[rawfeeding] Digest Number 12265
There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1a. Re: feeding heart
From: carnesbill
1b. Re: feeding heart
From: Yasuko herron
1c. feeding heart
From: blue eyed
2a. Re: kangaroo meat
From: shefy gupta
3. weight gain and rawfeeding
From: kzyocy
4a. Re: yeasty ears
From: Mundi Smithers
4b. Re: yeasty ears
From: connie
4c. Re: yeasty ears
From: Sandee Lee
4d. Re: yeasty ears
From: lizwehrli
4e. Re: yeasty ears
From: lizwehrli
4f. Re: yeasty ears
From: Mundi Smithers
4g. Re: yeasty ears
From: cmhausrath
5a. Re: questions?
From: katkellm
6a. Re: dog needs to lose weight, but...
From: Yasuko herron
6b. Re: dog needs to lose weight, but...
From: Morledzep@aol.com
7a. Re: Exciting Discovery Close to Home!
From: Morledzep@aol.com
8a. Re: FIRST DEER
From: Morledzep@aol.com
9a. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
From: miensasis
9b. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
From: Laurie Swanson
9c. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
From: miensasis
9d. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
From: Morledzep@aol.com
10a. Re: still wolfing
From: Morledzep@aol.com
11a. Re: deer chest carcus
From: MORGAN LEWIS
12a. Re: Newbie with questions-
From: Bumble1994@aol.com
13a. Re: Exciting Discovery Close to Home/Sweetbread Question
From: Giselle
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1a. Re: feeding heart
Posted by: "carnesbill" carnesw@bellsouth.net carnesbill
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:29 am ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Lynette" <lraefried@...> wrote:
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> Just need to understand if the heart is considered a meat meal or an
> organ?
As far as we are concerned with a raw diet, heart is muscle meat. It
is very nutritious. However, being so rich, I would suggest waiting
another couple of weeks before feeding it and then feed only small
amounts with a meal. You can gradually increase the amount of heart
in a meal over time. This is all for bowel tolerance.
> Also, when it comes to feeding organ; do I just give a tiny bit
> with a regular meal?
I give a glob or two once or twice a week with a meal. Sometimes I
skip a week. I wouldn't suggest a whole meal of organs particularly
this early into the diet.
Bill Carnes
http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm
Feeding Raw since October 2002
"Unnatural diets predispose animals to unnatural outcomes"
Dr. Tom Lonsdale
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1b. Re: feeding heart
Posted by: "Yasuko herron" sunshine_annamaria@yahoo.com sunshine_annamaria
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:29 am ((PST))
>Just need to understand if the heart is considered a meat meal or an organ?
Hi,Lynette. Hearrt is considered muscle meat;meaty meal. So,if your dog can torelate it,then,you can feed heart only meal.
Sometimes,herat has cap still atached and,I tend to get the cap off if it looked too much in meal.
Heart,like organ "liver,kidney etc",tend to give softer stool,so,I suggest to give from small amount to appropriate feeding amount.
>Also, when it comes to feeding organ; do I just give a tiny bit with a regular meal?
Well,here is how I did.I introduced organ on second week.
First week was chicken only without organ.Then,second week,I fed chicken with smidge of chicken liver and stay on it awhile til I see my dog digesting very well.
Then,3rd week,I introduced Beef,and I fed Hunk of beef with chivken liver.
Then next time when I move on to Turkey, before moving on,I introduced beef organ;liver,and fed Beef,beef liver a while alternating with chicken liver and after a while,hunk of beef,beef liver and kidney a while,and then,to Turkey with Beef organ or chicken organ.
This way worked for me but you can decide how you feed and,when you feed.Key is,try feeding small at first and if you feed organ small amount for the first time,do not feed something dog never had before;these 2 new things at a time make you hard to identify whatwas badwhen your dog showed loose poo etc.Try new thing one at a time with things that thedog can do pretty well on.
