For any one who can answer my questions to: >From what I understand is that a dog has to be on all raw or on all kibble >diet, I have gotten the impression that you can't mix both. Or maybe I am >wrong? I also understand that if you go raw, they have to have the bones as >well, and in order to avoid splinters from the bones, it Has to be grinded. >Yet someone posted a picture of their dogs eating a whole raw turkey, so I am confused on the grinding issue!! I would think for a dog that doesn't have a lot of teeth like my Gigi (I adopted her that way) that raw wouldn't be a good idea because she can't chew as good as she should. Which also makes me wonder what will raw fed owners do when their Chi's get into their senior years and loose teeth?
I am also confused about people saying that the by products of chicken and beef is bad for dogs, yet, if you feed raw, they Are eating the by-products of the animal, so what's the difference? What I also find interesting is that I had two Maltese PM puppies (RIP) that were supposedly never to have made it past the first couple of days that I owned them because they were so sick with being overdosed with Parvo shots, were on a diet of Iams kibble and milk bones for their whole life and never saw a Vet except for their shots, and only had their teeth cleaned once, and never lost any teeth, and yet they both lived to 14 yrs and 16.6 years old, with no health issues. The only people food that they ever had was egg and cheese. I had always kept them on a strict diet of their own food and never gave them the leftovers. It just makes me wonder if all of the controversy over raw and natural kibble diets is really worth it. In fact I look back at all the dogs that I had prior to the Malteses, and they all lived to 14 to over 16 years old and never saw a Vet. None were ever on HW and Flea Spot stuff either. Some never even had Boosters or a Rabies shots either. I some times think that more health issues are related to the shots and flea and HW stuff then their diet. And Iams kibble was the only food I ever fed any of them. They were all different breeds to. It all just makes me wonder.. I'm not a raw feeder, but I wanted to tell you that if Ricky is a picky eater, like my Princess is, then, have you ever tried the Wellness Chicken kibble? Princess has never been big on eating, but now that she has been on the Wellness Chicken, she looks forward to meal time and even ask for seconds, They breed and raise their own chickens and everything is processed in their own plant, so you don't have to worry about cross contamination. It's mostly pure chicken plus veggies and the omegas are added in, no fillers, preservatives,artificial colors etc.. The chicken type is a larger chunk, so for Gigi, I put her portion in the blender and chop it smaller, and I have noticed by doing this that she is not downing the chunks, but now takes her time in eating it. I did not like the turkey and fish blend, which is marked for small breeds because her poop and breath stank. She actually likes the Chicken better.The chicken blend is called Super 5 Complete Health blend and is all natural. I tried other brands and this was an instant hit. Their canned chicken is 95% pure chicken. If you email them, they may send you samples. http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/product-details.aspx?pet=dog&pid=52&dm=completehealth ♥ Peggy & The Girls ♥ -----Original Message----- From: Kavi <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 2:54 pm Subject: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again... Hi everyone I know we have about exhausted the raw feeding talk. I want to start feeding Ricky Raw. He likes our food so much that I am waisting money on dog food. So I would just like a very simple recipe for Ricky. I do not want to grind up food. I just want to mix like raw beef, turkey, or chicken, the livers etc with veggies and whatever else. what about vitamins? He will get all the vitamins he needs in raw? A meat, livers, veggies? and what about the raw bones? can I just put them in a baggie and use a hammer and crush them? I can read about raw feeding online, but who better to ask than the ones who do it here! Thanks shanna
