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Thursday, September 20, 2007

[rawfeeding] Digest Number 12052

There are 25 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1a. Re: Older dog with diarrhea- help
From: Belinda van de Loo

2a. I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
From: one_sojourner_one
2b. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
From: Andrea
2c. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
From: one_sojourner_one
2d. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
From: Misty Sargent

3a. Re: Why don't vets recommend raw food?
From: Shannon Parker
3b. Re: Why don't vets recommend raw food?
From: Daisy Foxworth
3c. milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
From: Caren OConnor
3d. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
From: Sonja
3e. Why don't vets recommend raw food?
From: blue eyed
3f. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
From: Tina Berry
3g. Why don't vets recommend raw food?
From: mrskheath
3h. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
From: Caren OConnor

4a. Re: UK suppliers
From: Belinda van de Loo

5a. some tartar on his teeth
From: Marisa
5b. Re: some tartar on his teeth
From: Andrea
5c. Re: some tartar on his teeth
From: costrowski75

6a. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: shane clays
6b. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: steph.sorensen
6c. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: shane clays
6d. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: Goin8@aol.com
6e. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: Laura Atkinson
6f. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
From: steph.sorensen

7a. Re: boneless meals/what to feed?
From: swilken61

8a. Re: RE ON suppliers
From: Howard Salob


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1a. Re: Older dog with diarrhea- help
Posted by: "Belinda van de Loo" auntielindyloo@yahoo.com belindavandeloo
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:34 am ((PDT))

Hello Heidi,
We feed a 13 yr.old Bichon and he occasionally gets a bout with his
tummy. IMHO the body is trying to tell you something... his system
probably needs some rest so it can heal up a bit. If it were my dog
I'd fast him for a day and then give him some broth (cook one of his
bones in water and give him just the broth when it's cooled) as his
first meal after the broth.
Naturally speaking dogs systems are prepared for irregular meal
schedules and they will even go "off feed" for a few meals so that
their body has a chance to cope with what's going on.
It might be as simple as that.
To give him his pills you could still do it the way you normally do,
with a little bit of venison.
Re: the meds... IMO going "raw" is the first step in (re)building a
healthy immune system. Once we went raw with our clan, the next step
was removing all chemicals (flea collars, vaccinations, heartworm
meds, etc.). It takes a while for the body to rid itself (detox)from
all the chemical buildup but it was well worth it. Taking your dog
off meds is your own decision. You may want to consult a homeopathic
vet in the matter because there are natural ways to deal with
seizures.
All the best!
Belinda and "Honey" from Holland

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2a. I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
Posted by: "one_sojourner_one" onesojourner@gmail.com one_sojourner_one
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:35 am ((PDT))

We are trying to make the switch over to raw. We have been feeding
chicken for the past couple of days. Our 4 month cairn has thrown it
up 2 times now. The first time we did not see it happen and I think he
cleaned the mess up. there were just a few remnants left. This morning
he would not eat his breakfast and then about 20 minutes after I took
it up he puked all over the place. A growing puppy needs to eat so I
can't let this keep happening. what should I do?


-peter

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2b. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
Posted by: "Andrea" poketmouse45@yahoo.com poketmouse45
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:21 am ((PDT))

Peter, did the puppy re-eat the breakfast this morning? Usually
allergies to meats are pretty unusual and dogs end up with major
itchies or hotspots because of an allergy. Since the pup re-ate the
first time, I'm thinking the problem is something else.

One possibility is that he is eating his food too quickly. Geiger has
been known to bolt down small pieces of food whole only to bring it
back up half an hour later and eat it again, chewing this time. Give
the pup larger portions that he has to work to eat so that his stomach
juices can get going before the food gets there.

The food might also be too cold. This has never been a problem with my
big dogs, but my sister's chi has problems holding down food straight
from the fridge. He's fine eating the same thing around room temp,
though.

Lastly, you might check to make the chicken hasn't been enhanced with
juicifiers and broth.

So, make sure your chicken is minimally processed, feed bigger more
akward pieces, and let food get to room temp before feeding. If that
doesn't work, let us know. Good luck.

Andrea

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<onesojourner@...> wrote:
>
> Our 4 month cairn has thrown it up 2 times now. The first time we did
> not see it happen and I think he cleaned the mess up. there were just
> a few remnants left. This morning he would not eat his breakfast and
> then about 20 minutes after I took it up he puked all over the place.

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2c. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
Posted by: "one_sojourner_one" onesojourner@gmail.com one_sojourner_one
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:12 am ((PDT))

Thanks for the response. I will fill you in with a few more details.
This morning he did not eat at all so he threw up the chicken he at
last night. This pup is extremely picky when it comes to food. He
would not touch the chicken at first and now he is only eating it if I
throw it on the skillet for a few seconds and add garlic. I have given
him and egg with that a few times and he seems to eat it better. He
got his first bone last night and all he did was sit there and look at
it. I cut some of the meat off and he ate that very slowly then picked
the meaty bone up and carried it around. Its like he has no idea what
to do with it.

