Jasmine Dillon Webboard User Reg: 04-24-2009
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Katie, for adult dogs you feed about 2-3% of the dog's body weight. So for Conan, a 30 lb dog, you'd feed 9.5-14 oz per day (adjusting according to his appearance of course). 12 oz would fall right in the middle of that range.
They both really helped me get an idea of what raw feeding was all about. By the time I was done reading those two books and talking with the members here/browsing old threads regarding raw feeding, I was very comfortable with the idea of feeding raw. I'd recommend you read these books if you're seriously interested!
I also started out on a raw premix (made by one of the local SAR trainers) and transitioned to feeding individual ingredients. It's certainly cheaper! But starting on the premix helped me feel a little more comfortable about switching my puppy to raw.
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Thanks! I guess 8 patties just sounds like a lot more than 12 oz sounds haha. I've seen those books and need to order them. I seriously need to re-read the q&a on LB because I've forgotten what's there apparently. My plan was to start him on this premixed food while I read the books.
Katie, I think you must be talking about the freeze dried S & C patties and not the raw frozen?
the frozen patties are 8 ounces each, (or at least the packages I've seen).
i think S&C is one of the better companies, I've used their products and they are made here in WI. I've also met the owner of the company and chatted with him.
they are quite expensive but sometimes it's worth the $, when time or travel prevents feeding RMBs. I also take the freeze dried when we camp in the mountains and use it to stretch my fresh meat meals.
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Thanks Cindy! It's good to know I'm starting off with a good pre-packaged food while I learn more about raw feeding.
The bag she gave us is a 1lb sample bag of the 1.5 oz raw frozen patties. She said there is a 3lb bag with 1.5 oz patties (I forget how many) and a 6lb bag of 8 oz patties (I think there are 12 in that package). She did give us two individual samples of the freeze dried raw but the emphasis was on the raw frozen. I'm really looking forward to seeing how he does.
I'm very glad you trust S&C and have had success with the food. I very much appreciate the input!
I used this brand when my dog was a pup... a little pup. They got expensive VERY quickly, and I started just making the stuff myself.
If I had a small dog or a cat, I'd consider doing this stuff again. But it's far from cost effective for a large dog. It's nearly $5/lb. It would cost me nearly $15/day to feed my dog, or $450/mo.
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Thanks for the info! We have an appt with the vet (just to see if he's able to bike with us) and I want to get his exact weight there. 30lbs was my guesstimation. I am ordering the two books Jasmine suggested and will probably start him on Stella and Chewy's until I feel comfortable enough to make his meals myself. Hopefully it's not too expensive for the time being!
Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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I've used both S&C's and Nature's Variety frozen raw and they both seem to be pretty good. At the pet store here, I can get a 6lb bag of 12, 8oz patties for about $25. So that's essentially $2/patty, or $4/lb. I can get ground beef from the butcher for half that price, and chicken legs for anywhere from $1-2/lb. IOW, the supermarket stuff is a lot cheaper. What you *could* do though, is feed some of the S&C and then augment that with some other meats, like ground beef, chicken necks, etc. No reason you can't mix the packaged frozen raw with supermarket meats, and that'll help you keep your costs down a little until you've transitioned to homemade raw.
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PS. I too had trouble mixing raw with kibble. On the excellent advice of Connie and several other people on here, I quit doing that and my dog's been fine ever since. I like to feed a lot of variety, so sometimes homemade raw, sometimes the store-bought frozen raw stuff, sometimes canned, and sometimes kibble (always EVO or one of the other highgrade ones). When I get in a kibble mood, I always make sure to keep it 10-12 hrs from the raw and that seems to be ok. Usually though I'll make it an all-kibble day, and then back to a raw day, etc... The canned food helps me "bridge" between the two types of diets, since I can feed it with either raw or with kibble
For canned food, I really like the Evanger's mackerel. And the Solid Gold green tripe
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Thanks! That's a good idea. Glad to know you've had success with your method. That's a great way to help lower cost with the S&C food, I never thought of it. This weekend we're going to do our testing to see if he's truly chicken sensitive. I hope not! I definitely will mix the supermarket/pre-packaged while we make the switch (and I read my books). Thanks again!
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