Ok i just asked a question about raw dog food diet for my boerboel and i got some rly good answers. But i also own a 3yr old golden retriever who weighs 80lbs that i would like to switch onto this raw food diet. So when you guys were sayin 2-3% of my dog’s ideal body weight what does that mean? and where would i buy organ meat and bone meat? thank you :)
Also i do know that dogs don’t need veggies and grains really and i am going to feed them based on a prey-model diet
I have been feeding my dogs a raw diet for a couple of years. I give them a fish oil capsule daily but am wondering if I should be adding something else. Does anyone have any recipes to share? Thanks.
I have a 8yr old chocolate lab. He’s overweight by probally 2 pounds and has bad yeast infections in both of his ears.He plays ball and walks outside for about 20 mins a day. We put medicine in his ears about twice a week and have even tried feeding him yogurt but nothing helps. I heard that the raw food diet is more natural for the dogs and will solve all his problems in time…fact or fiction?
hi im looking for Raw food diets that are safe for Dogs ( german sheps in particular) cuz i would like to look into the raw food diets…. if u could give me facts, info and recipes. i would greatly appriciate it :D
as a "treat" a few times a week to supplement their kibble?? I’ve heard alot about the "raw food dog diet" but no recipes to be found.. Also, I’ve heard raw eggs are good for dogs and then that it causes a vitamin deficiency….???
I’m getting a puppy in (hopefully) a month or two. I’ve thought about feeding normal dog food but it seems that a raw diet is much healthier for dogs.
What ingredients should I use?
How much of it?
How many times per day?
I’d probably be getting a female Labrador so I’d need something that a Labrador would feel full eating.
I’d prefer ingredients that I could buy at the supermarket or butcher, not online or somehwere I need to go hours away to find. I live in Australia so please do not suggest Wal-Mart or PetSmart etc.
Thanks.
I have six dogs (ages 10 years,8 years,5 years,4 years,3.5 years, and 8 months). Five boys and one girl (don’t think that would matter for this, as well as the fact they’re all spayed and neutered). From oldest to youngest we have a Beagle/Basset mix, a Shepherd/Husky mix, a Lab/Golden Retriever mix, a Pit/Boxer mix, a Border Collie, and a Bloodhound/Ridgeback mix. I really want to start them on a raw food diet, but am not finding much on line about how to start, and recipes. I know there are a lot of raw food advocates on here and I was wondering where to begin.
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks, Shelter Puppies; I guess by recipe, I mostly meant how much meat to veggies kind of a thing :-) I should have chosen my wording better! Thanks again!
If feel sorry for her because she is younger than me but so obese, plus she has no teeth at all and has hepatitis C. I bring her gifts like food and clothes and paid for her hotel room for he wedding when she married a man in need of a green card.
She is poor and needy, and I am somewhat well off because I worked hard when I was younger.
I find this comment about my breast which she’s repeated several times now both aggravating and derogatory. Even insulting. I never let on I was offended.
Shes about 49 and I’m 57/. Do you think she is trying to make me feel bad, self conscious and freakish or am I being too sensitive?
Would you disappear from her life if you were me or would you continue to show her kindness and help her out in spite of this rude way of referring to a part of myself I felt fine about except since her comments.
Shes on welfare and foodstamps and has a bad relationship with her only daughter who was a high school drop out while I have money I saved up from working for years so I could retire and I have a son who just graduated from college. I didn’t tell her he graduated because I didn’t want to make her feel badly.
I’m thinking of dropping her and not visiting her anymore next time goes to the hospital (paid for by the government) and not answering her calls anymore. Am I being too sensitive? I feel she is is jealous and she also maintains a friendship with a woman who broke into my house while I was with my dying father, and stole everything I owned plus my car. She calls me up to tell me how they got together. And I don’t want to hear about her because that person even killed my dogs I really loved.
If you were me would you ignore her calls and cut off this friendship inwhich I do all the giving and she does all the taking? I used to loan her money, like 20$ at a time then never asked for it back but then she mentions how she gave money to this woman who stole from me and killed my dogs when I was away. And never has offered to pay back what she ‘borrowed’ yet can afford to give money to some one who hurt me badly then brag to me about it.
Am I wrong to be thinking of cutting Rosy out of my life?
I was joking, but she really does look more pregnant than nine months, due to her hernia operation.
I’ve gotten wonderful feedback, supportive and painfully honest. Its really hard to choose a best answer as even the harshest answer was insigntful.
