My wife is still sorta against the raw diet thing. She thought i was nuts when i talked to her about it. I'll let her make that call with Bella(shitzu) I do know i am going to do it with our GSD's. I have some wings thawed out. They are leftover(raw) maybe start her off with some wings. She hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

She did not eat any kibble last night

Basically chicken with bone/ salmon oil, vitamin E, is a pretty balanced diet....about 3pounds of food intake a day, depending on you dogs needs, weight control?

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... They are leftover(raw) maybe start her off with some wings. She hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

Wings are not my favorite starter RMB at all. They are mostly fat (skin) and bone.

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Basically chicken with bone/ salmon oil, vitamin E, is a pretty balanced diet...

It's the beginning of a balanced diet. It is balanced is calcium:phosphorus, and is therefore safe even if you have to stick to just this for several days (or even more).

But hold off on the salmon oil and E so that you see chicken RMB poop first. See the poop from each ingredient before adding the next.

This is way overkill, I'm totally aware , and many dogs are fine with the whole variety all at once, first meal.

But diarrhea is very unpleasant, much harder to fix than avoid, and completely unnecessary if the diet is gradually built up.

So don't forget that the first meal is not only one ingredient, but also small in size.

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... about 3pounds of food intake a day, depending on you dogs needs, weight control?

Depends most on the dog's weight (and whether he is an adult or puppy).

For an adult dog, 3 pounds would feed a 150-pound dog! How did you get that number?

Generally, 2% (maybe 2.5%) of the adult dog's weight ..... less to start, like half-size for the first couple of meals....

How much does the dog weigh?

lmao....not 150....she weighs 65 pounds....I dont know where I got that number at. Seems like I seen it somewhere. lol...I will be getting out of this town tomorrow and going to do some shopping. I will stock up on chicken. Might as well stock up on some gizzards, organ meat( any special kind) so I will have it on hand for when the time comes. I will start out with small potions and watch the stools.

You might not want to "stock up" until after you get started. You may see that you have a preference for using certain RMBs, etc.




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That weight will probably end up requiring 20 ounces (1-1/4 pound) or so per day. You might want to make the first day more like 12 ounces and wait to see the first poop before proceeding with the full amount.

Thanks so much Connie. I will take your advice. Writing the check for this next pup is a hard pill to swallow. My family thinks I'm insane. Actually more along the lines of stupid! In laws that is. But hey , it's my hobby, MY money so screw them. No one agrees with me in the raw diet. I argue with people at work daily. I'm surprised the vast majority of people know nothing about dogs.
Bear With me on this sickening story. A co worker owns a very shy pit. Has been beaten much, I could tell. He told me that his dog came home one night(let's it roam the country) badly hurt. Could barely walk. The dog was trying to go up stairs and it couldn't. He was forcefully trying to make it go up the stairs . It yelled in pain and snapped at him and barely braised his cheek. He put his foot on the dogs head and kept him pinned down with lots if pressure. I was pretty pissed during this. Actually boiling at this point. He said
know he was in pain but you still can't let that slide???? Okay well it was not the dogs fault. He said you can't chance it. The vast majority of people i