Changing to raw ?

[laney]

Hi all , hope all people and dogs are ok , well Ive finally decided to do the raw diet thing !! Mowgli is nearly 2 yrs now and has always been a pain in the arse when it comes to feeding , he has not eaten for 3 days now and is looking very skinny ! Bair is 14yrs and with a lot of her health problems I think a natural diet would be best for her , so how do I do it ? I mean , gradually ? they both had a little raw mince last night as I had some left over and for the first time ever Mowgli asked me for more !!! , my Q's are ... how much do I feed ? ( he is 40kg but was 45 kg 2 weeks ago and still a little skinny for my liking , she is 42kg but not really overweight , I can feel her backbone and ribs easily but she looks fat due to enlarged liver ( pot bellied ) !!! )) will I need to give any supplements ie joints ( glucosamine etc ) and what exactly can I give ie bones , wings etc ....sorry for long post , I realise there is a sticky on this but I dont have time to read now , if someone could point me to ' the idiots guide to raw feeding ' I'd be very grateful , thanks again guys Lx ps both on RC at the mo mixed with butchers tripe , she looks amazing , he is skinny and coat is dull , tho fit and well and healthy Lxxx

[Stuart]

When you get the chance have a look through the raw threads, there is a lot of information on them,.. it not just a case of jumping in like you want to, but you really need to research it a bit first,..I have added a site that I recommend you read.

On the site there is a weight / food scale, but personaly I have never bothered about weight, every dog is different and no written word is going to fit all dogs,..the thing to remember here is that raw meat containes more goodness so you need less of it, for instance if I give a meal of venison the lump of meat is roughly the size of a spread hand round.

The key to getting the balance right , is `variety`,.. feed as many kinds of meat as you can get hold of and that includes the bones and offal,.. my main raw diet is venison and they eat every scrap of that animal except the guts and the skin,.. head, hoofs the lot

Fish is a big part in a raw diet if you can get it, small fish something up to a foot can be fed as they are caught, no need to gut, with larger fish I cut the bones away as I think they are a bit sharp, many people dont though,... never cook any bones be they fish or other

Once you find a main source for your food, you can then top up with items from the suppermarket, usualy very cheaply,.,. chicken, turkey, ham hocks, fish of all sorts [ though they may not like some ] mince, heart, offal [ heart is muscle not offal ]

If you want to change over slowly and it not really nessersary, then give raw in the morning and normal in the evening then the two digestion times dont clash,... you will find that with raw food the stools will be much smaller and harder than normal,... you may also find that it may take a day or so to settle when you go raw full time

Krisannrio's Raw feeding site - Home

[Zak]

Hiya,

dropped you a pm,

[laney]

thankyou very much Lxx

[Caryll]

This site may be useful.........
Raw Meaty Bones

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Caryll

This site may be useful.........
Raw Meaty Bones

Just one thing about this site, is what it says about cooked chicken,... you should never give cooked chicken bones to dogs,..ever
http://www.mygermanshepherd.co.uk/fo...1&d=1306071260

[Caryll]

No, that's raw carcasses after the meat has been removed, not cooked!

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Caryll

No, that's raw carcasses after the meat has been removed, not cooked!

...ok I will except that.... you are right