Help with Raw diet - Page 3

 They need about 70% muscle meat, 15% organ, and 15% bone. NOT HARD MARROW BONES; use stuff like chicken with bones in, turkey parts/necks, pork neck (REALLY good for giving a complete dental workover). Feed the dog a balanced diet, but it's ok if it's balanced over the course of a week rather than a day. So veal tongue one day, chicken quarters the next, etc etc. OK. You want to figure out 2% of your dog's body weight. So my bitch is 90 lbs; 90 x 16oz = 1,440 oz x .02 = 26 oz. Well, that's about right for my girl, but if you have a really active dog, you will want to go with 3% instead of 2%. Believe it or not, you will want to feed a puppy about the right amount for her when she's full grown. My last puppy ate as much as my adults. But obviously you'll have to break that down into 3 feedings until she's five months or so, then go to two feedings, and then either stay at two or go to one. You will adjust as you go...feed more if she gets thin, less if she gets fat.

Another method is to throw down something like a whole turkey. Let the dog eat as much as it wants, then put it away for a couple days. But my greedy bitch would eat the whole thing, and she DID once--an entire 13 lb turkey. She got raging farts and I didn't feed her for four days. So I don't care WHO says prey method is best, and my BF is one of them, I ain't living in my little house with 3 gassy GSDs!!

When I feed raw, I steam clean carpets...........

I agree with VM.   I too feed a variety of proteins.  The staples I feed are  chicken frames/necks, turkey wings/necks, venison necks, pork necks, lamb necks.  Also I do not feed any recreational bones. 

As far as the total % fed to the dog, I would start with 2% of the dogs body weight.  Even though my dog is very active if I were to feed him much more than 2% he would soon be heavier than I like, though I do keep him on the lean side.

DO NOT FEED RAW AND DRY.
Raw is digested and metabolised at a different rate than kibble, leading to all kinds of digestive problems, possibly even bloat.
When transitioning betweeen the two, best to fast the dog 24 hrs.

SS

Interesting is that if only includes some bones of the right size and shape into commercial kibble diet, the chance of bloat is reduced.

 I'm sorry, I don't get it.

Sita's birthday was yesterday, I gave her a handfull of raw chicken. She needed to releive her self at midnight last night, again at 4am, again at 5:30am. I fed her some kibble for breakfest, she didn't touch it, but instead messed in her crate before I could get home from work this evening............I give up on feeding raw.

 What do you mean by a handful of raw chicken? Bone in, right? Like legs or thighs? Just peel it for a few days; some dogs have a hard time with the fat at first.

We quit kibble cold turkey (pardon the pun) this weekend.  He's getting just under 2 lbs of meat, served by itself, and a little fresh veggie/pumpkin/yogurt blend in the morning.  No diarrhea, no appetite loss.  Woo-hoo!  

 Why do you feed veggies?