Comments on: Raw food diet for a dog? http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm Raw Foods Guide and Reviews | Questions and Answers Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate C *Attackofthebear* http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm/comment-page-1#comment-901 Kate C *Attackofthebear* Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm#comment-901 Here is what I started with: http://www.rawfed.com/myths http://www.rawmeatybones.com http://www.rawlearning.com And I also talked to this person along with other raw feeders aout raw feeding: http://www.dogfoodguru.com You basically feed raw meaty bones and organs. It breaks down into 80% muscle meat(MM), 10% organ(O) and 10% bone(B). That can be broken down over a week, day, months, etc. It is something you build up over time typically, not feed every time balanced. To get the amount you will split into that guideline is to multiply your dogs body weight by 2 to 3 percent. If your dog looks chunky, recalculate using a lower percentage, if skinny, up the percentage. I do not feed veggies, some do. That is considered BARF. I feed prey model. Here is what I started with:
http://www.rawfed.com/myths
http://www.rawmeatybones.com
http://www.rawlearning.com

And I also talked to this person along with other raw feeders aout raw feeding:
http://www.dogfoodguru.com

You basically feed raw meaty bones and organs.
It breaks down into 80% muscle meat(MM), 10% organ(O) and 10% bone(B). That can be broken down over a week, day, months, etc. It is something you build up over time typically, not feed every time balanced.
To get the amount you will split into that guideline is to multiply your dogs body weight by 2 to 3 percent. If your dog looks chunky, recalculate using a lower percentage, if skinny, up the percentage.

I do not feed veggies, some do. That is considered BARF. I feed prey model.

]]> By: ♥Amy♥ Akita Mom http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm/comment-page-1#comment-902 ♥Amy♥ Akita Mom Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm#comment-902 Here are some helpful sites to learn more about Raw Feeding--- http://www.rawlearning.com/ http://www.rawfeddogs.net/ http://www.dogguide.net/raw-diet-basics.php *Hope this Helps!! =) Here are some helpful sites to learn more about Raw Feeding—

http://www.rawlearning.com/
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
http://www.dogguide.net/raw-diet-basics.php

*Hope this Helps!! =)

]]> By: deborah http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm/comment-page-1#comment-903 deborah Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm#comment-903 i don't know much about this but i started juicing raw fruits and vegetables for myself and the directions suggested feeding the leftover fruits and vegetable puree remains to your pets and my dogs love them! i think there are some fruits and vegetables you are not supposed to give dogs, grapes & onions come to mind. i don’t know much about this but i started juicing raw fruits and vegetables for myself and the directions suggested feeding the leftover fruits and vegetable puree remains to your pets and my dogs love them!
i think there are some fruits and vegetables you are not supposed to give dogs, grapes & onions come to mind.

]]> By: marci knows best http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm/comment-page-1#comment-904 marci knows best Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm#comment-904 An excellent choice. I feed a raw mixture that I get from my Vet. Here is a fact sheet on the BARF diet (Bones And Raw Food Diet) and how to get started http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm An excellent choice. I feed a raw mixture that I get from my Vet.

Here is a fact sheet on the BARF diet (Bones And Raw Food Diet) and how to get started
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm

]]> By: rocky http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm/comment-page-1#comment-905 rocky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:43:50 +0000 http://rawfoodistguide.com/raw-food-diet-for-a-dog.htm#comment-905 You have to be very careful about going to a raw food diet. There was recent article in the veterinary journals of a sheltie that got osteopenia and myelopathy from being fed a raw food diet. The diet was not sufficiently balanced and the dog basically got rickets, because of lack of an essential vitamin. The problem with feeding raw diets is that you don't know if its sufficiently balanced, because you and I are not nutritionists. I certainly don't trust that I would measure out the right ingredients daily for my pets. The pet food companies have spent hundreds of dollars researching the right diets. Purina, Hills, Iams, all have great reputations.There are also articles in the veterinary journals about salmonella poisoning from raw food diets. So be careful. You have to be very careful about going to a raw food diet. There was recent article in the veterinary journals of a sheltie that got osteopenia and myelopathy from being fed a raw food diet. The diet was not sufficiently balanced and the dog basically got rickets, because of lack of an essential vitamin. The problem with feeding raw diets is that you don’t know if its sufficiently balanced, because you and I are not nutritionists. I certainly don’t trust that I would measure out the right ingredients daily for my pets. The pet food companies have spent hundreds of dollars researching the right diets. Purina, Hills, Iams, all have great reputations.There are also articles in the veterinary journals about salmonella poisoning from raw food diets. So be careful.

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