Raw food diet for your dog?
I would like to start my 5 month old pitt-bull mix on a raw food diet. Does anyone have a recipe or know of a web-site that they know is good? I googled and came up with tons of sites but I hate using just any recipe, I’d rather use something that others have tried! also most raw food diets are a basic recipe, is there any changes that need to be made because Max is a puppy?
I would like to do an all raw diet, I found one for my cats that I will be starting in the next few weeks: www.catinfo.org that is raw chicken legs ground up with some added supplements. would this recipe work for dogs too? thanks for your help!
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You really don’t need a recipe, more a set of guidelines. There is no need for supplements and these can in fact cause problems with oversupply of nutrients. Feed approximately 70-80% meat, 10-15% edible bone and 10-15% offal (including liver). These ratios will supply your dog and cat with everything they need to be fit and healthy. As Bindi suggested start with 2-3% of expected adult weight per day and go from there. Some dogs need less and some more food to maintain a healthy weight. Don’t forget that most of the dogs we see are actually overweight so use your hands as well as your eyes. If you can feel your dogs’ ribs under the skin this is good!! If they feel like a washboard then feed more – if you have to press to feel them then feed less!!
These sites are all great sources of information. I would also recommend joining one of the yahoo raw feeding groups – there are several but I feel that raw feeding and RawMeatyBones are the most helpful.
If you can, get hold of Dr Tom Lonsdale’s book ‘Work Wonders’ as this is a great resource too.
Good luck with your journey.
**I raw feed three cats and a dog that is currently feeding 6 roly poly pups!!
This website is a MUST for anyone wanting to feed raw: http://dogfoodchat.com/forum/ a lot of GREAT people whit GREAT knowledge.
You need to feed 2-3% of his expected adult weight daily.
Start out with one protein source such as chicken, chicken leg quarters would be a good starter. Use that for a week, then add another protein source such as pork, beef, or turkey.
Variety is the key with a raw diet. Its easy once you get the hang of it but its not as simple as throwing a couple chicken legs in a bowl everyday.
Definately check out this thread http://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_Diet/thread/431875 Lots of great information there.
This is a great website if you’re interested in a raw diet.
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/rawpup > yahoo group for raw feeders with pups.
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
meat supplier > http://www.prey4pets.com/servlet/StoreFront
The ones on this site are doing prey model raw. Are you doing raw raw? or BARF raw which includes veggies If the first then go with the above link if barf then
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm
http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm
and just use google more it does take ALOT of looking.
Hope this helps.