Prey Model Raw Specials!!!

[RawfedYorkieLuv]

I feed tripe as an organ meat and it can certainly be used as a side dish to an RBM or all by itself! Dogs love it and it can also be used when a dog has diarrhea as it settles an upset stomach or is not eating for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by kalina82

what do you feed the tripe with? do you treat it as organ meat and feed it as a side dish with a RMB?

[YorkieChick1]

How bad does the tripe smell?? I have a very strong gag reflex! And I'm afraid I will order it and then not be able to feed it to them!!

[RawfedYorkieLuv]

Yeah, I'm not gonna lie to ya; it stinks BAD! Like cow poop. How about equipping yourself with latex gloves and breathing through your mouth? You will need to slice open the roll and squeeze out easier to manage portions into throw away ziploc containers for example. You will have to psych yourself up for it. Keep handling gross things and soon you won't even blink. A shot of tequila helps things along as well, rofl.

Originally Posted by YorkieChick1

How bad does the tripe smell?? I have a very strong gag reflex! And I'm afraid I will order it and then not be able to feed it to them!!

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[tjdmom]

I know tripe is supposed to be really good for them but is it really good for any particular problems? For example, I have a senior collie who is really having trouble on the stairs and I am looking for something to help with the arthritis and not only that, from years of eating kibble (I have only recently switched to raw and unfortunatly, she has paid for my ignorance ) her teeth are not the best. Although I have seen a HUGE improvement in her teeth since we started raw in April, I would like to continue to see improvements and it seems like things in that area have stalled. If not the tripe, can you suggest anything else that's out of the ordinary? I'm feeding chicken with bones and pork with bones at this point. The only beef I've fed is without bones as I'm afraid those bones are too dense. And ditto on the lamb (although they don't get that very often since it's so expensive) I've also fed some fish but not sure that it helps clean the teeth and it's not the most popular with my girls either. Thanks for any advice....

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by tjdmom

I know tripe is supposed to be really good for them but is it really good for any particular problems? For example, I have a senior collie who is really having trouble on the stairs and I am looking for something to help with the arthritis and not only that, from years of eating kibble (I have only recently switched to raw and unfortunatly, she has paid for my ignorance ) her teeth are not the best. Although I have seen a HUGE improvement in her teeth since we started raw in April, I would like to continue to see improvements and it seems like things in that area have stalled. If not the tripe, can you suggest anything else that's out of the ordinary? I'm feeding chicken with bones and pork with bones at this point. The only beef I've fed is without bones as I'm afraid those bones are too dense. And ditto on the lamb (although they don't get that very often since it's so expensive) I've also fed some fish but not sure that it helps clean the teeth and it's not the most popular with my girls either. Thanks for any advice....

chicken feet and trachea are a good source of natural glucosamine and chondrotine

[RawfedYorkieLuv]

In regards to questions about green tripe and why we should feed this, instead of putting it in my own words, I thought I should post this to make it easier, lol;
Green Tripe Site Index

Like somebody else already mentioned; Elderly dogs and younger dogs even with joint/muscles/hip problems really benefit from chicken feet (glucosamine), (beef) trachea and gullet as they're loaded with natural chondroitin sulfate.
I don't believe in feeding supplements as everything canine could possibly need can be found in nature. My own senior has made great progress by eating these things and I'm preventing possible future problems in my young dogs.

Really bad teeth and gums will need a little extra time and effort to clear up. For extreme cases I'd say 6-9 months. The key is the chewing/crunching/ripping of meaty bones. The actual density of the bone has nothing to do with it. As the meat is being ripped off, teeth are flossed, cleaning out gum disease causing bacteria. Bone will scrape off existing tartar. I don't feed beef bones either and if I do, I only give beef ribs and take them away as soon as the bone has been stripped off the meat. If you want to step up the cleaning process then you will need to feed your dog even bigger pieces than you're already feeding so your dog will spend adequate time on it. When I first switched to prey model, I would give my senior Yorkie pieces the size of his head. Of course I didn't intend for him to eat the entire thing, the goal was that he had to put more effort into getting anything off as it didn't fit neatly into his mouth hence more repeated teeth scraping back and forth action. (Am I making sense??? LOL)

Fish meets a nutritional requirement for the Omegas and for a change of pace on the menu. Two of my dogs won't touch fish unless it's been ground and put in their food bowls. I stick the entire fish (ungutted, eyes, scales etc. intact) in my grinder and mix it in with their organ meats. Works like a charm! This will also work for eggs if you have a dog(s) that doesn't know how to crack an egg or doesn't want to eat the shells. For more ideas on what to feed, I'll post this website again;
Raw Feeding Recipes

Originally Posted by tjdmom

I know tripe is supposed to be really good for them but is it really good for any particular problems? For example, I have a senior collie who is really having trouble on the stairs and I am looking for something to help with the arthritis and not only that, from years of eating kibble (I have only recently switched to raw and unfortunatly, she has paid for my ignorance ) her teeth are not the best. Although I have seen a HUGE improvement in her teeth since we started raw in April, I would like to continue to see improvements and it seems like things in that area have stalled. If not the tripe, can you suggest anything else that's out of the ordinary? I'm feeding chicken with bones and pork with bones at this point. The only beef I've fed is without bones as I'm afraid those bones are too dense. And ditto on the lamb (although they don't get that very often since it's so expensive) I've also fed some fish but not sure that it helps clean the teeth and it's not the most popular with my girls either. Thanks for any advice....

