What did your dog(s) eat today? [Archive] - Page 3

lv4dogs

07-27-2006, 11:19 AM

Wow, 4-5 pounds? That's more than my dogs get combined :eek:

Just wondering how much you feed your dogs daily? Between the 4 of mine they get about 4-6lbs. (Kaige & Indy about a 1-1.5 each, Nanook about 1.5, Raustyk about 1.5-2

I hope nothing serious is wrong with Mandy. Keep us posted please, she's in my thoughts.

Last night my gang ate:
ground beef
assorted beef organs
egg & shell
pork
some carrots (had to use them before they go bad)

Kaige & Raustyk had a little bit of chicken left over from the chicken halves they ate for breakfast yesterday.

This morning they had pork

Tonight will be assorted beef pieces, ground, organs, stew meat & steaks.

.sarah

07-27-2006, 11:28 AM

Just wondering how much you feed your dogs daily? Between the 4 of mine they get about 4-6lbs. (Kaige & Indy about a 1-1.5 each, Nanook about 1.5, Raustyk about 1.5-2
Nova and Mandy are fed around .75 lbs per day, they are both a little overweight and not losing (another reason I'm having Mandy's bloodwork done, Nova's was done recently and checked out fine) but are fed less to not gain. Luka gets around one pound a day, and Buck gets around 1.25-1.5 pounds a day. I guess that is around 4 lbs a day for everyone.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes for Mandy.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

07-27-2006, 05:50 PM

Wow, 4-5 pounds? That's more than my dogs get combined :eek:

LOL! You would never know he eats that much daily since he is still pretty thin and not gaining alot of weight. He is finally up to 90 pounds, but I don't know where all that weight is! :D

binka_nugget

07-27-2006, 06:04 PM

Wow! 4-5 pounds! My Shelties get a pound combined :eek:

Today they had beef muscle meat & organs. They'll be getting chicken backs/necks, egg, and flax seed for dinner tonight.

.sarah

07-27-2006, 09:38 PM

Mandy is eating, she is just being picky. Screw the pork ribs, screw the chicken, bring on the canned tuna! :rolleyes:

So she had a can of tuna with a raw egg for dinner. Buck ate her pork ribs and also had an egg. Nova and Luka had a raw egg and string cheese while Mandy and Buck were eating, so not to feel unloved ;) We were dehydrating beef treats for them again today, and they had quite a few scraps of that as well.

K9soul

07-28-2006, 09:08 AM

Yesterday for breakfast my two had egg in shell and EVO (though Tasha doesn't eat her shell). For dinner they had veggie puree (mostly garden stuff, carrots, squash and some leafy greens) with yogurt, and bone-in chicken with organs.

This morning they had EVO and yogurt and a bit of apple with cream cheese (which is what I was having for breakfast :p). They'll get some veggie puree that I have left over from yesterday with some olive oil and chicken with organs again tonight.

I don't post every day since they aren't getting a ton of variety yet, mostly variations of chicken and turkey but I plan to get some beef and tuna and/or salmon this weekend. I've definitely gotten a lot of ideas from this thread.

lv4dogs

07-28-2006, 09:42 AM

Beef again last night, stew meat actually. Tonight> You guessed it, beef again. lol
(getting lots of venison tonight as well as some chicken & organs)

zoomer

07-28-2006, 07:39 PM

They all had...

1 cup Kirkland Dog Food
2 spoonfulls Kirkland Can Food

.sarah

07-28-2006, 08:53 PM

Buck had beef tongue and a chicken quarter at lunch time.

For dinner everyone had 1/2 lb Beef heart, 1 chicken heart, 1 chicken liver, and 1 chicken gizzard. Mandy also had a small can of tuna to mix in her supplement.

Danegirl2208

07-29-2006, 07:52 AM

my 2 will be fasting for one meal today (their breakfast), since we are going to the lake in about an hour

dinner tonight: Beef ribs and chicken drumsticks

sooby707

07-29-2006, 08:11 AM

Danegirl2208

07-29-2006, 09:21 AM

im confused i have always heard that feeding your dog "human food" was bad for them. one of my closest friends dog got stomach cancer for that. i have always heard from vets that ekanuba and iams was the best for them.

Eukanuba and iams?? no, they are definatly NOT the best food for dogs...raw foods and "people" foods are a bit diffrent..im not feeding my dogs spaghetti and meatballs or mcdonalds..lol..a raw diet consists of RAW meat (and raw vegetables for some people)..never cooked..its extremly healthy for dogs here are some links :)

http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html
http://www.rawlearning.com/bigpicture.html
http://www.rawfed.com/

sooby707

07-29-2006, 09:29 AM

ohhhhhh ok thanx :)

Kfamr

07-29-2006, 09:32 AM

im confused i have always heard that feeding your dog "human food" was bad for them. one of my closest friends dog got stomach cancer for that. i have always heard from vets that ekanuba and iams was the best for them.

Hi sooby707 - Welcome to Pet Talk!

You are very right, some "human foods" are VERY bady for dogs. Foods high in fats - gravy, greasy fried foods, etc - can kill a dog. The seasonings, butter, and greese we add to our foods are not good for us or our pups!
However, feeding a diet of all natural raw meats, fruits, and vegetables is completely fine, and in my opinion the best we can give our canines!

Eukanuba and Iams aren't the WORST dog foods, however there are many improvements from them. They certainly aren't the best for them.

Many veterinarians are very poorly educated on actual canine nutrition. In many cases they support and suggestive sell Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet, etc. because those are the companies that put them thru college. You'll also notice those are the foods they sell in their offices.

If you have any questions on the raw food, or known as the B.A.R.F diet, please feel free to ask in this thread.

Kay

gemini9961

07-29-2006, 12:26 PM

For breakfast my 3 had a puree of banana, eggs and yogurt. MMMM!! Tonight Grant will get his chicken quarter. Sadie and Maggie will have chicken too, but probably a drumstick or back. Last night Maggie and Sadie had turkey neck and Grant had his usual chicken quarter. I have seen tons of improvement in their teeth from this diet. :D I *may* have convinced my mom and aunt to start feeding their dogs this same diet.

dragondawg

07-29-2006, 04:51 PM

im confused i have always heard that feeding your dog "human food" was bad for them. one of my closest friends dog got stomach cancer for that. i have always heard from vets that ekanuba and iams was the best for them.

"Human food" is not harmful. My critters expect the last mouth full of what ever I'm eating. The agreement is that if they leave me alone while I'm eating I'll share that last tidbit at the end. Tonight they got left over steak trimmings - after receiving their normal dog food 1 hr before.

Probably the stomach cancer occured because it was destined to occur.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with feeding ekanuba, or iams, or any other other high quality dog food. I feed my 2-3 yr olds Large Puppy Propet formula (27% protein/15% fat). My previous dog got the same brand for 11 years in the performance and maintenance formula. The result has been dogs free of allergies, metabolic diseases, arthritis, gastro-intestinal disturbances, with high energy and over all good health. They usually will consume their food within 30-60 seconds after it is placed in the bowl, day after day, year after year. So much for the evils of commercial dog food.

Pick a premium dog food, and stick with it. A dog does best when its diet is constant. Anything else is just religion.

bckrazy

07-29-2006, 06:21 PM

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with feeding ekanuba, or iams, or any other other high quality dog food."

So, it's cool if we fed my little brother Cap'n Crunch for the rest of his life? :p Sw33t, I will consider it. He loves it, he would eat it every day, he would probably survive on it and have loads of hyper energy... sounds ok to me.

Keep in mind that variety is gooood. Just because dogs survive on kibbles does not mean there isn't plenty of room for improvement, there IS! I don't know why you're encouraging an owner who *does* question the ethics/information behind the massive, corporate, "popular", filler-packed brands to not look into improving her dogs diet. That is what this thread is about! Looking around and considering other ways instead of sticking to what is conventional/easy/familiar. People *should* know what they're putting into their pet's bodies, and they *should* inform themselves rather than listening to every word a conventional vet tells them.

Kfamr

07-29-2006, 06:26 PM

You're right, there's nothing wrong with feeding high quality dog food, however Iams and Eukanuba do not fit in that catagory.

dragondawg

07-29-2006, 07:37 PM

I don't know why you're encouraging an owner who *does* question the ethics/information behind the massive, corporate, "popular", filler-packed brands to not look into improving her dogs diet.

I was actually responding to someone who questioned whether or not "human food" was good for dogs.

As stated I have fed and continue to feed my dogs Propet dog food. Since Propet dog food is a subsidiary of Carnation, and Carnation is a subsidiary of Nestle would you not agree the brand of dog food could qualify as coming from a massive corporation? It's quite unclear what filler means? But let's just assume that Propet has this nasty filler. Let's also assume that it's popular - although it probably isn't. So having met all of your criteria, once again here's the status of my two dogs...

Palatability of the food. Do the dogs like eating the Propet food? Well if I ask them around feeding time: Are you hungry? Clover immediately lets out a sound of "woo woo woo", and runs to the kitchen, while Barney starts jumping up and down turning in circles, and races down the stairs to the kitchen. Again food hits bowl and it's gone in 30-60 seconds. Could it be possible they like their food? Now what should be mixed in it to get them to jump through glass windows on the way to their feeding bowls?

No allergies, food skin or otherwise. No digestive problems- outside of when Barney decides to go "raw diet" on a deer bone. High energy levels. No metabolic problems. No arthritis. Exactly how can I improve the health of dogs which are in perfect health by altering diet?

Since you don't seem to believe in conventional Vets, do you believe in the points made in this link given in another thread?

Raw vs Kibble (http://www.feedthis.com/rawvskibble.html)

Every major point or category is easily refuted. How does one inform themselves using non-scientific articles?

dragondawg

07-29-2006, 07:45 PM

You're right, there's nothing wrong with feeding high quality dog food, however Iams and Eukanuba do not fit in that catagory.

My criteria was a brand with at least as high protein/fat as the so called name brands. And of course I wanted something the puppy dog would enjoy eating. Of course I eliminated Purina, Ole Roy as a matter of course. When I found Propet it was before Carnation bought it, and the brand name was Big Red. Ok not too much class to that name, but the ingrediants were in the right order, 30.15% Protein/Fat for the Performance formula, they guaranteed money back if the dog didn't like it, and it cost 1/2 the price of Science Diet, Eukanuba and the other more popular brands. It was a good fit, and any of the neighbor's dogs that I puppy sat also gobbled it down without complaint. So I've never really researched the pluses or negatives of Iams or Eukanuba. Never had the need to.

I'm just astonished by some of these posts.

.sarah

07-29-2006, 08:02 PM

Well getting back on track here ...

Everyone had a lamb shank today.

K9soul

07-29-2006, 10:17 PM

They had EVO and yogurt this morning, and chicken quarters and tuna with a bit of olive oil tonight and later some banana as a treat.

I was at the grocery store earlier, unfortunately this one doesn't have near the variety of meats that I wish it did. They don't even sell cow's tongues or beef hearts and I KNOW the grocery store I grew up around had those things, I remember being grossed out by the cow's tongues as a kid :p. They do have beef liver and pig feet. They have pig neck bones too but they look kind of small and I was unsure about them. But there is a meat market near here that just opened not long ago, I'm going to stop in and see what they have.

I wanted to ask about kelp and flaxseed oil. Do you get these from health food type stores? I saw "kelp" in the holistic section of the store but it was in capsule form. I didn't see flaxseed oil at all.

binka_nugget

07-29-2006, 10:38 PM

I wanted to ask about kelp and flaxseed oil. Do you get these from health food type stores? I saw "kelp" in the holistic section of the store but it was in capsule form. I didn't see flaxseed oil at all.

I got my kelp from a pet supply store. Do you have any smaller, independent type pet stores around your area? A lot of the ones around here carry kelp and flax seed oil.

If you can't find flax seed oil, freshly ground flax seeds work too! :)

Roxyluvsme13

07-29-2006, 10:43 PM

dragondawg-Just to make a point, liking the food doesn't matter.. My dogs like their kibble, but it's certainly not the best for them..

K9soul

07-29-2006, 11:03 PM

Do you have any smaller, independent type pet stores around your area?

We used to but PetsMart and Petco put them all out of business :(. I can always look online and maybe order some too. Grinding up flax seeds would be easy as well.

I read kelp helps promote healthy thyroid. Tommy has Hashimoto's thyroiditis so I was particularly interested in trying that and seeing what it did.

I ran into my vet at the grocery store tonight at the banana/fruit area. I told him I was getting bananas for the dogs and he laughed LOL. I love my vet :D.

binka_nugget

07-29-2006, 11:11 PM

Oh boy.. my guys had lots today. Not a good day for dieting. =P

Since it was Kai's birthday, their meals consisted of Kai's favorites.

Breakfast:
Chicken Back & Egg

Dinner: Chicken Wings, chicken legs, turkey and kelp.

They also had lots of treats, and a piece of liver doggy cake.

zoey

07-30-2006, 02:01 AM

Sardines in tomato sauce, apple, raw chicken, bok choy, a little rice, and a dog buscuit.

