A Few Questions on Feeding Raw.

[shais_mom]

Pork has a reputation of being a "dirty" meat. It's also very fatty and salty.

I've only fed it once, after it was in the freezer for about a month to hopefully kill off anything icky. I would do that with the pigs feet as well.

I don't like the way Keegan smells after eating on a pork shoulder for awhile.
P U!

but so far the STINKIEST thing I have fed her was DEER LIVER - It smelled like POO!

[Kfamr]

I don't like the way Keegan smells after eating on a pork shoulder for awhile.
P U!

but so far the STINKIEST thing I have fed her was DEER LIVER - It smelled like POO!

Ever fed tripe? That is by far, the smelliest thing you could ever feed your dog. NASTY! I want to vomit thinking of it.

[shais_mom]

Ever fed tripe? That is by far, the smelliest thing you could ever feed your dog. NASTY! I want to vomit thinking of it.

nope I only bought the walmart honeycomb stuff before I found out it wasn't good for them - that was gross enough just watching her even tho there was no smell.

I bought Solid Gold Green Tripe - canned one time - wayyy before Raw and Keeg wouldn't even eat it!

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I was going to buy Buddy some tripe yesterday, but I figured it would be too rich for him. He is 5 years young, and had been on a strict kibble diet. I have been giving him a raw meaty bone each day to try and clean his teeth. I want to eventually feed him half kibble, half raw - it is just going to be quite the transition.

[Hellow]

I have looked through this whole thread and memorized it, i am just not good at making powerpoints.

[shais_mom]

I was going to buy Buddy some tripe yesterday, but I figured it would be too rich for him. He is 5 years young, and had been on a strict kibble diet. I have been giving him a raw meaty bone each day to try and clean his teeth. I want to eventually feed him half kibble, half raw - it is just going to be quite the transition.

actually the RAW diet isn't in favor of doing this b/c the kibble digests slower than RAW and it sits in the intestines and often can make the dog sick. Even the best of kibble. I found out the hard way - Way before Keegan was on RAW I would give her OCCASIONAL RMB for her teeth or whatever and she would throw up every time. When I eliminated the kibble altogether and she was strictly on raw - she had no problems. Altho she does occasionally throw up if she eats to fast - and THAT isn't PRETTY! She has been on RAW since Sept - and is thriving on it - and I can count on one hand how many times she's had kibble since then.
yahoo groups has a LOT of message boards that is ABUNDANT with info

[Kfamr]

Feeding raw and kibble can be okay - as long as meals are fed within 8 hours or so apart. That is how my 4 are fed. They (usually) get a kibble meal in the morning and a raw meal for dinner.

As Staci said, they shouldn't be fed in the same meal.


Reggie, you need to do a lot more research than just this thread.

[shais_mom]

The times that Keegan has had kibble since she only gets fed once a day - she doesn't usually eat until the next day so most of the kibble has been digested.

And something tells me that Reggie hasn't memorized this entire thread.
but whatev-