All you RAW feeder's - I'm in the club! :) I'm switching to a raw diet, but doing it "home made" (prey model) and Alice and my Akita convinced me this morning :) I used to use NV but it got too $$$$ So, I've researched how to use meat and some bones and organs from a butcher shop and grocery store along with ground egg shells and a few other supplimental ingredients and I'm now 100% convinced this is the way to go and it will actually probably save me money since their kibble is really expensive and alot of what I need I can get from the local butcher for very cheap if not free. This morning, Alice and my Akita didn't want their kibble (like usual) so in the middle of my researching I remembered that I still had a good slab of venison in the freezer from my Dad's hunting trip this winter. I thawed it out in hot water and sliced some up for the 2 of them and - they devoured it WAY better than they do the pre-made raw patties I've tried recently. In the almost 3 months I've had Alice, I've never seen her eat ANYTHING with that much enthusiasm! (this is a dog who doesn't like COOKED chicken) She even ate it right out of the "dreaded, scarey bowl" :p. I feel kind of dumb actually for not understanding this before, Miya and especially Alice were trying to tell me something;) - they're not meant to eat "dog food". No wonder Alice would sniff and walk away looking at me like, you expect me to eat what? It just makes sooo much sense with all the "picky eaters" on here. The dogs understand what they're supposed to eat and we just don't get it. So that's my raw food excited rant :) - no more picky eaters, no more fat cats, more more dry skin. Even the best of the best kibble can't compare to what nature intended :) Seeing picky Alice eat that raw venison so happily was definatly the deal sealer for me :) Duh LOL If you're having a hard time with a "picky eater", try a raw diet, start with pre-packaged such as Nature's Variety or Primal or just give a little piece of beef or chicken that's you're making for dinner BEFORE you cook it and see what happens :) You may just have a "lightbulb" moment like I did :) There's TONS of information online about it, so if you're nervous, read up, you'll change your mind and your picky eater will thank you :) Here's the site where I learned the most if anyone's interested: www.pet-grub.com/ |
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Good to hear! Sasha was the same way when I introduced her to Primal. I was nervous because I had tried NV with her in the past and she ate it for a few days and then wanted nothing to do with it which was money lost for me because I had just bought a big bag of it. A few years later, I began to notice quite a few members on here raving about Primal and how wonderful it is. I started reading up on it and went to their website to see if there was even a store around my area that sells it, which of course I got lucky and there was. They offer a sample pack which has 4 different protein sources, 3 nuggets each. Tried that first and she loved them all and shes been eating Primal ever since. I buy two 4lb. bags with each bag being a different protein source and it lasts me close to 3 months which is amazing. However, I still do give her kibble at night for dinner since she used to be super picky and has always loved Blue Buffalo Wilderness kibble. Still, the smallest bag of kibble lasts almost 2 months. It's such a good feeling to see your dog eating their food willingly. I love watching Sasha eat and be satisfied lol. :D |
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Alice sounds like Duke. Duke never really liked kibble and frankly wouldn't eat it half the time. How that we are on raw, he LOVES to eat. haha. Good luck with the switch! |
I would love to be able to feed Lexie homemade raw because just like your babies when i put down her bowl of kibble she sniffs and just looks at me. Eventually she'll pick at it and eat but probably only because shes hungry and that's all thats there. I get the feeling she doesn't mind it but shes not over the moon about it. The other day i gave her a small piece of raw steak i was preparing and she wolfed it down and even cried for more!. Because i don't have time to prepare homemade i'm gonna start feeding her NV raw, depending on how she does i might switch her completely. We don't have Primal here either and hopefully price wise it will be fine because she's my only pup :). Glad you found something you're babies enjoy eating and is so good for them |
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Congrats! We switched this week too. Im doing premade as none sell locally and I am not ready to do prey model. |
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Great choice. Im with you on being scared to get it wrong. Im doing stella and chewys lamb patties for now and the ordering primal online. she is happy with her raw but it seems such a little bit so she keeps beggjng for more. Lol |
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Which online co. do you get the Primal from? I've looked at Petfooddirect.com since they have NV and Stella and Chewys at better prices than the store here, but the shipping for frozen is outrageous, so it's not worth it. |
Going raw I read another thread that you have to supplement them with vitamins? So you can't just feed them the raw meat, occassional egg, etc... is there a good thread about going raw? Little Pooter LOVES raw steak, but with his sensitive stomach I've been to scared to try him on an all raw diet. I know Tikka would just love it though she's got the stomach of a 200lb man at a hotdog eating contest lol!! |
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Some people use the "green" tripe of beef, lamb or elk in stead of veggies/fruit. And although I haven't done a lot of reading on the Prey model, that would make sense, as the tripe is the stomach lining which apparently wild carnivores eat first. My girls love tripe...I haven't yet met a dog who doesn't...but the smell is very very off putting for the humans :DMy raw food store sells the green tripe, raw for dogs/cats...but I've also served Tripet canned tripe, it's very good for picky eaters in general. |
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