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Originally Posted by fzzypinkboa  Hey, I gravitated toward this post. I was just recently reading on the BARF (bones and raw food) diet and I'm assuming this is what everyone here is talking about? (clueless question)
My baby is 7 months now. I'm hesitant about "raw" and about "bones", and wanted to know what everyone else thought about this for small dogs.
I'm here in Japan and have been trying to blend just boiled chicken, eggs, spinach, carrots, and a little olive oil together into a mush. (hope this is okay...)
I freeze it in tiny portions and mix it half & half with his dogfood for now (he east Royal Canin).
His coat has gotten sooo soft (not sure if that's from the new food or not though) and he loves it. But not sure if it will be getting all the nutrients he needs if he just eats that.
Note: I started off giving him small pieces of raw chicken, and he loved that too, but then I got nervous and started cooking it.
Didn't mean to interupt the thread. Just wanted to share and I'll be listening to your further comments or suggestions. Thanks!! |
In short, some people love raw and some people hate it (this group includes most vets). I don't consider the raw diet to be safe and would not feed it to my dogs. That said, there are lots of threads on YT about this (you can type it in the search box at the top or bottom of the screen). If you bump one up or start your own thread asking for pros and cons, you will probably get more answers to "how many small dog owners agree with this feeding method" question.