcher, it was only $3.99/pound. Everywhere else I've been sells it for $6.99/pound or more. :D

[vinjashira]

Snowy had raw salmon yesterday and I swear I could still smell dead fish on her :eek: I won't give her raw fish too often, that's for sure. She also had a raw egg in the evening without the shell because she never eats the shell.

Today's menu is a chicken wing and a lamb kidney. I actually don't recommend chiken wings to anybody else but it is a perfect size for Snowy.

[binka_nugget]

I found a great deal on rabbit at a local butcher, it was only $3.99/pound. Everywhere else I've been sells it for $6.99/pound or more. :D

What?!! Where??? :p My boys LOVE rabbit but too darn expensive to feed regularly. I splurged and got $50 worth of rabbit.. turns out it's only about a week's worth of food. :eek:

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

What?!! Where??? :p My boys LOVE rabbit but too darn expensive to feed regularly. I splurged and got $50 worth of rabbit.. turns out it's only about a week's worth of food. :eek:

It is at Surrey Meats on King George Highway and 72nd Avenue. They sell goat for $3.99/pound, lamb for $2.39/pound and salmon for $0.99/pound. They have lot's of other meats/fish there too. :)

[cloverfdx]

Clover had some lamb scraps and chciken mince for dinner. Elvis and Tinny had a chicken carcass and some chicken mince.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Jennifer had the usual: 1 cup purina 1 in the morning, she'll have another cup at night. ( she gets lots of treats, though like chew eeze :) )

[.sarah]

They haven't eaten yet, it's been a busy day (got my first foster kitties today :D). I have a turkey leg thawing for Buck, and a whole chicken I'll cut into quarters for everyone.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Bailey had half a duck, a lamb shoulder chop and a turkey leg for breakfast. For dinner, he is having the other half of the duck and half a rabbit. He will also be getting a red snapper head for a treat later tonight. :D

[vinjashira]

Snowy had her first beef today, I think she enjoyed it :D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p920b2901e8229a499fbde12628c439b9/ee1ba5b6.jpg
hmm... what's this??

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/pa5598c3d8f17419a3b9ca72d5bcdea7d/ee1ba599.jpg
it's not chicken but it tastes ok

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid209/p203092862118205be1ffdec1d25c1947/ee1ba588.jpg
yum.. I love raw meat :D

[bckrazy]

Whooa, this thread hit 400 replies! :eek:

=0) For his B-day, I decided to just give Gonzo his favorites. So he got 1/4 of a big rabbit this morning and he will get pork tonight. I got him a bunch of liver and made his favorite liver cookies, and I let him try chicken feet yesterday.

Fozzie also got rabbit, his supplements, an egg, and he scarfed down a chicken foot. :p I'm giving them pup-cakes from our Barkery later today, when we meet up with Chase, Layla & Bailey (Gonzo's buddies). They will all get home-made strawberry & banana frosty paws.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Roxy's dinner..

[wolf_Q]

Amy, stop by ALL of your local feed stores, you're bound to find pre-made raw. Talk to managers and check the back room, where the freezer items are sometimes kept. I recommend Farmore or Primal. They're available everywhere in the West, and not nearly as expensive as others (like Natures Variety). Farmore has Beef, Buffalo & Lamb (along with Chicken) if you're worried about it agreeing with Nebo's tummy.

Pre-made is definitely a safe & simple way to make the switch to raw, you can begin formulating a diet on your own and adding RMB's when you feel comfortable. RMB's are ideal, though, because of the process of chewing the meat, fat, and bone. Good luck! I'm sure Nebo would be over-joyed =0)

Thanks for the info. I have stopped at all the local feed stores that I know if (only 2) and they both sold really crappy dog food. Petco and Petsmart are the only places locally that sell decent dog food but they don't have raw. There are a couple of places in the SLC area that sell raw I'm going to look into. I emailed one of them and they sold Nature's Variety it was $23.00 for 6 lbs. :eek: They told me I'd have to feed 1-1/2 lbs per day for a dog Nebo's size. Is that really expensive or am I nuts? :o One package wouldn't even last me a week. That was the venison formula maybe the others aren't as bad. Would it be ok to feed just a half lb per day and dry dog food for the rest?

I looked into Farmore and it doesn't list Utah as a state it is sold in. I didn't see any locations where Primal is sold on their website. Doubtful any of those are sold here. :/ Does anyone know if the freeze dried raw diets are as good (nutrition wise at least) as the frozen ones? I think it'd be easier to order that online than the frozen if I decided to go that route.

In the meantime I have been giving Nebo a raw egg (with shell...he'll only eat it if I really chop it up though) in his dog food every other day. So far so good no diarrhea and he seems to really like it.