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[tjdmom]

Originally Posted by RawfedYorkieLuv

In regards to questions about green tripe and why we should feed this, instead of putting it in my own words, I thought I should post this to make it easier, lol;
Green Tripe Site Index

Like somebody else already mentioned; Elderly dogs and younger dogs even with joint/muscles/hip problems really benefit from chicken feet (glucosamine), (beef) trachea and gullet as they're loaded with natural chondroitin sulfate.
I don't believe in feeding supplements as everything canine could possibly need can be found in nature. My own senior has made great progress by eating these things and I'm preventing possible future problems in my young dogs.

Really bad teeth and gums will need a little extra time and effort to clear up. For extreme cases I'd say 6-9 months. The key is the chewing/crunching/ripping of meaty bones. The actual density of the bone has nothing to do with it. As the meat is being ripped off, teeth are flossed, cleaning out gum disease causing bacteria. Bone will scrape off existing tartar. I don't feed beef bones either and if I do, I only give beef ribs and take them away as soon as the bone has been stripped off the meat. If you want to step up the cleaning process then you will need to feed your dog even bigger pieces than you're already feeding so your dog will spend adequate time on it. When I first switched to prey model, I would give my senior Yorkie pieces the size of his head. Of course I didn't intend for him to eat the entire thing, the goal was that he had to put more effort into getting anything off as it didn't fit neatly into his mouth hence more repeated teeth scraping back and forth action. (Am I making sense??? LOL)

Fish meets a nutritional requirement for the Omegas and for a change of pace on the menu. Two of my dogs won't touch fish unless it's been ground and put in their food bowls. I stick the entire fish (ungutted, eyes, scales etc. intact) in my grinder and mix it in with their organ meats. Works like a charm! This will also work for eggs if you have a dog(s) that doesn't know how to crack an egg or doesn't want to eat the shells. For more ideas on what to feed, I'll post this website again;
Raw Feeding Recipes

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Thanks for the info, very helpful! I do feed chicken feet but have not yet tried trachea. The idea about putting fish in the grinder is a good one - I might actually catch some fish and try that.
OK, not to be dense but when you say I need to feed bigger pieces... I currently feed a chicken quarter. Sometimes a breast. But are you saying I should feed a whole chicken, at least as much as she would eat? Or are you saying I should feed some other type of bone with a lot of meat and take the bone away once all the meat is gotten off of it? Sorry to be dense....

[RawfedYorkieLuv]

Nope, you're not dense at all, I probably didn't explain this right!

I'm suggesting to feed bigger pieces in general, regardless of what you're feeding. So instead of a quarter piece of chicken try a whole chicken and take it away at the half mark. Then feed the other half at another meal. What I meant to say about the more dense type of bones; I avoid the bones of large ungulates like beef, buffalo etc. the weight bearing bones of those animals are just too dense and even a huge breed dog can chip his teeth on those. Beef bones are very hard that's why I let my Yorkies chew the meat off beef bones and take it away as soon as they've eaten the meat off. Lamb ribs or neck bones are fine. A bigger dog can benefit from working on a whole pork butt roast (bone in) as it's also commonly found cheap or on sale. Have you tried Turkey pieces yet? As it's bigger than chicken, this means more work for the dog to chew on it! Remember, we don't want the pieces so small that the dog can practically swallow his meal whole, we want him to have to spend time on it! My tiny girl at 1 1/2 pounds gets chicken wings and things the size of chicken wings but my 10 pound boy will swallow those whole so he gets a drumstick, breast or thigh and things of that size. My best friend has a Rottweiler puppy (4 months old, 45 pounds already) and by the time she's an adult (estimated 90-100 pounds), my friend will probably have to present her a whole hog head, hog leg, whole turkeys etc at least some of the time. A dog actually enjoys having to "work" on his meal, it gives him the physical and mental workout he just didn't have with kibble!

Originally Posted by tjdmom

Thanks for the info, very helpful! I do feed chicken feet but have not yet tried trachea. The idea about putting fish in the grinder is a good one - I might actually catch some fish and try that.
OK, not to be dense but when you say I need to feed bigger pieces... I currently feed a chicken quarter. Sometimes a breast. But are you saying I should feed a whole chicken, at least as much as she would eat? Or are you saying I should feed some other type of bone with a lot of meat and take the bone away once all the meat is gotten off of it? Sorry to be dense....

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