QUOTE(myhugoboss @ Nov 12 2010, 12:02 AM)
mayb going through a 18page thread is not that easy..plus sometimes eventhough answer many times might be hard to know which page and wat is being discuse..
I kind of disagree with this. As all raw feeders know, raw feeding is totally different than just scooping up some food and feed. We need to know and read more about what to feed, ratios/percentages, what things to expect in raw feeding, as well as basic stuff. It's not for everyone, as you can see. I myself took 2 months of reading and researching (online and otherwise) before I switched, so I don't think spending a few hours to read through a thread is a hard thing. If we really want to do it right, some effort is needed. Even just reading this thread I feel is not enough to learn as much as you can about raw feeding. If reading through one thread is too difficult, I would suggest you stick to kibbles for your dog.
QUOTE(Red11DEvils @ Nov 12 2010, 10:05 AM)
i feed raw chicken breast meat to my shih tzu pup, 4 months old..
as the poo still soft, so still trial/error by add one more bone.. i noticed that for chicken breast meat, my pup just swallow piece by piece..lazy to chew
maybe the teeth not fully grown yet..
as for the organ parts, can i always feed the same chicken organ? or must i change the organ part once a while?
Do you feed just the breast meat in itself, or does the breast meat have some bone in it? It's better to have at least SOME bone in the meat. The keel and ribs of chicken are good also for pups since these bones are the softest. Dogs don't really chew because they don't have the same kind of digestive system that we have. When we chew, the saliva is helping to digest the food (hence chewing our food is good), but for dogs their digestive system starts in the stomach itself so they don't need to chew. When they chew,it's just to break the bigger pieces into small enough pieces to swallow.
When you feed organs (liver, pancreas, brains, kidney, lungs, etc. Gizzards and hearts are more towards meaty meat instead of organs as they are made mostly of muscle) especially to a puppy, the amount needs to be small coz organs only play a small part in ratio for a meal. Too much organs will cause loose poops. And yes, it's best to have as much variation as we can (meats, organs and bones) so that they get the best out of the different meats as each meat have their own nutrients.
QUOTE(mavericksam @ Nov 12 2010, 11:51 AM)
While you can feed the same food again and again, it is nice to change once in a while so your pup wouldn't develop a rejection on other type of meats.
i usually fixed it with chick... once in a month, i'd switch to beef / pork / fish for a few days...
Switching to other type of meats needs normalization... (add in to her mains bit by bit till your pet can eat it stand alone)
i would say leave it larger... if there is a bone with the meat the better... i started my dog with chick thighs... neck only is not advisible as it has too much bone content... you will see your dog poo being powderish when dried... it would also cause them to have difficulty in pooing...
i am currently feeding my dog a drumstick a meal... 2 days' meal (2 chick drumstick) cost me about RM4... so a month is about rm30... if get thigh i would need to chop it to half... with bones in the meat, my dog would have to work it to eat the meat first before finishing the bones... with that, she can't just swallow...
sorry i have hijacked the thread as i am not feeding barf but really just raw meat... (anyhow, my furkid doesn't like vege also... she would separate the vege out if i feed her barf... lol...
Agree with this mostly. For beginners, it's good to feed slightly more bone as bone helps to firm up the poop a bit. Once they've gotten used to the raw meals, we can slowly decrease the amount of bones until the poop is the right consistency. It's better to feed in bigger chunks as it gives the dog a better chance to chew. Since they only chew to break the big pieces, it kind of makes sense to feed bigger pieces because we need them to chew. Chewing works out the jaws and cleans the teeth.
Honestly, feeding raw is not that expensive especially when you count the amount you will save from having to visit the vet too often. We all want what's best for our pets, no? Since we can feed ourselves 3 meals a day which definitely costs more than RM3, why not spend that RM3 a day? They only eat one meal if you think of it
Sam, what we're feeding is still raw feeding, so it kind of falls under this thread too. I follow the Prey Model too, so I don't really give Scottie veggies except occasionally like treats.
Nov 12 2010, 10:19 AM
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It depends on the dog whether they will take the capsule as is or you would need to break it. Some dogs will eat the whole capsule, but for Scottie he doesn't like the capsule, so I'll break the capsule and squeeze the oil onto the meat for him.
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