Jan, Hi, I have fed BARF for 2 1/2 years now, it's really the only thing my Berkeley has known except for a couple of months I went to kibble due to moving and not able to get necks - went back on BARF as he put on weight too easily on kibble and his coat started to look shabby, he got tarter build up as well and he itched all the time - and this was a high grade kibble (california natural).
He gets primarily chicken necks with each AM meal and on every other day he gets a meat/vegi mixture in the PM and the opposite he gets chicken necks. one of the meat mixture meals per week includes a raw egg and another one includes some chicken livers and or organ meat. I supplement the meals with a vitamin B complex and C (AM and PM), one meal he gets an Omega 3/6/9 oil added and he gets Vit. E about 3x a week. I also add Prozyme to each meal (assists with protein absorption). I semi fast him on Sundays - he gets a raw beef marrow bone only and maybe some table scraps if any leftovers. For a real treat if I fix a rack of lamb - he always gets one chop raw! I would highly recommend getting Ian Billinghurst book, Give your dog a bone, and there are others out there as well. Glenda In a message dated 4/11/02 12:35:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Can some of you who have successfully fed a raw diet for an extended peri= > od-a year+ please share exactly what you feed and how you prepare it. I a= > m not interested in commercially prepared raw diets. I have supplemented = > with raw chicken, but have not gone completely raw. I am interested but w= > ant to be sure I know all there is to know to get it right and balanced. = > I know about the books, but would like to hear some real success stories = > from real people. > > A few concerns I have, do you feed wings, and thighs whole? I have had th= > e bone come back up in it's entirety. Not sure which dog. I made the mist= > ake of telling a good friend, who also happens to be a vet taking time of= > f to raise family, that I was feeding raw chicken. She was none too pleas= > ed and worried about Salmonella. It is my understanding that dogs (maybe = > due to higher body temp.) are not affected by Salmonella. My experience w= > ith carnivores is the worse it smells the better it tastes! You know thei= > r fav. stuff would be loaded with bacteria! > > My dogs and I would really appreciate anything anyone would care to share= > :) > > Thanks > Jan Rinker ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
