Dogs - Raw Diet Update - Page 36

OneSickPsycho · 07-21-2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

We mixed in a little bit of raw Tilapia with our cat's wet food tonight. Even the picky cat ate the fish out and left the cat food. Gonna try to slowly work them toward eating more raw and cheaper raw stuff.

Figured we'd start with a sure bet. The fish was on sale, so it was worth a shot.

Hooray!

Canned tuna. That's been the old standby when we forget to buy cat food.

Be careful with fish though, too many metals in it plus some parasite concerns.

VatorMan · 07-21-2011, 09:51 AM

Vet report: Took Soffi and Fergi to the vet. As usual, they recommended teeth cleaning. Almost all of the plaque and etc..was left from the kibble. We are probably going to have it done as it is noticeable.
Both dogs got clean bill of health and she remarked how healthy they looked and acted. Only then did I tell her that we had changed them to a totally raw diet. Needless to say she stammered for a bit as her place sells high end pet food.

Kaneman · 07-21-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by VatorMan

Only then did I tell her that we had changed them to a totally raw diet. Needless to say she stammered for a bit as her place sells high end pet food.

This thread is so long now I can't remember if I posted this story or not, but when we went to adopt our third I wanted a Pit Bull, assuming it would be my last chance to have one. So we're going to different shelters and what not when we come upon a rescue called Lil' Angels or some ghey shit like that.

Find a dog we like, I go rollerblading with him to check him out a bit, everything looks really good so we start filling out paperwork.. One of the staff comments on how healthy our dogs looks (we brought them to check compatibility) and I tell them how we feed raw meat. Well they FREAKED OUT. "DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO KILL YOUR DOGS???" They actually went back and had a meeting amongst themselves to discuss it. In the end we walked away before they could decide, told them we didn't want the dog to associate us with negative energy. Anyway, I just dug up an old email between me and that agency....I just replied (2 years later) to let them know none of my dogs have ever been sick.

OneSickPsycho · 07-21-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

This thread is so long now I can't remember if I posted this story or not, but when we went to adopt our third I wanted a Pit Bull, assuming it would be my last chance to have one. So we're going to different shelters and what not when we come upon a rescue called Lil' Angels or some ghey shit like that.

Find a dog we like, I go rollerblading with him to check him out a bit, everything looks really good so we start filling out paperwork.. One of the staff comments on how healthy our dogs looks (we brought them to check compatibility) and I tell them how we feed raw meat. Well they FREAKED OUT. "DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO KILL YOUR DOGS???" They actually went back and had a meeting amongst themselves to discuss it. In the end we walked away before they could decide, told them we didn't want the dog to associate us with negative energy. Anyway, I just dug up an old email between me and that agency....I just replied (2 years later) to let them know none of my dogs have ever been sick.

Kaneman · 07-21-2011, 10:20 AM

I hate you.

Gas Man · 07-21-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by VatorMan

Vet report: Took Soffi and Fergi to the vet. As usual, they recommended teeth cleaning. Almost all of the plaque and etc..was left from the kibble. We are probably going to have it done as it is noticeable.
Both dogs got clean bill of health and she remarked how healthy they looked and acted. Only then did I tell her that we had changed them to a totally raw diet. Needless to say she stammered for a bit as her place sells high end pet food.

Can't you get rid of it with the boney diet?

Trip · 07-21-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

and I tell them how we feed raw meat. Well they FREAKED OUT. "DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO KILL YOUR DOGS???" They actually went back and had a meeting amongst themselves to discuss it. In the end we walked away before they could decide, told them we didn't want the dog to associate us with negative energy. Anyway, I just dug up an old email between me and that agency....I just replied (2 years later) to let them know none of my dogs have ever been sick.

LOL, I would be more worried about the dog amazingly flinging raw chicken somewhere you didn't see and you accidentally getting salmonella from the amazing flying chicken than the dog ever getting sick from it.

Apparently they never had a dog tear apart some unsuspecting forest critter...

VatorMan · 07-22-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Can't you get rid of it with the boney diet?

They've been on the raw diet for several months. Doubtful the built up tartar can be removed without assistance.

OneSickPsycho · 07-22-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

LOL, I would be more worried about the dog amazingly flinging raw chicken somewhere you didn't see and you accidentally getting salmonella from the amazing flying chicken than the dog ever getting sick from it.

Apparently they never had a dog tear apart some unsuspecting forest critter...

They don't sling anything anywhere... Most of the time Belle doesn't even take the pieces out of her bowl... Taco likes to pull it out and drop it on the floor and then eat it from there...

Update time...

Taco is pooping normal now... both may actually be pooping a little dry so I think they are getting a bit too much bone... Still working on the balance.

As it goes now, I'm hacking a whole chicken every day... I cut off the breast meat and we eat that... Taco and Belle each get a leg in the morning and Taco gets an additional wing. Belle gets a wing and the neck at night, Taco gets the remainder of the carcass... both split the organs.

Probably giving them a bit too much, but both were big eaters before the switch and I have consistently felt as if they weren't getting enough to eat... Taco was on 6 cups of food/day, Belle on 4... both always had just the right amount of rib showing.

I'll probably start adding some of the breast meat to the mix in a few days now that everything has become more solid upon exit...

Gas Man · 07-22-2011, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by VatorMan

They've been on the raw diet for several months. Doubtful the built up tartar can be removed without assistance.

Sucks... that can get costly to take care of.

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07-21-2011, 09:51 AM	#352
VatorMan Wrap Yo Ass in Fiberglass Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: Feet Posts: 1,605	Vet report: Took Soffi and Fergi to the vet. As usual, they recommended teeth cleaning. Almost all of the plaque and etc..was left from the kibble. We are probably going to have it done as it is noticeable. Both dogs got clean bill of health and she remarked how healthy they looked and acted. Only then did I tell her that we had changed them to a totally raw diet. Needless to say she stammered for a bit as her place sells high end pet food.