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Thinking on switching
So I have thought about this on several occassions.... I have 2 cats and 2 dogs.
One dog is like 70 lbs the other maybe 6 lbs. How do you determine the amount to give to an animal? This really concerns me also.... Another concern with B.A.R.F. diets centers on the fact that carcass-based meals may be more likely to physically damage the gastrointestinal tract than traditional pet chow. Bones, especially chicken bones, have the potential to sliver and poke through the esophagus, stomach, or intestines, causing serious problems, often requiring hospitalization and surgery to fix. Choking may also be encountered if bones become lodged in the throat. Can I just remove the bones on chicken and turkey or all for that matter? The thread about what a daily menu looks like was helpful but not much veggies there. Where can one obtain freezedried meats? and one last question if I may...lol How do I introduce them to a raw diet?....slowly or suddenly? I have recently aquired a peekapoo dog and have noticed these dogs are prone to many health issues and was thinking maybe a raw diet might help avoid some of these things or at least put them off till later years
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We've seen some great changes: gorgeous teeth, fabulous coats, muscle gain, weight gain in our bonerack gsd, lots of energy. Everyone's doing beautifully.
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whatever you do, don't start off with prepackaged raw. I've used them before and now I wouldn't recommend them to any of my friends and here is why:
1. Most of the bacteria in meats live on the surface, so grinding the food will actually increase the number of bacteria 2. There is no way to tell what animal parts get ground up into the patties 3. Quality control of the patties isn't so great, some have way too much fat in them, some have too much bone, etc etc 4. It is hard to tell how fresh the food is or how many times it has gone through the freezing/thawing cycle 5. Feeding ground patties all the time is not good for your dog's oral health You should start with some chicken breasts with bones attached and maybe a little bit of liver, both of which you can buy at your local grocery store. You might want to take off some of the fat attached. thats all. And like the poster above says, veggies are over rated. whenever I gave my dog cooked/raw veggies, it came out in his poop undigested in nice solid pieces. Its amazing how well pet foods are marketed. I was speaking to this lady at the park, and I told her I give my dog raw food, and her face went "I thought you should always feed your dog pet food" |
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Some dogs will experience gastro upset (some vomitting/diarrhea) for a few days or a week as their digestive system reconfigures to the meaty diet.
and does it always configure?...Sorry Just cant picture poor Sadie vomitting for a week or Buddy for that matter....ohhhh what a mess that would be. And how do you handle it when the puppy gets babysat at a home that always has kibble down for their own dogs will it hurt them at all or would it be like a really healthy eating person going to Mcd's
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They really shouldn't be getting both kibble and raw at the same time...plus, if there's always food down, you can't possibly monitor how much they're eating and therefore adjust portions as needed to keep the body condition ideal. And the one week thing is really a worst-case scenario.
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Owned by: Solomon - black DSH - king of kitchen raids (11) Gracie - Mutterooski X - scary smart (9) Jaida - GSD - tripod trainwreck and gentle soul (4) Heidi - mugsly Boston Terrier X - she is in BIG trouble!!! (3) Audrey - torbie - sweet as pie (11 months) Patrick - blue - a little turd (but we like him anyways) (6 months) __________ Boo, our Matriarch (August 1 1992 - March 29 2011) Riley and Molly |
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