[.sarah]

The dogs all had a quarter of a chicken this morning. Buck had a trout filet, beef heart, veal liver, beef brisket, and a pig ear for dinner.

The kitties had some chicken cut up into little pieces a few times today. They are loving the raw!

[Danegirl2208]

Tonight the dogs had steak and chicken, and 1 egg each.. i snapped some pics with my camera phone, ill post them in a sec

[lv4dogs]

Yesterday:
Breakfast:
pork neck
beef liver
ground hamburg

Dinner:
mackeral & sardines
venison
tomoto
cottage cheese

Today:
Breakfast:
chicken quarter


Not sure what we're doing for dinner tonight. It will be chicken, venison &/or pork.

[.sarah]

The dogs had beef brisket this morning. I have snapper thawing for dinner.

The kitties had chicken again.

[Danegirl2208]

my 2 had turkey legs for breakfast..i have chicken thawing for tonight...im going to try and buy some rabbit tommorow, to see if my 2 like it

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Quarter of a duck, 1 pound of pork roast and duck liver for breakfast. Quarter of a duck, 1 pound of pork roast and a lamb shoulder chop for dinner.

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had a turkey leg for breakfast, and he'll be having a chicken quarter for dinner.

[wolfsoul]

This is Visa's freezer. :)
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h247/creditapproved/3bd7d769.jpg
And here is her cupboard. The kibble is for fosters (Jag is eating it right now though, since I'm keeping her until September). I actually have more bags of kibble in there if you can believe it lol.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h247/creditapproved/d70cf134.jpg

[vinjashira]

Snowy got another chicken wing today and a slice of beef liver, and a little bit of pork rib.
The pork rib is actually for tomorrow but I thought I gave her a little to see if she liked it
...and she sure did :D

[wolf_Q]

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.

[zoomer]

Breakfast: 2 cups of Dog Chow, 1 chopped up carrot, 1/4 cup of water
Dinner: 1 cup of Dog Chow, 1 chopped up carrot, 1/4 cup of water

[bckrazy]

That freezer is awesome, Jordan! Her cupboard looks full of good stuff, too. Visa is super lucky to be so spoiled :p

[binka_nugget]

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.

I buy from grocery stores if I'm really low and can't make a trip out to the butcher I buy from. Grocery store meat is fine to feed.. I just find it really expensive. I think you might be better off going to a butcher. You could probably get some scraps that they can't sell too!

Do a search for "Tom Lonsdale". I posted a thread a couple weeks ago with a link to a free full-version E-book of his. "Give your dog a bone" is also a good one to start with. There's also an awesome LJ community (rawdogs I believe) with tons of great links.

[.sarah]

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

Any book recommendations for researching this? I'm sorry if I'm bothering people with questions there's just so many threads on dog food it seems annoying to start another.
I wouldn't worry about free-range/hormone free meat at this point. It's not what's in his dog food (actually the dog food meat is probably way worse than the meat in the grocery store) so just getting him on grocery store meat is a huge step up from kibble. Once you're settled into the routine of a raw diet, then I would start searching for co-ops and other places to get free-range. Too much stuff at first (even on your part) is stressful and can make the diet a failure on your part or the dog's part.

At this point I buy from grocery stores and butchers. Just recently I learned about a supplier who raises/buys meat for dog and cat consumption only, and all meat is free range, humanely raised and killed, and hormone free. I am on a waiting list for green tripe from her and once it comes in, I will place an order for other things from her as well. I also am starting to get in touch with hunters to get leftovers from their hunts, and also am planning on getting in touch with cattle and swine farmers that I know, and see what they can hook me up with. There are lots of options for humanely raised and hormone free meats, but I would really wait until you're in a routine and then start searching. He'd only be on grocery store meats for a little while. :)

Book reccomendations - Tom Lonsdale "Raw Meaty Bones" and "Work Wonders". You can download a "Work Wonders" preview here: http://www.rawmeatybones.com/book-files/ww.pdf

Stay away from recent Ian Billinghurt books, he has this new-found theory that everything needs to be ground and there needs to be way more bone than found in a prey animal. From what Cali has said, his old ways of thinking were along the lines of prey-model raw, and so I guess his old books would be fine, but I personally have not heard many good things about Billinghurst from prey-model feeders.

There are other good books out there, I have a few, but don't have them in front of me. I'll take a look later and then let you know what they are. :)

[wolfsoul]

Thanks Erica, I try to spoil the heck out of her lol.


Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what?
I get most of my meat from pet supply stores and our vet. :) Most of it is Club Canine. It's ground meat and organs. It's awesome stuff. The last time I actually looked at how much I spent was when I bought a 6 pack of moose --- cost me $10 and lasted me 6 days. Not bad for moose though. The green tripe I get from Club Canine costs $10 for 10 packs, lasts me forever! When I go to the grocery store I always make sure to grab some ground beef (It can last me a few days), and pork hocks. I go to the butcher if I want oxtail, chicken backs, necks, or wings.

[lv4dogs]

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.

In my area, grocery store meat is all I can afford pretty much. I'd love to feed free-range/hormone free/etc. meat but it is SO expenisve in my area. Sure I get GREAT deals from my butcher but thats mainly on organs and scraps and the like. If I want (and I do need it) meaty bones like chicken quarters & the like I have to buy from grocery stores.
I am sure that if I could buy more in bulk I could get cheaper prices on "good" meaty bones from my butchers but I'm gonna need a chest freezer before that happens.



For dinner last night they each got:
a couple tablespoons of ground beef, 1 egg & shells & 2-3 chicken heart/liver/gizzard all mixed up (some don't really care for chicken organs & we have to "hide" them in meals)
a chicken quarter

This morning for breakfast they each got:
a turkey leg, a couple bites of yogurt and a couple bites of sardines

[.sarah]

Somehow I managed to totally forget to feed the dogs last night :eek: So they had snapper this morning. Not sure what's on the menu for dinner yet.

The kitties are still getting chicken and will probably get chicken for the rest of their stay.

[cloverfdx]

Do you guys just buy your meat from grocery stores or what? I haven't found a source of free-range/hormone free/etc. meat...wondering if grocery store meat is ok (I don't seem to care that I eat it lol). I don't think I can afford the pre-made raw though I'd like to feed that.
I buy my meat from the pet supplie store, he will keep meat seperate for me before adding the tiny bit of preservative he uses. I buy some of their food from the supermarket/ grocery store aswell, and will stock up when certain things are on sale :D.

The dogs are all on diets (Tinny mainly) and tonight they had mostly carrot mush, with some sardines & chicken mince, ohh and supps. I baked them some wholemeal/ chicken liver/ flaxseed/ carrot training treats tonight aswell, and baked some chicken livers up for them aswell.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I currently buy mine from the Grocery store, but I know our Natural Foods Market sells Hormone-free, humanely raised meat. I just bet it's really expensive.

[cloverfdx]

The kids had a chicken carcass each tonight and some beef mince, plus supplements and a bit of the liver i dried out for them last night.

[lv4dogs]

last night they had:
beef roast
Raustyk didn't finish her turkey leg for breakfast so she got the rest of it for dinner.

This morning I was a bad mom, I didn't have anything thawed or even partially thawed. Some of them were acting really hungry for some reason so I gave them some egg & shells, yogurt, and they split a can of mackeral. Just enough to hold them over till dinner. lol

[.sarah]

LOL they didn't get fed last night either. I was surviving yesterday on 20 minutes of sleep in 48 hours, and once I got home at 9:00 and played a bit with the kitties, I went straight to bed. Feel bad for my doggies!

This morning they had chicken. I don't know what, but they are eating something tonight!

[cloverfdx]

I forgot to add before that i found a supplier for rabbit yesterday woohooo but at $4 each they wont be getting them too often, unless i can work out a better price for bulk buying ;). They also supply Kangaroo, but Elvis got sick last time he ate Roo, so he will get something else on Roo day.

[wolfsoul]

Visa is getting cat food tonight LOL. It's premade stuff from Club Canine. I figure she'll be terribly skinny after eating kibble (yuck!) for 3 weeks.

[Danegirl2208]

my 2 are fasting today

[.sarah]

They got quite a buffet tonight:
Egg
A can of tuna
A can of sardines
Pig Ear
Chicken neck

Buck also got some chicken skin and a chicken leg


The kitties got:
A can of tuna
Egg
Chicken, cut up

Everyone was in heaven!

[zoomer]

Alaska:
1/4 can of Kirkland Canned Food
2 cups Dog Chow

Georgia:
1/4 can of Kirkland Canned Food
2 cups Dog Chow

Buddy:
1/4 can of Kirkland Canned Food
1 cup Dog Chow

Diesel:
1/4 can of Kirkland Canned Food
2 cup Dog Chow

[binka_nugget]

The Schmelties had chicken meat and bones for breakfast today. For dinner they had buffalo, egg and ground flax seed.

[Danegirl2208]

My 2 are getting rabbit tommorow..err i mean today its 12:20am lol :rolleyes: ..they've never had it, hopefully they'll like it!

