[rawfeeding] Re: skin - organ?

tamara wrote:

>is skin (chicken)classified as an organ?
>Heart - muscle or organ?

Anything that can contract, or move on it's own, is a muscle. So a heart is a
muscle. A tongue is a muscle. Gizzards are too, but you get a pass for not
knowing that.

You can also go by feel - if it needs to be chewed, it's muscle.

Organs can be identified by the Squidge Rule. If you touch it and it
squidges, it's an organ. Organs include liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas and
lung.

Raw, unprocessed, unbleached, green tripe is a special item unto it's own,
because it so rich with nutrients.

Hearts are very rich in nutrients, though, so be careful about amounts until
you and your dog know how much can be handled.

As far as skin - it's not even a question I would've considered - it's
neither muscle nor organ in our context, it's flesh. I feed skin, along with
a moderate amount of fat, along with the muscle meat it comes with.

Lora
Evanston, IL

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