Good luck,
yassy
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1c. feeding heart
Posted by: "blue eyed" eyed_blue@yahoo.co.uk eyed_blue
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:50 pm ((PST))
Heart is considered a muscle meat so you would count it as such when it comes to the numbers but I find its a bit rich for my dog so I feed a little at a time or balance it with bare bones to prevent runny poo! To be honest I probably dont feed enough of it. If it does cause loose motions I wouldnt panick and starve the dog (unless you are introducing/due a fast day anyway) as you will more than likley find this is solved when the next meal comes through.
If I were you I would just feed a small amount with her 'regular meal' and see how your dog goes, as they are all different and you may find that it causes no problem with regards to the poo!!
My dog also likes this when it's still frozen.
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2a. Re: kangaroo meat
Posted by: "shefy gupta" shefy7@yahoo.com shefy7
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:30 am ((PST))
yes, i feed the kangaroo as raw now. he loves it, he'll happy dance around it for a minute :)
shefy and snowy
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3. weight gain and rawfeeding
Posted by: "kzyocy" kzy01@earthlink.net kzyocy
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:57 pm ((PST))
Hi everyone,
I am new to rawfeeding, but have been feeding my Brussels Griffon for
2-1/2 weeks. My question is this, does rawfeeding increase their
weight significantly? And does it increase the appetite ravenously?
My "baby" was 1 LB 9 oz at 8weeks of age. He is now 2 LB 9 OZ. He
has gained 1 pound in two and half weeks!...is this normal? He is a
teacup Brussels Griffon and should only get to be around 4 lbs. He is
always hungry and is always running outside everywhere in our big back
yard...like he's on speed! Has anyone else had this happen? I have
given him both meat with bone...when he chews---he doesn't have all
his teeth yet. And I also give him ground meat with ground bone that I
grind. I measured out about 3oz total for the day (given 4 times--
.75oz), but found he was wanting more. My vet told me to give him
Vetri-Science "Canine Plus" a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement and
also to sprinkle once a day Animal Essential "Plant Enzymes &
Probiotics". He also is constantly eating the grass. But now with
weed & Feed on it, I am constantly watching so he doesn't eat it.
Please, if someone could help me out on this! Thank you,
Kristina
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4a. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "Mundi Smithers" amenfarm@wildblue.net duchessduwindsor
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:57 pm ((PST))
Sandra,
Thanks for the info. As you can imagine I have more questions. I'm
pretty sure his adult weight will be close to 60 lbs ... maybe even
65?? He has a very large frame and has lovely big bones.
I reckon that that amounts to about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 lbs per day? I
would feed approx 1 1/4 +/- twice a day. Am I on the right track?
Next question. Do you feed your dogs outside? If so, what about in the
worst of the winter?? We live in Vermont where it can get pretty darned
cold and miserable. Somehow I am having a hard time imagining feeding
the dogs on the kitchen floor...... they would immediately take their
food to the nearest rug and curl up to enjoy the feast.
Also how about the residue on their fur??? Do they manage to keep
themselves spit polished?
Mundi
So where to begin? Stop the prepared foods and the kibble....buy a couple
of whole chickens or turkeys, cut into serving sized portions and hand to
dogs. When they are digesting this well, begin adding in other proteins,
red meat and some organs. It's just that simple. Try to feed a variety in
body parts and proteins and you'll do fine.
At 5 1/2 months he should probably be eating a couple of meals per day....if
you have any idea what his adult weight is going to be, start with 2-3% of
that figure per day. It's pretty easy to adjust that once you see how he is
looking.
Sandee & the Dane Gang
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4b. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "connie" justbullies@hotmail.com bullienut
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
My one bulldog had the same yeasty ear problem when I got him at about
1 yr. old. I switched him to raw and within a couple of weeks his ears
cleared up and haven`t been yeasty since. As far as your vet goes...if
he isn`t footin` the food bill then why should you care? Why not switch
to raw (prey model diet) and just show him what it does for your dogs
instead of discussing it with him. It`s YOUR dog..feed him what YOU
think you should feed him. Some of these vets really "irk" me!!