The Cat Factory

07-30-2006, 02:05 AM

Chester had part of a chicken carcass, and goat meat today :)

.sarah

07-30-2006, 09:56 AM

Well I'm pet sitting and not at home until Wednesday. I brought Nova with me. She had a turkey thigh or something ... it was turkey, that's all I remember lol.

dragondawg

07-30-2006, 02:16 PM

dragondawg-Just to make a point, liking the food doesn't matter.. My dogs like their kibble, but it's certainly not the best for them..

Well, if one has dogs in perfect health on the current diet of "kibble" then how does one judge it's not best for them? Any criteria or metrics that can be measured? Any scientific studies published in the major Vet journals which measured these criteria? If not then it comes down to personal opinion and something that borders on religion.

Roxyluvsme13

07-30-2006, 02:21 PM

Vela

07-30-2006, 02:44 PM

Well, if one has dogs in perfect health on the current diet of "kibble" then how does one judge it's not best for them? Any criteria or metrics that can be measured? Any scientific studies published in the major Vet journals which measured these criteria? If not then it comes down to personal opinion and something that borders on religion.

How do you judge perfect health though, becuse they don't look like they are dying on the outside? That does not mean a dog is in perfect health. Yes dogs CAN survive on low quality food, but that does not mean they are in perfect health, and that is not something you can judge just by looking at them. People can survive on junk food too, in fact many teenagers look perfectly healthy and live on sodas and candy and junk, doesn't mean they are pefectly healthy.

Kfamr

07-30-2006, 02:49 PM

I agree Vela. Just because they seem to be healthy on the outside does not mean they are on the inside.

I mean.. lets think for a moment. McDonalds is the equivalent to Kibble N Bits. If you ate McDonalds everyday would you be healthy? NO.

K9soul

07-30-2006, 03:27 PM

I have no desire to get into a debate on raw vs kibble or even kibble vs kibble here, however I'd like to relate this personal tidbit.

My collies spent much of their lives sub-par kibbles. Not grocery store brands, but still not the best. Willie did great in shows and looked great, Cody was beautiful too, but they suffered a lot of problems as they got older that now I truly wonder if they had been on a more nutritious diet, they might have functioned better and even lived beyond their 12 and 13 years, which is still considered pretty good for a collie. Willie got to where he couldn't tolerate certain dog food kibbles and kept developing allergies to them when he got older. Cody had joint problems and weakness, by the end he couldn't get up on his own from laying down and needed help. Willie got ear infections and had eye problems and got bladder crystals and infections more frequently as he got older. They both had hot spots and skin problems. They were from completely different lines and were not related but they were both always on the same foods. They really started showing deterioration around 8 and even more after 10.

Like Cody, Tommy was forming some seborrheic cysts. He had one on his chin and one on his hip. He's about at the age Cody was when Cody started forming his. I moved them to Innova EVO this spring, a grain-free, by-product-free kibble, and three weeks ago switched them to raw dinners. A few days ago I was grooming Tommy, and to my amazement, the cyst on his chin was completely gone, and the cyst on his hip was almost gone. His coat is thicker than it ever has been and I continue to see evidence of changes since they went off grainy kibble. I don't need a scientific study to tell me what's what, I have only to use my thoughts on what makes sense and my own eyes on the differences it is making.

In my job in medical transcription, I've seen time and time again "scientifically studied" and approved drugs and treatments that suddenly have been found to be dangerous and pulled off the market/recalled. So I'm just personally wary and skeptical to let scientific studies determine my beliefs and choices in and of themselves.

By the way, I found this a pretty interesting article on raw and scientific studies, why there haven't been any and why there probably won't be.
http://rawfed.com/myths/research.html

Anyway, sorry for the long post here...

My two got turkey wings for breakfast. They're getting some ground beef and beef liver and banana/yogurt frosty paws later.

dragondawg

07-30-2006, 05:56 PM

Yes dogs CAN survive on low quality food, but that does not mean they are in perfect health, and that is not something you can judge just by looking at them.

Vela,

Since one can not judge perfect health by looking, what is your criteria for judging whether your dog is in perfect health? How do you determine this? What are your specific metrics and diagnostics?

K9soul,

I have no idea whether the Propet dog food I feed my dogs is considered sub-par kibble or not. But in answer to the comment in your link:

No research has been done to determine the long-term effects of feeding kibble, nor to determine if it is actually healthy for your dog (it is just assumed healthy because it has passed a 6 month feeding trial, and then manufacturers falsely advertise their product as healthy.).

I believe my previous dog which lived till 11 yrs of age, and the current two at 3 years of age far surpasses a 6 month feeding trial. I have no idea as to what the latest health claims Propet may be making for their product. What I do know is that my dogs flourish on the food. Mine have never had seborrheic cysts, bladder crystals, or persistent infections. They have never had a raw diet either. Now how do we explain the absence of these problems on a commercial dog food diet?

You do realize that Collies are genetically prone to skin disorders, not to mention Progressive Retinal Atrophy, and Collie Eye Anomaly a syndrome that involves one or more of the following: retinal degeneration, cataract, and retinal detachment? That's genetics not food. In another words you could have gave them a steak every night for their 13 yrs, but that would not have changed the genetic make up of the dogs.

P.S. Yes my previous dog enjoyed frosty paws- almost as much as a bowl of ice cream.

K9soul

07-30-2006, 06:01 PM

As I said, I am not arguing YOUR kibble, or kibble vs raw. I'm saying I noticed a difference between the quality of kibble and diet my two are on now versus what they used to be on. I know nothing about your kibble, and my post was not at all directed at you specifically.

The eye problem wasn't the retinal atrophy that collies are prone to and they were both eye tested by their breeders as pups. It was conjuncitivitis/goopy type problems, that cleared up with medication. I also never claimed it was definitely their diet that "caused" the problems. I said I WONDERED if their diet had been better, if they would have not had the problems they did. They were not sickly dogs, but they did have problems as they got older that I wonder now if they had had a better diet, whether it be a better kibble, or raw, they might have had fewer problems.

As for my two now, I've witnessed their improvement since I changed them over from a grainier kibble, so I'm happy. I hope this clarifies my previous post a bit more. It was not intended to argue, but to provide my own thoughts and experiences. Take or leave anything from it you'd like ;)

wolf_Q

07-30-2006, 11:59 PM

.sarah

07-31-2006, 07:28 AM

Amy, I think supplementing with raw every now and then is better than no raw at all. If you have the finances then I'd continue doing it. :)

Millets are seeds, I think.

Nova had beef heart and beef brisket this morning.

lv4dogs

07-31-2006, 11:19 AM

For both meals yesterday & this mornings breakfast my goys all split a huge deer leg. (don't worry I took it away this morning once they got all the meat off of it).

lv4dogs

08-01-2006, 03:42 PM

Last night they ate just a little bit of venison, not too much though as it was so hot out.
This morning they had a big meal to make up for it, venison, beef & liver.

Tonight will be a small meal again as it is even hotter out than it was yesterday. It will consist of beef, beef heart & venison.

.sarah

08-01-2006, 04:10 PM

Nova had half of a chicken.

Kfamr

08-01-2006, 07:13 PM

All three had whole Trout.

I had 2 whole trout outside between the two of them. Nala ate about a whole one, Kiara & Simba ate halves. I let them decide how much they wanted, and they both left what they didn't want and Nala took it.

Jadapit

08-01-2006, 08:01 PM

So, its safe to feed them trout? Do you give them the heads and tails? My son has around 20 trout in his freezer I'm sure he would give me some for the fur kids. ;)

Kfamr

08-01-2006, 08:15 PM

So, its safe to feed them trout? Do you give them the heads and tails? My son has around 20 trout in his freezer I'm sure he would give me some for the fur kids. ;)

Yep! Trout is fine. :) That's the only fish, other than canned tuna, that my three have had. Before I gave them filets of trout.

They got every single piece of the fish. :)

When we filet the fish we catch for ourselves, I have my brother save the remains. They can eat that, too.

Vela

08-01-2006, 09:11 PM

Mine had their first raw dinner tonight, i gave them each a chicken drumstick. For breakfast they had EVO. I will expand their diets slowly, thanks to his helpful thead! It has some great ideas...thanks for posting to it!

wolfsoul

08-01-2006, 09:13 PM

Nebo had his first "raw" meal last friday. Not meals like you guys feed, I'm a chicken, I bought the pre-made stuff. :o It wasn't cheap but he sure loved it and so far no digestive upsets that I know of. I got the Nature's Variety Venison frozen raw (http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.lasso?page=1333&-session=naturesvariety:D0BA866711d2e39535GJQ29E4CE A). I bought two 3 lb bags I'm going to feed it every few days for now and see how he does...he'll get it again tomorrow.

The store I bought it from wasn't exactly close and it's very convenient for me to just buy dog food at my work (not to mention my 20% discount..) but I'm considering buying the dry dog food of the same brand (eventually feeding it/raw every other day). I'm just wondering if it's THAT much better to make it worth the extra expense? I know basic dog food stuff but I'm no expert so any imput is appreciated...

Ingredient list/info on Nature's Variety venison formula (http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.lasso?page=1326&-session=naturesvariety:D0BA866711d2e39535GJQ29E4CE A)
Ingredient list/info on Natural Balance venison formula (currently feeding) (http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/allergy/VenDog.html)

p.s. What is millet? Isn't that something you give to birds? :confused:
The Nature's Variety definatly has better ingredients -- it has venison meal instead of just venison. :) Because Natural Balance just uses venison as the first ingredient, which brings it down to the fifth or sixth ingrdient (as plain venison is 70-80% moisture), the first two ingredients are actually grains. Natural Balance still uses human grade ingredients though. I've used their Duck & Potato formula before, Visa did fairly well on it. I also give her the Nature's Variety raw medallions as treats, she really enjoys them! If you buy a big bag of the Nature's Variety kibble, there's a coupon on the side for $2 your next Nature's Variety purchase, 3 pounds and up, so even if you decide not to stick to the kibble, you always get two bucks off your next raw purchase. ;)

anna_66

08-02-2006, 06:11 AM

I talked to a friend of mine at work and come to find out she has a bunch of "leftovers" in her freezer and didn't know what to do with them. Of course I volunteered to take it! So far we've gotten beef tongue (too expensive at the grocery so I've never feed it), ox tail and and beef liver and are hoping to get a bunch more meat that they've had in their freezer for a while (even venison).
Why didn't I think to ask anyone this sooner:o Free meat is the best!

Ohhh and next month we are going to be buying a half of a cow, we'll get all the leftovers too! I'm excited!

So far everyone is doing wonderfully and loving their raw food:D

I've been reading a lot and found out that you should feed pieces as large as their head to keep them from choking and/or gulping their food.
I had bought some chicken legs on sale and gave them but they just gobbled. Does anyone else have gobblers?

I see a lot of you feed tripe. Do you order it? I've never seen anything around here except for the bleached tripe they have at the grocery and I know that's of no nutritional value.

I guess I could put what I've fed today...

Bon-Whole Chicken
Roxey & Huney-Chicken quarters

cloverfdx

08-02-2006, 06:50 AM

I have not posted here in a little while. Amy i am glad to hear Nebo had no ill affects from his new food :).

The kids had chicken carcasses for dinner tonight, and some raw vegies. Mz Tinny is on a major diet she has put on alot of weight the last couple of months and is pretty unfit :(.. i am going to weigh her at the vets tomorrow.

lv4dogs

08-02-2006, 08:48 AM

So, its safe to feed them trout? Do you give them the heads and tails? My son has around 20 trout in his freezer I'm sure he would give me some for the fur kids. ;)

Dogs can get salmon poisoning (caused by Neorickettsia helminthoeca) from eating salmon, steelhead and other trout species. I had a dog die from this disease before so I am overly paranoid about feeding it. If you freeze fish for at least 24 hours it will kill the parasite that causes salmon poisoning. (I freeze it for at least 4 days, usually a couple weeks but I am paranoid).

Pork is commonly a "dirty" meat so it is also best to freeze it as well before feeding it raw.

Here's a link with some more info on the disease: http://merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/57305.htm

But yes, as long as you freeze it first it is safe to feed them ALL parts, although some dogs are a little picky about eating raw seafood, but just like chicken, some people believe it is usually because of the texture and not the taste. So if your dogs do not eat seafood that well try feeding it frozen or partially frozen. Often times that changes the texture enough and they may eat it more willingly.

lv4dogs

08-02-2006, 08:52 AM

I've been reading a lot and found out that you should feed pieces as large as their head to keep them from choking and/or gulping their food.
I had bought some chicken legs on sale and gave them but they just gobbled. Does anyone else have gobblers?

I see a lot of you feed tripe. Do you order it? I've never seen anything around here except for the bleached tripe they have at the grocery and I know that's of no nutritional value.

