What did your dog(s) eat today?

[.sarah]

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


LOL, great shot! I am glad they are enjoying their new food!

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

[anna_66]

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 ).

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

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.




Their meal today was beef tongue and pigs feet.

[Kfamr]

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

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

[.sarah]

LOL Kay, that music is perfect! Too funny!


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 )
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

[Danegirl2208]

i love all the pictures! keep em coming!

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

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

Here's what I got:

4 lbs bison liver
4 lbs bison heart
4 lbs beef lung
2 beef spleen
5 beef pizzles (penises )
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!

[.sarah]

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

LOL. Yeah, pretty cool huh? I can get pork testicles at my butcher I wonder who eats those things!

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]

]I wonder who eats those things!

I wondered the same!