~connie~
and a bunch of bullies
www.justbullies.com
Enter a 5 1/2 month old Standard Poodle
> > puppy. He is on the same diet and his ears are a mess. My vet is
> > pretty much anti raw and seems to think he should be on some fancy
> > schmancy food that they sell.
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4c. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "Sandee Lee" rlee@plix.com mariasmom2001
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:36 pm ((PST))
Mundi,
That sounds like too much food. Wouldn't 3% of 65 be just under 2 lbs?
We feed in and out...depending on weather, size of meal, etc. Tripe
definitely gets fed outside, as well as heads!! :))
Inside they both have their spot where I throw down a blanket or towel and
that's where they eat. Doesn't take any time at all to train that!
They are good about clean up wherever they eat...and rub their faces on
their bed (or my jeans) when they are done. LOL
Sandee & the Dane Gang
From: "Mundi Smithers" <amenfarm@wildblue.net>
> Sandra,
> Thanks for the info. As you can imagine I have more questions. I'm
> pretty sure his adult weight will be close to 60 lbs ... maybe even
> 65?? He has a very large frame and has lovely big bones.
> I reckon that that amounts to about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 lbs per day? I
> would feed approx 1 1/4 +/- twice a day. Am I on the right track?
>
> Next question. Do you feed your dogs outside? If so, what about in the
> worst of the winter?? We live in Vermont where it can get pretty darned
> cold and miserable. Somehow I am having a hard time imagining feeding
> the dogs on the kitchen floor...... they would immediately take their
> food to the nearest rug and curl up to enjoy the feast.
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4d. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "lizwehrli" lizwehrli@yahoo.com lizwehrli
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, Mundi Smithers <amenfarm@...> wrote:
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Enter a 5 1/2 month old Standard Poodle
> puppy. He is on the same diet and his ears are a mess.
> Mundi and Cicero
Hi Mundi,
I also have a standard poodle that used to be plagued by yeasty ears.
When I first switched him to a raw prey model diet 2 years ago, yeast
was a thing of the past until about 6 months ago. Don't know what
changed. We never feed any veggies or grains. I started looking to
other alternatives. He has been under the care of a classical
homeopath for almost 2 years also. In that time we have also stopped
vaccinating and putting any other poisons on our dogs. In the past
month, the yeast has completely gone away again. I believe he has
some chronic disease caused by kibble, vaccinations, years of bad
stuff and we are making progress getting him to a healthier dog. He
is 7 years old now.
Liz
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4e. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "lizwehrli" lizwehrli@yahoo.com lizwehrli
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, Mundi Smithers <amenfarm@...> wrote:
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> Next question. Do you feed your dogs outside?
#####I feed my two standard poodles in the house on towels. It didn't
take any time to teach them to keep their food on the towel. When the
towels get dirty, the towels get washed and used again.
> Also how about the residue on their fur??? Do they manage to keep
> themselves spit polished?
Mundi
#####They seem to do just fine keeping themselves clean. My two get
groomed about every 4-5 weeks. That's the only cleaning that they
don't do themselves. They don't stink, have clean hair and teeth.
They look awesome.
Liz
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4f. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "Mundi Smithers" amenfarm@wildblue.net duchessduwindsor
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
Hi Sandee,
Yes indeed I am math challenged! You are spot on , 3% of 65 works out
to be 1.95. Thank fortune for calculators.
Thanks for the help!
Mundi
That sounds like too much food. Wouldn't 3% of 65 be just under 2 .lbs?
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4g. Re: yeasty ears
Posted by: "cmhausrath" cmhausrath@yahoo.com cmhausrath
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:28 pm ((PST))
Mundi Smithers <amenfarm@...> wrote:
> I'm
> pretty sure his adult weight will be close to 60 lbs ... maybe even
> 65?? He has a very large frame and has lovely big bones.
> I reckon that that amounts to about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 lbs per day? I
> would feed approx 1 1/4 +/- twice a day.
