how do i start my dog on a raw food diet and what can and cant eat?

7 Comments

1. Rayven-Fried Sea Kittens Anyone? says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   By reading up on it first.

   http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
   http://www.mypetcarnivore.com/rawfeeding_basics.htm
   http://rawdiettruth.blogspot.com/
   http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawChat/
   http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawPup/ – if your pet is a puppy
   http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rawfeeding/

   How to start? – Slowly and with bland meats like chicken or rabbit.
   What to feed? Anything you know your dog is not sensitive to and what you can get. Chicken to kangaroo.
   What not to feed – Cook bones, bones that have sat out long enough to get dry, weight bearing bones from large prey. Any meats with additives etc.

   Rosalie – Considering what dogs do with their mouths and what they will put in them, raw meat is low on the totem pole for concern

   Nancy U – Raw is as expensive as the person makes it. If they aren’t out looking for deal and buying high end meats that they normally wouldn’t buy for themselves then YES it can be expensive. As for time consuming – pull meal already portioned out ahead time from freezer, thaw, feed. Oh yes VERY time consuming.

   ETA: As for what layla said is FALSE. There are MANY small breeds on the raw diet

   "well if you have have a small dog (Pomeranian,Yorkie,dachshund,etc) don’t feed it any it will start loosing hair and get sick ! But if you have a big dog still bad but they can survive it.anyways here" This is total Bull

   "before feeding them any raw meat
   cook it for at least a few minutes" um hello its a RAW diet that means RAW meat not COOKED meat.

   Examples of SMALL breeds on raw – None of them are missing any fur/hair

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxCjN8W7DfQ – Papillion

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYYBpVZ5TWk – pug

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaziIN7b79M&feature=related Shih Tzu
2. Darksong17 says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   Read up!:
   http://www.rawfed.com/ (RawFed)
   http://www.rawlearning.com/ (Jane Anderson’s Raw Learning Site)
   http://rawfeddogs.net/ (Raw Fed Dogs)
   http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ (Raw Meaty Bones)
   http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html (Raw Prey Model Diet Vs. BARF Diet)
   http://community.livejournal.com/rawdogs/profile/ (Raw Dogs Livejournal Community, excellent raw feeding information on the profile page and overall helpful community for raw feeding questions)
   http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths About Raw Feeding)

   Darksong~
3. Rosalie says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   Hmmm.. raw germs, and well, more germs.
   and then he’ll come and kiss you…what an excellent idea!
4. Nancy U says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   Read about raw feeding here http://www.bravorawdiet.com/rawdiets.html Read through the other links on the left side of the screen.

   Although raw feeding can be great for your pets health, it can be costly, and time consuming for you. There are now so many grain free foods on the market, I don’t think raw is the only healthy way to go. It’s all up to you what you feed your dog.
5. doxie says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   First decide if you want to go Raw Prey Model diet or the BARF. Read up on each. If you are going to feed vegetables and fruits raw with your feedings do not use Avocado,Apple core,grapes,raisins,mushroom
   or too much liver. A lot of fruit have a tendency to make dogs have diarrhea.
6. layla__loves_her_bunny says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   well if you have have a small dog (Pomeranian,Yorkie,dachshund,etc) don’t feed it any it will start loosing hair and get sick ! But if you have a big dog still bad but they can survive it.anyways here

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   before feeding them any raw meat
   cook it for at least a few minutes
7. harringtonway says:

   November 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm

   This is a great question and you should do your research very carefully! Everyone is going to have their opinion but that does not mean it is the right food for your dog. I just lost my seven year old German Shephard to cancer and that is when I went searching for the cause. I came across a website on the internet that shocked me into disbelief that I probably had poisoned my dog to death and didn’t even know it. Most dog foods are loaded with hidden poisons and other obsenities I still have a hard time grasping. I am going to give you the website address so you can read this report and learn what is really in commercial dog foods and you can make an educated decision like I did on which dog food to buy! I wish you all the best!
   http://www.realdogfoodcomparisons.com/recommends/dogsecrets.php