WOW. My favorite topic
I go to the local SLAUGHTER HOUSE as soon as they kill a cow and buy the entire stomach which comprises of three the fourth is ususllay not good. It sometimes weighs about 25lbs, and I DONT WASH IT NEVER WASH OR CLEAN IT, you leave it in tact as IS.
All the bacteria and particles from the cows stomach is EXTREMELY beneficial to our dogs. The enzymes that the cow has just before slaughtering are a humoungous benefit to our furry babies. I mince some and bag them and freeze it. I cut slabs and freez and give him to eat during the day. It is EXTREMELY beneficial for plaque removal and also fighting bad bacterial. It is an extremely HIGH PROBIOTIC which is the good bacteria our furry babies need. The protein count is high and healthy. There are NO drabacks to green tripe, only benefits, only draw back is it stinks to high heaven.
If you get it straight like I did from a slaughter house, NEVER RINSE IT leave it black and gross looking here is a pic of what it loosk like freshly out the cows stomach
There are only PLUSES in feeding it. Also good for baby teeth removal and jaw exercises that benefits the babies.
It looks like a creature from the black lagoon, and stinks somethign awful, but my current baby will kill for it. When I mince it I mince all of it so it turns out a dark gray green color. You can feed it alone or I mixed it with baby mashes carrots. But recently I have him on cooked and tripe as a midday thing for chewing and exercising his jaws and to help pull those milk teeth out. He goes to down on it, the moon can fall in the house he can care less. LOL