[zoey]

fresh apple, grass, oatmeal & raw chicken with a leg bone.
we bought like 15 lbs. of chicken yesterday, (which is her favorite), so she's set for a couple of weeks on that. :D
Someone here mentioned flax seeds. Good plan. I think I'll hit the vitamin store for this, later. And I'm definately getting a food processor soon, too!
I love all the ideas my PT buddies give me!! Daisy and I thank ya;. ;)

[lv4dogs]

My crew had quite the variety last night:
egg & shell
venison
beef
pig skin
catfish

This morning I had to clean out my fridge, they each got a piece of pizza and some left over spaghetti. :eek: :p lol

[.sarah]

Yesterday - Chicken leg for everyone, turkey leg for Buck, half a rabbit for everyone.

[lv4dogs]

Last night they had venison, ground beef & chicken livers.

This morning they got chicken backs. (I know very boney, but they've been eating a bit of boneless meat lately).

[cloverfdx]

I ran out of meat so they has kibble/ sardines & milk :(. I was going to get them food and then Mum and i found a poor old cat that needed saving (Was walking up the road in the main St of our city :eek: ). I will go shopping for them today after training.

[Jadapit]

I've been feeding the fur kids raw at night. I'm totally blown away by how much better Diamond's teeth are looking. They were so dirty, I did brush them but it wasn't helping all that much. The raw food is, it's so exciting to see such a major change. :D

[vinjashira]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid210/pdab7d4ac3aa5877a8b7f8b9507bcc795/ee03734a.jpg
Chicken Portions - perfect size for Snowy :D

she had a chiken wing and a lamb kidney yesterday, stewing beef today plus a little bit of pasta from my plate and tomorrow menu is salmon and egg.

[.sarah]

Buck had a quarter of a chicken for breakfast.

They all had beef brisket and a pig tail for dinner, and Buck also had another quarter of a chicken.

[Kfamr]

Simba:

Half of a chicken thigh
Beef chunks
Liver


Nala:
Chicken Thigh
Beef chunks
Liver



Kiara:
Chicken thigh
beef chunks
liver
cottage cheese

[bckrazy]

Oo, lots of happy pups today. =0) I'm glad you are seeing such great results, Jadapit! That is awesome! I have definitely seen the same with Gonzo.

Gonzo & Fozzie ate goose today! I got him one to give to him over the weekend, but they finished off a rabbit instead, so I have a bunch of goose still.

Gonzo ~
goose breast with the bone
hard-boiled egg
fish oil
goats milk

Fozzie ~
goose liver & lungs
goose muscle meat
hard-boiled egg
fish oil
goats milk

[The Cat Factory]

Chester had 2 small pork chops for breakfast, and a chicken quarter, an egg, and cottage cheese for dinner.

[Danegirl2208]

Dogs had Chicken, nothing exciting, because my boyfriend was in charge of feeding them tonight :rolleyes:

Raven ate her first raw meal tonight! She had some small pieces of chicken when i got home, she LOVED it :)

[binka_nugget]

The pups just had one big meal of tripe today.. because I was too lazy to feed breakfast this morning. =P

I gotta say though, I love feeding raw. The other day I didn't have anything for dinner, so I took one of their chicken legs and cooked it for myself. :p

[.sarah]

They had beef heart this morning, and will be getting beef tongue for dinner.

[Kfamr]

Kiara: (It's her Gotcha Day!)

Can of Wellness White Fish & Sweet Potato
Can of Wellness Duck & Sweet Potato
Beef Chunks
Squash
Apples
Carrots
Banana
Cottage Cheese


Nala:
Chicken Thigh
Cottage Cheese

Simba:
Chicken Thigh
Cottage Cheese

[Kfamr]

Kiki also got this... yum yum!

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I FINALLY got my butt over to the Surrey Meat Packers and bought Bailey 60 pounds of beef for $40.00. It is ground up and includes muscle meat, fat, bones and organs - plus some other parts of the cow. It is cut into 1 1/4-2 pound portions, which makes it alot easier for me to bag them. He will be getting this for 20 days @ 3 pounds per day. We felt the extra pound of food he was getting probably didn't make much of a difference so we are cutting it down to 3 pounds.

He will still be getting REC bones for chewing and fish 1X per week. When this beef is done, I will be buying 44 pounds of chicken backs/necks for $29.00, plus another 50 pounds of either lamb, duck, buffalo or turkey (it is all ground and cut into portions as well) - they are insanely cheap there - and I just found out they sell rabbit for $5.99/pound.

He is going to be one happy boy! :D

[binka_nugget]

:D I love Surrey Meat Packers! I need to place my order for 20 pounds of Tripe. Yum yum. :p I picked up the 44 pound box of chicken backs/necks, 10 pounds of buffalo, 10 pounds of beef and some organs for under $70 bucks. It would easily last us months. I was amazed!

