For anyone who is interested you can google local co-ops for raw feeders or just local co ops for meat. There are a lot of them out there
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darcy Jacobs Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas]deanna? OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Wow, alot of info! the best meat deals are with co-ops where a handful of raw feeders in your area share making meat runs so to buy more lbs to get best deals... really makes a difference in feeding the danes! i hardly notice chi food lol...if ice trays seem too small (perfect for pups) i use silicone cupcake cups too. they peel off easy after freezing. one over full cupcake per day per chi . so far...when i put the dane food in their bowls in their crates they wait out side. monster visits what im giving them . today they got a honkin slab of deerribs. i couldnt peel monster off ! so had to whack her off a chunk lol her first!... darcy --- On Thu, 11/18/10, Kavi <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kavi <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas]deanna? OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Wow, alot of info! To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 3:16 PM Hi I can not believe how much information I am getting just from asking one question. <http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/47.gif> I have learned so much in the last few days!! Never thought of using egg shells.. and then learned not to wash them. The ice tray idea so a wonderful tip! Great info!! KEEP IT UP!! maybe everyone here will turn to feeding raw. It can be simple and healthy! Shanna --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas]deanna? OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Bone Meal To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 9:46 PM how do you know how much shell to feed i could not find that info i always wing it...?? when you use egg shell dont wash them! the connective tissue is high in glucosamine sulfates... --- On Thu, 11/18/10, Deanna Corey <[email protected]> wrote: From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Bone Meal To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 12:33 AM You can also use pulverized egg shells in lieu of bone meal...just take your shells from breakfast...dry and throw in a little coffee grinder...1/4 tsp mixed into the raw meat!!!!...per serving!!! Thats what i did b4 I purchased the ginder...easy-peasy!!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable, and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com <http://www.joys4toys.com/> _____ From: Kavi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, November 17, 2010 4:10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Bone Meal ok I understand, but I think I should have it on hand in case I do not feed bones daily. shanna --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Bone Meal To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 4:08 PM try a healthfood store... if you feed wings or chicken ribs daily he doesnt need bone meal ... its instead of whole bone. darcy --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Kavi <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kavi <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again / Bone Meal To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 7:05 PM Hi again ok, I check petco and petsmart and neither show that they sell Bone meal for dogs. Anyone know a good place to buy it? and does it need to be any special kind? (natural I will suppose). so sorry, I know nothing about bonemeal. shanna --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again... To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 3:52 PM easy peasy, follow what Jacqueline said... they need bone daily to avoid loose poops. mix ground beef ground chicken and liver with bone meal and its perfect. use different meats over the month for variety... one pound beef, one lb. chicken, 1/4 lb liver (in blender) bone meal as directed per this many meals... i dont know how to figure that but you can add it per servng and not in the mix. .. i get ground quarters bone and all and mix with ground beef and ground chicken, so its 80-10-5-5. thats meat-bone-organ (heart and kidney) and the last 5 is liver. the organ is 10% of which half is supposed to be liver. this gets way easier ovr time ... he should eat 3% of his ideal weight per day. ill make a mix and squish it nto an ice tray , several at batch, freeze over night, pop out and ziploc keep frozen. thaw 3 per day for the next day ... one per meal.. no vitamines needed. dont skip the bone or the organs or he will get sick... darcy... =)~.. congratulations! he will be so happy and healthy! --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Jacqueline Crawley-Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jacqueline Crawley-Ewing <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] OK, lets talk Raw Feeding again... To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 4:05 PM LOL - but do you eat Raw!? - you did say your dog likes your food. They get everything they need from Raw <http://www.ehow.com/way_5605700_raw-diet-chihuahuas.html> [Chihuahuas site] - check out the Raw <http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm> websites. When they eat the bones they get the calcium and the meat offers everything else. I think it's 80% meat 10% bone & 10% organ meat. You don't have to feed it all each time but over the week the balance should be that. Organ meats are rich so only a little. Veggies are not necessary but it is still a controversial subject. Raw Veggies need to be really torn up to open the plant cells so the dog gets the nutrition. I've read that pumpkin - not pumpkin pie filling - is a good vegetable to have around to help the intestines clean - either from constipation or diarrhea. Lots here who feed this way - I don't even have a dog yet!! - just an avid researcher. Good luck - it will be interesting hearing how it goes. _____ From: Kavi <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, November 17, 2010 2:54:22 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
