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How to start out on raw?

Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
Dogs don't digest veggies so while they aren't bad for them and you can feed them, you'll be seeing them again a few hours later :p
 
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allformyk9s

Well-Known Member
Bonesnsasha: I buy pork shoulder or its sometimes called picnic. And cut off hunks of meat for them & when I get down to the bone I try to leave a meals worth of meat on the bone & give that for 1 meal, the bone with meat. Any cut of beef is fine. Scraps from the butcher would be good for supplementing their normal meal, just depends on what it is.

Kelly:
I do not feed veggies & such. Physically dogs can not digest starches & such. They dont have the enzymes to break it down to be able to "use, starches & such.

Some folks follow a 'barf' raw diet which includes vegges & such. Others, like myself, follow a 'prey model' raw diet which is just meat/bone/organ. Ultimately neither is right or wrong, do some reading on it & then you decide. Its a very

personal decision & whichever you chose to follow, you'll find support here. Chicken backs/necks are good but a lot of bone not much meat so be careful not to feed too much & keep an eye on their poop - too firm or having a hard time pooping, they need more meat/organ.
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Not sure if either of you are on Facebook but there's a good Raw group thats a wealth of information for those feeding raw *either prey model or barf* & for those considering switching to raw and everyone in between. Hope its ok to share here but here's the link to it: http://www.facebook.com/groups/Rawpet/ Let me know if yall want to join & I'll give the admins a heads up, just private message me your names.
 
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allformyk9s

Well-Known Member
Not sure if either of you are on Facebook but there's a good Raw group thats a wealth of information for those feeding raw *either prey model or barf* & for those considering switching to raw and everyone in between. Hope its ok to share here but here's the link to it: http://www.facebook.com/groups/Rawpet/ Let me know if yall want to join & I'll give the admins a heads up, just private message me your names.
 
Kelly

Kelly

Well-Known Member
I've heard there are raw forums and was thinking of joining one. if not veggies, what about fruit? like apples?
 
Duetsche_Doggen

Duetsche_Doggen

Well-Known Member
I just went "cold turkey" with Thor luck on my side everything was fine. I agree with everyone else good chest freezer is a lifesaver!
 
bonesnsasha

bonesnsasha

Well-Known Member
Well, I've already got a chest freezer so set there! And thank goodness I'm a little more excited now reading all this stuff and hopefully the pups take to raw pretty easy!
 
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allformyk9s

Well-Known Member
Dogs are carnivores and I feed them accordingly, prey model - meat/bone/organ. I dont feed anything other than that. Again this is a personal decision but there is no nutritionally value to them from it.

The group I shared the link to is very friendly & supportive regardless of which raw diet you chose to follow. Lots of folks with all kinds of knowledge. :)

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Deep freezer is a big help ;)
 
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allformyk9s

Well-Known Member
LOL!!!! Id stick to just chicken for a good 2-4 weeks before introducing anything new, give their systems a chance to adjust to the new diet. GL!
 
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musicdeb

Well-Known Member
I'm relatively new to raw as well. Feeding raw since early March 2012. It can be overwhelming at first and you may question as to whether or not you are feeding your dog the right amount. Just remember bone/meat/organ. Avoid bones that are weight bearing, i.e. cow legs. They are too hard for the dogs to eat and it could break their teeth. When feeding bone, remember to make sure it's covered with meat.

Relax and be confident in your decision. You have plenty of resources to help you out when you get stuck or unsure.
 
bonesnsasha

bonesnsasha

Well-Known Member
Thanks so much guys! I'm fairly excited to be a little more sure now about feeding them raw. Estimating what the will weigh as adults will the hard part I believe!
 
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allformyk9s

Well-Known Member
Thats easy .... whatever their ideal adult wt is .. for 2% multiply the wt by 0.02 to get how much to feed....for 3%, multiply their wt by 0.03 & there ya go ;)
 
angelbears

angelbears

Well-Known Member
There is a forum, dogfoodchat.com that has a raw thread. I got a lot of support there when I started and back then the people were pretty nice.
they have a bunch of sticky threads that are helpful.
 
bonesnsasha

bonesnsasha

Well-Known Member
Thanks guys! I'm def going to check those sites out when I've got awhile to actually focus. Right now the little girl I watch is proving to be a tad on the spoiled side "fine you won't hold me all the time I'll stand here and cry". Makes it slightly hard to focus! LOL
 
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Franklin

Member
my wife and I are thinking of going raw/home cooked for our 10 wk old EM. we are debating wether we should go fully raw, or home cooked meals or maybe a combo of the two?.. anyone have ideas/opinions on cooked meals which includes rice and/or some veggies?

also any tips how to get our pup to actually CHEW the bones? we tried to feed him a chicken leg once, and he almost choked on the bone. we had to pull it out for him. any tips would help! thanks!
 
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