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02-12-2013, 07:34 PM | #1 |
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| Raw Diet I used the search feature but didn't find a thread regarding a raw diet...being dogs are carnivores, eating raw solves tarter, other skin and health problems, where are the others feeding a raw diet? Pooky got his first raw beef bone today...hoping it'll help his breath. I haven't looked up any info about raw food diet for a Yorkie but imagine it's the same as the our other dogs...which range from a Rottweiler, Boxer and toy Poodle. All LOVE it! What I found was there isn't any particular formula, there are percentages to bone, meat, organs and fat/skins. Then they eat stuff in the yard like banana leaves and grass. But, it was a little expensive for us just to use the raw meat/bones so we added a mix of Kirkland Lamb and Rice which I will not give to the Yorkie...anyway, will be switching his diet when the kibble runs out and wanted to chat with others who are feeding their Yorkies raw. I mean, dogs don't cook their food in the wild, hehe Last edited by pookybear; 02-12-2013 at 07:38 PM. |
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02-12-2013, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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| Be careful which size bones you are feeding him...because he is so small, he really shouldn't be getting anything bigger than a chicken wing. He can break his teeth. I feed raw and love it. But please research before you just start giving him raw food. There is a method to introducing (you should start with poultry (preferably chicken) for 2 weeks, then add others like turkey, duck...then pork...then hearty red meats like beef and lamb). Puppies need more than fully grown. There are calculators that you can use to figure it out.
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02-12-2013, 11:15 PM | #3 |
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| I have heard many times that it is not good to have a puppy on raw until they are a year old
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02-13-2013, 05:22 AM | #4 |
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| I can't imagine a puppy born in the wild cooking his food or buying a bag of kibble. |
02-13-2013, 05:31 AM | #5 | |
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Its not the same as a wolf puppy or a coyote, or fox. Its a teenie tiny yorkie who has not been raised on raw meat . I wouldnt risk it. Their baby bellies are not ready for raw meat nor are their immune systems strong enough to fight off bacteria. If a puppy that small gets severe diarhea from a bug or bacteria they could die. | |
02-13-2013, 05:38 AM | #6 |
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| I have to agree, there are not too many yorkies born "in a wild". Yorkies are a special breed that has been evolved as a toy breed. Also "in a wild" chickens are not raised in conditions they are raised for us (people) to eat. You should probably watch one of those shows on TV about where our food comes and dangers associated with it and why its important to make sure everything is cooked through, ESPECIALLY poultry! You can't feed a rottweiler and a yorkie the same thing. |
02-13-2013, 05:59 AM | #7 |
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| Whatever, too many health problems associated with processed food. i didn't say you had to, didn't ask for your permission and i'm done watching this thread. Some of you are exasperating. |
02-13-2013, 06:35 AM | #8 | |
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Moving on! I feed raw, but not PMR. I have known of experienced PMR feeders to feed puppies raw after weaning. But honestly, I would not recommend it one bit unless a person is dead-set on it, AND knows what the heck they're doing. What concerns me is thinking of a new PMR feeder who throws in organ meats without knowing what they're doing, and disaster begins. Diarrhea in a puppy can become life threatening. Even if a person wants to feed raw / PMR at some future point, there is nothing wrong w/ feeding kibble/canned until they are adults and their immune systems are fully developed. I wouldn't support the claim that raw 'solves tartar'. Yes, it can help tremendously...but tartar and dental issues are also very hereditary, so it's no guarantee; also, over-vaccination is notorious for causing future dental issues. I do think raw bones are wonderful for working the gunk off the teeth, and are definitely part of the arsenal against build up on teeth. I like to use raw Bison back bones for my kiddos. They are non-consumables, which is unpopular w/ most PMR feeders, but they work beautifully. I've never had any of mine break a tooth, knock on wood...er...enamel. And btw, I recently heard that in Colorado - there are wolf puppies who are walking into grocery stores TRYING TO SHOPLIFT BAGS OF KIBBLE. Kid you not. They are developing a double-blind randomized study about this recent phenomenon.
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02-13-2013, 06:51 AM | #9 | |
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02-13-2013, 07:09 AM | #10 | |
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I saw a black bear trying to sneak into my local Food City the other day....I bet that's what he was doing too.
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02-13-2013, 07:12 AM | #11 | |
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But, the main gist was that there is an extreme correlation btwn the huge increase in dental issues in dogs -and- the advent of when we began to vaccinate the heck out of our dogs. The postulation was that since overvaccination can overwhelm and deplete the immune system, that long term problems can more easily develop in dogs such as allergies (huge!...just look at any dog board these days), skin issues, dental issues, neuro problems...the list was/is very long -- even related an increase in epilepsy to possible overvax. All of these things would be hard to fully substantiate bc of all the variables like poor breeding, inbreeding, diet, heredity and blah blee -- but the correlation was strong enough to be pretty noteworthy. For me personally, overvax causing long term issues in dogs/breeds/breeding-lines makes logical sense and physiological sense...so I do think there is something there. I especially think that overvax *had* to play a huge-gantic part in the extraordinary amount of allergies we now see in dogs.
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02-13-2013, 07:18 AM | #12 | |
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I get the Bison back bones at Whole Foods...you can find them either in their pet food freezer, or in their regular meat section. They come in sections that are too long for my kiddos - so I have the butcher cut the bones either in half or in thirds (in thirds for the really long ones). So since I get them cut, I end up w/ a whole bunch of yorkie-sized raw bones for a really nice price. I like the bison bones bc they're a nice circumference for both carrying around in their mouths, and for scraping. They have bits of lean raw meat on them, but not too much, just enough.
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02-13-2013, 07:24 AM | #13 |
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| I have a feeling finding bison in Middle Tennessee would be nigh on impossible. Is there a source to have them shipped from? Probably not, being raw.
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02-13-2013, 07:25 AM | #14 |
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02-13-2013, 07:56 AM | #15 |
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| Do you have a Food City? My FC has bison meat, so I'm going to check on the bones.
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