-peter

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2d. Re: I think my puppy is allergic to chicken -getting desperate-
Posted by: "Misty Sargent" jrtlover27@yahoo.com jrtlover27
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:12 pm ((PDT))

Hi Peter,

Have you tried beef, lamb, rabbit, or pork? I would fast her for a day to let her tummy settle, and then try a different meat and see if she tolerates that. Also, how are you feeding her? Ground meat, whole bone-in meat, or a pre-packaged raw diet?

MIsty

one_sojourner_one <onesojourner@gmail.com> wrote:
We are trying to make the switch over to raw. We have been feeding
chicken for the past couple of days. Our 4 month cairn has thrown it
up 2 times now. The first time we did not see it happen and I think he
cleaned the mess up. there were just a few remnants left. This morning
he would not eat his breakfast and then about 20 minutes after I took
it up he puked all over the place. A growing puppy needs to eat so I
can't let this keep happening. what should I do?

-peter


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3a. Re: Why don't vets recommend raw food?
Posted by: "Shannon Parker" mrbatisse@yahoo.ca mrbatisse
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:38 am ((PDT))

Hi Jennifer,

Simply put, Vet's just don't know better. They have one course on animal nutrition in school (an elective course) and it is sponsored by a kibble company. I can tell you this with certainty as I am a Vet tech who had the same nutritional training. As far as being money hungry, I wouldn't say that is their only motive. Vet's on average do not make that much money from their practice...selling kibble does give them good profit...they mark it up tremendously. They push the kibble because that is all they know. The seminars they attend to get new information is sponsored by kibble companies, and let me tell you ...these companies know that raw is getting more attention and they are trying their hardest to scare the vets into not promoting it. I talked to a Tech who recently attended one of these seminars and she was adament that I was going to be infected with Salmonella. I gave her some commonsense advice as well as factual information about raw and though she will
not promote it, I belive she'll be a little more open minded with clients who do feed raw. I hope. I am lucky, I have a vet who is fine with the raw. If he ever has a question, I am armed with the correct information to ease his mind. He's seen the difference in my animals and he just can't dispute it. Trust me, ditch the kibble and go raw....you won't regret it, and perhaps your Vet friend may see the light as well.

Best of luck,

Shannon

jend404 <jend404@yahoo.com> wrote:

And not just this vet, but all my vets I have ever had, have been
adamant about not feeding raw food to animals. Also, I do not believe,
and refuse to accept that these people are financially motivated to push
poison. Some of them have been close, personal friends of mine and feed
their own animals package food.


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3b. Re: Why don't vets recommend raw food?
Posted by: "Daisy Foxworth" daisyfoxworth@yahoo.com daisyfoxworth
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:49 am ((PDT))

>I have a vet who is fine with the raw. If he ever has a question, I
am armed with the correct information to ease his mind. He's seen the
difference in my animals and he just can't dispute it.
>
>

That is my situation as well. My vet believes her responsibility is
to make sure her clients are informed. If it is apparent that her
clients have obtained that information on their own and it is working
for them, she's ok with it. Bottomline, she can't dispute that raw
has benefited my cat.

Daisy


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3c. milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Posted by: "Caren OConnor" cavkist@yahoo.com cavkist
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:14 am ((PDT))

Hello Group -
I have a litter of Cavaliers who will be 7 weeks old tomorrow. I have been weaning them from their mommy and supplementing with a milk-replacer. I decreased their nursing capability - removed mommy gradually - and began feeding raw at about 4.5 weeks.
My question is - May I now stop the milk replacer and just have them drink water with the raw food?
And, I'm not sure why I used milk replacer. Does everyone do this with their litters?
Thanks for sharing.
Caren O'Connor
Nansemond Cavaliers


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3d. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Posted by: "Sonja" ladyver@sbcglobal.net lonepalm77
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:14 am ((PDT))

The breeders I know use goat's milk as a supplement to mom's milk if mom doesn't have enough, but they're completely off of it by 7 weeks.

Sonja

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3e. Why don't vets recommend raw food?
Posted by: "blue eyed" eyed_blue@yahoo.co.uk eyed_blue
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:14 am ((PDT))


you wrote: various anecdotal evidence does not a scientific study make.

Maybe I'm not taking you correctly (correct me if that's the case) but what do you mean no scientific evidence/study?

Where is the scientific evidence to prove that kibble is better?

For them to do what you would call a 'fair' scientific study with a comparison of raw feeding to kibble feeding then they would have to have done a trial in the first place and that would involve a scientific study comparing proper raw feeding over time compared with kibble feeding. So where is the study that provides evidence on kibble being 'better' If they haven't got any on raw then they cant possibly have it on kibble either. They must just be comparing their kibble with worse kibble.

you wrote: I really am ready to start going all raw but I am very afraid that if I
don't supplement with kibble that has been vitamin enriched I will harm
my dog.

This is what mass marketing has led people to believe, we must feed their perfect and balanced food to give our pets what they need. We couldn't possibly provide it through fresh natural food/nutrients. How much vitamin A have you ate today? Was it the perfectly balanced amount in a pre packaged food that you need in the right percentage every day? get my point?

Kibble is vitamin enriched because it has to be, all the natural vitamins have been heat destroyed usually, not only that but I heard that their 'foods' are so lacking in vitamins that they by law have to add in a minimum amount (just what I heard)

Where is the scientific evidence that the vitamins/minerals sprayed into kibble are utilised properly by the dog?

