Vanessa Vleck Webboard User Reg: 07-20-2009
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Yes, I was feeding Tonto recreational bones - large ones filled with lots of marrow. I will get him some of the other kind. Being completely new to this, do I just go to the store and buy a cut up chicken? A pack of legs? I am thinking I will keep him on the K-9 Kraving and give him some extra crunch via chicken parts...
Anne, I do get an "anti-raw" diet vibe from my vet. She's knowledgeable and kind, but then they sell Science Diet out front, so I have kept our diet discussions to a minimum. Tonto had an abscess under a tooth a few weeks ago and she was able to really get a good look in his mouth while he was sedated for treatment, I think the hard beef bones were wrecking havoc on his baby teeth and her concern was that he keep his new ones coming in pristine. She told me anything that I couldn't make a mark in with my fingernail shouldn't go to my dog...?
If you can find chicken backs, those would be good.
Remove the skin, extra fat, and organ pieces at first to make it easiest on his stomach at first. Then gradually start leaving the skin, extra fat, and organ pieces on in small amounts. As long as all goes well with no diarrhea then you can keep gradually adding more until it is all left on there.
Since your dog is already eating a commercial raw blend, I suspect it won't take long before you can leave all the fat and stuff on the backs. Your dog's stomach will let you know how fast you can go.:smile:
There is a little more to a raw diet than just chicken backs, but I don't see any reasons why they wouldn't be a great addition to an already balanced, commercial raw diet.
Let us know if you ever want to prepare the diet yourself from scratch. Anybody here would be glad to help.
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Re: When to switch to 2X feeding?
[Re: Anne Jones ]
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Re: When to switch to 2X feeding?
[Re: Vanessa Vleck ]
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