I thank you all and please don’t feel badly if I can’t choose your answer when it is just as good as the one I am forced to choose.
I will be getting a small breed dog soon and I have been doing some research on dog foods. I would like to do the "home cooked" or "raw" food diet but I would like some more information on this.
-what are some recipes?
-can this be frozen to be used later(could I make all the meals for the week and freeze them)?
-how much does this cost?
-how much time does this take per day?
-How much should I feed the dog (also include how many times a day I should feed…keep in mind it is a small dog I would be cooking for)
-Would a raw food diet be better? (reasons why/recipes for this)…I would imagine that uncooked chicken would be bad…?( i know dogs are animals but they’re also domesticated)
I’ve looked into different kibbles and decided that Blue Buffalo would probably be best as it seems healthy, had good reviews, and is available at my local pet store…but I’m unsure of this as I would imagine that the raw/home cooked diet would be best
So a few questions I have about this are…
-would it be good to mix both the blue buffalo and the home cooked diet together (how much should I give of each)?
-If I was unable to give the home cooked meal would the Blue buffalo be ok for the week?
-what are your experiences with Blue buffalo (for small breeds)?
I want to feed what’s best for my dog but I also cannot afford to spend 60 dollars on a bag of dog food that will last me a month. (I did the math and blue buffalo should last me around 2.5 months for 30 dollars….plus I can get a discount on the food)
Please let me know your experiences for both and help me make the right choice for my dog
i have a 9month old GSD and i wanted to put him on raw foods, but its just way too confusing for me. He weighs over 60lbs now, so how do i know how much to give him? does anyone have any recipes with exact measurements that i can use? (instead of 80% veggies, and 10% meat, 10% grains, as some people like to put it…. i want ozs, lbs, cups ect)
any helps would be great:) thanks
i feed him Canidea, and im pretty happy with it. But dogs have been eating raw food since the dawn off time, and i figure its probably the best thing for him at this point
thanks for the answers:) i’ll look into the group. for the person who asked about the specific breed food, im not sure either. :)
I have been searching and found that raw food diets are good for worker dogs. My siberian is mainly a house dog. Anyone know where I can find more information on this?
What is the best raw food diet i can five my dog? (home made of course)
What are some of the best ingredients?
Vegetables? Meats? Raw eggs?
Are too many raw eggs bad?
Are too many carrots bad? THanks
Great thanks everybody!
One person said to feed your dog potatoes..um well i dont know where he/she heard that but potatoes are a no no for dogs.
Thanks!
I was wondering about the benefits and deficits of a raw food diet for my cat, considering that in nature cats would eat raw meat. I am aware of the risks for parasites and I know that livestock and dogs eat certain plants that rid them of stomach parasites, particularly clover because it contains tannins. I also know that cranberries contain tannins and have recently been added to many commercial cat foods, but because cats are carnivores I am unsure to whether or not they would be able to digest the fruit. Also, this website has a recipe for raw cat food and I was wondering if it is correct: www.wikihow.com/Make-Raw-Cat-Food . I would inform my veterinarian of this decision before I enacted it but just was curious.
Yesteray afternoon to took my two yorkies with me to a small party. The owners have a small man made lake/big pond. It was super hot yesterday, and my dogs went down to the edge of the pond, and drank the water…..
they ate alot of food yesterday too.. you know how kids feed dogs..
welll last night , my smaller 3 pound yorkie began to vomit, clear stuff… not much at all . mabey a tspn. she looks like she feels fine now… but ive read SO many warnings on Blue green algae posioning…. is this just a upset stomach… or is BGA poisioning… they it apears 10 minutes- 12 hours after drinking toxic water. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO… and ohh yeah.. the larger yorkie drank the water too… no signs from him yet..
We recently got a 14 month old doberman, and have heard about the raw diet, and how the breeder fed all her dogs that. We won’t be able to afford having her totally on raw food, and want to do dry food some days too. What is a good feeding plan for this?