I don't need scientific (sponsored by some pet food company) evidence to tell me that my dog is better on raw food. Without great detail on my own dog, I can tell you that I noticed a difference from the very first meal and he only continued to improve in many ways. Before raw feeding he was in and out of the vets, since raw feeding he has not even been once. This is enough evidence for me.

The vet that was your friend and feeding commercial food can feed what he likes, make your own mind up and do what you feel comfortable with. I for one cant go back to feeding my pup anything but raw as my conscience wont let me.

Tom Lonsdales book Work Wonders is what I started working from and I would recomend it but once you get started its really not as complicated as it all sounds.

sorry if this was a bit long winded,

Natalie





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3f. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Posted by: "Tina Berry" k9baron@gmail.com k9antje
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:27 pm ((PDT))

"May I now stop the milk replacer and just have them drink water with the
raw food? And, I'm not sure why I used milk replacer. Does everyone do this
with their litters?"

I only used goats milk at 4 weeks of age mixed with raw deer burger to wean
them.. after 6 weeks or so we were done with milk.
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Tina Berry - MT
Kriegshund German Shepherds
Working Lines ~ Naturally Reared
www.kriegshundgsds.com


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3g. Why don't vets recommend raw food?
Posted by: "mrskheath" mrskheath@yahoo.co.uk mrskheath
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:32 pm ((PDT))


> you wrote: I really am ready to start going all raw but I am very
afraid that if I
> don't supplement with kibble that has been vitamin enriched I will harm
> my dog.
>

I am absolutely 100% certain by my own experience that my dogs are
happier, healthier and their ideal weight with thanks to raw feeding.
My husky male had problems gaining weight on kibble and my bitch
always had allergies to kibble. Raw has benefited them in a way that I
myself notice.

Their teeth are cleaner
They have more energy
Their stools are healthier in form and substance
They never leave their food
Their coats seem much better - they in fact seem to shed less - not
sure of the connection here but it certainly has changed since feeding
a raw diet.
They are generally happier dogs
Anal glands even seem to hardly need draining at all

The evidence speaks for itself.

You don't need a doctor to tell you that a natural diet is healthier
for you

You don't need a vet to tell you that a natural diet is healthier for
your pets!!

Karlene

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3h. Re: milk-replacer in litter of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Posted by: "Caren OConnor" cavkist@yahoo.com cavkist
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:50 pm ((PDT))

Tina -
Thank you for your kind response. I don't know why I worry about this but I just want to make sure I'm giving them all the calcium they need - as though they're not getting it with the chicken necks I'm giving?!
Tonight they're enjoying the last of their watered-down milk replacer. Tomorrow it's strickly water. Maybe I just want to keep them babies longer:)
Caren O'Connor

Tina Berry <k9baron@gmail.com> wrote:
"May I now stop the milk replacer and just have them drink water with the
raw food? And, I'm not sure why I used milk replacer. Does everyone do this
with their litters?"

I only used goats milk at 4 weeks of age mixed with raw deer burger to wean
them.. after 6 weeks or so we were done with milk.
--
Tina Berry - MT
Kriegshund German Shepherds
Working Lines ~ Naturally Reared
www.kriegshundgsds.com

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4a. Re: UK suppliers
Posted by: "Belinda van de Loo" auntielindyloo@yahoo.com belindavandeloo
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:38 am ((PDT))

Thanks for that info, Sandra.
In the same vein, anyone looking for raw suppliers in Holland - I could
give you a list of resources.
Blessings,
Belinda and "Honey" in Holland

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5a. some tartar on his teeth
Posted by: "Marisa" mrsdog_lover@yahoo.com mrsdog_lover
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:13 am ((PDT))

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Hi, it's 4 moths now that i feed raw meaty bones to my 3 dogs, and they
are thriving and happy, yet their canine teeth, near the gum has a
light yellow soft covering, which easily scrapes off. How come the
bones that they eat, aren't working as they should to clean them ?

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5b. Re: some tartar on his teeth
Posted by: "Andrea" poketmouse45@yahoo.com poketmouse45
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:38 am ((PDT))

I noticed the same thing with Geiger's canines a couple of months ago.
When I thought back to what I had been feeding him I realized I was
giving him smaller portions that he primarily ate using his back
teeth. Beef heart, tongue, chicken, ribs, rabbit, etc. When I started
giving him bigger pieces like a piece of 6 way cut goat and whole pork
shoulder he had to dig in and tear pieces out and the bits of tartar
went away. Try adding in truly big and complicated meals and see if it
makes a difference.

Andrea

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Marisa" <mrsdog_lover@...> wrote:

> their canine teeth, near the gum has a light yellow soft covering,
> which easily scrapes off. How come the bones that they eat, aren't
> working as they should to clean them ?


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5c. Re: some tartar on his teeth
Posted by: "costrowski75" Chriso75@AOL.COM costrowski75
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:30 am ((PDT))

"Marisa" <mrsdog_lover@...> wrote:
How come the
> bones that they eat, aren't working as they should to clean them ?
*****
Probably you are not feeding bones that the dogs must use all their
teeth on. Teeth cleaning is a mechanical process. Whatever teeth the
dogs don't use don't get scrubbed.

