Raw Diet - Info Needed

[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by carole goodman

when the other runs out.
Carole

Donate the 'other' to a shelter, and continue with real food. "Feeding through the bag is false economy".

[MyFairLacy]

Got a question for you prey-model feeders Have you ever heard of feeding cow placentas??? Saw somewhere that a person was going to be feeding their dog a lot of cow placenta once calving season started.

[omega]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Got a question for you prey-model feeders Have you ever heard of feeding cow placentas??? Saw somewhere that a person was going to be feeding their dog a lot of cow placenta once calving season started.

I've never heard of that one. EEEWWW. LOL. I wonder if that is good for them or not?

[abbie's mom]

Michelle,

I do feed green tripe (bovine stomache lining); but haven't heard of feeding placenta. Of course, I haven't read allllllllllllllllllll there is to prey model feeding, either. The RAW list moves pretty quickly; but, I'll post your question there and see what kind of feedback we get.

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by abbie's mom

Michelle,

I do feed green tripe (bovine stomache lining); but haven't heard of feeding placenta. Of course, I haven't read allllllllllllllllllll there is to prey model feeding, either. The RAW list moves pretty quickly; but, I'll post your question there and see what kind of feedback we get.

thankyou! I'm really interested to know... I've never seen any fresh green tripe around here or I'd probably buy some to give occasionally. I have bought solid gold canned green tripe before but I ran out and the store here has had trouble getting any in. So we've been tripless for several months now

[TurtleDove]

For those who give supplements, which brand do you recommend?

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by TurtleDove

For those who give supplements, which brand do you recommend?

With raw, you don't really need to do supplements. I've been giving Juice Plus for Dogs, just because...I'm sure she'd be fine without it. I also give a vit. E/fish oil supplement. I use Eicosaderm by Dermapet

[TurtleDove]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

With raw, you don't really need to do supplements. I've been giving Juice Plus for Dogs, just because...I'm sure she'd be fine without it. I also give a vit. E/fish oil supplement. I use Eicosaderm by Dermapet

Thanks! Does anyone know of any Vitamin E supplements, or is any fine? I really like the convenience of Eicosaderm though, as it has the fish oil+vitamin e

[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

.. I've never seen any fresh green tripe around here or I'd probably buy some to give occasionally.

I'm blessed to have a supplier locally; but, I've seen this site mentioned on another list. I cannot vouch for the quality, as I've not purchased from there, however.

Waiting for a reply on the placenta question.

[011011]

That placenta from cows sounds nasty.WE are in a big dairy area here and they have calfs year round.My boys girlfriend lives on a dairy farm and milks 250 cows she would look at me if I was nuts if I asked her to save me some.lol

[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Saw somewhere that a person was going to be feeding their dog a lot of cow placenta once calving season started.

Michelle,

I got one response from the list (so far), and this is it:

Whenever I have a question, I always look to nature. I think most
wild animal mothers eat the placenta so it wouldn't be normally
available for the diet of other animals and not often for the mother.
I think she eats it for reasons other than nutrition.

When thinking on this, I figure that the mother eats the placenta as part of her clean-up process, so as not to attract scavengers. ??? For my thoughts, there are too many other sources than to go with this - even if someone I trusted told me it's OK! I mean, I can barely feed green tripe. That's some naaaaaaaaasty smelling stuff!

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by abbie's mom

Michelle,

I got one response from the list (so far), and this is it:When thinking on this, I figure that the mother eats the placenta as part of her clean-up process, so as not to attract scavengers. ??? For my thoughts, there are too many other sources than to go with this - even if someone I trusted told me it's OK! I mean, I can barely feed green tripe. That's some naaaaaaaaasty smelling stuff!

Thanks..yeah, that makes sense. I doubt too many mothers would leave placentas lying around for dogs to eat. Thanks

[omega]

Originally Posted by abbie's mom

Michelle,

I got one response from the list (so far), and this is it:When thinking on this, I figure that the mother eats the placenta as part of her clean-up process, so as not to attract scavengers. ??? For my thoughts, there are too many other sources than to go with this - even if someone I trusted told me it's OK! I mean, I can barely feed green tripe. That's some naaaaaaaaasty smelling stuff!

I saw that post! It made sense to me.

As for green tripe.. I still have yet to experience that.

Why exactly do you feed it? Whatever nutritional value it has, can you find it in anything else?

[dexterandalana]

FEW!!! it took me just under 3 hours to read this entire thread...with diversions into other websites and taking notes...im actually kinda sad it is all done!!

so obviously i am considering a raw diet and this was my first research into it. i must say that almost all of my questions were answered! (if they werent, i dont remember what they were..too much information in my brain now!! lol) thank you so much to everyone in this thread for all of the helpful information!! this must be one of the longest threads ever on YT

its funny that out of all of this, the only question i have left is an unimportant one...dont the "feeding towels" cause a lot of laundry?? lol. do you change them every meal?

anyway, i'll likely be back with more questions as i think of them. thanks again! very helpful info from everyone!!!

[abbie's mom]

Originally Posted by omega

Why exactly do you feed it? Whatever nutritional value it has, can you find it in anything else?

Excerpt from Green Tripe Description

So how can something so disgusting, be so good? These same gastric juices and enzymes not only aid the animal in digestion, but also aid the dog in digesting and efficiently utilizing his food. The amino acids are necessary for muscular development and, the other gastric juices, I believe, are the best cleaner for their teeth!

In an analysis of a sample of green tripe by a Woodson-Tenant Lab in Atlanta, Georgia, it was discovered that the calciumhosphorous ratio is 1:1, the overall pH is on the acidic side which is better for digestion, protein is 15.1, fat 11.7 and it contained the essential fatty acids, Linoleic and Linolenic, in their recommended proportions. Also discovered, was the presence of Lactic Acid Bacteria. Lactic Acid Bacteria, also known as Lactobacillus Acidophilus, is the good intestinal bacteria. It is the main ingredient in probiotics.

Alana, this thread represents opinions/experiences from both pre-packaged RAW feeders and a few (like myself), who feed Prey Model RAW.

Originally Posted by dexterandalana

its funny that out of all of this, the only question i have left is an unimportant one...dont the "feeding towels" cause a lot of laundry?? lol. do you change them every meal?

LOL...well, yeah...I can see where that would be a concern. (j/k!) If it's not a real messy meaty meal, I change each day. I just sort of fold it up, after the first meal (I'm trying to get mine to once a day, now) and then pick it up after the evening meal. I have many feeding towels, so I can afford to wait until I have a laundry basket full, then wash a load.