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Chicken necks are great, too, and I haven't met a dog who didn't like them. So you are going to use ground turkey and some chicken necks? You could include one or two green vegetables (or use baby food strained green beans or squash). As soon as the allergens are ID'd, I would start with salmon oil and vitamin E, both of which are anti-inflammation agents, and which should be given together for a dog.

with her system so screwed up i started with ground turkey cause the protein is supposed to easier to digest for humans. i know dogs are different, so my thinking is probably wrong on this.

as far as the rabbit goes, we live out in the boonies and i guess i may be able to sweet talk hubby into hunting some. i just can't hunt and kill them. i will ask him about it when we talk in the morning.

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.....as far as the rabbit goes, we live out in the boonies and i guess i may be able to sweet talk hubby into hunting some. i just can't hunt and kill them. i will ask him about it when we talk in the morning.

On Raw-Dogs.com, they say:
QUOTE: What about hunting?
Go for it, if you can be sure the wild game is parasite free where you live. END QUOTE

I looked it up because I had read that some wild meat is too loaded for parasites to be safe as raw dog food (like bear meat, and like raw wild Pacific salmon --- not cooked or canned Pacific salmon, which I think is a terrific addition to the dog diet). I don't know how one goes about finding out how parasite-free the rabbit in your area is -- maybe your husband does, if he's a hunter.

I'll bet the hunters on this forum will have ideas.

Here's some info about rabbits raised for food:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Rabbit_from_Farm_to_Table/index.asp

Here's one of many suppliers:
http://www.ardengrabbit.com/meat.html

But regardless of whether you can get a more novel protein than turkey and chicken, I believe that you are doing your dog a huge favor by switching to fresh food and by identifying her allergens. Good for you!

And yes, it's true for dogs too that poultry (and rabbit and several other meats) is efficient protein.

JMO! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

that rabbit meat is expensive! i will probably wait till hunting season then ask the hunters around here about getting parts from deer they don't want. we may need to get a new freezer <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> also the butcher we use dresses out deer, so when we go in i can talk to him also.

thanks for all the help <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />