[rawfeeding] Now what?

Bella and Katie have happily been 100% raw (save for the Cheerios they scarf
up after baby tosses them from his high chair) for a week now. They LOVE
their chicken. I have been feeding mostly chicken quarters, with some necks
and livers added. As a vegetarian, it is REALLY disgusting for me to hear
the crunching of bones as they eat, but they love it so much how can I deny
them?

From what I've read, I can add different sources of protein now - is there
any particular order in which I should introduce meats? I know when
introducing my son to solids, you are supposed to give certain foods first
and delay certain foods due to concerns about food allergies. Is there a
similar guideline for dogs?

I've also heard about feeding raw eggs - how many eggs and how often? I
assume I would feed them shell and all. I searched the message archives &
found 1 member gives their dogs 1 egg a day - does this amount go by the
weight of the dog?

Also, it is well past the time of year that the girls should be blowing out
their coats, but they are shedding LIKE MAD. Are there any foods that would
help with this, or is there a supplement I should add? I'm wondering if I
add fish next, if the omega-3's would help with the shedding. They do not
have dry skin, just insane shedding. More than ever before. I read the
archives and I saw some posts about fish oil supplements. If I feed fish,
do I need fish oil too? If I do add the fish oil, how many mg per lb?
Bella and Katie are 75 and 50 lbs., respectively.

Lastly, my lab Bella seems to be more prone to yeast than my golden. It
seems I am forever battling yeast ear infections with her. Would adding
probiotics to her raw diet help that at all? I guess I am thinking in the
world of humans, when baby had thrush the probiotics helped him and when us
ladies deal with the yeastie beastie, we're told to eat yogurt everyday for
the same reason. (Sorry for the TMI, guys!) Can Bella have yogurt (I make
my own from whole raw milk from our cow share) or probiotic supplements?
I'm desperate to get her over these chronic ear infections!

Thanks in advance for all your help and clarification! I'm really happy to
be giving my dogs the best diet I can!

Felicia

And Bella and Katie :-)

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