Anyone use tripe? - Page 4

http://www.jeffs-tripe.co.uk/feeding.htm 

This is a feeding guide to tripe.

You coould feed complete on the morning, and the evening meal could be less complete with added Tripe, or just pure tripe.

Tripe is 13% protein but that protein is probably around 80% absorbable, your dog food protein may be as low as 50% absorpable (bioavailability or bva)

If its as cold as you say, don't forget to add fish once or twice a week.

Ronin

Thanks Ronin for replying. The link is very useful.
I know it may sound a stupid question but why should I add fish when it gets cold?

The fish from cold waters has lots of Omega 3-DHA.  The fat insulates.

Michele

Ah I Understand !!!
Thanks for the feedback on my questions I have found the advice really helpful.

Hi Jill & everyone,

For anyone on the East coast looking for a supplier for their raw meals &/or tripe, this is who I have always used.  Always had good results and excellent service.

http://www.aplaceforpaws.com/


Regards,
Stephanie & Panzer vom Sucherquelle 

Hi, My name is Trelle and I have four German Shepherds. I have one seven year old and three two year olds. I bred my girl and the three are from of her litter of seven that's why they're all the same age. I was reading your comments about tripe and I have a few questions. I went to a local healthy pet store to get some tripe. The lady there gave me a can of it to try. Will the can version of the tripe give them the same benefits as the frozen tripe? When I asked the sales lady she told me that my dogs would only benefit if I was feeding them a completely raw diet. Is this true? They are in wonderful shape. Their coats are beautiful, eyes are clear, I get compliments on them all the time. I had my seven year old with me when I went to the store and the sales lady remarked how beautiful and healthy she was.

I  work full time and I am their only caretaker so kibble is easier to manage during the week. I research different foods and they are getting  the vitamins that they need. My concern is that I want their teeth to be cleaner. Clean mouths healthy bodies, right? I used to give them pig ears or other types of raw hide but I don't give them that anymore. When you learn better you do better. I don't use the bull sticks any more because my boy swallowed a nice size piece of one and it scared the heck out of me when he did it. He was fine but that was the end of that.  The lady at the store told me that kibble builds up on the teeth and that I should not feed them dry food. Have you found that to be true? I currently have them on Evangers Whitefish and Sweet Potato and they love it. I mix it up from time to time by giving them Evangers can food and at least two weekends a month I feed them raw turkey necks or chicken necks during the day and the kibble in the evening. I brush their teeth and I give them raw bones. I switched them to raw bones for recreational chewing. I want to incorporate tripe in their diet, will the can version clean their teeth or only the frozen version? If it is a smelly as you say, and I never do this, should I be feeding them the tripe outside? Thanks!

Any thoughts, comments, advice?

A large box of frozen raw just arrived on my porch.

In the box were 28 pounds of tripe in one pound chubbs, 18 raw cow hooves and 4 whole raw tracheas.  Total cost including tax, packaging and shipping via UPS is $114.71.

The hooves and tracheas are for entertainment and teeth cleaning.  Hopefully this will keep little Mariah's teeth off my new trees!!!!!  (I am putting up some protection today.)

The frozen tripe doesn't smell too much and because it isn't cooked, the enzymes in the tripe are still live.

I buy it from http://greentripe.com   Check out the website-lots of valuable information there.

They are located in Hollister, California.  There are other suppliers who also will ship nearer to you if that is too far for shipping frozen food. 

Michele

PS.  The tripe I buy is in a mix with organ meat, muscle and ground bone so that it is a complete meal.  It is called Xcaliber.

It is illegal to sell green tripe in the same location that human-grade/USDA inspected meat is sold.

Info from the FDA on raw tripe nutritional information:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/measure.pl?MSRE_NO=13341xyz1300xyzBeef%2c%20variety%20meats%20and%20by-products%2c%20tripe%2c%20rawxyzxyz&debugMode=false

I feed a prey-model raw diet. Tripe is part of the dogs' meals several days a week (including whole bones, organs and meat). It stinks to high heaven and the dogs go bananas for it. Canned, dried or processed tripe products have been extruded of many of the benefits of raw green tripe.

I can't say that I have seen any changes due to the tripe, since it isn't the only thing I feed. However, feeding the prey-model raw diet I have seen increased energy levels, softer and healthier coat/skin and beautiful clean teeth. The dogs get mental as well as physical stimulation from working on a large hunk of meat, especially when they have bones to work on (like a big meaty neck or rack of ribs). Oh, and the bowel movements are smaller and much less unpleasant to clean up!