How about deer meat for dogs that are on a raw food diet?
Do you think one could cut up deer,or have it ground..bones and all and feed it to our dogs? Also what about old,freezer burnt,or spoiled meat..Is it still feedable?
I have read a lot about feeding chicken to dogs but is turkey just as good?
Thank you!
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Dogs LOVE wild meat, go for it. I feed a raw diet, and my dogs love moose meat better than beef.
I know raw feeders give their dogs deer meat, but I’ve always been a little skeptical for fear of parasites and haven’t tried it. Old, freezer burnt meat is fine, never spoiled meat (why take a chance?) Turkey is fine, I feed it regularly.
you have to put this into perspective, dogs evolved over thousands of generations to process raw meat, they are carnivores that love meat of any kind. Deer is great because they would have hunted this animal in the wild.
To all of you who only want your dogs to eat Science diet or some crap like that, think about this. The oldest dog on record is a 30 year old RAW FED dog in Australia. and tens of thousands of generations of evolution and natural selection easily Trump the one hundred year history of dry dog food.
Deer meat is fine, go easy on the A1 sauce, JK
Deer meat, fine… as long as it doesn’t have that "mad cow" disease that deer/elk get.
Old/freezer burnt, is not good.
Turkey, just as good as chicken. however, do not give them the bones.
The meat is fine, but CWD has infiltrated the deer population even worse that BSE has infiltrated the cow population.
Deer do have parasites inside of them. I remember one of our neighbors gave his lab some raw meat from a deer he had killed the week before and the dog got sick. Consider giving your dog cooked meat only, the bones aren’t that nutrional that it needs to be added, also could cause intestional damages. Nobody should eat spoiled meat including a dog but freezer burnt isn’t going to make them sick but they might not eat it if it tastes funny.
i really don’t recommended you ,if you ask a vet he will tell you the same, if you buy a high quality dog food like royal canine your dog will be really healthy but if what you want is natural dog food buy organic dog food or natural dog food if you feed your dog raw food by the time your dog may get sick.
high quality dog food in pet stores is made by professionals vets, breeders etc. and they contain the exact amount of proteins,vitamins and minerals for your dog to stay healthy
I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I HAD HAVE DOGS FOR 13 EYERS AND I HAVE TRIED ALL KINDS OF DIETS INCLUDING RAW DIET AND HIGH QUALITY DOG FOOD IS WHAT IT HAS WORKED BETTER.
Nothing wrong with feeding your dog Deer or old freezer burnt meat. BUT spoiled no not at all although a dogs stomach can handle most bacterias if not immune it could get sick and die. As far as the ground bones i would not recommend this as it may have sharp edge’s that could cut up the dogs insides.
Personally I wouldn’t give my dog a turkey because of the crap they feed them. /think about their size/
Venison is great, however, they still need the "bones & cartalige" tissues. Freezer "burnt" is ok.
But that’s just my opinion.
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Dogs should not be fed raw meat of any kind. They have been domesticated and their abliity to process raw meat is not like it once was. Check with your Vet.
Deer meat is okay for dogs. (I actually prefer venison over beef for my own food as well. It’s leaner and I like the taste better.)
The dog food I feed has deer meat in it (I know you’re refering to raw though): http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=14&s=20277
Turkey and chicken are also both okay.