Feeding a variety of body parts as well as variety of sources is one
way to help clean the unreached bones; also feeding bigger and more
complicated body parts will help. A good meal for cleaning the
inscisors is a slab of ribs; a better meal perhaps but harder to find
might be a body part with some hair/fur/hide left on. And for cleaner
canine teeth, the dogs need to be fed meals they literally can sink
their teeth into.

Chris O

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6a. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "shane clays" shane_clays@yahoo.com shane_clays
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:47 am ((PDT))

I have a dog that refuses to eat beef liver by itself. I did the old "if you wont eat what I give you, you wont eat" routine. She went 7 days without a meal. Finally, she ate about half a piece then rolled in other half....

I have found that what works best with her is that I give her cut up liver (approximately 1 inch x 1 inch) mixed with ground meat (turkey, beef, pork, whatever) and an egg. It has somewhat of the same consistency of ground meat and the egg helps cover the taste. She gobbles it down.... I guess I gave into her by mixing the liver but to me, she won the battle, I won the war....

Matter of fact, she gobbled down a bowl of the stuff this morning.....

Shane Clays
Phoenix, AZ

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> > From: "steph.sorensen" <steph.sorensen@>
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6b. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "steph.sorensen" steph.sorensen@yahoo.com steph.sorensen
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:41 am ((PDT))

You know, that is a great idea!! I may try that tomorrow. I recently
put an ad in Freecycle for any meat people wanted out of their
freezer, and a lady contacted me to give me a 7lb roll of hamburger,
so I'll have plenty to give! Thanks for the idea! Lucy just sniffs
it, gingerly takes it, then spits it out and walks away. It's like
she doesn't want to be impolite, but she just doesn't like it! Kind
of like going to someone's house for dinner and feeding it to the dog
under the table because you didn't like it but don't want to be rude!
LOL

-Steph
Scarlet, Lucy, and Minkey (the kitty)

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, shane clays <shane_clays@...> wrote:
>
> I have found that what works best with her is that I give her cut
up liver (approximately 1 inch x 1 inch) mixed with ground meat
(turkey, beef, pork, whatever) and an egg. It has somewhat of the same
consistency of ground meat and the egg helps cover the taste. She
gobbles it down.... I guess I gave into her by mixing the liver but to
me, she won the battle, I won the war....
>
> Matter of fact, she gobbled down a bowl of the stuff this
morning.....
>
> Shane Clays
> Phoenix, AZ
>


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6c. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "shane clays" shane_clays@yahoo.com shane_clays
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:27 pm ((PDT))

One other thing. You may want to mix something with a heavy bone content into this meal and or expect some lose stools the first few times you feed it. Its a rich meal and, obviously has no bone. I usually throw a chicken drummy or two at her at the same time just to help keep the stools firm.... its a big meal so I usually only feed a very small meal the next day and again, its usually a heavy bone type meal.

Shane C.
Phx, AZ

"steph.sorensen" <steph.sorensen@yahoo.com> wrote:
You know, that is a great idea!! I may try that tomorrow. I recently
put an ad in Freecycle for any meat people wanted out of their
freezer, and a lady contacted me to give me a 7lb roll of hamburger,
so I'll have plenty to give! Thanks for the idea! Lucy just sniffs
it, gingerly takes it, then spits it out and walks away. It's like
she doesn't want to be impolite, but she just doesn't like it! Kind
of like going to someone's house for dinner and feeding it to the dog
under the table because you didn't like it but don't want to be rude!
LOL

-Steph
Scarlet, Lucy, and Minkey (the kitty)
>


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6d. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "Goin8@aol.com" Goin8@aol.com menoebs
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:51 pm ((PDT))


Why does your dog HAVE to eat beef liver? I would simply say if he refuses
to eat it then just dont feed it! Its that simple. Theres so much other stuff
to feed that it shouldnt be a big worry. Mine get it for a treat though and
LOVE it! :) Audrey



In a message dated 9/20/2007 11:48:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
shane_clays@yahoo.com writes:

I have a dog that refuses to eat beef liver by itself. I did the old "if you
wont eat what I give you, you wont eat" routine. She went 7 days without a
meal. Finally, she ate about half a piece then rolled in other half....

I have found that what works best with her is that I give her cut up liver
(approximately 1 inch x 1 inch) mixed with ground meat (turkey, beef, pork,
whatever) and an egg. It has somewhat of the same consistency of ground meat
and the egg helps cover the taste. She gobbles it down.... I guess I gave into
her by mixing the liver but to me, she won the battle, I won the war....

Matter of fact, she gobbled down a bowl of the stuff this morning.....

Shane Clays
Phoenix, AZ

"steph.sorensen" <steph.sorensen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > From: "steph.sorensen" <steph.sorensen@>
> >

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6e. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "Laura Atkinson" llatkinson@gmail.com lauraatkinson2002
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:00 pm ((PDT))

Liver, because of the number of vitamins it provides, is a must do. Whether
you warm it, freeze it, sprinkle it with cheese, hide it in something else
or whatever...it's a necessary component of a healthy raw diet.

On 9/20/07, Goin8@aol.com <Goin8@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Why does your dog HAVE to eat beef liver? I would simply say if he refuses
> to eat it then just dont feed it! Its that simple. Theres so much other
> stuff
> to feed that it shouldnt be a big worry. Mine get it for a treat though
> and
> LOVE it! :) Audrey


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6f. Re: Suggestions for a dog who HATES beef liver!
Posted by: "steph.sorensen" steph.sorensen@yahoo.com steph.sorensen
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:25 pm ((PDT))

Well, I had read that they need 10% organs per week, and that 5% of
that should be liver, and the other 5% a mix of other organs (tripe,
heart, kidneys, etc). There are nutritional benefits to liver that I
would like to get into her body somehow.

If it is not a necessity, I would like to know, because I do not want
to force it down her throat if she doesn't like it.

-Steph
Scarlet, Lucy and Minkey (the kitty)

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, Goin8@... wrote:
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>
> Why does your dog HAVE to eat beef liver? I would simply say if he
refuses
> to eat it then just dont feed it! Its that simple. Theres so much
other stuff
> to feed that it shouldnt be a big worry. Mine get it for a treat
though and
> LOVE it! :) Audrey
>


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7a. Re: boneless meals/what to feed?
Posted by: "swilken61" powrfemme@aol.com swilken61
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:47 am ((PDT))

and in my experience not cheaper than doing it yourself. I feed my two
small dogs and one cat for less than I using the premade raw. Not for
less than kibble, but when you see what's in that, you know why.

Alos, the premade raw had too much bone, one of my dogs was
constipated from it, I had to add extra meat. So I figured, I may as
well do the whole deal myself. Three months in and the dogs have never
looked back. The cat, she's another story, but has come around.

Stephany

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8a. Re: RE ON suppliers
Posted by: "Howard Salob" itiskismet1968@yahoo.com itiskismet1968
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:38 am ((PDT))

Shannon Parker <mrbatisse@yahoo.ca> wrote: Dear Group,

Anyone know of any suppliers in orange count New York?

Sincerely,,
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Topics in this digest:

1a. RE ON suppliers
From: Sharon Taylor
1b. Re: RE ON suppliers
From: Shannon Parker

2a. Re: can't gain weight
From: Sandee Lee
2b. Re: can't gain weight
From: Yasuko herron
2c. Re: can't gain weight
From: cypressbunny
2d. can't gain weight
From: Cris Milam

3a. Re: Newbie: looking for the ingredants for Raw Feeding
From: kaylsraven
3b. Re: Newbie: looking for the ingredants for Raw Feeding
From: carolejc2007

4. newbie nerves
From: monami24257

5. New to raw.....looking for resources in Las Vegas, NV
From: Carrie

6a. Re: Smelly green meat
From: Susano

7a. Re: UK suppliers
From: Giselle
7b. Re: UK suppliers
From: sange101

8a. Re: Feeding Heads
From: Giselle
8b. Re: Feeding Heads
From: Renate


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1a. RE ON suppliers
Posted by: "Sharon Taylor" taylorsl@mountaincable.net whackyjacky2000
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:30 pm ((PDT))

Hi to all, I am new to the list and been feeding raw for almost a year now.
So I am still relatively a newbie learning as I go.

I have 2 whippets one female 25lbs and the male is approx 40 lbs.

I have a hard time finding suppliers in Ontario, Canada anyone on the list
that can help me out. I have been to supermarkets and local butcher in the
area without much luck.

Looking for a variety of meat for them at a reasonable price.

Hopefully not to far away.

Thanks,

Sharon

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1b. Re: RE ON suppliers
Posted by: "Shannon Parker" mrbatisse@yahoo.ca mrbatisse
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:57 pm ((PDT))

Hi Sharon,

I'm in Ontario as well...I have a Greyhound and Argentine Dogo. I'm in Hamilton. Contact me off list and I'll give you some solutions. I have it down pat now...feed my guys as cheap as kibble.

Shannon

mrbatisse@yahoo.ca

Sharon Taylor <taylorsl@mountaincable.net> wrote:
Hi to all, I am new to the list and been feeding raw for almost a year now.
So I am still relatively a newbie learning as I go.

I have 2 whippets one female 25lbs and the male is approx 40 lbs.

I have a hard time finding suppliers in Ontario, Canada anyone on the list
that can help me out. I have been to supermarkets and local butcher in the
area without much luck.

Looking for a variety of meat for them at a reasonable price.

Hopefully not to far away.

Thanks,

Sharon

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2a. Re: can't gain weight
Posted by: "Sandee Lee" rlee@plix.com mariasmom2001
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:43 pm ((PDT))

More meat and more fat. You are feeding mainly turkey which is quite lean.
What parts of the lamb are you feeding? Why all ground...is this a
commercial product or are you grinding it yourself?