Raustyk will gobble smaller pieces and Kaige will as well, but not quite as bad as Raustyk. Idealy yes you should feed pieces that are as large or larger than their heads but me personally, it's hard to get meats that large & fit them in my freezer. I generally don't feed anything smaller than a chicken quarter (unless I get a REALLY good deal). Once I get a chest freezer I will be buying larger pieces of meat.

I feed tripe but not that often because I too can not find "green" tripe (non-bleached) in my gorcery stores. I have to purchase it right from the butcher.

.sarah

08-02-2006, 09:39 AM

Nova had a chicken quarter today.

Dogs can get salmon poisoning (caused by Neorickettsia helminthoeca) from eating salmon, steelhead and other trout species.This is almost completely localized to the north Pacific ocean. I wouldn't worry about salmonoid species over here, but I can definetly understand your paranoia!

Pork is commonly a "dirty" meat so it is also best to freeze it as well before feeding it raw.Dirty how? Are you refferring to trichinosis? It is very rare now in the US, and not a problem with pork raised for human consumption. If you're buying your meat from grocery stores or butchers, I wouldn't worry about the pork there. If it wasn't raised for humans, then I would deep freeze it for at least a week, if not more.

Does anyone else have gobblers?I think that's pretty much guaranteed when owning a Lab ;) Yes, my Labs are all gobblers, especially Nova and Luka. Buck is a little better since he was raised on raw, but he still eats some things like they're oysters.

I see a lot of you feed tripe. Do you order it? I've never seen anything around here except for the bleached tripe they have at the grocery and I know that's of no nutritional value.Green tripe doesn't pass USDA's inspection. So basically, if you want tripe, you've gotta get it from somewhere else. I'm on a waiting list to get some from that supplier that I PMed you a while back.

lv4dogs

08-02-2006, 10:04 AM

This is almost completely localized to the north Pacific ocean. I wouldn't worry about salmonoid species over here, but I can definetly understand your paranoia!

Yeah, like I said I am paranoid. lol I am glad you included that part, I completely forgot about it, which is odd as I always mention that. It's great to post that on a public forum because people from all over will see it, possibly people in the NW that might not of otherwise known about it. BUT some grocery stores get their seafood shipped in and even though you are buying it in the eastern parts it could still very well be NW fish. But if you catch your own fish in the eastern part, you are right, you probably don't have to worry about it.

Dirty how? Are you refferring to trichinosis? It is very rare now in the US, and not a problem with pork raised for human consumption. If you're buying your meat from grocery stores or butchers, I wouldn't worry about the pork there. If it wasn't raised for humans, then I would deep freeze it for at least a week, if not more.

Yes, I was refferring to trichnosis, and if I recall correctly I thought I have heard other people mention other parasites & the like that are commonly found in pork. I know that they are rare in the US but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Green tripe doesn't pass USDA's inspection. So basically, if you want tripe, you've gotta get it from somewhere else. I'm on a waiting list to get some from that supplier that I PMed you a while back.

I never knew that. I wonder if it is legal for them to sell it for animal consumption and not human? I get green tripe from my butcher, I hope he's not doing it illegally.

Jadapit

08-02-2006, 11:16 AM

I was wondering about the pork and fresh salmon myself. I get a news letter from a guy that owns pit bulls he has fed his dogs raw for over a decade. Here is what he has to say about raw salmon and pork.

What meat sources you use is pretty much up to you. The only hard fast rules I follow are:

NO raw pork, trichinosis is still an issue unless you are POSITIVE the meat you get is clean. It's a nasty little worm that does a lot of damamge. I don't feed pork product period, it's hard for them to digest.

NO raw salmon. It can have a liver fluke that can potentially destroy your dogs liver. Cooked or canned is fine. One part of feeding raw that happens across the board, unless it's a young pup, is detox. Their system has to get rid of all the garbage that has built up over years of feeding dry food, good or bad quality. It usually takes a month with the worst case scenarios.

They smell, their coat gets dull and brittle, their skin is oily, their breath and stool stinks, then one day, bingo. Beautiful dog. It's happened to every one of my animals that I have given raw, to one degree or another.

Another concern that comes up frequently is bacteria and germs. A dogs system is designed to eat raw food. Their digestive juices are strong enough to break bones down, as a general rule they aren't very susceptible to e-Coli, listeria or salmonella.

The dogs that are going to be susceptible are the very young, the very old and those that are ill. As far as germs go, if you use the same cleaning practices you do with your own food everything should be fine. The dog bowls are cleaned after each meal, the prep surfaces are scrubbed and the utensils are washed. Common sense and good kitchen practices will keep everything in hand.

Kfamr

08-02-2006, 04:47 PM

I freeze all of their food before feeding. The Trout was frozen for about 2 week.

Today they're having:

Simba:
Chicken Breasts
Carrots
Tomatoes

Nala:
1/2 Chicken Thigh
Beef
Carrots
Tomatoes

Kiara:
Chicken Thigh
Beef
Carrots
Tomatoes

Nala and Kiara are gobblers - that's why I feed frozen.

binka_nugget

08-02-2006, 04:58 PM

I've been reading a lot and found out that you should feed pieces as large as their head to keep them from choking and/or gulping their food.
I had bought some chicken legs on sale and gave them but they just gobbled. Does anyone else have gobblers?
Kai's not a gobbler anymore but he used to swollow wings whole when he was young. It scared the heck out of me! I had to hold onto smaller bones for a while but he seemed to understand that he had to chew so he's fine now.

I see a lot of you feed tripe. Do you order it? I've never seen anything around here except for the bleached tripe they have at the grocery and I know that's of no nutritional value.
I feed tons of tripe! It smells horrid but the dogs LOVE it and it's pretty darn cheap too! The place I get it from sells it for .68 a pound. :D I also found a wholesale priced butcher who carry it.

Try your local butchers, who knows, maybe they'll be able to order it for you if they don't normally carry it. :)

zoey

08-03-2006, 08:08 AM

sardines, oatmeal, bok choy, apple and a dog buscuit

RobiLee

08-03-2006, 02:27 PM

I've been slowly switching the girls over to a raw diet. I started a few weeks ago by giving them a chicken leg every once in awhile. I had some chicken legs and was curious to see if they would even eat it. Tori was a bit hesitant at first, but it was only for a few seconds really..lol. Katie is the one who really surprised me. Katie is a picky eater. She doesn't eat much and often skips meals. She immediately knew what that first chicken leg was all about and ate that thing like she had been waiting for that kind of meal her whole life. It actually felt good to watch her eat with such gusto. They have been getting the chicken legs along with their kibble still and then this week they have had chicken quarters every day and the other day they refused to bother with their kibble/can food mix. They just stuck their noses up in the air and looked at me like...."Ok, where is the good stuff"? Not for sure where this will go. Just taking it day by day and seeing how they do, act and feel.

Here are the girls enjoying their chicken quarters today :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Robilee/IMG_2193.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Robilee/IMG_2194.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Robilee/IMG_2198.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Robilee/IMG_2196.jpg

K9soul

08-03-2006, 04:32 PM

Oh Yum! They certainly look like they are enjoying it Robin :). It really is enjoyable watching them eat and enjoy "real" food isn't it?

Today my two got EVO and yogurt for breakfast and ground beef and beef liver for dinner. They'll get a homemade frosty paw later :)

.sarah

08-03-2006, 07:46 PM

NO raw pork, trichinosis is still an issue unless you are POSITIVE the meat you get is clean. It's a nasty little worm that does a lot of damamge. I don't feed pork product period, it's hard for them to digest.It is NOT an issue in USDA inspected meat. However, if you are worried, just don't feed it. :) Just make sure another red meat is a staple in the diet. Beef and pork make up at least half of my dogs' diet, and I also feed Lamb when it's on sale (and I stock up, so it gets fed usually every two weeks or so). I personally believe that dogs' do better on a diet compromised of mostly red meat, though I have nothing to back that up besides observations that people have made of wild wolves ;) I try to keep the poultry at a minimum (less than 50% of the overall diet).

NO raw salmon. It can have a liver fluke that can potentially destroy your dogs liver.Again, this applies to salmon from the pacific. If in doubt, freezing for a week completely kills flukes. And again, don't feed it if it worries you.

Cooked or canned is fine.It is fine, but it does not provide as much nutrition. If you are scared about salmon, feed other fish. However, raw salmon is a wonderful source of O3s. I rarely feed it because it is so durn expensive (only fed it once when we first started this diet and didn't know how to bargain shop).

Try to keep the canned stuff to a minimum (lots of added things that you should avoid), and don't make cooked food a meal too often. Raw is always better.

When it comes to store-bought fish, I feed mostly trout. I get it at Winn-Dixie for $2.99/lb. That is incredibly cheap price for fish. I also feed whatever my dad catches (snapper, mullet, etc.). He fishes every two weeks. He brings home whatever he would otherwise throw out, and also keeps the scraps from cleaning the fish. Whole fish/fish heads/fish scraps are a wonderful way to get organs and body parts into your dogs' diet that most people have a hard time finding (brains, eyes, etc.).

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Danegirl, good video of Malakai! My S2 that takes videos is currently being repaired :( I've been wanting to get a video of them eating. I have tons of pictures, but videos are really interesting for the people that I am recruiting to start feeding raw :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/Robilee/IMG_2196.jpg
LOL, great shot! I am glad they are enjoying their new food! :D

Now I have to go cut up a 14 lb turkey and feed some of it to the dogs :)

anna_66

08-03-2006, 10:49 PM

Glad to see I'm not the only one who has a gobbler! I pretty much feed all my food frozen, I still can't get over the "ick" factor of raw meat (ewww especially liver :eek: ).

Robin I see the girls really enjoy their chicken! Love the pictures!

Huney had a special treat all of her own today....she caught herself a mouse! I look outside and what do I see but a tail and legs hanging out of her mouth :rolleyes:

I haven't added any pics of mine enjoying their food, thought I'd post a couple too.
Here they all are enjoying their rack of ribs.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid210/pbaa57ff0ad96c708cb78763f1d645e54/edadd651.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid210/p934b1ef1af7f18cc41d401f4f4a0a484/edadd584.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid210/pb2cded12635491b93613cbde823ba98e/edadd57d.jpg

Their meal today was beef tongue and pigs feet.

Kfamr

08-03-2006, 11:07 PM

Here's a video of my three eating their fish. :)

http://petevents.com/~simba/fishheads.wmv

.sarah

08-03-2006, 11:17 PM

LOL Kay, that music is perfect! :D Too funny!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid210/p934b1ef1af7f18cc41d401f4f4a0a484/edadd584.jpg
She is so adorable!! Looks like they're all enjoying their food :)

I just put in an order. My supplier is having a huge sale, so I got lots of the expensive things for very cheap!

Here's what I got:

4 lbs bison liver
4 lbs bison heart
4 lbs beef lung
2 beef spleen
5 beef pizzles (penises :o)
4 beef testicles
1 pork stomach
4 pork lungs
4 pigs feet
8 game hens (completely whole, feathers and all!)
4 pastured fryers (also whole)
4 guinea pigs (also whole)

I should also be getting some beef tripe if there is any room left in the shipping freezer :D

Danegirl2208

08-03-2006, 11:27 PM

i love all the pictures! keep em coming!

LMAO Kfamr, that vid is great, the music fit perfectly!! :)

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-03-2006, 11:34 PM

Here's what I got:

4 lbs bison liver
4 lbs bison heart
4 lbs beef lung
2 beef spleen
5 beef pizzles (penises :o)
4 beef testicles
1 pork stomach
4 pork lungs
4 pigs feet
8 game hens (completely whole, feathers and all!)
4 pastured fryers (also whole)
4 guinea pigs (also whole)

Beef penis, testicles and guinea pigs?! Sarah, I wish I could find a supplier like that! :eek:

.sarah

08-03-2006, 11:47 PM

Beef penis, testicles and guinea pigs?! Sarah, I wish I could find a supplier like that! :eek:
LOL. Yeah, pretty cool huh? I can get pork testicles at my butcher :eek: I wonder who eats those things! :confused:

My supplier actually just got a walk in freezer, so now she's going to be able to sell more things like sheep, goat, and horse. I'm not sure if I can bring myself to feed horse, but we'll see. She does only raise and kill humanely or gets food from places who do the same, but I still don't know if I could feed horse.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-03-2006, 11:52 PM

]I wonder who eats those things! :confused:

I wondered the same! :p

.sarah

08-05-2006, 05:48 PM

Yesterday they all ate some pork shoulder roast.

Today they had a chicken quarter for breakfast. For dinner Buck had pork ribs and beef heart. Everyone also had an egg.

zoey

08-05-2006, 05:53 PM

chicken, wheat germ, bok choy, turnip,

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-06-2006, 02:27 AM

I found a cool website with the complete nutritional breakdowns of lamb, buffalo, chicken, turkey, beef, salmon and a variety of veggies, fruits and supplements.

Sysko's Supper (http://www.syskos.ca/) Just click on ingredients for the nutrional information...