Different Sandy here, but since my dog is about this same size, I'm
jumping in. My dog has never needed to eat as much as you're
proposing here. His needs vary, depending on the amount of exercise
he's getting, the temperature, whatever -- but he generally eats 10
or 11 pounds a week (about 1.5 pounds a day). Lately it's been a bit
more, I think because he's getting more good running, but it's still
not more than 12 or so pounds a week.
Also, once he's done growing, do consider feeding just once a day (or
even less). Occasional big meals suit big dogs (and probably little
dogs, too, but I've never had one) much better than frequent little
meals. IMO.
> Next question. Do you feed your dogs outside? ...
> Somehow I am having a hard time imagining feeding
> the dogs on the kitchen floor...
All it takes is a bit of training! I live in an apartment, so my dog
HAS to eat inside. He learned quickly that food must stay on the
feeding towel, or else it gets taken away! Check it out:
http://rawfeddogs.net/RecipePhoto/15/2
http://rawfeddogs.net/RecipePhoto/17/28
> Also how about the residue on their fur??? Do they manage to keep
> themselves spit polished?
I have never seen any remnants of raw feeding on my dog's fur. The
messiest meal he's gotten (yet!!) is usually beef ribs, but even so,
I've never seen a bit of ickiness on him after. He spends a while
cleaning his paws afterward, though -- which you can see he'd need:
http://rawfeddogs.net/RecipePhoto/9/3
-- sandy & griffin (who has yet to be offered a sheep's head -- I
suspect it'll be a messy meal ...)
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5a. Re: questions?
Posted by: "katkellm" katkellm@yahoo.com katkellm
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:57 pm ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "delcaste" <delcaste@...> wrote:
>My big problem is her
> choking and I think if I keep giving her Big Food she'll be ok. I'M the
> one that needs the help
> :(
Hi Silvina,
Well as long as you said it:):) Seriously, i think that all dogs have
this raw thing way under control before their people do. Loose stools
only bother a dog if they mess in the house because they know it
upsets their person. Vomiting isn't a biggie for a dog, heck they eat
it again, but it sends their people into a panic. The fact that you
have a severe gulper just makes the adjustment for you a little
harder. I really and truthfully cross my heart think that you are
doing ok. Fed big food, relax and experiment with size. Your dog is
your best teacher. You'd be surprised what a wolf in pug's clothing
can do. KathyM
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6a. Re: dog needs to lose weight, but...
Posted by: "Yasuko herron" sunshine_annamaria@yahoo.com sunshine_annamaria
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:57 pm ((PST))
After reading this thread,I remembered I did not weigh my dog recently due battery was out.
I weighed her today and,she was 34.4lb so,she is loosing 0.6lb after I changed my method;lowering the fat intake.
I don't weigh my dog daily but I weigh now and then,just to be sure she is not loosing dangerously or gaining weight opposed to what I am trying to achieve.
It is not a lot shelost but I am happy.
yassy
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6b. Re: dog needs to lose weight, but...
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/10/2007 12:58:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sunshine_annamaria@yahoo.com writes:
I weighed her today and,she was 34.4lb so,she is loosing 0.6lb after I
changed my method;lowering the fat intake.
Yassy,
remember that fat is necessary for dogs.. it provides energy and helps their
skin tone.
less food is preferable to less fat for a dog that needs to lose weight.
the best way to tell if your dog is too fat is to feel for ribs.. if you can
find them but not feel them when you are petting the dog that is correct. if
you can see them or touch them the dog is too thin. if you know where they
should be and can't find them when you feel for them your dog is too fat.
did that make sense?
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7a. Re: Exciting Discovery Close to Home!
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/9/2007 5:19:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,
general.woundwort@yahoo.com writes:
Since this is organ meat were talking about, I'd guess you'd have to take it
slow in introducing it, and limit the portion, or just toss it in all together
and let em have at it?