Anywho, the boys had chicken bones today. I noticed some tarter on Kaedyn's teeth so they'll be getting more bones for the next little while.

[bckrazy]

Happy gotcha day, Kiara! Yay, you had a bone :) and a lot of other good stuff!

Ashley & Bailey's mom, I am so so jealous. ;x

[The Cat Factory]

:D I love Surrey Meat Packers! I need to place my order for 20 pounds of Tripe. Yum yum. :p I picked up the 44 pound box of chicken backs/necks, 10 pounds of buffalo, 10 pounds of beef and some organs for under $70 bucks. It would easily last us months. I was amazed!

Anywho, the boys had chicken bones today. I noticed some tarter on Kaedyn's teeth so they'll be getting more bones for the next little while.


I was going to get Chester the 44lbs of chicken backs/necks today, but he doesn't have enough room left in his freezer. I ended up getting him 20 lbs of pork bones, it was only $5. I also got him a duck carcass, some duck necks, a chicken carcass, and some dehydrated liver treats. I can't believe how cheap the prices are there! :eek:

[vinjashira]

Snowy had chicken again this morning + a slice of beef liver.

I have a question for raw feeders. How often do you feed your dogs raw eggs? I have lots of eggs because they are cheap when you buy 15 of them but I don't know how often I should give one to Snowy.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Snowy had chicken again this morning + a slice of beef liver.

I have a question for raw feeders. How often do you feed your dogs raw eggs? I have lots of eggs because they are cheap when you buy 15 of them but I don't know how often I should give one to Snowy.

I rarely give Bailey an egg, but I might start giving him an egg 1X per week. :)

[cloverfdx]

The kids had chicken thighs this evening.

[binka_nugget]

Snowy had chicken again this morning + a slice of beef liver.

I have a question for raw feeders. How often do you feed your dogs raw eggs? I have lots of eggs because they are cheap when you buy 15 of them but I don't know how often I should give one to Snowy.

I give them about 3x a week. :)

[Minnie, Patches, and Jesse]

I try to give my doggies all natural dog food because we just found that Minnie is allergic to corn and I like to keep them all on the same diet ;)

[zoomer]

My dogs ate 2 cups of Dog Show, 2 spoonfulls of Kirkland Canned Food, and 1 chopped up carrot in their food this morning. :)

[.sarah]

Nova and Buck had some beef brisket when we woke up. It was thundering really bad and Mandy and Luka didn't want to eat.

[K9soul]

I can't go full raw yet (just can't afford it unless I can buy it in bulk and I don't have a freezer for that, but I plan to). But I was getting groceries for myself this morning and picked up some bone-in organic chicken, and chicken organ meats. Since I only have myself to feed now really, I can afford to at least supplement their EVO with some raw. At first it was so tempting to go all out and get all kinds of different meats, but I want to start slow and move gradually. They've been kibble fed their whole lives so I don't want to overwhelm their systems.

Still it felt great and I am excited :D.

[Kfamr]

Didn't have time to feed them raw tonight so they got:

Simba:
3/4 cup TimberWolf Organics
Spoonful of cottage cheese


Nala:
1 1/4 cup TimberWolf Organics
Spoonful of Cottage Cheese


Kiara:
1 cup Canine Caviar
1/2 cup TimberWolf Organics
Spoonful of Cottage Cheese

[Tralee]

Lady-
Slice of Beef Liver
1/2 cup Canidae
2 Fish oil pills

Toby-
Slice of Beef Liver
1/2 cup Canidae
2 Fish Oil Pills

This was their first time having liver, and it was gone within 2 seconds! They loved it!

Yesterday they each had an egg on their Canidae.

[wolfsoul]

This morning Visa had mixed venison meat and organs, a pork hock, Club Canine fruit/veggie mix, marine oil, flaxseed, kelp, and honey.

For dinner she is getting ground beef, oxtail, an egg, yogurt, and Biovet.

[.sarah]

They had whiting fish for dinner.

[lv4dogs]

They had VERY meaty beef ribs for dinner Friday night.

Sat am:
beef
egg
spleen

Sat night:
whole salmon
tomato
egg & shell

Sun am:
venison
yogurt

Sun pm:
chicken quarters & livers

Mon am
ziti, I cleaned out the fridge again. lol

[anna_66]

They had their first raw egg today. Everyone took it willingly, Bon had his gone in no time but the girls weren't as sure. Huney broke hers open and cleaned out the inside and left the shell (which Bon ate). I had to coat Roxey into breaking hers and then she licked the inside and ate some of the shell (of course Bon cleaned up the rest of that too).
So far they are loving their diet.

