[rawfeeding] Re: Blood

Chris O wrote:

>> However, that being said, I have read one raw proponent suggesting
>that a
>> little additional (sea) salt might be advised to offset the lack of
>blood
>> being fed in a prey model diet.

>How much is enough? How much is too much? How often is too often?

That wouldn't be hard to define, any more than defining that most prey
animals average out to be 80/10/10 . . . average blood volume, average
salinity, dosed according to amount fed.

>Sounds like a belt and suspenders operation to me. Seems to operate
>on the same assumptions that lead to veggies in the diet.

Veggies in the diet are based on an error in wolf research. I don't think
that the ingestion of blood from a prey animal would be arguable.

>Tom Lonsdale recommends putting out two water buckets, one salted,
>the other not. I don't believe it is necessary but at least this
>method leaves the choice to the dog.

Of course, again, you do get into the question of how much salt in the water
- it does have to be palatable. I did see beef blood in one of the ethnic
grocers . . . I'll put that on my list of research to do's - see if they like
lapping up any of it. I'll save the rest of Halloween. Or someone walking by
in a fur coat.

Lora
Evanston, IL

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