Sandee & the Dane Gang

From: "Jon Warner" <reefwiz@sbcglobal.net>
> I am new to this group and still learning about raw. I switch my dog to
raw two and a half weeks ago. Before that she was on the home cooked diet.
My girl has always had a problem keeping up her weight but now she is even
more skinny. Her ribs, spine and pelvic bones are visible. She also has a
very sensitive stomach and suspicion for IBD. My question is: what can I
feed her to gain weight?. I feed her three times already. She gets turkey,
ground turkey necks and lamb. Each meal consist 210 g of food, 60 g of each
is RMB( turkey necks), 90g of lamb and rest is turkey. All meats are ground.
She gets about 3% of her ideal weight (47 pounds). Her current weight is 43
pounds. So if there anything I could do to give her more calories without
compromising her sensitive GI tract that would be great.

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2b. Re: can't gain weight
Posted by: "Yasuko herron" sunshine_annamaria@yahoo.com sunshine_annamaria
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:43 pm ((PDT))

> what can I feed her to gain weight?. I feed her three times
> already. She gets turkey, ground turkey necks and lamb. Each meal consist 210
> g of food,

Hi. Your dog's ideal weight ,you said is 47lb dog.

47x16x0.03= 22.56oz

23oz=652g

You said each of her meal has 210g,and feed 3 times so,you feed total 630g,but not quite 3%. You can feed 20g more,maybe round up to 30g up andthen why not try feeding 220g each meal and see how your dog does?If just started,then,you cannot see the result right away,try this and see how sheis after 1 month.

>60 g of each is RMB( turkey necks), 90g of lamb and rest is turkey. All meats are ground.

May I ask why you get ground up food for dog? chunk of food is better than ground meat because if fed ground,then,dog can inhale and meal is going to be finished in matter of seconds but if you feed meat with bone for example,then dog needs to work on it to eat and more stimulating brain and more fun for dog to eat and dog takes time to eat meal and good mental excersize as well.

> So if there anything I could do to give her more calories without compromising her >sensitive GI tract that would be great.

You could try fattier meat like pork,Beef etc and then when you feed it,if your dog got problem with fat and had poo problems,always you can remove fat skin and feed it. If she is just on rawfeeding short time,it still early to see how she does on weight-wise I think. Just give about a month or so to try varied meat adding to your menu in the future and see how she does.

Just so you know that % of feeding guideline is just a starting point so,you can up the % if your dog did not gain weight.It depends on each dog.

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2c. Re: can't gain weight
Posted by: "cypressbunny" cypressbunny@yahoo.com cypressbunny
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:51 pm ((PDT))

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, Jon Warner <reefwiz@...> wrote:
>
> Her ribs, spine and pelvic bones are visible.

*** What breed is she? For some of my dogs, ribs, spine, and pelvis
visible is good and normal.

> She also has a very sensitive stomach and suspicion for IBD.

*** With luck this will not be an issue after she's been on raw for
a while.

My question is: what can I feed her to gain weight?. I feed her
three times already. She gets turkey, ground turkey necks and lamb.

*** You could expand the menu to include more foods, and/or you
could feed more.

> All meats are ground.

*** All ground? Does the poor thing not have any teeth?

> She gets about 3% of her ideal weight (47 pounds). Her current
weight is 43 pounds.

*** Hmmm. I have dogs near that weight range, and a 4 pound
difference in weight is often the different between before a meal
and after a meal. For truly large meals, each dog may gain up to 5
or 6 pounds.

Also, slender dogs live on average 2 years longer than chubby dogs.
Perhaps her weight is good for her?

--Carrie

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2d. can't gain weight
Posted by: "Cris Milam" cmilam@comcast.net cris_milam
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:59 am ((PDT))

Natalya,

Duncan was also a very skinny dog who needed to add weight. He is now at a
perfect weight, but it took a bit of finagling to get him there.

First, up your dog's amount of food to 4% of her ideal body weight. The 3%
suggested as an upper range is just that -- a suggestion. You may just have
a "hard keeper" who needs more food than the average dog.

Second, try moving to more red meats in the diet. They are higher in
calories per pound. Beef heart is what made the difference for Duncan.
However, beware that a diet high in beef heart can cause loose stools -- not
diarrhea, just loose stools in our case. Pork can also be of help in weight
gain, but it didn't help Duncan. It does work in maintaining his weight.

As far as her IBD goes, I hope someone else will chime in since I don't have
any personal experience with it. However, Duncan does have a sensitive
stomach and we had no problems with the suggestions I have given you.

My heart goes out to you. I know what it is like to have a super skinny
dog. It is not fun. I am sure you and your pup will work it out, and you
will soon have that gorgeous raw fed dog that will wow folks.

Cris M

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3a. Re: Newbie: looking for the ingredants for Raw Feeding
Posted by: "kaylsraven" kaylsraven@yahoo.com kaylsraven
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:56 pm ((PDT))

Howdy! Welcome to Texas. Be glad you missed the hottest month of the
summer *lol* You're here at the best part of the year, IMO--cooling
off, but not cold yet (I'm a Texas native--50 degrees is cold for me ^_^).

Like Sandee said, check the sales adds, Walmart, and I'm sure Dallas
has some ethnic markets--if Houston's got'em, I'd be shocked if Dallas
didn't. I've found that the Asian markets yield better results than
the Mexican ones for inexpensive fish and organ meat, but it may be
different up there. If you've got an HEB up there, the ones down here
generally carry pork organs that most of the other grocery stores
don't. If you're up to a three to four hour drive once in a while
(it's just a hop, skip, and a jump--really!), we've also got a raw
feeding store down in Houston that yields a good supply of organ
meats, goat, rabbit, kangaroo, emu, etc, if you can't find it anywhere
else.

