Need info on raw diet Hi everyone, I'm getting a yorkie puppy very soon, hopefully in about 2 weeks, and I would like to feed it a raw diet. I have seen some posts from people who feed their dogs these diets, and would love any info you could provide (recipes, advice, links to websites, good books to read on the subject, etc.) Anything would be helpful, as this will be my first dog and I have a lot to learn about them in general. I am planning on feeding my puppy the following mixed together: -Ground meat (could be beef, turkey, or lamb) -Pureed veggies (could include carrots, celery, beets, always some dark greens like spinach or kale, avocados, tomatoes, etc.) -Ground flaxseeds -Vitamin C powder -Dulse flakes (for iodine) -Vitamin E gel Once or twice a week, I will mix an egg into the puppy's basic food mixture. In addition, I am wondering if raw bones are safe for puppies to chew on. I've also heard of people giving their dogs fruits, like bananas. However, I'm not sure that bananas would go very well with meat. Perhaps I could use cut up pieces of banana for treats if the puppy likes them? One final question: I know that most dog foods are crunchy, which I suppose is for their teeth. Do I need to mix crunchy bits into this food? And if so, what would I use? Diced carrot or celery maybe? Thanks in advance for your help! |
Welcome to TY! Glad you are here. I know several members do the raw diet thing and can help you out. Hopefully they will come along soon and answer your questions. Congratulations on the new baby, can't wait to see pictures! |
I feed JD and Addie raw bones. They eat cornish hens raised without antiboitics and hormones. From my reading and just thinking about it, I'm pretty sure they need the bones for their teeth and for the calcium and other minerals. |
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Im a newbie to the raw diet, and have only fed it for the past 6 months. But if you feed a quality raw diet that has bones in it, that should be enough to keep his teeth clean, like others said. My yorkie was fed dry kibble for the first 3-4 years of her life and after feeding raw, its almost eliminated the need to brush her teeth. Her breath is ALOT better as well. I would recommend you to find a holistic Vet (as those are the most likely to support raw diet) to talk to. Alot will do phone consultations. Or a yahoo group like this http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/ |
Hi Mommy To Be 4 Attachment(s) Organic raw foods are great if talking vegs or fruits. But beware of raw meats Organic or not as modern day ways of slaughter is much different than 100 years ago. With a much higher risk of ecoli getting into meat or selminila. Cook your meat and use organic meat beef hamburger or buffalo hamburger mix a cup of water in it and make a squichy soup it will cook down to the consistancy of wet dog food and they love it. Poohs are very healthy and so are my little doggies Don't use chicken or turkey, pork, they will cause the bloody poohs and can be trouble. Celery is hard to digest and eggs are out unless you have a chicken that feeds on open range and you collected the eggs yourself. Carrots, purple cabbage, potatoes with a tiny bit of seasalt are fine if you slice them into slivers my dogs love them and they think its yummy cookies and they are full of vitamins. I am a Organic Food eater and my dogs eat Organic everything raw but the meat. The flax and olive are good for them i would be careful with the Vita C and E oil i dont know what amount is needed if your feeding raw Organic diet your babies should not need extra C or E i would think but i really don't know so i wish you the best. Great you are feeding a Healthy Diet for your baby! |
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I have a friend who owns a Bernese Mountain Dog and they have been eating raw for about 6 months now, and she just got a new puppy and that's all the breeder has been feeding her gang for many years. But...I have another friend with a yorkie who switched and after about 2 months she came down with an intestinal bacterial problem with bloody stools. The vet went through the roof when she found out that a raw diet was being fed. After the meds, she's back to normal and no more raw for her just a high quality dry and cooked/steamed food. I think that maybe there are less problems with the larger breeds switching them over, because you have to remember that we've evolutionized (?) the domestic dog and their intestines, so to quickly switch back to totally raw, I think sometimes it may be a little too hard on their systems. Whatever you choose, just make sure that it's high quality, they deserve no less... |
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