Do you feed raw?

[finn's mom]

I don't spend any more to feed Finn, who's 85 pounds...than I do to feed Freckles and Dudley, who are both under 30. Finn eats raw, the others eat kibble.

[IRescue452]

Very cheap. For 50 cents a pound I can buy a 10 pack of chicken legs for 2.50. I make sure its as close to $2.50 as it can get because then I know each leg is .5pounds and I don't have to do any dividing or measuring at home. This is her main meat, costing $15 per month. Organs are cheap. Its less than a dollar for a pound of some other meat I can split into two days. An egg costs 3 cents a piece now and again. I don't do yogurt because Autumn has always gotten regular milk daily, but a big bucket of plain would be a dollar. Veggies and nuts are grated from the human supply at home on occasion. Flax seed, ground, was $1.38 for a big box that should last over a month. So basically it costs me about $20 per month.

[sandragonfly]

posted by lori jordan
Now here is another question, do you find it costs more than kibble?

not, if you shop right!

I feed crayola about two pounds a day, blended veggies and a calium egg each a day, it takes him two weeks to eat $10 dollars.

I used to spend $40+ junk kibbles on him a month and he's happier ever.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Raw meat just doesn't seem... healthy. I can sorta see giving them cooked meat every now and then.


Like, yesterday for example, my dad made too many hamburgers, so jenny got 1/2 a hamburger ( without the bread ) but it was fully cooked.

[sandragonfly]

posted by greyhoundgirl
Raw meat just doesn't seem... healthy. I can sorta see giving them cooked meat every now and then.

yikes. why not?

cooked meat, unlike raw diet raise risk chances - develope gum infections, bladder problems, heart lesions and cooked bone meat often are organ cutters - splinters. sometimes no matter how really you cooked it.

[Danegirl2208]

Raw meat just doesn't seem... healthy. I can sorta see giving them cooked meat every now and then.


Like, yesterday for example, my dad made too many hamburgers, so jenny got 1/2 a hamburger ( without the bread ) but it was fully cooked.

plese look at this site..A Raw diet is very healthy..Cooked meats are not
http://www.netpets.com/dogs/referenc...cookorraw.html

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yup. For about 2 weeks. I won't go back either if it's my choice.

[wolfsoul]

Yep, and I'm never going back to kibble. The changes are amazing.

[bckrazy]

Yes. =)

It's really, really cool to see so many "Yes" votes. PT has some healthy raw dogs, fo sho. I completely respect people who do research their kibble and feed a high quality kibble, but I totally agree that I won't go back to all kibble, ever. Even half raw is hugely beneficial.

It does kind of sting to hear "raw is gross". I totally believe that raw is miles from gross, compared to the nasty, raunchy by-products & fillers that go into grocery store & low-grade kibbles. Raw is healthy when it's fed in a balanced manner, because naturally dogs are built to digest it and function optimally on it, not on cooked meat. Raw bones are also suuuper good for teeth & for the whole body of a dog.

[IRescue452]

It not only stings me to hear that "eww its gross", it makes me feel people would rather let their dogs be unhealthy than touch a piece of raw meat. I hope them people are vegetarians, because if they ever grow up and move from their parents then they will be the ones to put the meat in the pan when they are cooking meals. You can't avoid touching raw meat once in a while if you plan to eat it cooked.
Several things I learned about even the healthiest kibble would keep me on raw. One is that carnivores don't eat balanced meals everyday. How often do you see a lion eat a zebra, some vegetables, milk, and ground flaxseed in one meal? Never, because their stomach works best with one food at a time to digest. Two is the myth to feed one dog food and don't switch. This is the cause of allergies. Feeding the same high quality kibble everyday will cause as many allergies as a low quality kibble. Dogs don't require a monotonous diet to be healthy. And lastly, kibble is kibble and will still cause dental diseases and even enlarged organs because of the amount of processing.

[bckrazy]

I KNOW! I completely agree. Raw meat really is not disgusting, if it's clean and especially if you wear latex gloves. I've been a vegetarian for almost 2 years, but I handle meat every day, because it's so worth knowing they love what they're eating and it is what they are built to eat.

[.sarah]

I've been a vegetarian for almost 2 years, but I handle meat every day, because it's so worth knowing they love what they're eating and it is what they are built to eat.

Wow Erica, I didn't know you were a vegetarian! (or maybe I forgot ) I've been a vegetarian for almost 2 years too, and I handle meat every day too

[wolfsoul]

I just use bare hands and rarely wash them after I handle raw meat lol. Don't have salmonella yet.

[finn's mom]

I always use gloves, as I just don't like the feeling of meat. I don't worry about the germs as much as I just don't like the way it feels. I use gloves when I'm separating his food out of the containers or bags from the store and into freezer safe containers. But, when he eats, I usually just hold the container, and, he pulls the meat out himself.

[WarahGirl1995]

No, I feed Kirkland Kibble.