Bailey had 1 1/2 pounds of beef and a turkey leg for breakfast. He had the same for dinner plus a pork bone to chew on. :)

Kfamr

08-06-2006, 04:16 PM

Simba: Beef, Chicken Liver
Nala: Chicken Thigh & Beef chunks
Kiara: Chicken

They're going to get a mixture of strawberries, cateloupe, and apple later.

wolfsoul

08-06-2006, 04:22 PM

-Whole Ground pheasant
-Beef liver
-Parsley
-Egg
-Marine oil
-Bee pollen
-Kelp
-Biovet Skin&Coat

binka_nugget

08-06-2006, 04:22 PM

Breakfast:

Chicken Liver
Tripe
Kelp
Supplements (Glucosamine)

For dinner they'll be getting:
Turkey
Egg
Ground Flax Seed
Yogurt

.sarah

08-06-2006, 04:48 PM

Everyone had a chunk of beef brisket this morning.

RedyreRotties

08-06-2006, 06:24 PM

The bulk of my dog's diet I buy at a dairy slaughter house nearby.

I buy a coarsly ground beef mix that is about 30% fat, and an organ meat mix that is kidney, tripe, heart and liver. I also buy bones at this place, knuckle bones and neck bones. The most I pay for anything is the organ meat that is .60 per lb.

I spend about $125.00 a month at this place feeding 3 adult Rottweilers. In addition, they get raw chicken, turkey, rabbit, canned fish, eggs, yoghurt and cottage cheese from time to time, and incidentals from the table and garden.

I supplement with 3 things from Nature's Farmacy http://www.naturesfarmacy.com

DogZyme's Ultimate vitamin and mineral supp
DogZyme's CCM+ Super Bone and Joint Support supp
DogZyme's CA calcium, specifically formulated to balance the meat in raw diets when adequate bone is not present.

I have dogs ranging in age from 2 years to 9+ years, and all are doing super on this regime.

Condition is important since I show and work my dogs, and am planning a breeding for late this year.

lv4dogs

08-07-2006, 11:33 AM

Last night they all split a huge venison roast with some chicken organs.

This morning they just had a very light snack because of the very large meal last night, just 1-2 chicken feet each.

Tonight they will be having
beef, venison, chicken organs & an egg w/ the shell

.sarah

08-07-2006, 02:43 PM

Today they're going to have some beef tongue. I haven't gotten around to feeding them yet :o Been kind of a busy day.

bckrazy

08-07-2006, 06:25 PM

I just cut up 2 turkeys! That was like, hell. =P I usually make my Mom cut them up, but everyone is gone, so I had to do it. I got really lazy and basically cut the turkey breasts off, then split the back & the chest, and I gave Gonzo a whole turkey back this morning. ;) I think he'll be fasting tomorrow.

Gonzo ~
Turkey back
Fish oil
Kelp
Strawberry & Banana Frosty Paw

Fozzie ~
Turkey neck
Beef meat
Fish Oil
Kelp
Tomatoes
Strawberry & Banana Frosty Paw

The Cat Factory

08-07-2006, 06:56 PM

Chester had a turkey leg and an egg for breakfast, and he'll be getting a chicken back/neck for dinner.

wolfsoul

08-07-2006, 07:02 PM

Mountain Dog Beef Fruit & Veggie
Kelp
Glucosamine and shark cartilage (I give this to her everyday, I just keep forgetting to write it down lol. I'm determined that her puppies will have healthy joints)
Bee pollen
honey

bckrazy

08-07-2006, 08:39 PM

Oo bee pollen ;) and shark cartilege! What a spoiled Mom & puppies!

lv4dogs

08-08-2006, 08:53 AM

Nanook & Kaige each had a big fat salmon steak for breakfast this morning, and their chicken feet.
Raustyk & Indy just had their ckicken feet because they are not too fond of fish/seafood and I didn't have time to entice them to eat it. lol

I think I mentioned that I feed chicken feet &/or beef trachea's everyday before but I usually don't write it down because I give it as a snack/treat and it kind of skips my mind to include it as a part of their meals. But as of lately I've been giving then as a part of their breakfast everyday thats why it's all of a sudden being mentioned.

shark cartilage
You are so lucky, I'd love to find some of that around me.

anna_66

08-08-2006, 07:57 PM

Sue where do you get the chicken feet? I've been hearing they are very good to feed for the Glucosamine.

Sarah, I've been doing so much reading at the Raw feeding site it's unreal. Thanks so much for the link. I'm going to sign up for a couple more of the sites too (feed supply and raw chat...should be interesting!). I have learned that I need to start feeding more meat and organs. I really thought they had to have just as much bone as meat, but this is not the case. So needless to say, I've learned a lot!

I really liked the videos a couple of you posted so I thought I'd get one of Bon with his first picnic roast (on sale for .98/lb!)
This is by far the largest piece of meat he's ever had. I'd say it probably was a good 6-7 lbs with a huge bone in the middle. Needless to say this is going to be a couple days worth of food for him (I cut off meat for the girls too..it was a 12+ pounder!). He worked diligently this morning for 40 minutes before I took it up.
Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-C2kUDn0c)

I just thought I'd share this too...his nice fully belly:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/sleepy.jpg

Oh and as for their meal today...they all had picnic, and while Bon was working the girls also got a ham hock.

Kfamr

08-08-2006, 08:09 PM

Has anyone ever fed Yellow Tail Jack (fish) ?

My brother and I found a fishing spot where there is huge amounts of them. I found out you can keep as many as you want as well as any size. They are SO easy to hook and a lot of fun to reel in.

The Muttlies would have an endless supply of fish!

.sarah

08-08-2006, 08:28 PM

This morning Mandy, Buck, and Nova all had beef brisket (Luka was still upstairs sleeping when I fed the other three). For dinner I fed Buck and Luka chicken quarters.

Sue where do you get the chicken feet? I've been hearing they are very good to feed for the Glucosamine.I'm not Sue but I also feed chicken feet daily. Mandy needs them for her joints as well as an additional liquid supplement. I get them from my butcher, but I can occassionally find them at the grocery store. My butcher has always been cheaper though. Ethnic markets (if you have any near you, I don't :() usually have them as well as some other crazy body parts (like heads :eek: )

Sarah, I've been doing so much reading at the Raw feeding site it's unreal. Thanks so much for the link. I'm going to sign up for a couple more of the sites too (feed supply and raw chat...should be interesting!). I have learned that I need to start feeding more meat and organs. I really thought they had to have just as much bone as meat, but this is not the case. So needless to say, I've learned a lot!I'm glad you've found it useful :) Yep, the diet is all about meat! It should be around 80% meat. I think this is where most people mess up. I also used to feed too much bone. My dogs get a lot of boneless stuff now, and I'm trying to find more whole animals (because they have the perfect bone/meat/organ ratio).

I just thought I'd share this too...his nice fully belly:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/sleepy.jpgCute!!! Bon looks like he was enjoying that roast! Good find :D I usually get roasts for $1.29/lb around here.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-09-2006, 05:48 PM

We skipped breakfast so Bailey got a big lunch instead...

1 1/4 pounds Beef
1 Turkey Wing
Small amount of Chicken Soup Bones
Sliced Zucchini
2 Sliced Organic Bananas (frozen)
1 can of Tuna
3 Eggs

I haven't fed him anything other than meat for a while. He absolutely LOVED it! DH picked some pears and apples for him and threw them in the deep freeze. Now he can have some fruit that takes him longer than a second to eat. It takes him alot longer when they're frozen. :p

.sarah

08-09-2006, 09:02 PM

Mandy hasn't been feeling good today so I had her skip her meal.

The order that I posted earlier came in today! I fed the Labs beef lung.

http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/8906/IMG_4199.jpg
http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/8906/IMG_4202.jpg
http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/8906/IMG_4205.jpg
http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/8906/IMG_4207.jpg
http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/8906/IMG_4210.jpg
LOL dork.

I fed them half of it, and saved the other half for later.

Nova and Luka also got a turkey wing, and Buck also got a turkey neck.

Kfamr

08-09-2006, 10:37 PM

Has anyone ever fed Yellow Tail Jack (fish) ?

Anyone?
Has anyone eaten it themselves or know of someone who eats/fed it?

I_luv_rusty

08-09-2006, 11:12 PM

Rusty usually has the same old stuff. His dry dog food kibbles (or whatever it is) at night ususally at 9 or 10 if hes hungry. Then for lunch and dinner he has his mighty dogs can or two(yea he eats little dog food :rolleyes: he hate most wet dog food)and with it he has microwaved ham or different meats. He has hamburgers,hot dogs, and chicken with his food sometimes too.

binka_nugget

08-09-2006, 11:18 PM

The boys had tripe for breakfast this morning. They've been getting a bit of tripe for the past week now.. I'm sick of the smell. UGH! I can't wait until they finish up the last bit. :p

Tonight they're getting rabbit, egg, kelp and yogurt.

zoey

08-10-2006, 09:02 AM

Liver, oatmeal, chicken, bone, skin, lettuce and tomato, and a little bit of pineapple sherbet as a treat.

lv4dogs

08-10-2006, 09:32 AM

Sue where do you get the chicken feet? I've been hearing they are very good to feed for the Glucosamine.

Yes they are an excellent source of Glucosamine AND Chondroitin. Beef trachea & shark cartilidge are also excellent sources of glucosamine & chondrotin. Glu. & Chon. are both great for all sorts of joint & mobility problems & to aid in the prevention of problems that may occur later in life with larger and/or more active breeds & the like.

I used to get them from one of my butchers (which would cost between .89-$1.39/lb depending on what butcher I got them from & if they had to order them or not) but I recently found someone better. He usually proccesses dear and other game animals for the public but one of his good friends owns an organic chicken farm & he helps him butcher his chickens, which averages out to be about 100/month. They save me all the feet, for FREE! (he will soon be giving me the scraps to all the game animals he proccesses as well as an occassional pig(s) & cow(s) that his family butchers for their own private use) Granted I have to drive almost an hour one way to get them but it's worth it. (I get to visit my Grandmother & Uncle as well as they live in the area).

Has anyone ever fed Yellow Tail Jack (fish) ?

I am not sure, I've never heard of the fish. But I did google it & found that people eat it, cooked, smoked & even raw in sushi.
(scroll *almost* half way down)
http://www.catalinaop.com/fish.htm
I would say that if people can eat it raw dogs should more than able to as well. If it were me I'd feed it (of course after it is frozen for a few days just to be on the safe side).

Just please remember that dogs need a lot of other meats with their diet. Fish should not be in every meal.

lv4dogs

08-10-2006, 09:45 AM

Oops, I forgot to post my menu.

Tues night:
(My friend fed them as I was out of town, hence the very plain meal)
beef

Wed am:
Nanook: big fat salmon steak, 2 chicken feet
Raustyk: half a can of tuna, a few small strips of venison, 2 chicken feet
Kaige: big fat salmon steak, 1 chicken foot
Indy: half a can of tuna, couple small strips of venison, 1 chicken foot

Wed night:
Nanook: salmon steak, half a small goose, 1 chicken foot
Raustyk: chunck of venison, 1 chicken foot
Kaige: salmon steak, small piece of venison, 1 chicken foot
Indy: chunk of venison

This am:
Nanook: venison sausage (not spicy at all), 2 chicken feet
Raustyk: venison sausage, 1 chicken foot
Kaige: venison sausage, tuna, 1 chicken foot
Indy: venison sausage, tuna, 1 chicken foot

.sarah

08-10-2006, 05:46 PM

Nova had chicken for breakfast. Luka had beef brisket. Buck had boneless pork. Mandy isn't eating until tonight, and it will be either turkey or chicken. She's on a "bland" diet for a few days.

Kfamr

08-10-2006, 08:02 PM

Just please remember that dogs need a lot of other meats with their diet. Fish should not be in every meal.

Oh I already know that for sure. They get fish maybe once a week, if not less. They really enjoy it though so I give it to them as much as I can.

I also freeze ALL of my meats for atleast 2 weeks before feeding - it doesn't matter what meat it is, it still gets frozen before fed.

Thanks for that link!

The Cat Factory

08-10-2006, 08:38 PM

Chester had a turkey leg for breakfast, and a chicken foot for a snack. He will be getting buffalo for dinner :)

anna_66

08-10-2006, 08:50 PM

Sue you are so lucky to get all that for free. I'm so jealous!
My butcher told me he may be able to get chicken feet but it would be pricey so I'll have to pursue another avenue with that.
I do give one supplement I guess you'd call it, Synovi G3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ALI5H4/104-3777400-4174352).

I wish I was able to give whole fish but the only fish they have around here is gutted tilipia so I'm just giving canned salmon.

I did order a whole hog yesterday so needless to say my three will be getting pork as a big part of their meals after the 22nd.
I also got whole chicken on sale for $.52/pd and beef roasts for $1.49/pd (both awesome deals around here) so I grabbed as many as I could.
Mark said I'm "possessed" with the whole raw thing. I told him first I'm not "possessed" I'm "obsessed"...obsessed with finding deals that is!

I never remember to post our meals, so here they are for the last couple days.