Hi, i would like to switch my dogs to a raw food diet! One is a 6 month old red heeler male. A 9 week old blue heeler female, a 5 year old male pit bull, and a 11 year old female pit bull. Anytips? they are eating Purina puppy chow, purina diet chow, and purina active dog formulas. Not mixed but each for a diff dog. thanks
i mean a barf diet….everything raw meat and veggie kinda thing
I adopted a 2 year old Boston Terrier 3 days ago from a lady who has had him since he was a puppy. She told me he has been on Evo Red Meat for his entire life, so naturally im still feeding him that. However, I have noticed his poop is green and slightly mooshy. What could be causing this? I know its not eating grass as I live in an apartment so whenever he is outside I am ALWAYS with him. Plus, his poop smells VERY BAD.. I’ve had dogs my entire life, so I know what it smells like, but this is very very bad. I have a strong stomach but it even makes me gag. None of the dogs I have ever owned have had poop smell like this. Do you think I should change his food? He is apperently allergic to chicken and that will give him major Diharrea… Do you think its his food causing his poop to be green, mooshy, and super stinky?
No he does not eat any grass.. I’ve been watching him closely to make sure it isnt grass
Does anyone know a good way to transition into this? I also am a bit worried about serving him raw chicken due to salmonella. Can dogs get it? Any recipes that you suggest would be great too. Thank you in advance.
Hi, I was wondering if any of you guys out there who do the raw food diet might have any recipes that I can try on my dogs, after seeing a video showing what they actually put in some dog foods on youtube, I decided to feed my dogs what I would eat…but raw hehe. Also does anyone know how much in pounds of meat per day I’m supposed to feed my dogs? What about vegetables?
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!
Iv’e been in the process of switching my dogs to a raw diet. I still have some kibble left, so I have been slowly introducing them to some raw food to get thier stomachs used to it. It seems there are a million and one different ways to go with this raw diet! I would like to buy the foods myself and prepare them myself. I always buy 1/4 cows and have a storage freezer to fit the extra meat for dogs. I have been giving them some raw chicken thighs, some steak and hamburger. Now I know this probably is not all there is to it. Iv’e googled up raw recipies and seem to get companies selling thier products more than actual do it youself recipies. What are some good recipies I can give my dogs. I’m not really to worried about the veggies as much as I am the supplements I need to add to make the meal complete and healthy so they do not lack any vitamins or essential supplements needed. What are some of your recipies? I am looking for the complete meal with absolutely everything they need.
I have been feeding my dogs raw food for the last two months, and while they started out well on it, their health has slowly gone down hill. They now have diarrhea, they throw their food up, and are generally lethargic. I have been feeding them Primal Raw Food (Duck and Beef), the appropriate amount for their weight. It has been kept securely in the freezer, and thawed correctly in a very sanitary environment, so there has been no risk of contamination, so I know that isn’t what has made them ill. Do some dogs just not do well on the Raw diet? My dogs are Chihuahuas, if it matters. We’ve tried the Raw diet on two separate occasions now, months a part, and both times they have been made ill on it. I transition them correctly, from good kibble (orijens) to raw, and provide them probiotics just in case. Has anyone experienced this problem before? Has anyone else’s dog rejected this diet? I’m putting my girls back on a high-quality kibble diet tomorrow, if I can’t figure out what’s wrong.
You know, finding the right diet for them has been a battle, and their original raw diet was self-made, organic local meats only (and they have always received raw bones!). Half the people I know say raw is bad, the other half say I’m crazy if I don’t feed raw. Every vet I’ve had has been opposed to raw, but every holistic store owner has pushed for the raw. My dogs were perfectly healthy and happy on high quality, grain free kibble with the occasional raw bone. When I switched to raw food entirely, the problems just took over. I love my babies, I want them healthy and happy, so I may just stick with the hard food an supplement them appropriately with raw treats now and then. It’s like having kids, and being told you aren’t raising them correctly on a regular basis- I really don’t think anyone knows for sure what the best food is, and really, I think it depends on the dog. People will always be critical of whatever food I feed them. It’s harder to feed my Chi’s than myself!
I have been on a little of a health kick lately and trying to eat better. So, I though if I’m going to eat less processed foods why not do the same with my dog.
I have done some research and am interested in a raw food diet. Does anyone have their dogs on a raw diet?
Is it cheaper?
Is it safe?
Any good recipes?
What do you think about some of the powders used to add vitamins to the meat?
I was thinking about using this one.
http://www.knowbetterdogfood.com/
I don’t feed raw, probably never will go the whole route, but I’m interested in it, interested in learning more about it, and interested in incorporating it into my dogs’ diets.
If there were one or two raw food diet "things" I could do for my dogs that was relatively easy, relatively convenient, relatively not-too-messy, what would you raw diet experts recommend it be?
and where would you recommend I go to find it?
Is it safe for all dogs? I have a very small yorkie and i wanted to know what i can and can not feed her.
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