That would be wonderful! You don't see a problem with feeding chicken only? Or with grinding it? I haven't been able to get her to chomp on the raw bones so I've had to really chop up the bone prior to giving it to her. Of course, then I worry about splinters, etc...And, yes, figuring out the ratio is very tricky so thank you for the tip on the grinder and the foster farms chickens! Just to clarify: one ground up foster farm chicken w/organs gives that ratio?? Thank you :) Laurie
--- In [email protected], Deanna Corey <thefurbulousfive@...> wrote: > > Feeding a raw diet will fix all of the issues you mentioned. You can get a > grinder so that you can get her ratios correct and she will be able to eat > it. You can grind chickens...bones, organs and all in a meat grinder and if > you buy whole foster farms chickens, your ratios will be about perfect...80% > raw meat, 10% edible bone and 10% organs. By grinding you don't have to worry > about bone splinters either. You can find the maverick meat grinder for $99 > at www.pierceequipment.com > > I have been feeding my whole pack this way for two years now...amazing > results!! > > > Wagging Tails in the Dog Park! > Deanna and the Dog Park Gang: > Nugget, Shuai Li, Mable, Mouse, Myrtle, Madison, Caleb and Maxine > From the mountains of CA > > > > On May 26, 2011, at 1:51 PM, "clowgerl" <clowgerl@...> wrote: > > > Hello, > > It seems I have been battling the food issue for my Chi Coco ever since I > > got her approx 5 years ago (she's a rescue so we think she is about 10-11 > > yrs old). The problem is that she needs a high fiber food because she has > > trouble with too soft poos. I want to feed her a nice quality food but I > > feel confused over what to give her. She is a picky eater and turns her > > nose up at many things. I have researched and tried many different brands. > > The latest run was Stella & Chewey's but I couldn't get her poo to firm up > > with that either. I would like for her to eat something with more crunch to > > help with her teeth but it's sort of difficult to get her to eat crunchy > > after she has become so accustomed to soft food. I have been researching a > > raw diet and have tried it with her and she likes it but I'm not sure about > > it yet. On the raw group that I joined they very much dislike any kind of > > kibble so now I feel torn about reconsidering that. UGH. So, I wanted to > > see if I could get some feedback about what has worked for your Chi's and > > do any of you have this same issue? > > > > I also have noticed that she seems to "burp" alot and her vet told me about > > a year ago that she may have a little acid reflux. She gave me a script for > > a compounded liquid but when it seemed to get better I stopped it. Now she > > is 'burping' again. Just wondered if this is common for Chi's and if you > > know why it happens. I may need to get her script refilled. Giving her > > liquid is always such a fight. > > > > Thank you for your thoughts :) > > > > Laurie > > > > > ------------------------------------ We are now on Facebook! Join today! http://www.facebook.com/groups/chihuahuasclubYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