Wednesday-
Bon-whole chicken, beef liver
Roxey & Huney-chicken quarters with hearts, beef liver
then pigs feet for a treat

Thursday-
Bon-3pd beef roast, egg
Roxey & Huney-1pd beef roast, egg

lv4dogs

08-11-2006, 08:13 AM

I wish I was able to give whole fish but the only fish they have around here is gutted tilipia so I'm just giving canned salmon.

You can give canned Mackerel as well, it's cheaper than salmon, at least it is in my area. Sardines, tuna etc... can also be fed. (Just letting you know other varieties in case you didn't know).

Last night's dinner:
Nanook: big chunk of beef, 2 chicken feet
Kaige: big chunck of beef, 1 chicken foot
Raustyk: big chunck of beef, small chunk of venison, 1 chicken foot
Indy:small chunk beef, med chunk of venison, 1 chicken foot

They had no breakfast this morning.

Tonight they will be having:
venison
goose
egg
chicken feet

K9soul

08-12-2006, 10:10 PM

I'm keeping my babies on mostly chicken/ground beef/pork lately. I wish I could afford more but I can't at the moment. I will eat Ramen noodles if I need to but I will make sure they have the staples of poultry/red meat as much as humanely possible.

binka_nugget

08-13-2006, 01:53 AM

Breakfast:
Turkey
Supplements (Glucosamine for Kaedyn & glucosamine, yucca and devil's claw for Kai)

Dinner:
Goat w/Organs
Buffalo Heart
Ground Flax Seed
Kelp

CathyBogart

08-13-2006, 01:58 AM

Has anyone ever fed Yellow Tail Jack (fish) ?

Egads, even with an endless supply I don't think I could share it! I LOVE yellow tail jack! *Droooool*

Jasper had 1/4 cup of Royal Canin and a raw egg for breakfast, and a raw chicken thigh for dinner. Crunchy!

.sarah

08-13-2006, 04:06 PM

The Labs all had a turkey leg today, and Luka also had a chicken quarter. Mandy wasn't hungry.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-13-2006, 05:32 PM

Breakfast:

1 pound beef
1 apple

Dinner:

1 pound pork roast
1 pound beef
2 chicken feet
1 pear
2 eggs
1 pork bone

K9soul

08-13-2006, 08:25 PM

EVO/egg this morning, turkey legs and turkey gizzard/heart. Yesterday they had ground beef and beef liver

binka_nugget

08-14-2006, 12:15 AM

The Schmelties had turkey, egg and supplements for breakfast.

For dinner they're getting salmon.

lv4dogs

08-14-2006, 10:10 AM

Well the goose was NOT a hit, NONE of my dogs like goose at all, not even a nibble after offering it to them a few consecutive meals in a row. I couldn't believe it, Nanook & Kaige like everything, Raustyk is only picky when it comes to seafood & Indy is only picky when it comes to chicken yet nobody would eat goose.
They went without a few meals because they were not eating the goose. I finally caved Sunday & gave them something different.

They each had:
1 chicken foot
chicken liver
2 chicken quarters
venison strip

.sarah

08-14-2006, 01:30 PM

lv4dogs

08-14-2006, 02:15 PM

Sue, you can send the goose down to me ;)

Today they all had tripe for the first time! Good Lord that stuff reaks! Yuck! But anyway, of course the dogs loved it! Mandy's been picky lately but she gobbled that right up. They also had lamb shanks.

Does your crew like Goose? If so have they always or did you have to entice them at first? If so what did you do to get them to eat it?

And yes tripe does smell something awful. lol I'm glad that my butcher doesn't get it all that often. lol

Kfamr

08-14-2006, 07:42 PM

Cathy, some guy at the boat launch said there is a vein in the Jack which is poisonous to humans - do you know if that's true? Feel free to come on over, I'll give you a feast of Jack!

Yesterday they had:
Beef Chunks
Chicken Liver
Chicken
Yogurt
Tomato
Carrots
Banana
Celery

Today they had kibbles as mommy was too tired after work and slept from the time she got home until way after dinner time. ;)

Jadapit

08-14-2006, 07:57 PM

Tonight my fur kids had:

Chicken Thigh
Beef Chunks
Chicken Liver
Cottage Cheese

wolfsoul

08-14-2006, 08:41 PM

For breakfast Visa had ground beef meat, liver, and heart, with bee pollen, parsley, alphalfa, kelp, and marine oil.

When I was making my lunch I gave her my leftover cuttings of cucumber, tomato, and green pepper and I gave her a couple pieces of cheese.

Tonight she is getting a chicken back with lamb kidney and beef liver.I'm all out of actual meat so chicken backs it will be for a couple of meals.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-14-2006, 08:49 PM

Breakfast:

1 pound Pork Roast
1 pound Beef
2 Chicken Feet
2 Eggs

Dinner:

1 pound Pork Roast
1 Turkey Wing

He will also be getting some dehydrated buffalo liver treats. I bought them at a local pet store, Bailey always gets one when he goes there and loves them! I also bought the buffalo liver cat treats. I spent $20.00 on pet treats only to have all three of my cats refuse to touch them! At least Bailey likes them, he can have the cat treats too, they are the same thing, only smaller pieces. :D

The Cat Factory

08-14-2006, 09:05 PM

For breakfast, Chester had:

Pork
Egg
Zucchini
Carrots
Apple

He will be having Salmon for dinner :)

Cinder & Smoke

08-14-2006, 10:13 PM

Cinder, SmokeMutt, and Bowser all had:

For Brunch

* 7/8 Cup of Premium Edge Lamb & Rice (Adult)

then Cinder had desert - One 1.5" Very GREEN & Crunchy TOMATO http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif

for Dinner

* 7/8 Cup PE Lamb & Rice

and we're OUT of Tomatos! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/mad.gif

http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif

lv4dogs

08-15-2006, 08:33 AM

Dinner last night:
Beef liver
chicken quarter
venison
chicken feet (1-2 each)

This morning for breakfast:
venison
2 chicken feet

.sarah

08-15-2006, 02:20 PM

The doggies are having mullet and shrimp today lol. Buck is also getting a turkey leg.

Does your crew like Goose? If so have they always or did you have to entice them at first? If so what did you do to get them to eat it?Nope, they've never had it. Mandy might turn it down but I'd have a heart attack if one of the Labs turned down food ... or a brick for that matter. lol

bckrazy

08-15-2006, 03:08 PM

Sue, I will take that goose! =P Goose & duck are Gonzo's favorites. How much does it cost in your area? It's like $2/lb here, so I don't get it often. Sorry that your 4 won't take to it, that's a surprise!

I just let the boys in from eating. They're happy, I finally got more lamb! ;)

Gonzo ~
Lamb shank
Snacks: Sardines & hard-boiled Egg
Supps: Kelp & cabbage/tomato
Dessert: Apple & Banana Frosty Paw

Fozzie ~
Lamb muscle meat (frozen)
Turkey wing
Snacks: Sardines, hard-boiled Egg, raspberries, cantaloupe
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Apple & Banana Frosty Paw

lv4dogs

08-16-2006, 10:04 AM

Sue, I will take that goose! =P Goose & duck are Gonzo's favorites. How much does it cost in your area? It's like $2/lb here, so I don't get it often. Sorry that your 4 won't take to it, that's a surprise!

I get it for free. A family I know hunts geese but does it only for sport. So to make use of the animal they save me the meat.
I was also surprised that NONE of them would eat it, very surprised. The goose I gave them was a year old, frozen the entire time but looked great, smelled good and it wasn't even freezer burnt. I wonder if something was wrong with it? I don't know what but it really boggled my mind that none of them would even take one bite out of it.

Last nights dinner:
beef liver
chicken quarter
1 chicken foot (Nanook had 2)

This morning
just 2 chicken feet each

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-16-2006, 04:10 PM

How much does it cost in your area? It's like $2/lb here, so I don't get it often.

:eek: The smallest Goose I have seen in the stores here has been over $40.00! It is extremely expensive here, so I never buy it.

.sarah

08-16-2006, 08:44 PM

They had beef brisket today.

Right now I'm uploading videos of them eating their fish and shrimp yesterday :p

wolfsoul

08-16-2006, 08:53 PM

Visa had ground beef an a pork foot this morning with egg, kelp, chlorophyll, and marine oil. :)

lv4dogs

08-17-2006, 08:47 AM

Right now I'm uploading videos of them eating their fish and shrimp yesterday :p

I think shrimp would be the only thing I would NOT feed my dogs, it wouldn't make it past my own mouth. :p

Last night's dinner:
canned salmon
canned mackerel
no salt mixed veggies
sweet potatoes
turkey
egg

Breakfast this morning:
venison
2 chicken feet

bckrazy

08-17-2006, 07:40 PM

Sue, do they eat any other wild meat? Wild animals have a totally different taste, so maybe they're used to grocery/butcher meats? =P That's all I could think of.

.sarah

08-17-2006, 08:06 PM

I think shrimp would be the only thing I would NOT feed my dogs, it wouldn't make it past my own mouth. :pThey had been in the freezer too long ;) They are way too expensive for me to buy for food for them.

zoey

08-17-2006, 08:16 PM

Today Daisy had mackeral in tomato sauce i mixed with oatmeal for breakfast after her 4 mile bike run. Then a granny smith apple cubed in the afternoon. Then, since she's been a good girl she had a can of tuna for din-din with another bike run to come this evening.
These meals were all done with the N.I.L.I.F. approach, which we'll be augmenting for another 3 & 1/2 weeks.
She's going through her asolescense and the N.I.L.I.F. is working beautifully. But she is stubborn with a strong personality and wants to be alpha. :D So we'll continue for a solid month.

bckrazy

08-17-2006, 09:42 PM

You can't do enough NILIF! Why not continue infinitely, Zoey? :p I still do it with both of my dogs. Fozzie is also hitting his defiant stage... OMG I know what you're going through.

Gonzo ~
1 turkey leg
Snacks: Sardines & Chicken organ meal (2 livers, heart, lungs, & gizzard) & Apple (it helped his sardine breath =/)
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Vanilla frozen yogurt

Fozzie ~
1/2 Lamb shank
2 chicken wings
Snacks: Sardines & Chicken livers & Apple & Banana
Supps: Kelp & multi-vitamin
Dessert: Vanilla frozen yogurt

zoey

08-17-2006, 11:07 PM

bckrazy,
wow! i should eat as well as your dogs! :D
indefinite N.I.L.I.F. is a thought. It's probably just laziness on my part that I don't do it indefinitely.
I mean, if I have a month's goal, i feel i'm working toward something. But yeah, the hand feeding with lots of commands really keeps her knowing who's boss, as well as a kinder, gentler dog. (Oh, that mashed mackeral and oatmeal feels so *ahem* pleasant in my hands.) ;)
And I never have to get mad. I just put the food away until later when she isn't cooperating. I guess I just need to teach her more commands to keep her from getting too bored by repeating the same ones over and over and over.

As a side note, Daisy's really doing well at standing up. And she loves to hold on to my hands sometimes for short periods of time, and walks along on 2 feet that way. I am certain that she will learn to walk on 2 feet.

lv4dogs

08-18-2006, 08:37 AM

Sue, do they eat any other wild meat? Wild animals have a totally different taste, so maybe they're used to grocery/butcher meats? =P That's all I could think of.

Oh yes, they eat a lot of venison and occasioanlly rabbit (their all time favorite), buffalo, ostritch & duck. Once or twice they have had wild boar, alligator, bear, and I know a few others I just can't think of them at this time. In the wild they have actually caught & eaten pleanty of squirells, woodchucks, raccoons and of course rabbit. And they love it all.

But wait it gets good here. I offered goose again last night, mostly frozen & they gobbled it right up. Maybe it was a bad batch? Maybe they don't like it totally thawed? Maybe they just needed to get used to it? I don't know but I can't keep em' away from it now. lol

Last night's dinner:
Venison
Goose
liver
eggs

bckrazy

08-18-2006, 09:02 AM

Awesome! It would've been a shame for so much free goose to go to waste! :)

I woke up early... er... didn't sleep, so the dogs got breakfast really early and they were stoked! They both got pork spare ribs w/ some should attached, a big favorite.

I think I'm going to get a pig head from the butcher sometime soon. Whaddya think? I'm afraid it might not fit in the freezer, though...

.sarah

08-18-2006, 09:58 AM

Everyone is having a chicken quarter, and Luka and Mandy are also getting beef brisket.

lv4dogs

08-18-2006, 10:17 AM

I think I'm going to get a pig head from the butcher sometime soon. Whaddya think? I'm afraid it might not fit in the freezer, though...

Maybe the butcher could cut it in half? I know I'd love to have a pig head for my dogs so I say go for it! :)

You can't do enough NILIF!
You are right there. We follow the NILIF rules every single day. Sure once they've learned more we cut back a little but it is still a part of our daily routine & it will always be.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-19-2006, 04:01 PM

Breakfast:

1 Turkey Wing
1 Chicken Foot
1 Lamb Chop

Dinner:

1 Turkey Wing
1 Lamb Chop
1 Banana
1 Chicken Foot
1 Egg

.sarah

08-19-2006, 10:31 PM

Canned mackeral, tuna, salmon, and turkey with a raw egg and some yogurt.

