Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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I got a copy of the Allergy Solution for Dogs by Shawn Messonnier that Leerburg sells and he says, 'if you're going to feed raw, you need to freeze all meat for at least a week before feeding to kill anything that might be in it.' Do any of you do that with the chicken that you buy from the store? or is it ok to feed it when you get it?
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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I do the same. I buy in bulk often so it usually ends up in the freezer for a month at least but I have on occassion fed straight out of the meat locker, slaughter house, or newly killed rabbit.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I got a copy of the Allergy Solution for Dogs by Shawn Messonnier that Leerburg sells and he says, 'if you're going to feed raw, you need to freeze all meat for at least a week before feeding to kill anything that might be in it.' Do any of you do that with the chicken that you buy from the store? or is it ok to feed it when you get it?
Lori
As much as I like and recommend that book and the author, I don't agree with that.
I'd do what Carol does, freezing all wild meat at zero or below for a week.
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Quote: Melissa Thom
I do the same. I buy in bulk often so it usually ends up in the freezer for a month at least but I have on occassion fed straight out of the meat locker, slaughter house, or newly killed rabbit.
I agree with this, most of the time my meat ends up being in the freezer, but I have no problems feeding straight from the store.
Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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Thank you for the info on that. As far as after the chicken is thawed out, how long can you keep that in the fridge? I'm trying to figure out the best system for how to bag stuff for the freezer and then how much I can thaw out at one time. This takes a little getting used to, doesn't it?! I understand why kibble is so convenient!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Thank you for the info on that. As far as after the chicken is thawed out, how long can you keep that in the fridge? I'm trying to figure out the best system for how to bag stuff for the freezer and then how much I can thaw out at one time. This takes a little getting used to, doesn't it?! I understand why kibble is so convenient!
Lori
If you bag three days' worth, it will be easy. If you thaw it in the 'fridge (which takes much longer, but so what? I just factor that in when I'm taking a new package out of the freezer), then it keeps better than if it has been thawed at room temperature. Not a big deal, but it's all so much easier if you do it the same way each time and get into a routine.
In a month you will look back and wonder why you ever thought it was complicated. I swear it.
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Quote: carol boche
I feed store meat right out of the meat cooler.
It is wild game that I freeze at 0 temps for 10 or more days.
I was of the same mentality. Then I started doing some research one afternoon, while bored and sipping a nice single malt scotch...
From the CDC:
"Cook wild game meat thoroughly. Freezing wild game meats, unlike freezing pork products, even for long periods of time, may not effectively kill all worms."
I'm still undecided about what to do with wild game meats, so until I do make a decision, I'm holding off on wild game. Casey seems happy enough with her diet of alternating kibble and raw meats -- chicken backs, salmon, gizzards, beef cuts, etc. (doesn't care for liver, though, as I found out this week after offering her liver and rice and veggies.)
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