I have just one question...
Do your dogs drink less water on the raw diet than when they were on kibble?

[cloverfdx]

They finished off the chicken thighs and some chicken breast meat tonight & some flaxseed and Livamol (http://www.cyberhorse.net.au/iah/livamol.htm).
Livamol is fine for cats and dogs aswell, not just livestock ;). The dogs love it.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I have just one question...
Do your dogs drink less water on the raw diet than when they were on kibble?

Bailey drinks much less water now! :D

[lv4dogs]

I have just one question...
Do your dogs drink less water on the raw diet than when they were on kibble?

Yes, my dogs drink less too.

[.sarah]

They just had chicken quarters this morning.


Do your dogs drink less water on the raw diet than when they were on kibble?
Yep, and that's because there's so much water in their food. :)

[wolfsoul]

This morning the dogs had ground beef, cottage cheese, kelp, Bolthouse berry juice, and tomato.

[.sarah]

Dinner:
Pig ear
Pig tail
Egg
Beef liver
Beef kidney
Chicken feet (for Mandy and Nova)

[vinjashira]

Thanks for the replies Crazy Cat Lover and Binka Nuggets.

Snowy had beef stewing and some pork ribs yesterday.
She will have chicken wing again today + lamb kidney and offcourse an egg cause I've got plenty of them :p

Like the others, Snowy has been drinking less water since I switched her diet to raw.

[cloverfdx]

William our dogs get eggs a couple of times a week, and sardines on non egg days ;). Anna i have found that our dogs drink less aswell, they realy only drink alot after exercise.. but then they are not allowed to drink too much as i am paranoid about bloat.

Tonight they had beef mince, chicken mince, carrot, sweet patato and their supplements.

[lv4dogs]

Last night:
meaty beef ribs
chicken quarter

This morning:
pork (small amount)
cottage cheese
chicken liver
some had a small piece of chicken left over from last night

[anna_66]

Glad to hear that my three are not the only ones that are drinking less. Makes me feel better:)

One more question...
For those of you with more than one dog how do you feed them? Separately or together? In a crate? Outside?

I ask this because I'm not quite happy with our arrangement and I'm thinking of putting them all in their crates to eat.
Not that there has ever been a fight or anything, but I know it could possibly happen and Bon is so much bigger than the girls (especially Huney). He's usually done before them and starts sniffing around their food.
So I just want to know how you feed.

[.sarah]

They're going to have turkey drumsticks when I get home for lunch.

William - I meant to answer your question :o They can have eggs as often as their system allows it. My dogs get them 1 or 2 times a week, but usually that's because I don't usually feed in bowls, and the girls all like their egg cracked before they'll eat it. ;)


For those of you with more than one dog how do you feed them? Separately or together? In a crate? Outside?
I feed outside. I have an Xpen set up with two outside beds in it. Luka and Buck eat in the Xpen and Mandy and Nova eat on the deck outside of it. Mandy has food aggression issues but Nova is smart enough to leave her alone.

Here is their set up:
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/061206/_MG_0632.jpg

Mandy usually eats on the mat in front of the door, but sometimes she does stand there. I hand out the food next to that railing where she is standing ;)

[lv4dogs]

For those of you with more than one dog how do you feed them? Separately or together? In a crate? Outside?

It really depends on what they are eating & what the weather is like.

If they are eating something on a bone or a large piece of meat, etc... (otherwise not ground up, canned, mixed, etc...) and the weather is decent they eat outside.
This gets a little tricky/confusing now.
If I can watch their every move the entire time they eat I feed them all at once (no one needs to be on a tie out when I am there to watch them at all times). As soon as one finishes I put them inside. I've never had any problems what so ever with them fighting but sometimes one will try to steel the others food (usually Kaige) if they finish first. My dogs are very well mannered, often times they will give their meat up to anyone or anything that tries to take it away (especially Nanook).

If I can not watch their every move (but I do still keep a good eye on them) I will feed only a couple/few at a time. Nanook is never leashed so he picks a spot outside of the tie outs where he can not be reached by any of the other dogs. All of the other dogs are on tie outs when I am not out there with them the entire time. I feed in the same order everytime (Nanook, Raustyk, Kaige then Indy) so Raustyk will always eat with Nanook. I will sometimes let Kaige eat at the same time as Raustyk & Nanook, that is only IF he has something that will last him a while because the 2 tie outs can reach each other and he may try to steel Raustyk's if he finishes first. If it's a chicken quarter or something else that he is known to eat faster than the other dogs then I usually wait until Raustyk is done eating (or just finishing up) before I feed Kaige. Which will obviously mean that Indy will sometimes eat alone, other times she will eat with Kaige.

