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Originally Posted by Poochieheaven  Pre packaged has everything in it that your dog needs- meat, bones, organs, fruits/veggies, supplements, etc.
The store bought meat is just meat. Dogs also need bone and organs. This is normally called prey model. People sometimes put supplements in there as well.
I feed prey model as it would be too expensive to feed pre packaged with a big dog! I also get my meat from a meat packaging company so it is much cheaper than going to the grocery store. |
Thanks
I completely forgot about the bones and organs being in the pre packaged raw.
So, you buy directly from a meat packaging plant? How do you get the bones and organs in there? I know the vet I worked for did it himself mainly with venison, but he had this big grinder thing in his garage that he used to "processed" the deer for his dogs. There's no way on earth I'm doing that lol, but I do want to at least suppliment their kibble diet with some raw.
The NV is too expensive since we have 3 dogs(one of which is a 75 lb. Akita, and 2 cats) and our local small natural pet store sells a different brand (can't think of the name) that's much less expensive since the packaging isn't fancy
, but about the third time I fed it, one of my cats brought all of it back up about 20 minutes later, so now I don't trust that brand.