Ok, went to the butcher I mentioned before (specialty Falal meat, not a reg butcher) He carries ox tails, lamb and goat. Anyone ever feed goat? Yay, nay? I grabbed some lamb, and (duh me) realized after I bought it it was pure meat and no bone. Oh well, Winston hoovered it, lol! Have 2 pc of ox tails in the freezer now.
And I know this will make the GSD and other large breed owners laugh...for 4 pieces of RMB, which would be more than the right weight for an entire day's feed each...$3 for 4 days. Lovin the raw diet and pug combo, lmao!
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I would probably atart with chicken backs because of the soft bones, or lamb flaps, or whole small poultry, but ox tails might be great. I haven't tried that. The goat can certainly be a muscle meat added to your RMBs.
Once you have a good picture in mind of the meat-bone ratio of the whole prey, then I'd be more comfortable with parts of other animals that you can't really give the whole thing.
You want to replicate (over time) the whole prey. Because this is a new thread, I don't recall whether you have read the LB diet "menu samples," but I would do that.
Goat meat would be fine. It's no different from feeding other kinds of red meat, and I am like variety as long as it's introduced slowly for it might cause an upset stomach. You can feed the goat as just a MM to complement the RMBs.
Usually the rule of thumb is 65% RMBs, 30% MM and 5% OM. I do my best to follow the ratio, but I do adjust accordingly if say the RMBs do not have too much flesh on them.
I judge that based on the stools, since it's a good indication if the meat-to-bone ratio is balanced.
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The oxtails I've bought from the grocery seemed to have far more meat than bone, which would fit since they are for human consumption. The oxtails I've gotten from my raw food supplier are much bigger, bonier, and look like what they are...a tail.
I'm keeping goat meat in my back pocket for the day when I do an elimination diet.
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Goat is a great meat. A young goat has lighter bones than a sheep, more lean muscle, and in general tastes a little like deer. I would avoid the digestive organs of one. They naturally carry alot of worm gut load as they are browsers instead of grazers.
I only remember briefly about the liver fluke while taking an ecology course a few years ago, so my memory is rather sketchy.
I assume it should not be a problem since most livestock are given antibiotics and do not have much opportunity to graze in areas that might prove habitable for the parasites. But I could be totally wrong, just basing my guess on the cattle farming practices and geography in US.
It does not say if freezing the liver will kill the parasites. I will have to do more research, and update the thread. I do feed cow liver/kidneys that come in pre-ground chubs.
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