Can anyone recommend an affordable meat grinder that will do bones as well?

aiyo so expensive

[quote=White Palace,Dec 13 2008, 01:30 AM]
Normally what I do is to get the whole chicken and grind everything in. Once a while I will give my dogs some chicken necks or wings or legs to chew on.

You give your dog eat chicken wing neat not afraid the bone cucuk his tummy meh?

*well, trying to finish my last bit of commercial treat though*

You're best off tossing it all into the bin. I once came home from one of those dog events at Bandar Utama with bags and bags of those treats (give-aways and prizes). They were so chemical-laden I gave them all away. Should've binned 'em actually.

This post has been edited by PangurBan: Dec 14 2008, 10:20 AM

*Yes you are right they (the commercial treat) should be in the bin. But for some reason I'm keeping it. You may ask why, but then this is more to personal reason. If you insist to know, just pm me, as I see no point telling in this BARF thread.*

No need. I'm not on a BARF crusade or an anti-commercial dog food crusade . Anyway, I don't feed my dog 100% BARF. Sometimes I'll cook her a beef stew or a pilaf with millet and amaranth and all sorts of things in it, and I bake her treats with liver and stuff in it. I avoid the commercial stuff for the same reason I avoid putting processed food into my own stomach. But loads of people pump that stuff into their bodies and loads of people feed their dogs only processed food. Such is life.

Not very much more really, if not less. It's a whole lifestyle - I opt out of the consumer culture as much as possible. (that's the equivalent of processed food I think) and save some money there. As I think you have suggested in an earlier post in this thread with reference to dogs, you might pay more for good quality fresh produce, but in the long run, you save on medical bills AND more importantly, you (or your dog) are happy and healthy. At least, that's the ideal situation. Real life of course, is more complicated than that. As far as feeding my dog BARF and home-cooked food is concerned, I think I'm only spending marginally more than if I were to get her good quality kibble. But no money can buy the satisfaction you get from seeing your dog chomp with relish on the food you've prepared for her.

I get my beef from the pasar malam, the freshly slaughtered stuff. I avoid all the frozen stuff. Then the chicken I get from Central, OUG.

I throw in bits and pieces of various vegetables and sometimes sesame seeds, almonds and other nuts, ikan bilis, hebi, whatever. At feeding time, I'd drizzle some olive oil or flaxseed oil or some fish oil. I might throw in some cooked buckwheat or millet or some other grain. Then mix that with the raw meat and bones stuff. Sometimes if I want to whip something up on the spot rather than prepare a batch for freezing, I'd just use a mortar and pestle rather than a blender.