Cheers,

Sabrina 'n the gang

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3b. Re: Newbie: looking for the ingredants for Raw Feeding
Posted by: "carolejc2007" mooska2me@sbcglobal.net carolejc2007
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:17 am ((PDT))

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Jagbarbie" <barbie@...> wrote:
>
> I have 2 rough Collies and want to change from pre packaged Raw
Feeding
> to me buying the Raw Feeding foods and preparing the meals for my
dogs.
>
> I will be staying in Dallas Texas for the next 4 months.
>
> Please help
> Barbie
>

Barbie ~

Try Terry's or Fiesta. They are both mexican grocery stores with
several locations in the Dallas area. They carry quite a variety of
meat products you may not find at other stores. Happy shopping!

Carole


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4. newbie nerves
Posted by: "monami24257" monami27@comcast.net monami24257
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:57 pm ((PDT))

I have to admit I'm having second thoughts about making this a way of
life for my two cardigan welsh corgis. The older one, Reggie, came
from a breeder who fed raw, so when, a year after getting her, I
started to feed chicken parts and even some beef, she dove right in.
The other one has always been on the dry crunchy stuff (occasionally
canned), and for the past few months, frozen raw, and she is totally
puzzled right now. I started off with chicken necks and backs just to
give them something easy to start with. She licks the food for about
20 minutes and finally gets down to chewing. I'm purposely given them
both good size pieces they must chew as the younger one, Nell, has
had a tendency to bolt her food.

When she got down to the end of a chicken leg last night, I saw a
piece of bone that was sticking out that looked and felt incredibly
sharp. How is it that these very sharp bone fragments don't pierce
the esophagus on the way down to the stomach? I'm guessing that the
stomach acid softens the bone before it moves to the intestines, but
I really was worried about this. I just don't know if I have the
stomach for this! ;-)

I really want to feel comfortable around this, as I think it might
help Reggie who, since I got her over a year ago, has had episodes of
vomiting and loss of appetite, but nothing like that was noted by her
previous owner (whose husband is a vet BTW). She was found to have
very elevated ALT and bile acids. My vet has put her on Purina EN
which I wasn't happy about, and Denosyl.

Do I just need to knuckle down and read one of the "feeding raw"
books to get my questions get answered? What would be appropriate
size 'parts' (from various sources) for 35-40 lb corgis?

thanks for any suggestions,
Ramona

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5. New to raw.....looking for resources in Las Vegas, NV
Posted by: "Carrie" carrie851@yahoo.com carrie851
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:57 pm ((PDT))

Hi,
My dogs awitched to the prey model just last week. So far they are
doing wonderfully and I am beginning to investigate possible food
resources in this area to give them variety when they are ready. Any
help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Carrie (on behalf of Mandee and Buster)

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6a. Re: Smelly green meat
Posted by: "Susano" tekritesue@yahoo.com tekritesue
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:58 pm ((PDT))

I love this list!! I had some pork that had literally turned green and
fed it to my pugs. But then I wondered to myself "had that turned too
much even for dogs?" Probably not, but I wondered. So I searched the
old messages for "green meat",found this post from February, and got
my answer. Nope, they can handle it. Thanks everyone!
Let me take the opportunity to remind folks that they can find SO much
info on this list by searching the messages. It's simply an amazing
repository of knowledge.
I didn't trim this post, BTW, so people will know what the heck I'm
talking about. :)
Susan and her still healthy pugs who LOOOOVE their raw food

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> In a message dated 2/1/2007 9:12:21 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> christyb@... writes:
> What do you think -
> refreeze it and then feed it or say goodbye and toss it?
>
>
> Christy,
>
> if you're going to waste it just give it to me.. i've got 9 hungry
dogs right
> over here in the inland empire that really don't care how smelly the
meat is.
>
> Catherine R.
>
>
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7a. Re: UK suppliers
Posted by: "Giselle" megan.giselle@gmail.com megangiselle
Date: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:20 pm ((PDT))

Hi, Sandra & Caroline!
I'm not in the UK, but are these $$ expensive?
http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=74
http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=389
http://www.livefoods.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=73

http://www.rodentpro.com/catalog.asp?prod=4&label=frozen_rabbits

I don't 'do' metric, and my US $ to UK pounds conversion is very hazy.

Also, have you checked out FreeCycle UK, or craigslist UK for a free
or cheap freezer?
http://www.freecycle.org/search
http://geo.craigslist.org/iso/gb
TC
Giselle
with Bea in New Jersey


<snip>
rabbit is my big bug
bear, they want £3.00 each down here for a small one, it will
eventually be on the menu as variety is the key
<snip>
Sandra

> Sandra thanks for that great information. I have contacted the
suppliers and am waiting on price lists. Now looking for a second
freezer and then ready to start.
>
> Caroline, Bonnie and Londo


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7b. Re: UK suppliers
Posted by: "sange101" sange101@yahoo.co.uk sange101
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:58 am ((PDT))

Hi, Giselle
Thanks for the links, especially the free cycle and craigs list, I will
definately look through them in depth for rabbits as I do eventually
want to add them to my girls diet, I cannot believe how expensive they
are from what I have seen so far when you consider the fact that they
are all over the place here.

