[rawfeeding] Digest Number 12224

There are 5 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1a. Re: Salmonella question
From: Morledzep@aol.com

2a. still swallowing whole
From: delcaste

3a. Re: Newbie Intro
From: aldona99

4. Lamb spine
From: jennifer_hell

5.1. Introduction
From: motyka_skathock

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1a. Re: Salmonella question
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:09 am ((PDT))

In a message dated 10/30/2007 7:35:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sunshine_annamaria@yahoo.com writes:

I probably try ask them to supervise my dog when eating if possible.

*** when we board the dogs while we travel (it's kinda tough taking all 9
dogs on vacation with us) we bag and freeze each meal individually. each dog
gets it's own bag with it's name. I don't tell them which order to feed the
meals.

the last time we boarded Otis at the University Animal Hospital in Phoenix,
AZ. we got a great report card back. and everybody that helped care for Otis
commented on how nice and sweet he was and how much he LOVED is raw food..
lol.

One of the things i found when looking for boarding facilities is that the
folks that run them realize that they are providing a service and their
customers have other options. They will feed what you provide.. no matter what it is.

Catherine R.

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2a. still swallowing whole
Posted by: "delcaste" delcaste@yahoo.com delcaste
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:04 am ((PDT))

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "costrowski75" <Chriso75@...>
wrote:

> This is where Big Food/little food works so well. Yes, give him a
big
> honking chicken. Or a big honking pork shoulder roast. Or a pork
> haunch. Or half a turkey. And then feed nothing (or a small
> something) the next day. Mix this BIG/little arrangement in with
what
> you would otherwise feed; keep it interesting, make him work for
his
> food at least once in a while.
> Chris O

I am having trouble with my pugs. I've given up on one but the other
one eats like you say she's supposed to: she rips and tears and
swallows those pieces she's torn. So far so good, in fact, I loved
watching her because she was doing so, so good. But the other day I
gave her some lamb @ 6 oz, sort or "ribboned" and she choked! I
thougth I had lost her. I kept doing the Heimlich and was able to get
the offending piece out. She did the same thing the following day (it
was goat meat that I had left, not frozen, but "hard." I truly
believe that if I hadn't intervened, she would have choked to death.
Please tell me what exactly should I give her for dinner? She won't
self-regulate. Maybe large chunk of beef/pork ribs? Goat leg? She
will tackle these with gusto. Big pieces one day then on the next day
a piece of kidney with gizzard? I'm lost.

Silvina

Silvina

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3a. Re: Newbie Intro
Posted by: "aldona99" aldona99@yahoo.com aldona99
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:04 am ((PDT))

Hi Jay!

I'm with you. We also have a garden, and our dogs used to help
themselves to all kinds of non-meat, non-bone foods like apples and
pears fallen from trees, even nuts growing in our gardens.

I've "heard" that some dogs will eat their meats "whole", but I've
never actually seen it done. My samoyed used to hunt frogs! But as far
as a deer head, or whole pig's head... sorry, I still shudder at the
thought of my dogs eating like that.

I am sure, that if we lived in an area where this was of feeding were
common, and we had at least one hunter in the family, that I could see
throwing them some freshly killed animal.

I could easily do away with any supplements in our pet's diets, and if
feeding raw meats and bones and organs will do it, then let it be.
This way of feeding on this list is really something totally new for
me, but I am open to change.

I offered Marley his oatmeal from yesterday and he totally ignored it,
so Sheldon gladly ate it. I promise, that WAS the last time I'm
preparing the stuff. See! I'm slowly making the transition from what
I've been used to in the past, to a more natural canine way of life.

Thanks,
Aldona in Germany.

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "jaygaughan" <jaygaughan@...> wrote:
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> Sorry Andrea. I'm not trying to debate you on this. It's just something
> I have not heard of in anything I read as far as feeding raw. Out of
> the norm for me.
>
> You are correct Andrea. This is a training issue.

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4. Lamb spine
Posted by: "jennifer_hell" jenniferhell@web.de jennifer_hell
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:04 am ((PDT))

are these hard bones, or do your dogs eat it whole? I'd like to know
whether to expect my girl to have a boney meal with that, or if she'll
have to rip of the meat (like she does with venison).

Jennifer with Mandy

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5.1. Introduction
Posted by: "motyka_skathock" motyka_skathock@yahoo.com motyka_skathock
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:23 am ((PDT))

Hi, My name is Kris. I've just switched my dog, Mack, to raw foods.
Mack is an 8 month old, Lab/pit/GSD/Rotti who is an insatiable chewer.
He's always been a "snacker" He won't eat a meal he just picks
throughout the day. I am a live in nanny, my boss owns his mother and
uses an automatic feeder for her. I've restricted access to the feed
dish and started giving him small (2lb) feeder hens. It's been two
days and he's eating about 1 1/4 pounds twice a day. He's a really
careful chewer but he is making me nervous. He will start at the neck
and work his way down but about halfway through he literally has half
the bird in his mouth. Is this normal? Also, I am unable to access
archives from any of the links, I think it's this computer so if I ask
a repeat question I apologize. I've saved all the digests I've
received and will organize them and consult them before asking. Thank
you for your time.

Kris and Mack

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