Food & Bones Someone asked me about raw diet. However, something happened to the message before I was able to reply. To begin your investigation into the RAW DIET I suggest in going to leerburg.com. This is where I started when I was looking into purchasing a German line GSD. I want one that is healthy from the start and exactly 8 weeks old. Leerburg.com answered all my questions and will most likely be where I go to purchase my next GSD. COOKED BONES KILL :eek: :eek: RAW BONES HEAL :D:D Never feed any bones that have been cooked NEVER purchase bone from petsmart/petco/etc/etc/etc as ALL of those bones have been cooked! They are called "STERILIZED" but this is cooking the bones to a point of very deadly! These bones are able to splinter and will then make very large vet bills. Raw bones do not splinter BUT there are time limit rules. I never leave the bones for more than 24 hours before picking it up and trashing it. Did You KNOW that ALL dog food has bone in it? They get their bones from Sams Club/Cosco/etc where they will not sell members the bones for fear of losing their jobs as these companies supply the bones to the dog food companies. I've tried to purchase their bones. RAW is NOT Dangerous for dogs and cats. When have you ever seen wild K9s or big cats stop and cook their food. NEVER WILL HAPPEN :yelrotflm:yelrotflm:yelrotflm:yelrotflm! The only problem is getting the amounts proper for each meal. Never feed it as a free feed. ALL food must be Human quality - this is another problem area. Many people feed their dog/cat the food that needs to be in the trash and then claim RAW diets are bad. If you won't eat it DON'T give it to your pets. For Prince Charming, I gave him 1/2 cup raw 3 times a day -- we were hoping he would gain some weight but he did not gain with the RAW diet either. His pet cat did gain 1 pound so we cut him back to 1/4 cup 3 time a day and then he could go eat the cat food if he needed extra. Prince Charming also had dry i/d but ate very little after we started the RAW diet. Many vets tell you NOT to give RAW but they get money for selling that dog food. My vet is the one that gave me the leerburg link. Because of my health, I can eat NO red/dark meat so that is what I use for my pets. Someone gave me some deer meat and I have to give it to the cats --they LOVE it. I also give them chunks of turkey, chicken wings, beef stew meat, pork tenders. Some meat is ground but most is not. That which is not get cut into bite size pieces. I also buy cat milk -- no lactose which is what causes the runs. My dogs also get dog milk as a treat once a day. Hope this helps whoever asked the question. Sorry about whatever happened to your PM. |
Mine really love the Bison bones that I get at Whole Foods - perfect for yorkie size :). |
Turkey and chicken neck work great as well. I always ask to get it cut into small portions. I also have used pig neck bones. Wonderful for just plain chewing. Another advantage of raw bones is the bones clean their teeth naturally. Less need to have them put under to have a vet tech do the teeth of your baby(ies). Another reason vets don't like the raw food diets. |
Hey I haven't been here in ages how's things what have I missed. I feed my guys lamb and Pork neck as well as pork back or side ribs. You can always feed more than the standard 3% of body weight if your dogs metabolism requires a bit more food. |
I am currently fostering a diabetic Morkie I switched him to raw from RC Gastro in the first week, started giving him meaty bones after three weeks and using Leba lll daily. He lost weight, his teeth no longer look like grey modelling clay he had teeth under that and we reduced his insulin down to two units a day from ten. The rescue are 100% behind me on the change and the vet I'm dealing with has never encountered a patient on raw so I can't wait until he sees the teeth now. But after 9 years of no dental care he will need a dental visit for sure. |
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vet BTW, when is Mokie's next vet visit??? Will keep only good thoughts & and more prayers for vet to see the light AND the upside of the raw diet. :D :animal36 |
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