I am sure the longer I am feeding raw and the more I check things out I
will eventually find rabbit a reasonable price. The frozen rabbit
suppliers are very expensive.

My girls are doing really well on their new raw feeding, the BC who was
never that excited about eating now rushes to the kitchen waiting for
her dinner when I say food time, which is a lovely sight for me, and I
am not sure if I am imagining it but she seems much less nervous around
strangers, again I am so pleased to see her more relaxed, with my
Aussie who is only 10 months I have not seen much change in her, always
ready to eat anything, loves people and everything else she comes
accross, it has only been a couple of weeks since they change over so
early days but all good.
Thanks
Sandra

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8a. Re: Feeding Heads
Posted by: "Giselle" megan.giselle@gmail.com megangiselle
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:22 am ((PDT))

Hi, Renate!
Good for you!
Are you home through out the day? 'Cause I'm thinking that feeding
them their daily portion in one swell foop to begin with might not
have the effect you are looking for. Dogs who eat raw, ime, have
cleaner, less smelly muzzles, breath and mouths than kibble fed ones.
You can always use a damp cloth or baby wipes for a ritual muzzle
cleaning after their meals. Splitting up the daily portions into 2
meals a day at first can help to avoid 'cannon butt', incomplete
digestion of bones or horking up of entire meals. These things often
happen to new-to-raw dogs because their digestive systems, used to
eating cereal, are not yet geared up for raw meat 'n bones. Sometimes
this is evident from the first meal, sometimes you can be surprised by
it a few days or a week in - or sometimes not until after the second
protein addition. you could feed a meal in the early morning, then mid
afternoon, if you are at home then, maybe, if you still want to avoid
an evening meal.

It may be controversial to mention this, but are you going to allow
the gestation to go full term?
RL is often not under our control - when it sucks, it sucks Big Time! : (
TC
Giselle


> I know you are right and I appreciate your input, so I went today
and bought
> a heap of chicken quarters.
<snip>
I already had a huge
> mess up with my bitch Bella. She went into heat and is now
thoroughly bred
> by Frodo though I had certainly not intended that.
<snip>
> Anyway, any advice at this point about these stupid detail would help.
> Sorry to be so pathetic.
> Renate


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8b. Re: Feeding Heads
Posted by: "Renate" renate.tideswell@gmail.com tideswell_renate
Date: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:11 am ((PDT))

Hi Giselle. Yes, I'm home. I will take your advice and feed twice a day to
start. The reason I hadn't had Bella spayed was she is a very unusual Tzu
in her talent for agility. I talked it over with my vet and we decided to
wait another year until she was old enough to compete to see if there was
something ongoing and 'real' there. Frodo was a 'rescue' (not a formal
rescue with my group, but a personal one) from a breeder that has 38 female
shih tzus and 2 males (now one male) running around in her kitchen. I
intended to neuter him but I had a rescue dog here I was fostering who
attacked him and broke 3 ribs. So Fro has been on restricted movement for 6
weeks (one of the ribs was out of position and they thought it could pierce
his lung if they did any sort of binding or anything on him) so I couldn't
really get him done. So now I have a decision to make. At least I have
tons of experience with placing puppies and reference checks and such ;-)
Though it is kind of embarrassing for a person working in dog rescue to be
in this position.
Renate

On 9/20/07, Giselle <megan.giselle@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, Renate!
> Good for you!
> Are you home through out the day? 'Cause I'm thinking that feeding
> them their daily portion in one swell foop to begin with might not
> have the effect you are looking for. Dogs who eat raw, ime, have
> cleaner, less smelly muzzles, breath and mouths than kibble fed ones.
> You can always use a damp cloth or baby wipes for a ritual muzzle
> cleaning after their meals. Splitting up the daily portions into 2
> meals a day at first can help to avoid 'cannon butt', incomplete
> digestion of bones or horking up of entire meals. These things often
> happen to new-to-raw dogs because their digestive systems, used to
> eating cereal, are not yet geared up for raw meat 'n bones. Sometimes
> this is evident from the first meal, sometimes you can be surprised by
> it a few days or a week in - or sometimes not until after the second
> protein addition. you could feed a meal in the early morning, then mid
> afternoon, if you are at home then, maybe, if you still want to avoid
> an evening meal.
>
> It may be controversial to mention this, but are you going to allow
> the gestation to go full term?
> RL is often not under our control - when it sucks, it sucks Big Time! : (
> TC
> Giselle
>
> > I know you are right and I appreciate your input, so I went today
> and bought
> > a heap of chicken quarters.
> <snip>
> I already had a huge
> > mess up with my bitch Bella. She went into heat and is now
> thoroughly bred
> > by Frodo though I had certainly not intended that.
> <snip>
> > Anyway, any advice at this point about these stupid detail would help.
> > Sorry to be so pathetic.
> > Renate
>
>
>

--
Renate
'The more I learn about men, the more I love my Shih Tzu'


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