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09-11-2010, 04:02 AM | #1 |
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| feeding raw pieces of chicken I always wondered how you actually measure out how much you can let a pup eat, if you give them a piece of raw chicken? I feed 1 oz., 1 1/4 oz., & 1 1/2 oz., based on each ones' weight (this is twice a day) That's not much!!!..I'll probably never do it, but I can't figure out how you could give them a chicken breast or wing, etc. and let them go to town on it?...I'm sure all of mine would eat 'till they exploded! I'm probably on the wrong page about this, but sure would like to know how this all works? Also, seems like if you let them have a chicken breast, and let them eat a little, you'd have to throw the rest out, 'cause you couldn't put it back in the fridge? I am, totally, in the dark about all these things...Hope someone can turn on the light for me lol...thanks, Maggie |
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09-11-2010, 04:05 AM | #2 |
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| this is very good question; i am very interested in this too. what type of meat and bones do you feed and how often. is raw meant to be fed only for healthy dogs or can it also be fed to dogs with IBD or sensitive digestive system. thanks
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09-11-2010, 05:14 AM | #3 |
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| I haven't given my babes raw chicken. I do cook chicken breasts and then cut them into strips and dehydrate them, and the dehydrator book says that after dehydrating they need to be put in a 170^ oven for 30 minutes just to make sure there is no salmonella. So, I guess chicken can have salmonella - probably so after thinking about the chicken jerky treats from China being tainted.
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09-11-2010, 05:25 AM | #4 |
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| raw chicken Never give ur dog any kind of meat bones.There is no bones that are good.I've never heard that you can feed a dog raw meat.I would never eat raw meat and i know I'd never feed it to my babies. |
09-11-2010, 06:09 AM | #5 | |
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09-11-2010, 06:24 AM | #6 |
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| Cooked bones are bad, raw are not.
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09-11-2010, 06:32 AM | #7 |
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| You're right Brit...People probably wouldn't believe I'm actually afraid to give my guys raw bones...I use to give them to my 180 lb. mastiff 'though..I do give them Bully Sticks...Do you give Jackson raw bones, and if so, what kind? |
09-11-2010, 06:57 AM | #8 |
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| raw meat My Vet told me to never feed raw meat as it could contain E Coli or Salmonella.Raw meat is riddled with parasites that take up residence in the intestines.Wreaking havoc with digestion causing vomiting and diarrhea.I don't know about you but my dog will eat nothing but cooked meat.Not taking the chance with my babies. |
09-11-2010, 07:04 AM | #9 |
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| I never have! I'm so new to the actual raw thing. I really wouldn't even know where to get them. I've looked into it though. For now, it's bully sticks and Himaylan chews.
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09-11-2010, 07:11 AM | #10 |
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| My house was robbed and the people who robbed my house gave my dog raw meat to keep him queit so he would ot wake up the nieghbors. But the raw meat gave him heartworms and he died from. So basically they killed my dog. I know not to give dogs raw meat. it is very dangerous for a dog to eat raw meat. it killed my dog so think about your dog before you give it any more raw meat.Just something i found on the net. |
09-11-2010, 07:17 AM | #11 | |
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09-11-2010, 07:22 AM | #12 | |
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I have many friends who have fed their dogs raw meat for years. In face this site has a recommendation for raw meats. The Heartworm Preventative for Your Dog | Heartworms in Dogs
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09-11-2010, 07:32 AM | #13 | |
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Your vet is correct in saying that raw meat can have pathogens. That is why, when you are preparing meat for your own consumption, you have to use careful handling procedures so that you won't get sick yourself. Beef can have e-coli, which does not exist in the muscle or fat before butchering, but happens by accident whenever the butchering takes place, and some fecal material gets on the meat when it is butchered and cut up. If it is a steak, the e-coli will only be on the surface, but if you are talking ground meat, the e-coli will be spread throughout the sample. Careful handling and cooking procedures will protect you. When a steak is cooked, if e-coli is on the surface, it will be killed. Ditto for cooking ground beef completely to make it safe for human consumption. Chicken can have salmonella and camphylobacter. Again, good handling and cooking practices eliminate the risk. With dogs, their shortened digestive tract will make it far less likely to be affected by salmonella. Only dogs that are already unhealthy or immunocomprimised are at risk. Pork can have trichanosis. Cook thoroughly. Pork is NEVER used in raw food diets for dogs. Other good hygiene practices are also recommend, like not using a cutting board or knife to cut up raw meat, then using same to cut up veggies for a salad. Now that's the risk of raw proteins in the human food supply, and how we have to safeguard our own health and prevent illness from food-borne pathogens. Our food supply IS risky and we have to take precautions. However, I'm not at all worried about feeding my dogs commercially prepared raw food. The manufacturer puts the food through a high-pressure pasteurization process which kills all of the pathogens. That's not the case with the meat I buy at the grocery store for my own consumption. So I feel confident in saying that the raw that I feed my dog is much safer than the stuff I get from the meat market and fix for myself.
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