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Originally Posted by AlicetheYorkie  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. |
The place I buy from offers a grounded mix of organs and meat, so I use that alot and then will give a hunk of bone in chicken a few times a week.
I don't do any grinding, I just "throw" it all in a bowl and they eat. I am able to get 20lb boxes of organs, so that lasts me a long time. Otherwise for the bones, I do mostly chicken or turkey with the bones. I also bought a bone meal supplement that I may use on occasion. You do have to buy in bulk, so I dethaw everything and re package into bags so that I can just take a few out and feed when the times comes.
Duke will eat anything, while Piper is much more picky.