would like to know about green tripett - Page 1

wondering how good is this to feed....

i saw good reviews but wondering if anyone been using it and would like to hear feedback.

is it good for the dog's health?

http://www.tripett.com

thanks

Green tripe stinks, but dogs love it.  I don't know the quality of the product you've listed, but you can find more here:  http://www.greentripe.com/

If you can get past the appearance - and smell - I think it's one of the best things you can feed your dog. I buy mine frozen from www.omaspride.com  5lbs of coarse ground tripe runs about $11.00........ I've never used the canned, but I'm sure it's more expensive over time than buying in bulk.

All my dogs have eaten it with relish - I actually found out about it when trying to put a diet together for a fellow with kidney disease: he was very limited in what he could eat, but because tripe is low in phosphorus it was on the list of approved food items, and he did very well on it for a long time. Highly nutritious for a once or twice a week feeding!

Susan.

Susan, did you add yours to kibble, or was your dog eating Raw?  I use Solid Gold canned greentripe to add just a scoop to my dogs kibble.   My dog has EPI and the enzymes don't always taste so good, so I add the smelly tripe to help her out!!  Could I use the ground tripe the same way?  Looks awfully expensive to ship though. 

Rozoan

It looks good for a dog but its sure looks smelly and very unpleasent to look at or touch.

I am sure its good for your. My worry is that most of the products need to be kept frozen and my dogs dont like food that is frozend for a long time

You all say its good, but haven't really answered the question asked.  I, too, would like to know-Good for WHAT? What is the BENEFIT of feeding it-to make less pleasant things taste better, or is there more nutritional benefit than that? One of our local grocery stores recently got a fresh supply of it in(frozen) reasonably priced. I've heard of it(tripe), but didn't know what the benefit of it is. I already feed a nice kibble with added ground beef and vitamin C and none of my GSDs have any health issues or problems. What would be the health benefit of adding tripe, especially if its so nasty like you all say? Would LOVE to know! THANKS!!

Bleached (grocery store tripe) has virtually no nutritional value--other than in menudo. Raw green tripe contains all sorts of digestive enzymes (which would be denatured and rendered useless by cooking) which greatly enhance digestion. I use Oma's pride Performance Dog (actually made by Bravos) which also contains (in addition to the green tripe)  beef, trachea, and ground bone. Of course, they get other souces of raw, meaty bones--pluse one meal with grain-free kibble. I buy only enough to keep frozen 4-5 weeks.

Anjablue, did you mean buying frozen would be cheaper than canned?

i heard really good about it.

is it best to mix with kibbles in daily meal and provide?

would be glad to hear the testimonials......about the real benefit

Surely there are some slaughter houses that can supply it in your areas?  I feed tripe every couple of weeks until it runs out. I buy it in frozen 50 pound blocks.  I got my cat to eat it a few times, but then he started turning his nose up at it.  The dogs are still nuts over it.  I have to wonder if it is not harder to feed a cat a raw diet than dogs.  He can be so picky at times, but he always eats his "fast food", dry kibble.

Veronica

As Louise said, the white tripe that you find in the grocery store has been cleaned, scalded and bleached. It has almost no nutritional value for the canine. 

Green tripe does not necessarily refer to it's color. In this instance it refers to the fact that it has not been touched.  Not cleaned, not bleached and not scalded. It's actual color is brown, however, sometimes there will be a greenish tint due to the grass or hay the animal ate just before slaughtering.
Nothing beats the "green" tripe from a freshly slaughtered animal. 

I get it when I butcher but, You won't be able to purchase it from  processing plants and frozen lockers.  Special facilities are needed, as once the stomach is opened, its an E Coli nightmare. The USDA will come down hard on anyone who would mess with it.
The Green Tripe is available quite a few places on line.

A friend of mine in Canada  told me, he had purchased a large amount of green tripe.
He went on to say he had an old style washer, with a ringer. He would wash and clean the tripe and wring it.
In other words, he would wash the viatmins and nutrients out of the tripe.

Green Tripe
Protein 10%
Fat 5.0% Fiber 4.0%
Moisture 78% Calcium 0.7%
Phosphorous 0.7%
Magnesium 0.7
Potassium 0.7
B-Complex 0.6
Trace Minerals 1.0
Essential Amino Acids
Taurine
Omega 3 & 6
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E