[rawfeeding] Re: sweetbreads

Monell wrote:

>I found sweetbreads,beef kidney,beef heart, beef cheek, and ox tails
>today at walmart. I know you have to becareful with the amount of liver
>that you give dogs, but how rich is the other orgon meats. I will add
>some with thier meals, but how big of a piece?

As far as organ tolerance, it all depends on the dog. As always, go slowly.

>The ox tails are cut, so
>is the bone in them going to be ok? The bone looks like a softer bone
>than the other beef bones. They are about 2" long.

Tail bones are less dense than weight-bearing bones (wonder if this is true
for a kangaroo?), you just have to gauge the safety due to the size in
comparison with your dog's size and eating habits.

>The beef cheek, I am thinking is no different than a roast or steak, am I right?

Yes.

>Up to this
>point I have given chicken gizzards, chicken hearts. Neither one is
>crazy about the liver so I split a can of mackrel or salmon between
>them three times a week, and add the liver in it. They get the fish for
>breakfast. The rest of the time they get half of a chicken, chicken leg
>quarters, a nice jucy roast, or part of a turkey for their once a day
>meals. I havn't included pork yet, but have bought some pork roast on
>sale. So I will give it a try in another week or two. I've been feeding
>raw for about 6 weeks now.

Wow, that sounds like an excellent menu!

Lora
Evanston, IL

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