They will look for kibbles once in awhile... My Winter's treat are sometimes kibbles.. hehe... She seems to miss the kibbles taste sometimes.. According to 1 of the books we read, meat can actually store indefinite, but the taste and texture do reduce in time. I usually prepare her foor up to 3-4 weeks in advance due to i need to grind the whole chicken..

i normally feed:-

1. carrot
2. cucumber
3. sawi, kailan, bayam - any green leaf vege la...
4. asparagus - i like coz easy to prepare
5. alfafa sprout - very good coz it contains almost all the nutrients, can buy from any super/hypermarket
6. pumpkin - cannot feed too much but once a while is good for their digestive
7. seaweed - not the japanese instant 1 ya
8. celery - hehe... i dun eat celery, but she eat, so ma let her eat lor...
9. green bean - i mash it

Ok, so I dont think there is a problem with them reverting back to kibble. Just in case I malas to prepare BARF cause it seems complicated to me.

I read somewhere, we're not supposed to feed BARF and kibbles together, is it true?

Ya.. i try to preparing myself...
the portion is base on 2-4% of ur dog weight lor..

I thk u had been planning for long long time alrd..

Perhaps you will need to give kibbles now and then, and not after they on pure BARF for few months, then they may not adapt it.
Yes, cannot put raw and kibbles together because the digestive rate for raw food is different.

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Added on November 28, 2008, 3:42 pmThe standard recommendation is 2-4% of the body weight. However, small dog have higher metabolism, that is why higher percentage is preferred.

This post has been edited by iluv2zzz: Nov 28 2008, 03:42 PM

i feel doubt is chicken neck healthy or safety to feed bou??
Since mostly those ppl wit do hormone injection to the chicken tru the chicken neck ler...!!!

sounds good,
but still confused here,

wonder my jj can anot.
he's only around 6-8 months.
still a pup.
can feed BARF alrd?

u outdated la... now they put hormone in their food, no more injection...

Yang's maltese puppies started to eat barf since 2 months old.

alright,
maybe will try,
but my sister ask me,
those chicken or vege no bacteria one?
i mean,
after wash also still got right?

anyone mind sharing a simple recipe?
wana let my jj try

after wash of coz the bacteria still there but the main point here is, after u freeze it, all the bacteria will "sleep" and dog's stomach is ph1, they can tolerate raw meat as long as u prepare it in a clean way.
i did share a simple menu at pg 1, go check it out.

will check out!
thanks!

Get organic chicken XD or kampung chicken

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Added on November 29, 2008, 2:42 amNot sleeping forever.. it just stops their activity, and they will wakes when you take them out of fridge, when defrosting or thawing them.

This post has been edited by iluv2zzz: Nov 29 2008, 02:42 AM

This is interesting

I think after you feed your dog BARF, you wouldnt want to switch back to kibbles coz you will be so pleased with the result!! About bacteria, if dog can easily get sick and die from bacteria from raw meat, then Bandaraya will be very happy and please coz they will be no stray dogs! Dog stomach is very very acidic and very different from ours. They can even digest bones. Actually my dogs have been eating raw even after i buy it straight from hypermarket.

yup most of us will not switch back to kibbles unless no time to prepare it! my dog always has soft stool problems but after feeding BARF totally no soft stool!

i have seen strays eating rotten meat before, now they are still alive, so no worry about our fresh BARF!

how much is a grinder ?

for industrial one should be more than thousand.

lol for household usage?

grinder that is able to grind bones as well

i meants this type haha....yes for restaurants use will be about thousands.

houeshold one i m not sure. but i doubt normal one can grind bones.

haha those i guess would be big in size