If it is raining, snowing or extremely hot outside (or any other type of bad weather) they eat inside. I feed pretty much the same as above only it is inside and they are forced to eat on towels, linoleum and or in their crates (all for sanitary reasons ONLY). Depending on what they eat & where they prefer to eat decides who gets to eat when & who gets to eat with who.

If they get any grond meat, canned meats (salmon, mackeral, etc..) or anything else that is not a lartge chunk it gets put right into their bowl & eat all at the same time, just like they would if it was kibble.



Nanook NEVER tries to take food away from any of the other dogs.
Kaige is the ONLY one who will try to take Nanooks food. Then again Kaige will kind of try to take anyones food, but usually doesn't ever get it away from Raustyk. He just begs at her when she eats. lol
Raustyk NEVER tries to take food from Nanook. She will only try to take away Kaige or Indy's food if they are eating it really slowly, like they are not interested or getting full.
Indy will only try to take Kaiges food, and she will only try to take it if he doesn't seem that interested and it something that she REALLY likes (she's not TOO keen on some pieces of chicken). BUT if you feed anything in a bowl Indy will sometimes try to nudge right in with Raustyk or Kaige. In that case I need to direct her out of the kitchen as soon as she finishes any food that is fed in a bowl.

Geesh I hope I got all that right, more so I hope it was easy to understand. lol

[cloverfdx]

For those of you with more than one dog how do you feed them? Separately or together? In a crate? Outside?
Anna it realy depends on the weather. At the moment they are eating inside and everone gets fed at the same time. If they are getting bones or other large chunky meat then i will just hand it strait to them and they take their food to their beds.

If they are getting mince, sardines, egg etc their bowls are in different corners of the room. Sometimes they have different meals and one will finish before the others so who ever finished first is either put in a stay whilst the others finished or tossed a whole carrot to amuse them for a minute more.

If they brake their stay or inhale their carrot and try to steal the others food then they are put outside for a time out. Also i watch them at all times.

[Kfamr]

I feed my three in the backyard. They know better than to mess with eachother. Sometimes they will trying to lick out of eachother's bowls but a stern "NO" fixes that.



Tonight my three are having:


Chicken Breasts
Beef Chunks
Carrots
Yogurt
Romaine Lettuce
Tomato
Banana

[binka_nugget]

One more question...
For those of you with more than one dog how do you feed them? Separately or together? In a crate? Outside?

For bones, (as bad as it sounds) I let them eat wherever they want. Kaedyn usually carries it to the living room carpet [I don't care because the carpet is old, not white, and as far as I know, no one puts their mouth on the carpet. =P] Kai carries it to his crate or to another room, away from Kaedyn. For things they can't carry away, I put the bowls down in the kitchen right by each other.. they're pretty good about staying away from each other's food. Kai eats too fast for Kaedyn to steal it, and Kaedyn eats, never leaving his bowl, so that Kai can't have any. =P

[bckrazy]

I feed both dogs outside, when they get RMB's. If the get pre-made, muscle meat, offal, or other meals, they get them in their bowls most of the time. Fozzie usually finishes after Gonzo. If he finishes before, I just take him inside because he has not quite learned self control and Gonzo will allow him to steal his food.. he's a wimpy, insecure little boy.

They both got kibble yesterday, because I was soooo sick and I could not even look at raw meat :p. I feel better today, so I tried to make it up to them with yummy stuff.

Gonzo ~
Lamb Shank
Lamb meat
Yogurt
Banana & Strawberry frosty paw

Fozzie ~
Lamb meat
Chicken Wing
Chicken Drumstick
Banana & Strawberry frosty paw

[vinjashira]

William our dogs get eggs a couple of times a week, and sardines on non egg days
Thanks Rhi!

I bought half lamb shoulder yesterday. I divided the meat into 5 portions because it's quite big and gave the bone to Snowy last night. There was still some meat on the bone and she enjoyed eating it but she didn't really chew the bone. She left the bone on the grass when there was no meat left.

She had some lamb again this morning and she'll get an egg later today.

[lv4dogs]

last night they each had:
a whole pork leg & foot
ground beef

this morning:
chicken breast
egg & shell

[.sarah]

I have 1/4 pork roast thawing for everyone, and also some chicken for Buck.

[cloverfdx]

This was last nights (Wednesdays) dinner....
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/AAAADinnerheart.jpg
1 lambs heart, a small piece of chicken carcass & diced italian tomatos.. yummy, oh and supplements/ fish oil.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Bailey had 1 1/2 pounds of the beef I bought (ground up with organs, tongue, bones, muscle meat etc.) and 1 pound of duck for breakfast. He will be getting 1 1/2 pounds of beef and 1 pound of something else for dinner.

