Raw Diet Only???

[tjdmom]

I do not mix in veggies. Most PMR feeders don't believe the dog gets any benefit from them as they are not able to digest them properly. I do not grind at all. I just feed the whole piece. In my yorkies case, it might be a chicken leg or just some boneless meat. Sometimes I let her work on pork bones but never beef bones as they tend to be too dense for her. My collie eats a whole leg and thigh. She handles those bones with no problems and also does pretty good with some pork bones. I don't feed her any beef bones either. I try to give them a variety of meat but of course, chicken being so economical, that is a frequent meal. I generally keep 2 days worth of food in a freezer bag and pull them out the day before to thaw. If I were at the market, I would be fine feeding them a piece of say, chicken with out freezing it but if it's wild food (I don't hunt but I get venison donated to me frequently) I make sure to freeze that for a month or so to be on the safe side. Hope that helps!

[Patchess]

how to you keep your Yorkie's beard from stinking, mine get so awful, and I wash his face and beard, but it stil is ucky. I feed all prey model raw, and was just wondering if any one else has this problem, as my Willie loves his RMB. I just don't like the smell of his beard. Thanks and keep lovin them furrbabies.

[mzwit51]

I don't know for sure, but since the food is raw, there is a certain amount of decomposition occuring if any is left on their mouth or beard. I feed a crunchy biscuit or chew log after they eat their meal to clean their teeth. I also keep Teddee's beard trimmed so it doesnt get into his food so much. Maybe you can wipe his beard with a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar so it will kill bacteria but not be toxic like soap? Its worth a try!

[Lolapup]

Originally Posted by tjdmom

I wanted to just say that I feed a Prey Model Raw diet also known as PMR. It's simply just a variety of meat. The same meat you would eat yourself, I just give to my dogs uncooked, bones and all. The chewing of the bones is amazing for cleaning off their teeth! And its more economical than a premade raw diet for me as I have a yorkie and a collie.

[mzwit51]

Yes, I have two laso apsos and a Yorkie and it cost me about 21 dollars a week to feed the raw patties. I was considering just buying meat myself and feeding that way, but was unsure how to prepare it.. Do you grind it? I find that my Yorkie tends to like to gulp and not chew if I give him a piece of meat whole. So would you grind the meat and bones in a food processor?
Patti

[Rockdiva]

Originally Posted by jeffandkim

We've been feeding Ella Nature's Variety Raw Frozen for a few weeks now, and she loves it. Her poo is small, hard, and not so stinky, and she goes less frequently than she did before. She was never a fan of her kibble, so it's great to have a food that she gobbles up right away. I've also noticed that her breath doesn't smell--which is good because she likes to climb up right by my face at night!

The Nature's Variety comes in small medallions that are frozen. We just take a few out and let them thaw in the fridge.

I just ordered some of the NV medallions for Wookie. I am going to be doing the rotation diet between those and kibble (he won't eat canned). So he will only be eating 1/2 a medallion at night. I was wondering about the thawing out of those, says you have to use them within 24 hours of thawing. Am I ok to thaw one, use half one night and the other half the next night? Its taken me a long time to get over being scared of feeding raw (a mental thing for me) that I am still a bit scared of bacteria or something, don't want to give anything a chance to grow on them! LOL