After he didn't eat any of his kibble for last half of yesterday (he does this occasionally, no worries) I decided today to give him his first taste of raw meat to see how he liked it and how he handled it.
I've been researching this whole raw feeding bit for some time now, so don't worry, I know that chicken legs aren't a balanced diet. But everybody has to start somewhere, and this was our little trial. Back to kibble this evening, and tomorrow too probably, while my DH and I work out what our next step will be. I'm pleased to say that I was only marginally nauseous watching him just at first, and was even brave enough to hold on to it for him when he started having trouble because he is apparently too dainty and proper to use his paws, lol. Cool. :-)
The one thing that really surprised me was how different the layers of a chicken leg look, raw versus cooked. The coolest part was watching him crunch on the bone - in terms of texture, it looked just like eating a chic-o-stick looks, but the outside is bone colored and the inside is red gross guts colored.
But anyways, poops were softer and lighter colored today after the chicken, but nothing too extreme I suppose, and Nikko had lots of energy along with a nice long nap. He also really really loved eating the chicken, lol. Some schoolkids walked by which he normally would have raced over to bark a few times at, but instead he just let out a couple half-hearted barks from where he was, with the leg still crammed inside his mouth.
Just wanted to share our first experience with feeding raw meat.
Lauren & Nikko