.sarah

08-20-2006, 08:21 PM

WARNING: This post may offend or gross you out. This is pictures and a video of my dogs eating a WHOLE bird, feathers, guts, and all. Pretty dang cool if you ask me :cool:

They had a whole (feathers and all) game hen today! Well, Mandy refused it lol. She seemed interested, but not totally sure if it was food. She licked the foot once and the head several times, but no bites. Hopefully she'll eat it tomorrow.

And of course I have pictures and video ;)

http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82006/IMG_1852.jpg
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http://southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82006/IMG_5608.jpg

And the video ...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oo5kWiKuXdU

And a funny story - my family had chicken for dinner tonight (I'm a vegetarian). I had already eaten and I went outside to feed the dogs. When my brother got ready to eat, I knocked on the door (it's glass so you can see through it) and held up Mandy's bird and said "this is what you're eating". LOL. I came inside a few minutes later and my mom is cracking up, and I asked her what was so funny, and she said "Drew said he's going vegetarian." http://lab-retriever.net/board/images/smilies/rofl1.gif http://lab-retriever.net/board/images/smilies/rofl1.gif Poor brudder. Hehe, I'm so mean http://lab-retriever.net/board/images/smilies/biggrinangelA.gif

Danegirl2208

08-20-2006, 09:24 PM

LMAO Sarah you are too much, sound like somthing i would do :p
Looks like your crew really enjoyed it! :) I dont know if my 2 would know what to do with a whole anything lmao..but we will be trying whole rabbits soon

.sarah

08-20-2006, 11:32 PM

I didn't think Buck would dig in. I thought he and Luka would eat it, but would hesitate at first. He went right to town, though! Luka did hesitate, and so did Nova, and of course Mandy didn't eat at all. I think I'm going to have to cut open the belly for her in the morning, so that she can smell the yummy goodness on the inside ;) If she doesn't eat it then, then I'm going to let Buck eat it. She may just not like the feathers. She loves everything chicken though ... meat, heart, gizzards, liver ... so I would think if she doesn't want this, it's because of the feathers. And I'm not going to pluck it for her :p Next time I order I'll order it plucked, it's $2.00 more, but I really want her to have all of the organs that I can't find at the store.

lv4dogs

08-21-2006, 09:57 AM

Sarah, you made my dogs jealous, they LOVE whole prey. lol

Friday's dinner:
Chicken feet
goose
beef liver

Saturday's dinner:
Chicken quarters
chicken feet
venison

Sunday breakfast (early):
half a chicken quarter each
chicken feet
(Kaige & Indy ate a full chicken quarter because we went for a 6 mile hike late morning/early afternoon)

Sunday dinner:
Chicken quarter
venison
chicken organs
Nanook had chicken a chicken foot

wolfsoul

08-21-2006, 12:14 PM

I noticed that Visa has been avoiding her kelp and Biovet Skin & Coat, and I really want her coat to grow back quickly after she has pups, so I decided to dry to mix it in to a yummy mixture.

I put 4 scoops of kelp, 14 scoops of Biovet, two eggs, a whole bunch of marine oil, some pumpkin, and two lamb kidneys, and blended it up all. Visa loves it, I'm so glad. It should last me a week and really help that coat stay in.

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-21-2006, 03:40 PM

We skipped breakfast today, since Bailey had a really big meal for last nights dinner. For dinner tonight, he will be having...

1 Turkey Wing
1 Lamb Chop
2 Chicken Feet
1 Banana
Small Portion of Beef Liver
Beef Short Ribs

Some lady that lives in the apartment building brought Bailey a fish head and a package of beef short ribs. Lucky Bailey!

binka_nugget

08-21-2006, 05:02 PM

Yesterday's Breakfast:
Turkey (ground w/bone)
Lamb Liver
Joint supplements

Yesterday's Dinner:
Lamb Liver
Lamb Tripe

Today's breakfast:
Chicken back/neck for Kai
Tripe and a couple bites of a chicken back for Kaedyn

Both boys split a chicken back and neck but the moment Kaedyn let his guard down, Kai stole his half too. Kaedyn threw a MAJOR hissy fit! He got some nummy tripe afterwards though.

.sarah

08-21-2006, 08:27 PM

Well I cut open the hen, pulled off some of the skin to expose the meat, and ... nothing. Mandy sniffed it, and looked at me like "WTF is this?" So after about 10 minutes of coaxing her and shoving it in her face, I gave up. LOL. Darn dog.

The Labs all had turkey necks today. Buck also had Mandy's game hen, and Nova and Luka had some beef heart.

Some lady that lives in the apartment building brought Bailey a fish head and a package of beef short ribs. Lucky Bailey!Don't you love free meat? My family has been giving me some when they clean out their freezer :D

Kfamr

08-21-2006, 09:10 PM

Nala:
Whole Trout

Kiara:
Chicken Thigh
Yogurt

Simba:
1/2 Chicken Thigh
Yogurt

CathyBogart

08-21-2006, 09:15 PM

Jasper had about 1/3 of a cornish game hen and 1/2 of a banana.

anna_66

08-21-2006, 10:40 PM

Sarah although the video made me cringe a little, they all looked like they were LOVING their food (but I can't say I blame Mandy one bit for not wanting it:p).

Speaking of free meat (don't ya just love it!), I got about 4 Arm Roasts from one of my co-workers since she was cleaning out her freezer.
Needless to say that's what the dogs had for breakfast today and they were so pleased!

I'm about to be the lucky owner of 1/2 a cow! A co-worker of mine raises cows and they were taking one in and asked if I wanted 1/2 and of course I say YES! I'm going to be knee deep in meat:D

Tollers-n-Dobes

08-22-2006, 02:10 AM

Tango just had a turkey neck for dinner, I've started her on half raw for now as that is what I can afford and I don't think I have enough storage room to feed raw twice a day (though I could be wrong on that). She's already been getting raw meaty bones for a while anyway 3-4 days a week, so I figured I might aswell start feeding her atleast half raw and half kibble daily. I wasn't sure if a turkey neck was enough for her or not (it wasn't too much, or else she would've stopped eating it as she is very good at stopping when she is satisfied), but she wasn't looking for more and if she is hungry usually she does look for more.

Here she is enjoying it:
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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/Toller2008/Aug21_100_5978.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/Toller2008/Aug21_100_5990.jpg

zoey

08-22-2006, 08:05 AM

raw chicken -2 drumsticks, 1 breast, oatmeal w/gravy and a bit of wheat germ, bok choy, a gala apple, and corn on the cob including the cob

lv4dogs

08-22-2006, 10:09 AM

Last nights dinner:
chicken organs
fresh tomatos from my garden
venison
yogurt
chicken backs

This mornings breakfast:
chicken feet (2 each)

excpet Nanook, it's his birthday today, he's getting spoiled
Early this morning we started off with a chicken quarter & chicken foot

at work so far he's had:
tuna on toast
Mc donalds burgers

His pig foot is thawing right now, he'll get that in a little bit.

Normally I wouldn't really combine the cooked foods with raw but they are being fed hours apart plus Nanook's system is very used to eating what ever he wants. He's always been able to digest anything with ease. It's his 16th birthday, and probably his last. I say let him have it all! ;)

.sarah

08-22-2006, 03:57 PM

Mandy had green tripe and lamb neck bones.
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82206/IMG_5613.jpg
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http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82206/IMG_5695.jpg

The Labs had green tripe, an egg, and 1/3 of a beef penis. Ew, lol.
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82206/IMG_5611.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82206/IMG_5638.jpg

I was gagging having to cut up the tripe. That stuff is rancid!

wolf_Q

08-23-2006, 12:44 AM

http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/82206/IMG_5611.jpg
And I thought Bully Sticks were gross....... :eek:

(I do feed bully sticks occasionally, but I think they are nasty, now that...noooooo way lol)

Yesterday Nebo had 12 Nature's Variety raw venison medallions

Today Nebo had 1 cup Nature's Variety venison dry, 1 cup Natural Balance venison dry+canned salmon and 1 1/2 tsps skin and coat suppliment

.sarah

08-23-2006, 01:18 AM

And I thought Bully Sticks were gross....... :eek:

(I do feed bully sticks occasionally, but I think they are nasty, now that...noooooo way lol)
LOL. For whatever reason I didn't think it was actually going to look like a beef willy. Because of the way it was packaged I thought it was cut up into a few pieces, but nope, it was totally and completely whole. Looked exactly like it should. Made me wish I was wearing gloves! My hands felt nasty all day today, and I washed them a lot before I even felt safe eating, which was hours after the dogs ate.

Vela

08-23-2006, 08:08 AM

All I can say is I could have gone my whole life without seeing THAT thing in a bowl.....I dunno how you cut it up, and just would NOT want dog kisses after theat meal Sarah LOL....so ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

.sarah

08-23-2006, 03:22 PM

They all had half of a pork roast today.

All I can say is I could have gone my whole life without seeing THAT thing in a bowl.....
LOL me too! I don't know why I didn't think of what it would look like when I ordered it :o

lv4dogs

08-23-2006, 03:34 PM

last night's dinner:
tuna
salmon
egg
liver
pig feet

birthday cake was dessert. :p

lv4dogs

08-24-2006, 09:29 AM

Even though everyone was feeling fine & everything was ok in the evening, we skipped dinner last night because someone(s) had a little diarrhea yesterday morning/afternoon. (too much seafood & meat with not enough bones yesterday I think)
They made up for it this morning though, they got a way bigger breakfast than I usually feed:
Kaige & Raustyk each had:
a chicken quarter
beef steak
chicken foot

Nanook & Indy each had:
a chicken quarter
chicken foot
egg

Kaige & Indy will be having an afternoon snack in a little bit, half a pigs foot/leg each.

I upped Kaige's food intake a little, he eats close to what Raustyk eats now. You see we have been increasing our hiking by walking an extra 1-3 miles the last 1.5 weeks or so. He was doing great maintaining his weight before but now that we are getting more exercise he's getting a touch skinnier. He's happy with it so lets hope it works! :D Indy seems to be holding her weight well though with the excess hiking. Maybe it is because she is older? Maybe her body takes longer to catch up? I don't know but I'm keeping a close eye on her just to be sure.
Raustyk & Nanook have not had an increase in their exercise due to their joint problems.

.sarah

08-24-2006, 02:20 PM

Everyone finished up their roast today.

bckrazy

08-24-2006, 03:41 PM

I just wanted to say... LMAO @ Sarah! You truly are no longer phased by this. I thought tripe was gross too, but, penis!? I hope your dogs enjoyed that ;)

CathyBogart

08-24-2006, 03:56 PM

Jasper had a beef rib for breakfast, dinner will be more game hen. I've been cutting pieces off of it every day, two more and it should be gone.

anna_66

08-24-2006, 04:44 PM

Sarah I have to agree with everyone when they say what a meal that must have been :p (btw...where did you order it from?)

Since we're on the subject of gross, we went Tuesday and picked up our whole hog. Now I've never been to a slaughter house and man...the smell hits you as soon as you get out of the car :eek: Even when we got into the office to pay the smell was horrid. Not an experience I'd like to have often.
When we paid the lady asked if we wanted any crackling. Of course I had no idea of what it was so I asked (fried pig skin). I guess people eat this...eewwwww! Nope not me, but the dogs sure love it. It's the new treat here:)
I took a couple pictures of my small freezer (9 cu. ft) and the house freezer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/3deb843c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/anna66/d5671fe3.jpg
Both completely full! I don't know why but I didn't think it would take up so much room.
So with the side of beef coming, we had to go buy us a new freezer. The things we do for our dogs!

Today for breakfast mine split a 6 lb chicken and got a couple pieces of cracklin for a treat.

Has anyone ever fed their dogs sweetbreads? I gave some yesterday and they totally loved it! It's an expensive way to get Roxey to eat some organs.

Jadapit

08-24-2006, 05:00 PM

Wow Anna, thats a lot of meat. I'm jealous. ;) My dad loves cracklings. :p We really lucked out my father in laws wifes dad gave us a freezer. Now we need to get busy and fill it up.

.sarah

08-24-2006, 05:10 PM

I just wanted to say... LMAO @ Sarah! You truly are no longer phased by this. I thought tripe was gross too, but, penis!? I hope your dogs enjoyed that ;)They did! :p

Sarah I have to agree with everyone when they say what a meal that must have been :p (btw...where did you order it from?)
I ordered it and a whole bunch of other stuff from Prey4Pets (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prey4Pets/). She delivers to the Eastern half of the US, so you might want to check it out :)

anna_66

08-24-2006, 05:23 PM

Wow Anna, thats a lot of meat. I'm jealous. ;) My dad loves cracklings. :p We really lucked out my father in laws wifes dad gave us a freezer. Now we need to get busy and fill it up.
Lucky you! Wish we could have been so lucky because ordering all this meat sure is taking a chunk out of the ol' wallet:o But it should last for a very long time!

