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I don't feed my little guy ANY raw foods. Espically bones they can splinter off and do some serious damage to him. So hi meals are pretty borring. He got a 1/4 cup of life's abudence kibble and whatever he doesnt eat I leave out all day so he can snack on it. And the same for dinner. I do an ALL natural diet for him. I know we probly sound really boring but where his breed standard for weight isnt above 6 pounds i dont want a fat dog.
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Originally Posted by mr.chiwawa
Raw bones actually rarely splinter and are completly digestible :)..it is the cooked bones that splinter.
Well both my vet and my breeder told me NO bones for him and where he is so tiny I'm going to listen to them and not take ANY chances
Lately my guys have been getting ground Turkey or Chicken (w/bones) because I've been way too lazy to feed anything else.
I'll have to make a trip out to the store this week and pick up some of the good stuff.. emu, tripe, ostrich.. yummy!
Keegan got 2 pork necks with quite a bit of meat and some chicken gizzards/liver.
After 2 months of raw reading people giving their animals PORK PICNIC I FINALLY over the weekend FOUND IT! I bought 2 and she'll be getting that in a day or so..
How big are the picnics? I have to cut a lot of the meat off of the ones I give. I buy whole roasts and have the butcher halve them, then I cut off about 1/2 of the meat. If I feed it all at once my dogs get some really smelly farts. I know a lot of dogs have problems with large amounts of pork, so just a word of caution. :) Seriously, it's not just that it's gas, it's some of the WORST smelling farts ever! So be forewarned! ;)
My guys have been getting mostly turkey and pork picnics. The turkeys were on sale obviously around Thanksgiving and the pork picnics have been a good price for whatever reason so I stocked up. They have also gotten tripe, lamb shanks, and mackeral, but mostly they have gotten turkey and pork since I last posted.
I think they are about 7 pounds each.
Thanks for the warning. :) She has gotten some pork roasts so she is used to pork. I have her on a garlic supplement for fleas and ticks from Springtime Inc and boy has that brought on the rannnnkkk farts and gas. eeeww!
I try to vary her meat - tho I do (unfortunately) feed a lot of chicken it seems like, darn the cheap price! I have lots of pork and deer liver for when I am ready to feed her. I got some freezer burnt deer meat on Thanksgiving my cousin had processed it himself and had cut it up to make jerky out of it but never did. So the meat was cut up into small approximately one inch size pieces. Not ideal, as I don't normally feed her ground unless I wrap her pills in it, but she loved it. But after it had been in the fridge for about a week, and I was like I'm going to HAVE TO use that asap, I stuffed it into her kongs. SHE LOVES IT! She hasn't gotten her kong much since going to raw, and that's great since before EVERY TIME I ate I had to put SOMETHING into her kong to keep her away from my food!
Surprisingly she self -regulates very well. I am quite surprised. It took her almost a week to eat a turkey! About 12 pounds I think. I am not sure how she'll do with the large piece of meat, she doesn't like huge chunks of meat like the raw board recommends. She NEVER has. Since the time she was a puppy she would carry things that were too big around and around and around whining the entire time. I may have to cut the picnic, we'll see I guess. The one thing she hasn't gotten is tripe, and she doesn't get overly excited when I give her fish either. Barely touches it.
I think I have babbled on enough.....
Kay, I started Fozzie on raw shortly after I got him... which was when he was about 9-10 weeks. He definitely took to it right away! I started him on Farmore & chicken and he actually ate everything really well. Chicken quarters might be a little difficult with his milk teeth, but wings/backs/necks are pretty easy for pups. I fed him 50% kibble as well, because I hadn't been feeding Raw for very long, and puppies are a little bit trickier to feed. I'm sure Moo will love it!
Fozzie & Gonzo both got 2 beef ribs today, and some ground lamb. They each had an organ meal for dinner with sardines. Then they got peanut butter & toothpaste stuffed Kongs because sardines give them really disgusting breath. :p
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Originally Posted by Crazy-Cat-Lover
Wow, I can't believe he is loosing that much weight and that fast. He looked great everytime I saw pics of him and 5lbs is a lot of meat even for that large of a dog. I strongly suggest you get him to the vet for complete bloodwork & a fecal sample. It just doesn't seem like it is the food intake to me, seems like there is most likely an underlying cause.
Yous will be in my thoughts and keep us informed please.
Oops, forgot to add that I am still feeding my crew raw, except for Raustyk right now but that's ONLY because my mom stole her for a few days so she's on Innova Evo while she's at grandmas. lol ;)
They are all thriving, still. lol
2 nights ago they all had chicken quarters & a mixture of beef organs
yesterday morning they had fresh white fish
last night they had a mix of fish, cottage cheese, carrots, venison & some organs
this morning was turkey legs
tonight will be pork & chicken organs
The last few days they've had:
- Beef Roast & Beef Liver
- Turkey Legs & Wings
- Chicken Quarters & Sweetbreads
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Originally Posted by shais_mom
I officially EAT MY WORDS!
SHE STINKS! :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Smileys/1.gifBon says welcome to the club:DQuote:
Originally Posted by shais_mom
Today was beef arm roast and beef sweetbreads.
My boys have been spoiled rotten for the past few days! :eek:
Monday's Breakfast:
Moose
Monday's Dinner:
Moose & Ostrich
Tuesday's Breakfast:
Ostrich & Pumpkin
Tuesday's Dinner:
Buffalo Tripe
Today's Breakfast:
Ground Chicken w/Bone
For dinner they'll probably get ground chicken, buffalo tripe, kelp and some fish oils.
Keegan finished off the pork picnic Monday nite and then had a whole chicken over 2 days - not sure what is on the menu tonite - I had to go some stuff out of the freezer to thaw. She may not eat much since she had quite a bit of chicken last nite.