Tom,
when i introduced sweetbreads to the dogs i didn't take it slow. but the
dogs had all been eating beef and beef organs for quite awhile, so i really
didn't bother.
i just fed one hunk (i can't tell if they are the whole organs or if they are
cut, and i'm not going to investigate such things.. lol) and add it to each
dogs' food for that night. This approach might not work if your dogs are tiny
though..
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8a. Re: FIRST DEER
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/10/2007 6:04:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
feejeffrey@yahoo.com writes:
just got my first deer from sheriff. Just wanted to know what all I can
keep. Butchering myself.
Jeff,
it's all edible for the dogs.. whack it into convenient sizes to get into the
freezer or into the dogs.. whichever works better for you.
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9a. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
Posted by: "miensasis" kpmnlm@patmedia.net miensasis
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, Yasuko herron
<sunshine_annamaria@...> wrote:
>
> I feed lamb but since I read it shard so sharp and,I have never fed
> it to my dog.Lamb bone my dog gets are from Neck and rib only.
> The shank did not shard sharp??? I ask this because I have never
fed
> so,I do not know about it..The bone itself was not too hard for
dog??
Yassy...
Now you have me worried...lol. This is the first time I've fed
anything but chicken bones, so I'm not sure how exactly to judge what
too hard is. I've read so often here that weight bearing bones of
large animals were "wreck bones" and wondered if this weight-bearing
bone of the lamb, a smaller animal, was edible. I posted the
question last week and was told that the bone in the lamb shank was
edible. All I can say is that my dogs were able to chew up the wider
end of the bone, but after much more chewing (and a lot of noise) I
saw they weren't making progress and I took the remainder of the bone
away. The area they were able to gnaw away didn't shard or seem very
sharp, though.
Can anyone else weigh in on whether or not these bones are truly
edible? From the way the dogs had at 'em they seemed like great fun,
but I certainly don't want to wreck my dogs' lovely teeth!
Nancy
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9b. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
Posted by: "Laurie Swanson" laurie@mckinneyphoto.com las_lala
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
Hi Nancy,
Congrats on the bigger prey items! How big are your dogs? My 20 lb.
Boston loves lamb shanks and they are a great meal, but he can't really
eat the whole leg bone/I take it away after it's cleaned off. He
nibbles on and eats most of the ball joint end but I feel the rest of
the bone is too hard. I know bigger dogs can eat the whole thing. I
am also pretty cautious now after having him chip 2 teeth on wreck
bones (beef/buffalo/marrow bones) before I knew better. If they are
able to crunch the bones pretty easily, then they should be fine. If
they are grinding away or not making much progress, they could be tooth
wreckers. Once they have been eating raw for awhile, they sometimes
get more discerning about what are edible bones, too. In the
beginning, they are so excited, they may try to eat denser bones than
they should.
Laurie
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9c. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
Posted by: "miensasis" kpmnlm@patmedia.net miensasis
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:50 pm ((PST))
--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Laurie Swanson" <laurie@...> wrote:
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> How big are your dogs? My 20 lb. Boston loves lamb shanks and they
> are a great meal, but he can't really eat the whole leg bone.
> I take it away after it's cleaned off. He nibbles on and
> eats most of the ball joint end but I feel the rest of
> the bone is too hard.
Laurie...
Thanks...I feel much better after reading your post because this is
exactly what my two wheatens did (they are 30 lbs. each). Just like
you described, they ate the ball joint end and then continued to gnaw
on the rest of the well-cleaned bone. After awhile I noticed they
weren't getting very far with the bone itself, so I took it from them.
Boy did they enjoy their meal, though. They worked on those shanks
with a passion and since I took the clean bones away they have been
contentedly sleeping. Its been four hours now and they are out like a
light. I guess they are well-satiated!
Nancy
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9d. Re: First lamb shanks....a success!
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/10/2007 12:58:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,
kpmnlm@patmedia.net writes:
This is the first time I've fed
anything but chicken bones, so I'm not sure how exactly to judge what
too hard is. I've read so often here that weight bearing bones of
large animals were "wreck bones" and wondered if this weight-bearing
bone of the lamb, a smaller animal, was edible.
