What did your dog(s) eat today?

[cloverfdx]

Oh well i caved in and gave them a small dinner tonight of beef mince, alot of carrot grated up and a couple of chicken necks. Everyones on diets ATM .

The did not seem to have any ill effects from all that kibble they got into last night .

[wolfsoul]

This morning Visa had venison meat and organs, the rest of her yogurt, BioVet Sport, and some tomato.

[.sarah]

Yesterday they all had a chicken leg quarter and a pigs foot.

[.sarah]

Today they had some fish. They'll be getting beef kidney and liver for dinner, and Buck will also get a chicken quarter.

[Kfamr]

I've been thinking about switching to raw, maybe once or twice a week, or one meal daily if I can afford it.


I pulled some Trout out of the freezer today, next time I'm going to tell them not to filet it when we catch it. They CAN eat the whole thing, right?

What else should I add to their Trout dinner? They will each get a filet each, but I'm not sure what else to add? I may just add it with a bit of kibble to see how they react. They are sometimes picky and turn their nose to new things.

My mom recently got a job at a meat market/deli and we have a fridge in the garage which the freezer is completely empty. I asked her to ask her boss if she can bring home any bones, livers, etc they may get.


I was thinking since I have Wednesdays & Weekends off it'd allow me more time to prepare meals for them, and those could be their raw days.

[.sarah]

Yes they can eat whole fish.

Don't feed raw and kibble at the same time. Raw takes about 5 hours to digest compared to 15 for kibble, and you don't want raw getting "stuck" behind the kibble because it can cause digestive upset. You can feed raw in the morning and kibble at night, or vice versa.

Just be aware that fish can be kind of hard on their tummies at first, so loose stool will be normal until they adjust. Some dogs can't handle much fish. I would feed the fish alone at first so not to overwhelm their system.

Good luck!

[Kfamr]

Yes but would one filet of fish be enough for them?

I would imagine they'd still be hungry.

[laredos_mom06]

Hi. I was just wondering if it was okay to feed kibble with a few raw bones as treats or snacks? We feed both Laredo and Dakota Eagle Pack, and I'd like to switch to raw some day, but until then I think I'd like to give them raw snacks. If I can do that, what kind of raw bones? Laredo is a 16week old Great Dane with a very sensitive stomach and Dakota is a 2-1/2 year old Rottweiler mix, she doesn't have a sensitive stomach at all.

Sorry if someone has already asked this, I didn't go through all of the posts. Thanks!

[lv4dogs]

Hi. I was just wondering if it was okay to feed kibble with a few raw bones as treats or snacks? We feed both Laredo and Dakota Eagle Pack, and I'd like to switch to raw some day, but until then I think I'd like to give them raw snacks. If I can do that, what kind of raw bones? Laredo is a 16week old Great Dane with a very sensitive stomach and Dakota is a 2-1/2 year old Rottweiler mix, she doesn't have a sensitive stomach at all.

Sorry if someone has already asked this, I didn't go through all of the posts. Thanks!

Chicken & turkey are best suited for sensative digestive systems but the bones on them are fairly small (yet big enough to help make the teeth clean) and they are usually found with a lot of meat on them, therefore making them better for mealtime than for snacks.

Recreational bones (marrow bones, knuckle bones etc...) are best for snacks. But they are from beef & larger animals similar to cows and those types of meats are *sometimes* a little rougher on the digestive systems. Also remember that recreation bones are much harder than other bones, therefore not a great choice for dogs who are teething & the like. So watch them carefully when they chew on recreational bones, they are more apt to break/chip a tooth w/ recreatinonal bones.
Now some dogs do great on beef & the like right away, while others need to slowly adjust to such meats by eating the chicken &/or turkey first.

But other than that I see no problem with giving them a recreational bone every 2-4 days as a mid day treat.

[bckrazy]

As a snack, like as in a meal, chicken & turkey leg quarters would be suitable for your big doggies. If you want to give them bones to clean teeth and get out chewing, I reccomend beef & lamb ribs or beef femur.

[Kfamr]

A guy at my mom's new job gave a bag full of beef bones.. So today they're getting a beef bone each and a bit of chicken.

[finn's mom]

Finn got a chunk of beef brisket, yummy!

[.sarah]

Yesterday they had a small amount of fish for breakfast, as I was too sick to get out of bed and my mom wanted to cut it up in chunks and feed it as a treat They had a big turkey leg for dinner.

[.sarah]

A guy at my mom's new job gave a bag full of beef bones.. So today they're getting a beef bone each and a bit of chicken.

I cannot stress enough to be careful with beef bones. I gave them marrow, femur, and knuckle bones as treats and freely fed beef ribs because so many people on message boards were giving them with no ill effects. But I should have listened to the experienced feeders on the rawfeeding list who told me not too - Buck has already chipped an adult tooth and Luka also has a chipped tooth (and yes I know they are chipped from beef bones). It is also very common of dogs who do not chip teeth (normally these are dogs do not actually bite on these bones but rather knaw) to have their teeth wear down after years of recieving these bones.

In my opinion it is really not worth it to give them beef bones unless if it is slathered in meat, in which case you should remove the bone as soon as the meat is eaten. There are plenty more edible bones that will keep them busy, though it is never really a good idea to feed bones without meat on them. Your dog should get enough of a workout from it's meal to not need extra chewing in the day. Or, if s/he does, have some kongs around. My dogs hardly use their kongs and nylabones anymore except just to carry around, but I do notice an increase in chewing if I feed them boneless (this isn't often).

I steer clear of beef ribs now as well as any other beef bone with little to no meat. Same goes for bones of other large, heavy animals - buffalo, steer, moose, etc.

If you choose to continue to feed them, I would take away the bone if your dog is vigorously eating at it. They are likely to break or chip a tooth this way.


And Kay, I was not singling you out, just quoting your post

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

For breakfast, Bailey had a turkey leg and a chicken leg quarter. For a snack he will be getting a meaty turkey wing (I got an 11 pound box for $4.98). For dinner he will get another turkey leg and chicken leg quarter.

I went to a local asian supermarket and they carry pigs ears, whole pig legs, pig snout, pig hocks, partridge, duck, rabbit, fish heads, turtle (YUCK!), shark meat, pig ovaries, all organs from beef, pig, chicken and duck, whole racks of beef ribs, whole beef tenderloin, and much, much more - all at excellent prices!

In case those from BC are wondering, the store is called T & T Supermarket.