[rawfeeding] Re: Getting mixed messages....

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-Hi, Tracey!
How much are you feeding at a meal? How many times a day?
Don't throw out the heart, liver & gizzards, put them in a bag in the
freezer! You can stuff them into a chicken to feed later on. : )
Mom says, "Don't waste food!" ; )
Chicken is a bit more bony than some other prey animals, but its just
right for chicken.
You might be seeing the loose stool because he's getting too much food
at a meal, or chicken will affect him that way, it may just be because
he's still adjusting to eating raw. Be sure to check the chicken
packaging label - is it enhanced? If it has added water, salt
solution, flavorings or seasonings, that may be the culprit.
Will he 'chew' up the quarters, or does he tend to crunch, crunch
swallow? If he is swallowing huge chunks, he needs bigger food.
Does he have just loose stool, is it runny, does it have chinks o'
bone in it? If its *just loose, You probably shouldn't worry. If it
has chunks o' bone, that's pretty normal for a newbie dog, too. But, I
would not cut up his portions -feed them as is, and let him work at it.

> Hi,
>
> I am still very new to this and have a follow up question if you could
> please clarify. I have a 16 week old Mastiff and I am feeding him
> whole chickens. I am cutting them up into quarters to help him out a
> little (he is still looking at it a little confused when I first put
> it down...but then they always have a perplexed look lol) and I will
> throw out the heart, liver, etc too. I am only feeding him that for
> now. Is this the correct amount or too much bone? He is still having
> loose stools so I have been a bit worried I am giving too much or not
> enough of something.
>
> Tracey and Ranger
>

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