I ordered it and a whole bunch of other stuff from Prey4Pets (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prey4Pets/). She delivers to the Eastern half of the US, so you might want to check it out :)
I just signed up there recently but haven't checked out how to do the ordering yet. Thanks:)

.sarah

08-24-2006, 05:33 PM

I just signed up there recently but haven't checked out how to do the ordering yet. Thanks:)
No problem :) If you go to the files section there will be a menu of what she carries. I think right now she doesn't have much in stock, because she just got a walk-in freezer so that she could carry more stuff, and she had a big sale (that's when I ordered ;)). In the future she'll be carrying horse, mutton, goat, and some other meats :D

She also has wonderful customer service, cheap shipping for the amount she sends, and great products :) Everything is humanely raised, beef is grass-fed, poultry is pastured, etc. I can't reccomend her enough!

dab_20

08-24-2006, 10:26 PM

Molli got Nutro Ultra. She got some cottage cheese and a little scrambled egg and cooked meat.

bckrazy

08-24-2006, 11:14 PM

Anna, my pups have had sweetbreads! They love it! Your freezer is a w e s o m e, btw. Your 3 kids are LUCKY!

Gonzo just ate his portion of goose. He ate the neck, and a half of a leg quarter. He also got an egg, some cabbage & tomato, and some vanilla yogurt w/ banana for dessert. He wasn't eating anything this morning because of Fozzie being gone, but he gave in to all the good stuff I offered him tonight. ;)

It's so sad not having Fozzie to feed. He's such a little porker, I am sure he's missing his dinner!

lv4dogs

08-25-2006, 08:58 AM

I've fed sweetbreads and you are right, it's an EASY way to feed organs. It's a little pricey in my area & for some reason I always forget to discuss price/availability with my butchers so they don't get it often.

Dinner last night:
Nanook: 3 chicken feet, chicken quarter, small piece of venison
Raustyk: 3 chicken feet, chicken quarter, med. piece of venison, egg
Kaige: 2 chicken feet, chicken quarter, med piece of venison
Indy: 2 chicken feet, chicken quarter, small piece of venison

Breakfast this morning:
1 beef trachea each
small-medium piece of beef
yogurt

Dinner tonight will be:
beef
beef kidney
egg
chicken foot

Jadapit

08-25-2006, 09:57 AM

My girls had:

Chicken thighs
Beef Chunks
Chicken Liver
Geen Beans

I have a question. My nephew hunts, he will be going goose hunting before long would it be ok for my dogs to have the geese feet? Do you give them the whole foot?

lv4dogs

08-25-2006, 10:16 AM

I have a question. My nephew hunts, he will be going goose hunting before long would it be ok for my dogs to have the geese feet? Do you give them the whole foot?

I don't see why not, I personally would give it a try. I am not sure if they have any specific values to them, like chicken feet do but they won't hurt. I already give chicken feet and yes the entire foot (leg, foor, toes).

Edited to add, you may want to clean them well & freeze them first.

The Cat Factory

08-26-2006, 12:57 AM

Chester had a silkie chicken for breakfast, and a quail and 2 duck feet for dinner :)

Danegirl2208

08-26-2006, 01:20 AM

Dinner tonight was Turkey legs and some organ meat

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-26-2006, 03:01 AM

I don't know what Bailey had for breakfast since hubby fed him really early. For dinner, he had...

2 Turkey Wings
1 Quail
3 Duck Feet
1 Egg
Sweet Potato

Crazy-Cat-Lover

08-26-2006, 01:52 PM

Bailey puked up his Quail at about 1:00 in the morning - it was the mast horrible smell EVER! Everything else stayed down but a couple pieces of sweet potato. Maybe the Quail was too rich? Or because it was a new meat that he hasn't had before? I don't know whether I should give him his other Quail. Anyone have any ideas as to why he would puke out the Quail?

zoey

08-26-2006, 05:22 PM

pork hocks, beef kidney, meatballs, oatmeal, bok choy, gala apple
I really didn't know what to do with the pork hocks so i just chopped a little off the end of one and chopped up some beef kidney to go with it. She seemed to like it.

CathyBogart

08-26-2006, 05:54 PM

Jasper had a chicken drumstick, gizzard, and half of a liver for breakfast. Dinner will be ground turkey.

.sarah

08-27-2006, 10:40 AM

On the 25th everyone had a pig foot and Buck also had a lamb shank.

Yesterday everyone had beef brisket, and Buck also had a chicken quarter.

Today the girls had chicken liver, beef chunks, and canned mackeral. Mandy had three chicken feet and Nova and Luka had two.

Buck was having runny stool so I gave him a turkey neck and five chicken feet to try to firm him up some.

binka_nugget

08-27-2006, 01:10 PM

Yesterday the pups had rabbit and lamb for breakfast. I bought sirloin steak for myself for dinner but bought too much, so the pups had that for dinner. BOY they inhaled it fast!

Today they're getting buffalo and organs for breakfast, and tripe and meaty chicken bones for dinner.

lv4dogs

08-28-2006, 02:51 PM

Saturday morning:
beef
venison

Saturday night:
Beef
Chicken feet
egg

Sunday morning:
chicken quarters
beef liver

They went without dinner last night.

This morning they had chicken feet

The Cat Factory

08-28-2006, 04:42 PM

Chester had pork and a can of tuna for breakfast, and he'll be having a turkey wing for dinner.

.sarah

08-28-2006, 04:45 PM

Buck had another turkey neck, Luka and Nova had a chicken quarter, and Mandy had a chunk of beef brisket.

Tralee

08-28-2006, 08:23 PM

Both dogs had some beef ribs toonight

.sarah

08-29-2006, 10:44 AM

They all had beef, an egg, and chicken liver today.

lv4dogs

08-29-2006, 10:45 AM

Last night was chicken backs, beef & chicken feet

This morning was beef tracheas & beef liver
Kaige & Nanook also had a chicken quarter

Tollers-n-Dobes

08-29-2006, 08:31 PM

Today for dinner Tango had a chicken quarter and an egg..

CathyBogart

08-29-2006, 08:44 PM

Jasper had a beef rib for breakfast, along with pureed banana, squash, romaine lettuce, yogurt, and a splash of flax oil. When he pooped I realized that he's had too much bone recently (Hard "chalky" stools) so dinner is a boneless chicken breast and a little more squash.

Kfamr

08-29-2006, 11:24 PM

Today they just had some TWO. :) Lazy day for me.

I bought a can of http://www.tripett.com/ - has anyone fed this? I'm unlucky in my search to find and actual butcher that would sell that type of stuff. :(

binka_nugget

08-29-2006, 11:36 PM

The pups had ground turkey (w/bone) for breakfast, and will be getting ground turkey, buffalo tripe and a bit of kale for dinner.

binka_nugget

08-29-2006, 11:41 PM

I bought a can of http://www.tripett.com/ - has anyone fed this? I'm unlucky in my search to find and actual butcher that would sell that type of stuff. :(

Kai had a can of that stuff a few years back when we got a sample. He inhaled it! It's nice and stinky for the dogs.. but costs a buttload!

Unless they've changed what they put into it, I think it's just tripe. Do you know if any of the natural/holistic animal supply stores sell premade raw? A majority of the premade raw companies here sell tripe. Keep searching for raw co-ops, butchers or wholesalers though. Around here a can of that stuff is around $2-3.. but the local supplier sells it for .78 cents a pound!

Kfamr

08-29-2006, 11:50 PM

Yeah, the place that I buy TWO and the Tripett from sells premade, but not tripe and stuff like that.
It is rare to find places like that where I am because we aren't close to many cattle farms.

wolf_Q

08-29-2006, 11:53 PM

Tonight Nebo had 1 cup Nature's variety venison formula and 1 cup Natural Balance venison formula.

Oddly enough, I bought the raw thinking he would really enjoy that better, as he generally hasn't liked kibble that much. And he did, at first. Now he's inhaling kibble as if it's the best food ever and 3 times he's turned his nose up at the raw. He has eventually eaten most of it, but it was more of "Aw mom do I have to?" and I had to feed Syd some of it to entice him. Some days he's eaten it fine though.....my dog is weird. :confused: I still have a lot left so I hope he doesn't completely stop eating it, as it wasn't cheap.

Kfamr

08-29-2006, 11:54 PM

Bebo has always been a weirdo. :p That's why we love him.

.sarah

08-30-2006, 12:03 AM

I bought a can of http://www.tripett.com/ - has anyone fed this? I'm unlucky in my search to find and actual butcher that would sell that type of stuff. :(
Well it's cooked. I personally would not feed it because of that (along with the price). And I'm not too sure how I feel about the vegetable gum. I think if it didn't have the gum, I might be inclined to get it as a treat (if I couldn't find the real thing).

Green tripe is not neccessary. It is a good addition to the diet, and dogs love the smell (it makes me gag like crazy though) and taste. I wouldn't fret over it if you can't find it.

I buy mine from a supplier in Kentucky. She ships to the eastern US. If you're interested, then join her Yahoo! group and ask her to be placed on the waiting list. Prey4Pets (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prey4Pets/)

You can also buy it from GreenTripe.com (http://www.greentripe.com). I know a lot of people get it from there and I considered it, but I decided against it because they are in California and the shipping would be too high.

Kfamr

08-30-2006, 12:05 AM

Yeah, The only reason I bought it was as a treat, since many have said how much their dogs enjoy it. I only bought one small can so they can have a spoonful on their kibble for breakfast tomorrow. I know it's not necessary and that it's cooked. ;)

mousie

08-30-2006, 03:02 AM

My mini american eskimo won't even touch raw stuff, and my vet said a raw diet would be unsafe for him, but I have no problem with people feeding their dogs a raw diet.

I feed 1/2 dry food and 1/2 wet food. For dry food we give him whatever looks good, he doesn't care. And for wet food we give him Natural choice.

lv4dogs

08-30-2006, 11:50 AM

Kaige had an afternoon snack yesterday, pork back ribs (VERY meaty & very on sale)

last nights dinner:
2 chicken quarters each
2 chicken feet
beef liver

This mornings breakfast:
Nanook, Raustyk & Kaige had:
pork back ribs
1 chicken quarter
Indy had:
1 chicken quarter
1 chicken foot

As I stated before we upped Kaige's food intake and he's doing great with it. He has already gained a little more weight, all muscle, that's all he ever gains. lol

Nanook however has not been doing too well, health wise (mentality wise he's still doing great). I didn't want to post anything until we saw the vet. He went yesterday to have some blood drawn, nothing is too off from what it was before, and it's not even too off from what it should be for a healthy younger dog but there are a few things that are off. Nothing that can be corrected at this stage though.
The cancers are literally sucking the life right out of him. He's been slowly getting skinnier & skinnier despite how much we feed him. The last week though it seems as if he's loosing weight more rapidly. So his food intake is increasing even more. I hope it helps him at least a little.

Does anyone have any experience in feeding something to an older dog with cancers to try to keep weight on him?

.sarah

08-30-2006, 01:08 PM

Sue I'm sorry to hear about Nanook. I'll be keeping him in my thoughts. I love that boy. :)

Nova had two turkey legs, Luka had one turkey leg, Buck had a goat ham, and Mandy wouldn't eat.

bckrazy

08-30-2006, 01:56 PM

Aww, Nanook! =( You need to get better, buddy. I hope all of that yummy extra Raw helps you feel more like yourself.

I don't have any experience with that, at all. You definitely need to ask for advice on Rawdogs, and the Rawfed Yahoo group! I have read posts in both about feeding dogs with cancer. Hopefully they can give you some good advice!!!

Gonzo ~
1 Turkey drumstick
4 oz beef chunks
Snacks: Cantaloupe, Pear, & hard-boiled Egg
Supps: Fish oil & Cabbage/Tomato/Carrot puree

Fozzie ~
1 Turkey thigh w/bone
1 Turkey wing
Chicken liver/lungs/gizzard
Snacks: Cantaloupe, Pear, hard-boiled Egg, & sardines
Supps: Cabbage/Tomatoe/Carrot puree & kelp

Yessss, almost out of turkey! Now I can go buy more goose and spend the rest of the day cutting it up :p

lv4dogs

08-31-2006, 09:27 AM

Last night they had:
Beef brisket
Beef heart
Beef liver
2-3 chicken feet each
Nanook had an egg

This morning they each had 2 delmonico steaks each, 1-2 chicken feet & big glob of yogurt, Nanook also had an egg. (the steaks were given to me, they were thawed & refrozen, otherwise I would eaten them myself lol)

sumbirdy

08-31-2006, 11:50 AM

frozen chicken

.sarah

08-31-2006, 01:13 PM

Today they had boneless beef ribs that my parents had forgotten were in the fridge and an egg. Mandy also got three chicken feet and Nova had one chicken foot.

lv4dogs

09-01-2006, 09:26 AM

Dinner last night:
Beef heart
Beef steak
Beef liver
2-3 chicken feet

This morning:
chicken thigh
beef steak

Dinner tonight will consist of:
chicken thigh
venison
chicken feet
organ concoction

CathyBogart

09-01-2006, 10:23 AM

Yesterday and today, Jasper's on plain rice and boiled chicken to soothe his tummy after he got into a large amount of butternut squash. >.<

.sarah

09-01-2006, 09:26 PM

They had pork ribs and beef kidney today.

http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5892.jpg

Mandy HATES beef kidney. I made her eat it before she could get her ribs though. ;)
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5896.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5900.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5903.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5905.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5919.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5920.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5924.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5927.jpg

4 more ...