[Kfamr]

Mine had TWO today for both meals.


I'm excited, we've caught 3 big Trout the last few times we've gone fishing. I'm letting them freeze for a while until I feed them. I can't wait to feed them whole! Only one of them is cut in half, because it was too big to fit in a bag!

This will be the first they've gotten a whole fish. Simba is going to LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

[lv4dogs]

last night they all had:
a chunck of beef liver
a couple of chicken gizzards

Nanook, Raustyk & Indy had a frozen chunk of ground beef
Kaige had a frozen chunk of ground venison

This morning they had pigs feet



I just got about 10-15lbs of raw salmon steaks given to me. I am so paranoid about feeding them as I had a dog die of salmon poisoning before but I so want to feed them, I know Nanook LOVES salmon. Just to ease my mind I'll freeze them for at least a month before feeding them. :p

[Jadapit]

Is it ok to give dogs raw chicken gizzards? I read on another board that you shouldn't give those to dogs. I have some but I will throw them away if dogs shouldn't have them, I sure wont eat them. :p

My three had turkey legs for the first time Sunday, they absolutely loved them. Diamond's teeth look better and better each week its so exciting. :D

[cloverfdx]

They each got 1/3 of a lambs heart, some chicken mince and a piece of lamb.

[lv4dogs]

Is it ok to give dogs raw chicken gizzards? I read on another board that you shouldn't give those to dogs. I have some but I will throw them away if dogs shouldn't have them, I sure wont eat them. :p

I've never heard that before. May I ask where you heard it from and what they said about it?

I've been feeding them to my dogs for years now, never had any problems.

[Jadapit]

I've never heard that before. May I ask where you heard it from and what they said about it?

I've been feeding them to my dogs for years now, never had any problems.


I read it on the raw food forum that Sara posted, its on yahoo. One lady just said they weren't good for the dogs, a lady had bought a bunch and was bummed she was told they weren't good for them. It was awhile ago that I read it I cant remember what all she said. If you have fed them to your dogs, then I will give them to mine, I trust you completley. :)

*Edit to add*

I went and goggled chicken gizzards and the raw diet. Lots pf people do give their dogs gizzards so it must be fine.

[.sarah]

Someone said it on the rawfeeding group? Strange, because everyone on that group advocates feeding whole animals, and a gizzard is part of the animal. Maybe they meant that it's pointless to buy packages of gizzards? I used to buy them in packages but now I only feed them when they come with the bird. I'd rather spend my money on whole birds with gizzards instead of packages of gizzards. You get more bang for you buck that way ;)

Everyone had chicken for breakfast. For dinner they all had an egg and a can of tuna. Buck and Luka also had pig ears and Nova and Mandy had chicken feet. Buck had beef heart, also.

[cloverfdx]

Breakfast was a liver cookie and they each had a pigs trotter for dinner and a couple of carrots.

[Jadapit]

I thought some of you might be interested in this website I came across while looking for places to order Timberwolf dog food. They are located here in Colorado. It is an Only Natural Pet Store. They sell a lot of holistic remedies. I think a lot of the stuff sounds really amazing. They also have a holistic remedies library to the left of the page, lots of interesting stuff there. I got my dogs some organic milk bones from them, they loved them. Anyway, here it the link to the site.
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/default.aspx

[bckrazy]

Gonzo ~
1 chicken quarter
Lamb meat
Dairy meal (cottage cheese, yogurt, and egg w/shell)
Kelp
Solid Gold Multi-Vitamin

Fozzie ~
3 Chicken Wings
Lamb meat
Dairy meal
Kelp
Solid Gold Multi-vitamin

[.sarah]

Running low on food, everyone had a chicken quarter.

[lizbud]

Does anyone here use this for their dogs? I don't even know if it's sold
nationally or not. This info is from a newsletter Smokey's dog trainer sends
out.

http://www.caninesinaction.com/bravo.html

[Danegirl2208]

Last night the pups had chicken quarters and thighs along with 1 whole egg

they'll be having chicken drumsticks and ground beef for breakfast today

not sure about dinner yet..

[bckrazy]

Lizbud, Bravo is a really good pre-made company. =0) I recommend calling local feed stores and asking what types of pre-made they carry. Farmore & Primal are also really good, and typically cheaper than Bravo.

[.sarah]

Last night and this morning they had boneless beef. We're making some dehydrated beef treats for them, that's why they had so much beef ;)


Does anyone here use this for their dogs?
I don't because I prefer whole food rather than premade. It's good quality though.