[rawfeeding] Re: How much fat?

dianne morrison <diannem200400@...> wrote:

> How much fat is too much?

I know you don't want to hear this, but this is really a dog-by-dog
determination, so no one else can tell you what's too much for your
dogs. But! The good news is, you can figure it out. And then
you'll know. And -- I apologize, I'm digressing from what you want
to know -- I personally took great satisfaction in how WELL I got to
know my dog once I started raw feeding. It was such a change from
the unquestioning "4 cups a day," and I realized there's SO MUCH MORE
to know -- my point being, this really doesn't have to be a drag,
having to figure all this out for yourself.

> I have some lovely big
> picnic pork (shoulders?) that I planned to cut in half
> for the dogs. The pieces would be about 4 lbs. each.

Oh yes, aren't they lovely? Incidentally, there's a bone in there
that may impede your cutting-in-half plan, unless you know where
you're going when you start cutting. Or you can just let the dogs
work on the same piece, probably one after the other.

What I would advise, to start, is a small meal, maybe 1/2 - 2/3 their
usual size. Maybe just lop off a hunk of pork meat-and-fat (and yes,
definitely leave the skin as much as you can) and let the dogs have
that. Or let them work on the unfettered picnic until you think
they've had a small-meal's-worth. See how they do with that amount.
Next time, either lop of a bigger piece or let the dogs chew off a
bigger piece.

Some dogs get looser stools with a lot of fat, but starting with
smaller meals should help. Also, feed when you know you'll be home
for at least a few hours. When I've overfed fat, it's not a big
deal, but my dog DOES appreciate being taken out promptly when the
too-much-fat loose stools hit.

-- sandy & griffin

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