Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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I'm not a RAW feeder but I give my four GSDs seven OZs of mackeral a day with the kibble. One of my puppers had what might of been an allergy, under wieght and dull coat. I started the Mackeral and the eyes cleared up, she put on muscle weight and has a shiny coat as do the rest. I get my canned mackeral at the base commissary for 73 cents a can so its a lot cheaper than those "Special Diet" kibbles"
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I bought canned mackeral based on what the raw pros here have said. I also bought canned sardines. I haven't tried it since my dog is being a real butt about eating any food other than chicken.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Mitch Kuta
Anything special or just any can you can get by the sardines? This is good for raw feeding?
Or fish oil......... fish is a good efficient protein, true, but you can also get the biggest benefits (the long-chain Omega 3s) from the oil itself. http://www.leerburg.com/47.htm
I do feed canned fish along with the raw diet (I rinse off the salty packing liquid) too, but I always give fish oil every day no matter what.
Jan Williamson Webboard User Reg: 08-10-2005
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My dogs get a mackeral and sardine meal twice a week. I split a can of each between them and then also add an egg to each dish. They love it! I probably should rinse the fish off, but I don't. Also, I buy the sardines when they are on sale - either packed in water or oil (don't think they'd care for the ones in mustard sauce ).
Oh, and I still add their fish oil/Vitamin E to every meal.
I thought the whole point of RAW FEEDING was to feed the foods RAW to the dogs. Not cooked, processed and preserved.
Why is everyone feeding canned fish?
Just curious... I have on occasion fed a piece or two of canned sardines/mackarel (as a treat), but otherwise I wouldn't consider feeding them canned fish anymore than I would canned meats.
Buying a bag of whole raw frozen sardines or mackarel is not expensive. I don't get this whole canned fish thing.
Just like feeding highly cooked and processed meats, you're feeding foods devoid of life, of freshness and that have lost a lot of their original nutritional value through cooking and processing.
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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Cost and availibility. I talked to another Canadian a few days ago and was told they get fresh wild salmon for about two dollars a pound, here in Virginia we are paying seven dollars a pound for farm raised salmon that has to be dyed red. Even the cheaper tilapia is pricy
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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I feed canned fish that is rinsed and mixed into my veggie glop. Salmon oil daily.
Yuko, you got me thinking though....I am getting carcass and stuff from hunters, I wonder if the avid fisherman would give up some of their catch for me????
Mostly pike, trout and some other little morsels around here.
Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
Carol, I've always been too scared to feed my dogs big fish (the bones are so needle sharp and hard)
If you try it with your dogs, please let me know how it goes and how they handle the bones (do they eat them, swallow them, crunch them up or just leave them untouched?).
I feed small mackarel and sardines because 1) they're small with very soft bones; 2) they're both cold-water fish, which are rich in Omega 3's; 3) they have some of the lowest levels of mercury & other contaminants from being low on the food chain.
Never tried feeding freshwater fish from lakes and such... do you know if there are any parasites/worms to look out for in freshwater fish?
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