Nancy,
lamb bones are mostly edible for most dogs.. lambs are slaughtered VERY
young.. before their bones are hardened.. and even if they were slaughtered as
sheep they hold up far less weight than cows do and therefore their bones aren't
as dense and should be ok for all but the tiniest dogs to eat if they so choose.
And picking up the bones when the dogs are no longer making progress eating
them is the correct response..
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10a. Re: still wolfing
Posted by: "Morledzep@aol.com" Morledzep@aol.com morledzep
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:58 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/9/2007 4:17:04 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mtinder@tinderco.com writes:
Please, hold my hand. He seems ok and I believe he ate both the goat
leg AND the roaster. I just find the whole process hard to believe,
that he can digest the bones and all without chewing. How the heck
are those whole bones getting out the other end???
MaryT,
yes he is digesting the bones and everything completely.. relax.. that's a
little more than a regular daily meal for a Great Dane, but you should see no
negative side effects. He may have a loose stool or two, but that's not
necessarily a bad thing, it's just proof that he ate a lot of food.
i don't see a problem with his eating habits.. that's entirely normal. 20
minutes for a lamb leg and 5 minutes for a whole chicken is pretty normal here
too.
IF you want him to eat slower you could feed the food frozen.. then he will
have no choice but to eat it slower, but i really don't see a good reason to
make him slow down.
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11a. Re: deer chest carcus
Posted by: "MORGAN LEWIS" shadowland22000@yahoo.com shadowland22000
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:50 pm ((PST))
Thanks Chris, do I feed guts and all, just like rabbit. Morgan
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12a. Re: Newbie with questions-
Posted by: "Bumble1994@aol.com" Bumble1994@aol.com bumble1994
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:51 pm ((PST))
In a message dated 11/10/2007 2:29:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, "Laurie
Davis" writes:
Your furbabies don't have any problem breaking up the bones? It sure is
a lot of added work to grind all that mess- maybe now, since they are
getting used to the taste, I can change the texture a little at a time.
****
Some people say it takes months to get their kitties eating bones--Mine got
to it in about 2 weeks. :)
Once they were eating good sized chunks of meat easily, I gave them turkey
neck pieces. One cat could only eat down to the bone, one ate about half the
bone, and one chomped the whole thing up. The second try, small chicken wing
bones, everybody ate their bone.
They only need 10% of the overall food to be bone, so they don't need to eat
a whole lot of it--and if it takes them months to handle bone, they won't go
into any sort of decline because of it. (Well, maybe kittens wouldn't do
well, as they are growing, but kittens usually have no problem chowing down on
bones.)
You can help a cat find out that bones are good by hammering them so the
tasty insides are there to temp them.
Lynda
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13a. Re: Exciting Discovery Close to Home/Sweetbread Question
Posted by: "Giselle" megan.giselle@gmail.com megangiselle
Date: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:13 pm ((PST))
^_^ just 'splaining why my 'choice' links may not be. So choice, that is. ;
)
But, getting back to my hypothesis, if it makes some sense to feed raw
pancreas regularly to dogs with diabetes, then it follows that a dog with
immune system issues may benefit from eating raw thymus more frequently.
No?
pop quizzes are OK, as long as I can Google the answers.....
TC
Giselle
> LOL I'm not blaming you for what Wiki publishes! The author should
> have put the conclusion up front and the details to follow. I'll go
> looking for elementary my dear Watson stuff...no pop quizzes, open
> book only.
>
> In terms of feeding thymus though, if one feeds whole prey one is
> there; if one looks to feed a variety of body parts from a variety of
> critter one can be there without much ado. And since a. the thymus
> gland (and any other gland for that matter) is small and b. not every
> wolf would get every part in every feeding, there is little need to
> get all strung out about the thymus's role in a good raw diet.
>
> Not that you are getting all strung out about it...but somebody will,
> I'm certain of that.
> Chris O
>
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