What did your dog(s) eat today?

[vinjashira]

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

one of them would be me Snowy has learnt to eat raw chicken now, she seems to enjoy it.
I'm sticking with chicken for a couple of weeks before introducing other meat/organ

[Kfamr]

Tonight they are having:

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

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

[binka_nugget]

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

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

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

[.sarah]

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

[wolfsoul]

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

[cloverfdx]

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

[lv4dogs]

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

Tonights meal is unkown at this time.

[Kfamr]

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

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

Wierd or what?

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

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

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

[Jadapit]

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

[Kfamr]

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

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

[lv4dogs]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Kfamr]

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

What type of kibble is it?

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

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


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

[lv4dogs]

What type of kibble is it?

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

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


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

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

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

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

[Kfamr]

They had a light dinner today.

Ki:
Chicken breast nuggets
Frozen carrot/tomato puree

Simba:
Chicken leg

Nala:
Chicken leg
& some breast nuggets

[Shelteez2]

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

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

Wierd or what?

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

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

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

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