Just Switched to Raw! - Page 1

Flame ate her first raw meal today, a chicken drum stick. I can tell you that she enjoyed it very much. She looked at me saying, "finally you gave me something worth eating."

I will continue feeding her can food for breakfast and dinner (supper), and a drum stick for lunch. I also got her some beef liver, but haven't tried it yet.

Please watch the following video clip and tell me your thoughts.  Thanks.

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When you feed the beef and Liver you need to feed the chicken as well (same time)  to give the poop some fibre from the bone otherwise you will get runny poop especially from liver ,don't feed to many chicken  legs at once or they get bunged up. liver should not be feed at every feeding ,only once in a while because it is so rich. you can put in some veggies  and salmon or fish as well.

check out this link for a diet      http://leerburg.com/diet2.htm

-ask your self this "what did they use to feed dogs before commerical dog food?"

- ask your self this "what do wolves eat in the wild ?"

Raw diet is great for dogs,healthier,longer life,less trips to the vet,nice coat,dog doesn't stink ,more energy,happier and best of less poop to clean up!

It was nice you shared that.Great pup.Looks like the two of you have a nice bond.Funny how pups wonder about raw for a few minutes before they get it and get right into it.

yukonhausberg, thank you for the link. I downloaded Feeding a Raw Diet Ebook.

you might want to read dr tom lonsdale's site www.rawmeatybones.com after years of feeding raw we ended up finding his approach worked the best for our dogs.

 Welcome!  

I too would recommend reading "Raw Meaty Bones." It's a great introduction to raw feeding. If you follow Lonsdale's diet you'll be looking to feed approximately 80% meat, 10% bones and 10% organs.

A couple of more things. You should only introduce one protein at a time. Feed chicken for a couple of weeks, then add something else (pork, beef, etc.) for a couple of weeks, etc. Continue to gradually introduce proteins. You want to introduce things slowly so your pup has time to adjust. If you add too many at one time you're bound to get some real runny stools.

As well, be careful feeding liver and other organs because they are so rich they can result in very runny stools. Your dog will adjust, and you'll learn what portions your dog can handle in one feeding. Don't feed kibble/canned food at the same time as RAW as dogs digest these at different rates. Salmon oil supplements are good too, but the same rules apply...introduce slowly so your pups digestion can adjust.

Don't worry if the puppy's stools are different colours. What comes out is directly correlated to what went in. For example, chicken will produce light coloured yellow stools. Red meat produces dark brown to black. You'll get use to it over time. If the puppy's stools are hard and crumbly, you're feeding too much bone. If they're too runny, you're not feeding enough bone, or the puppy hasn't adjusted to the protein source yet.

My boy was burning through bones like butter at 10 weeks. Now at 10 months he eats whole turkeys, legs of lamb, etc. but I never let him eat unsupervised. I've never had a problem, but I don't want to take any chances.

This link is to an online resource that answers/addresses many issues associated with raw feeding.

www.rawlearning.com/

The following is a link to an online rawfeeding group with over 15,000 members who feed their animals raw. You'll have to join, but the members are incredibly helpful and full of knowledge. They will answer any question you might have, big or small. It is an invaluable resource for the raw feeder.

pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/

Congrats on starting the switch. You won't be sorry feeding RAW. My pup has incredible white teeth with no doggy breath. His coat is as shiny as glass, and raw helps keep growth slow and steady which is better for healthy development. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.

Karen

Wellcome & congratulations on feeding your dog right !

Best choice you ever made !

ulli