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09-28-2011, 01:01 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cambridgeshire, England
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| Anyone exclusively raw feeding? Just curious. I have been struggling with what is the best way to feed for a long time and have finally come to the thinking that raw and no kibble is best for dog health and teeth. I can find tons of people and other forums on it but would love to hear from Yorkie owners specifically.
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09-28-2011, 04:49 PM | #2 |
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| I feed exclusive raw to my 5lb yorkie. Started due to a health issue in my Miniature Schnauzer, and Charlee just joined the family and the same diet. Now I do BARF, so I add veggies and supplements. Although I was feeding some ground bone my Holistic Vet suggested that sometimes with very small dogs it can cause stomach upset, and as I was feeding a commercial raw, I chose instead to do home-made raw and use bone meal instead of bone. But both my girls are healthy and happy. My schnauzer at the age of 7 has great teeth which every vet seems to think is incredible when they see her. And my Yorkie's teeth are also in great shape...she is only 3 yet, so still very young. I love home-made, both raw and cooked, and will never feed kibble again if I can help it. I know there are other owners on this forum that feed PREY raw...maybe try doing a search. |
09-28-2011, 05:27 PM | #3 |
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| Great to see someone else on here feeding raw! I have been reading everything I can find on the subject and am wanting to go with BARF but seems so much I see from other people is with bigger dogs and I really wanted to hear from people with smaller and Yorkies if possible. I think I have decided to start with a commercial frozen raw ONLY because I am just afraid to feed things like chicken with bones in to my little one. I know the frozen will likely have small bones in but I hoped they were small enough to not cause a problem. So my question is do you feed any whole bones or just the bone meal with meals and if so are their teeth just nice and clean without whole bones? Could I bother you for an example of what you feed in a day? I have struggled for a long time with feeding kibble and just feeling it was never good enough to satisfy or for their health so I really want to get this right and hopefully never see another bag of kibble in my house. LOL
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09-28-2011, 07:16 PM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I have fed pre-made raw (Primal, NV, or Stella&Chewys) for about 3+ yrs now. I really like it for them. Wylie is 7, never had a dental, and his vet loves his teeth. Now, that could be hereditary too...but just thought I'd mention it. I do give lots of chews so the kids work on their teeth....I don't brush (very bad me). Some here feed Prey Model too, and there are some good threads on this. Oh, btw, there is a thread in the Library on raw too .
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09-28-2011, 07:44 PM | #5 |
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| I raw feed my dogs exclusively. My Jay Jay was about 9 months old when I first started with PREY model raw feeding and Innie was about 3 months old. I obtained as much information as possible before I started raw feeding. You can check Yahoo Raw Feeding Group as well as Raw Feeding (RF) in Facebook, if you haven't done so. A lot of small dog owners are there to discuss and to answer questions of the raw feeding. My Jay Jay is 2 1/2 years old and my Innie is almost 1 1/2 years old. Both my dogs had routine check-up with our vet last week and we were told that they are very healthy. Last edited by leoi; 09-28-2011 at 07:46 PM. |
09-29-2011, 10:56 AM | #6 | |
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09-29-2011, 11:25 AM | #7 | |
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09-29-2011, 01:05 PM | #8 | |
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09-29-2011, 01:24 PM | #9 | |
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A lot of times I feed Primal raw in the morning and then ACANA kibble, at night. I am out of raw at the moment and just haven't stopped by to pick it up, so I am feeding ACANA kibble morning and night right now. But, yes it's pretty similar. | |
09-29-2011, 01:32 PM | #10 |
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| I feed roxy nv raw. She gets 2 medallions in the am and 1/4 cup of nv instinct kibble in the pm. I've never given her primal but she loves the raw. I'm going to switch her to all raw soon. |
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09-29-2011, 02:38 PM | #12 | |
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Good Luck with whatever you decide. | |
09-30-2011, 03:56 PM | #13 | |
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Best of luck! and Happy researching! | |
10-01-2011, 03:01 AM | #14 |
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| Thanks for all the replies! I haven't been back to this thread in a couple of days because I went and found others and have been reading almost non stop! My rear end is sore form sitting here! LOL I have decided to start off with the premade and add in some RMB for her teeth. I just want to be 100% confident before I go prey model all the way. So I have just ordered a ton from what looked like a very good place here in England. I don't think I can get any of the ones you all mention. The one I went with was Natural Instinct - Home So we'll start on that next week. After all my reading I have decided that raw chicken with bone is fine BUT it still scares me. So my biggest question is this: if I go to the butcher what bones can I ask for that are good for her chewing and teeth cleaning that might not involve her crunching and swallowing them right off just until we settle with this and I am calmer about it. Would something like lamb ribs be something ok to start with as a side to her premade and still be good for her teeth? I know I still have a ton of reading to do. I feel in my heart this is truly what is best for her but want to make sure I do absolutely right.
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10-01-2011, 01:16 PM | #15 | |
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