.sarah

09-01-2006, 09:28 PM

http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5928.jpg
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5929.jpg

Mandy's still working on the beef kidney
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5989.jpg

"OH MY GAH! PORK RIBS! Gimme gimme gimme!"
http://www.southernmutt.com/photos/raw/90106/IMG_5992.jpg

Crazy-Cat-Lover

09-02-2006, 09:10 PM

Breakfast:

2 Turkey Wings

Dinner:

1 nugget potato
1 turkey leg
2 turkey wings
Chunk of beef liver
Beef short ribs
1 banana
1 egg

He got a big dinner because he had a tiny breakfast. :D

binka_nugget

09-03-2006, 02:48 AM

Yesterday

Breakfast:
Pieces of a chicken back
A couple pieces of watermelon

Dinner:
Ground Rabbit (w/organs)
A couple pieces of watermelon [We never finish our watermelons when we buy them so we cut them up into cubes and now I just throw it in the dogs' dishes when they still look hungry. :p]

Today

Breakfast:
Ground Rabbit (w/organs)

Dinner:
Ostrich meat w/liver and heart
Veggie mixture

.sarah

09-03-2006, 07:40 AM

Yesterday was an eventful day for Nova and Buck (and me) so they were fed more than the other two.

Everyone had 1 lb green tripe. Nova and Buck also had a can of mackeral each, and a lamb shank.

I'm not sure yet what I'm going to feed them today.

.sarah

09-03-2006, 01:06 PM

Today Buck had a whole rabbit and Luka and Nova had a half a rabbit. Mandy had lamb neck bones.

.sarah

09-04-2006, 01:01 PM

Today they're getting half of a Salmon.

CathyBogart

09-04-2006, 04:18 PM

For breakfast, Jasper had half of a chicken leg quarter, a raw egg, a hissing cockroach (it escaped, he ate it...) a small piece of chicken liver and a chigken gizzard.

I need to go shopping (if the butcher's shop is open) today, or all he'll have for dinner is the rest of the leg quarter. >.< I want to get some chicken feet, beef ribs, pork roast, and some beef heart and tongue. :)

Tomorrow is going to be special, since it will be his one month anniversary of coming to live with us!

Vela

09-04-2006, 09:37 PM

Friday:
Dinner: Lamb shanks and ox tail

Saturday:
Breakfast: Evo RM with tuna and egg.
Dinner: Beef tripe, beef liver, and ox tail

Sunday:
Breakfast: EVO RM with tuna and egg and 1 Tbsp yogurt
Dinner: Ground beef, steak, beef tripe

Monday:
Breakfast: Pigs feet
Dinner: Chicken quarters and some cut up chicken breasts.

zoey

09-05-2006, 06:23 PM

cubed raw chicken, gala apple, (food processed), oatmeal,
beef kidney, red leaf lettuce

.sarah

09-05-2006, 06:26 PM

Today everyone had a quarter of a duck. The Labs shared the duck liver. Buck also had the heart and the neck.

The Cat Factory

09-05-2006, 07:24 PM

Chester had a quail and a couple of duck feet for breakfast, and he's getting a turkey leg for dinner.

bckrazy

09-05-2006, 10:18 PM

Wow, page 50! :eek: Wooow

My boys got turkey today, because I just bought one for each of them.

Gonzo ~
Turkey neck
1/4 lb Turkey muscle meat
Snacks: Tuna, pureed Veggies, goat cheese, & Peanut Butter Frosty Paw.

Fozzie ~
Turkey neck
Turkey drumstick
Snacks: Tuna, strawberries & cantaloupe, & Peanut Butter Frosty Paw.

Vela

09-07-2006, 04:42 AM

Yesterday they had EVO with tuna and egg for breakfast and chicken quarters for dinner.

Today they had EVO with cottage cheest for breakfast and ground beef, chuck steak, and some beef heart for dinner.

Tomorrow's breakfast is lamb neck and some ground turkey, dinner is either chicken quarters or talipia and tuna with egg, haven't decided yet.

wolfsoul

09-07-2006, 09:17 AM

Poor Visa is eating kibble. Mara's cousin is paranoid of salmonella so she can't feed the dogs raw anymore. Just four more weeks and she can be back on her raw again!

binka_nugget

09-07-2006, 08:31 PM

Yesterday's Breakfast:
Ground goat meat w/organs

They didn't get dinner last night cause mum forgot. :o

Today's breakfast:
Ground Turkey w/bone and kelp

Today's dinner:
Ground goat meat w/organs, ground flax seed, kelp and nupro.

CathyBogart

09-07-2006, 08:53 PM

Breakfast: A BIG chicken drumstick, raw egg, piece of liver, and chicken heart.

Dinner: about 5" piece of pork neck. I didn't realize how long it would take him to eat this!! He's been chewing it for almost an hour already!

lv4dogs

09-08-2006, 08:52 AM

Last night:
Beef steaks
turkey wings
chicken feet

This morning
Chicken feet
beef liver

Tonight is shopping night for the pups, all that's left is a couple pork shoulder bone in roasts, beef liver, chicken feet and a couple small pieces of venison. (supposed to hear from my butcher this afternoon about some "nifty" pieces of meats/bones/organs from 8-12 organic cows they were supposed to butcher Wed & Thurs).

zoey

09-08-2006, 09:00 AM

2 chunked raw chicken breasts, cabbage, (finely slivered w/ the food processor), chunked beef liver, tuna oil mixed with oatmeal and an egg

cloverfdx

09-08-2006, 09:13 AM

Wow page 50 already :eek:.

Yesterday: Various offal for dinner and some chicken necks as a snack.

Today: Yummy offal again, C & E had a chicken leg and Tinny who is on a diet got a chicken neck instead of a leg. Tomorrow we have training so there will be no morning snack. Dinner will be lambs heart, more chicken and some supps.

lizbud

09-08-2006, 06:22 PM

Smokey & Maggie had Nutro Max dog food. :) The same food they had
yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, etc.etc.etc. :)

binka_nugget

09-08-2006, 11:57 PM

Breakfast:
Half of a turkey neck

Dinner:
Goat w/organs -- For some reason, Kaedyn went NUTS over dinner and licked his bowl clean within a minute. He usually takes his sweet time and only eats when he thinks Kai's gonna go for his bowl. I guess he'll be getting goat more often. :P

CathyBogart

09-09-2006, 02:32 AM

Jasper had pork neck and part of a chicken leg quarter. :) He's gained some weight so I'm cutting back a bit.

cloverfdx

09-09-2006, 06:57 AM

Tonights dinner was....

Clover:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/CloverDinner.jpg
1 lamb heart (quite large aswell), 1 whole egg, sardines in oil, livamol, flax seed and a couple of carrots to amuse her whislt the others finished hehe.

Elvis:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/Elvisdinner.jpg
1 lamb heart, sardines in oil, livamol, flax seed, 1 egg (Sooky boy likes his broken up), 1 lamb rib, and a small piece of carrot.

Tinny:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/TinnyDinner.jpg
2 small chicken legs with the skin off, 1 egg no shell, livamol, flax seed, sardines in oil, and small piece of carrot.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f225/purple_elvis/CloverDinnerTongue.jpg
That was good!!

ComedyDevil

09-09-2006, 12:59 PM

I just gave the dogs their first egg!

They're kibble fed usually, but I thought I'd try them with an egg each instead of the pigs ear they usually get in the afternoon. Toby wasn't sure about it at first (my mum said "see, I told you he wouldnt like it" :rolleyes: ) but in the end he was the first to finish it! Ha! They licked up every last bit, including the shells. :D

Piccies (not great quality cause they're stills from a video)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/twistypop/raw.jpg

YAY! :D

Vela

09-10-2006, 05:03 AM

Mine had chuck steak, beef heart, and lamb neck for dinner.

cloverfdx

09-10-2006, 07:32 AM

The kids had a chicken carcass and a meaty beef rib each.

binka_nugget

09-10-2006, 09:11 PM

Breakfast:
Turkey Wing

Dinner:
Emu & veggie mix. It's their first time trying emu.. hope they like it (cause it was hella expensive!) LOL

cloverfdx

09-11-2006, 09:15 AM

We went to the beach today and Tinny was passing pretty much pure water & grass (I thought she was peeing till i got closer) :(, so the poor girl just had some boiled rice and chicken for dinner. I will see how she is doing in the morning and monitor her.

C & E had some chicken and rice, and diced beef. And some Taco that had been dropped on the floor :o.

lv4dogs

09-11-2006, 10:33 AM

I picked up a bunch of beef "parts" Saturday morning (pictures will be up in a few days). I ended up with 4 whole lungs, 4 whole tracheas, spleans, pancreas, hearts, livers, some actual beef meat and a little bit of lamb meat. All in all I ended up with about 125-150lbs of organs & meat for $20. That's enough organs to last us 2ish months and enough muscle/meat to last us about a week. I think that's a great deal. This all came from a new butcher (one I have not used before). We talked (for about an hour) and he's going to save me some even better parts and get me a great deal on chicken too. He's even willing to store up to 120-ish lbs of meat for me at a time, which I can have up to 3 or so months to pick it up, which results in even cheaper deals. I got a tour of his shop which was very clean and all his meats are hormone free, most are completely organic. This is a great score.
I then went to a few grocery stores to gather some other meats. Ended up finding whole roaster chickens for 23 cents per pound and chicken quarters for $2.89 per 10lb bags. Got some pork feet/legs, pork neck bones, chicken backs & another pork shoulder roast. I also got some chicken livers as it was on sale, only 15 cents per pound.
All in all, I spent a grand total of about $50 and have enough meats to last about a month and enough organs to last 2-3 months. Thats WAY cheaper than feeding premium kibble & all the supplements & medications I would need if I were to feed kibble.

I knew I was getting most of the parts whole & had to cut them up but I didn't realise how much work it is cutting up WHOLE beef lungs (those things weigh about 25-45lbs each and are squishy & slimy which makes cutting them very difficult even with a sharp butcher knife). I gave up on the third lung and gave it to the dogs whole. I had to throw some of it away as I didn't have any more room in my freezer (I also didn't realise how big they are). I have to say that I will only request 1-2 of them at a time in the future and more of the other parts. Joe had to step out of the room, he couldn't stand the fact I was cutting up part of a cow. My dad used to be a butcher so I am used to it. I just thought it was funny. lol

Anyways, onto the menu:

Saturday:
They munched on scraps while I was cutting & packaging all the meat (just lamb & beef). They also split a beef lung but only ended up eating about half of it, maybe a little less which was good cause it was huge (even though it was the smallest one I had). They also had 2-3 chicken feet each.

Sunday breakfast:
Chicken quarter
beef lung

Dinner:
Chicken quarter
beef lung
egg (Nanook had 2)
sardines in oil
cottage cheese
chopped garlic clove
2-3 chicken feet each

Does anyone know what I can do with pure beef fat? There was quite a bit of it on the lungs. I did save some, and left it on the sections that I cut up but not much. I knew that too much of it can be harmful and also cause runny poops so I had to throw a lot of it away. I felt bad but couldn't think of what I could do with it. Can birds eat it? (isn't it in suet or something?)

.sarah

09-11-2006, 08:46 PM

-------- September 6 --------
Mandy:
Lamb necks
Beef kidney
Beef lung

Nova:
Turkey leg
Beef lung

Buck:
Turkey leg
Beef lung
Beef heart

Luka:
Turkey leg
Beef lung

-------- September 7 --------
Mandy:
Beef brisket
Beef tongue

Nova:
Beef brisket
Beef tongue

Buck:
Beef brisket
Beef tongue

Luka:
Beef brisket

-------- September 8 --------
Everyone:
Whole cornish hen, liver, gizzard (Nova ate Mandy's organs)

-------- September 9 --------
The girls:
Split a can of tuna, 2 chicken feet

Buck:
A can of mackeral, 2 chicken feet

-------- September 10 --------
Mandy:
1 chicken quarter

Nova:
1 chicken quarter
1 chicken leg

Buck:
2 chicken quarters

Luka:
1 chicken quarter

-------- September 11 --------
Mandy:
1 chicken quarter
3 chicken feet

Nova:
1 chicken quarter
1 chicken leg
3 chicken feet
2 eggs

Buck:
2 chicken quarters
1 chicken foot
1 egg

Luka:
2 chicken quarters
1 chicken foot
1 egg