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05-04-2008, 03:21 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nova Scotia
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| Those of you who feed raw diets... I'm considering starting Marley on a raw diet as she's almost done her kibble, and I've found a local company: Totally Raw Natural Dog Food - TotallyRawDogFood.com What do you think of this company? They recommend feeding once a day, would this be ok for her (she's 7 months now)? Also, they have a choice between whole and ground foods. They say that ground foods are sometimes better for very small breeds that can't consume whole foods. What do you use? Have you found it hard for yorkies to comsume whole? Are the bones fine to give? How have you found the cost in comparison to kibble? Any other advice? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to make the right choice!
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05-04-2008, 04:15 AM | #2 |
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| I'm not an expert, and I feed mine freeze-dried raw. But, this company sounds really good. Personally, I think Yorkies need to eat twice a day (breakfast and dinner). And I would go with the ground version since they are so tiny. Good luck!!!!!
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05-04-2008, 06:01 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I think they look AWESOME and I'm so envious that they're near you! Great supps. too! Even their fish oil contains vitamin E, which is just more proof they really know what they're doing (bc when you give fish oil, you must also give E - and many fish oil supps don't even contain it). COOL SITE! I may even see if I can order some stuff.
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05-04-2008, 11:06 AM | #4 |
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| I think I'll email them tomorrow and see about ordering some stuff. I've wanted to try her on a raw diet for a while, but I keep putting it off. It's worth a try!
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05-04-2008, 03:50 PM | #5 | |
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I think - especially for smaller dogs, they should eat smaller meals twice a day. Small dogs can and should eat whole raw meat very well. They don't need it ground. The bones are what will give them calcium and clean their teeth. (among other things) The bones are fine to give as long as they are raw. My dogs eat chicken w/bone, cornish game hens w/bone, they eat beef, pork, beef heart, turkey (those bones may be a little hard for smaller dogs), ground lamb w/ground bone in it, hamburger, chicken backs, sometimes fish and organ meat. The organ meat is given in TINY amounts about once a week. If you give them too much, you won't like what comes out the other end. It is ok to give them gound once in awhile but at that meal feed some bone too. Like a chicken back (or half of one) maybe. As for cost - for the smaller dogs, it really isn't very expensive. They just don't eat that much. Mine eat between 1-3 oz. a day, each, depending on their weight. You really don't need to go through a company to get the food - you can shop at the grocery store. It's always good to keep an eye out for good deals and stock up a little. Sorry to be so long.... there is so much to talk about when feeding raw food. I forgot to add that canines do not need vegetables. They can't digest them well. The plant fibers take a long time to digest and they have a short digestive system. They have teeth for tearing, not for chewing things like veggies and fruit. They are ok for treats sometimes, but they do not NEED them. Last edited by omega; 05-04-2008 at 03:52 PM. | |
05-05-2008, 01:38 PM | #6 |
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| Ok so a little update... I stopped by a pet food store today, and I intended to buy some of the Totally Raw food. I was completely lost looking at it, no idea what to buy, so I asked the woman who works there for help. She said that since I didn't know what to get from that, and you have to sort of balance it out yourself, she would start with a company called Urban Carnivore. Urban Carnivore - raw diet for dogs They make patties that are already more or less balanced, but don't include veggies (those patties are separate). I picked up the chicken ones, as well as chicken necks from Totally Raw, which the woman also suggested. I was gonna start tonight, but the food didn't thaw in time, so I'll start tomorrow morning. A couple questions... With the chicken necks, will she eat the whole thing, bone included? I've heard about probiotics and digestive enzymes, does she need either? What about supplements? Think that's all, I'm very overwhelmed with this!
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05-05-2008, 03:41 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nova Scotia
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| Anyone?
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05-05-2008, 04:08 PM | #8 |
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| I haven't fed chicken necks yet, but I have fed a part of a thigh and a leg. Yes, Zoe eats the entire thing, bones and all, no problem. And no, nothing else needs to be given. She has done wonderfully with no tummy upset at all. |
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