One of my shepherds - 2 1/2 yr old male - refuses to eat any organ meat. He will eat the tiny bit thats on his chicken quarters but if I throw a chicken liver, gizzard, beef liver, etc. in his bowl he eats everything but that. Any suggestions how to make it palatable for him? Can I cook them or does that ruin the nutritional value? I was thinking maybe trying to make a ground version with some hamburger or veggies or something? I know you can buy ground organ blends on line but its kinda expensive to have it shipped so trying to figure something out on my own and not sure he would even go for it if its ground.
Also, what are the problems they can have with not having organ meat in their raw diet?
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You can lightly cook the outside, and IME that has been enough for one dog I had who would leave that liver in the dish meal after meal after meal, all polished and shiny so no "good stuff" was left behind on it.
You can also whip up a truly revolting menu item that he liked fine: I stuck the liver and plain yogurt in a blender (result: pink but non-strawberry yogurt).
I used to make a smoothie like Connie but mine consisted of liver, an egg, a little garlic and a splash of ACV.
Then I got lazy to continue with that. So now, I cut it with scissors into their bowl and mix it up with their muscle and tripe. They can't pick it out and I don't even think they try.
The other thing is that I found what organ they DO like and that's what I feed.
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Quote: Dennis Jones
Nonsense, I'm a much better cook than Connie
I like Connie a lot - but I can't vote for a liver smoothie...the description sounded fine until the word smoothie, then i imagined myself eating it...
fortunately for me, that's the first thing that they eat.
What if you stuff it inside a ground beef meatball? That's what i do for the Vitamin E with my boxer, who will happily clean the pill of all the other food residue on it, but will spit it out every time.
I had the same problem, I did like Connie said and lightly cooked the outside and he ate it, now I don't have to do it he eats it fine right out of the tub
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Quote: Mike Bellemare
... I like Connie a lot - but I can't vote for a liver smoothie...the description sounded fine until the word smoothie, then i imagined myself eating it...
Then can I interest you in a nice tripe or kidney smoothie?
... I like Connie a lot - but I can't vote for a liver smoothie...the description sounded fine until the word smoothie, then i imagined myself eating it...
Then can I interest you in a nice tripe or kidney smoothie?
Connie you should set up a smoothie stand at the local dog park
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