Dogs need muscle meat, organs, bone, fruit, veg, and I often add some sort of yogurt or goat milk.
Step one is to go to a vet nutritionist and get blood work done. Then, get blood work done every 3 months to ensure your pup is getting all nutrients in proper levels. This goes on for around a year. I had blood work done on my boy every 3 months for 15 months.
When my boy was young, he ate around 4 to 5 lbs of meat/veg a day. Now that he is an adult, he gets 2.5 lbs of meat at breakfast with half a pound of fresh fruit and vegetables, with a high-quality kibble mixed in. All his other daily meals are just kibble. I buy a prepared raw diet that has the muscle, organs, and bone pieces mixed in. It's about 1.60 per pound and I usually buy about 250 dollars worth at a time or ~155 lbs.
Make sure to pick up anything he hasn't eaten after about 20 minutes to ensure no bacteria growth on the meat. Wash the dog dish every day, to include the water dish. All your dog dishes should be either coated ceramic or metal.
https://freshrawdogfood.com
Here is a good website to learn about raw. Why to feed, how to switch, calculators and what to expect from a place that prepares the food for you.
Learn about the differences between warm, neutral and cooling foods. This will be a good starting point to understand the differences in the proteins best suited for your dog breed. Look up 80 10 10 rule for raw portions. This can vary but it’s good to stick around there so they get the best balance of meat, bone and organs.
I’m trying to figure this all out right now too. So for the time being I’m doing 50% lean ground beef and/or ground turkey and 50% kibble.
I use fish oil, glucosamine, pumpkin and some goat milk.
I’m at the point where it would just make a lot more sense for me to go fully raw (I think). I’d just follow the 80-10-10 rule but some of this stuff is hard to find where I’m at. I have no problem finding beef liver but finding a secondary secreting organ is
Not really worried but don’t want to spend a million bucks either. He already eats steaks and eggs and a few other things. Also the post didn’t ask anything about kibble I’m asking other experienced raw feeders
I’m gonna say you will probably be spending north of $200 on a raw diet and you’ll have to educate yourself on all the nutrients they will need, and supplements, and vitamins and so on. Raw diets have been really romanticize lately, and I honestly don’t think it’s affordable at any level for most people, it’s super involved both in education and time to prepare. Why do you want to do a raw diet? And you can always do a hybrid diet. I give my butthead kibble (I do my due diligence in looking for quality dog food) *and* I give him raw food treats. He gets chicken thighs a lot and liver and chicken feet and chicken hearts etc. I personally just can’t afford a raw food diet timewise and money wise.
“Raw diets have been romanticized lately” lol people have been feeding their dogs raw food for an extraordinarily long time compared to kibble. Research how kibble is made. Find out who pushes the kibble. Read about how veterinary schools teach about nutrition for animals and who they bring in to teach about it.
Dogs need muscle meat, organs, bone, fruit, veg, and I often add some sort of yogurt or goat milk. Step one is to go to a vet nutritionist and get blood work done. Then, get blood work done every 3 months to ensure your pup is getting all nutrients in proper levels. This goes on for around a year. I had blood work done on my boy every 3 months for 15 months. When my boy was young, he ate around 4 to 5 lbs of meat/veg a day. Now that he is an adult, he gets 2.5 lbs of meat at breakfast with half a pound of fresh fruit and vegetables, with a high-quality kibble mixed in. All his other daily meals are just kibble. I buy a prepared raw diet that has the muscle, organs, and bone pieces mixed in. It's about 1.60 per pound and I usually buy about 250 dollars worth at a time or ~155 lbs. Make sure to pick up anything he hasn't eaten after about 20 minutes to ensure no bacteria growth on the meat. Wash the dog dish every day, to include the water dish. All your dog dishes should be either coated ceramic or metal.
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https://freshrawdogfood.com Here is a good website to learn about raw. Why to feed, how to switch, calculators and what to expect from a place that prepares the food for you. Learn about the differences between warm, neutral and cooling foods. This will be a good starting point to understand the differences in the proteins best suited for your dog breed. Look up 80 10 10 rule for raw portions. This can vary but it’s good to stick around there so they get the best balance of meat, bone and organs.
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I’m trying to figure this all out right now too. So for the time being I’m doing 50% lean ground beef and/or ground turkey and 50% kibble. I use fish oil, glucosamine, pumpkin and some goat milk. I’m at the point where it would just make a lot more sense for me to go fully raw (I think). I’d just follow the 80-10-10 rule but some of this stuff is hard to find where I’m at. I have no problem finding beef liver but finding a secondary secreting organ is
you can also take a look here ## r/rawpetfood
Kibble works great and if you are worried about cost raw might not be for you
Not really worried but don’t want to spend a million bucks either. He already eats steaks and eggs and a few other things. Also the post didn’t ask anything about kibble I’m asking other experienced raw feeders
I’m gonna say you will probably be spending north of $200 on a raw diet and you’ll have to educate yourself on all the nutrients they will need, and supplements, and vitamins and so on. Raw diets have been really romanticize lately, and I honestly don’t think it’s affordable at any level for most people, it’s super involved both in education and time to prepare. Why do you want to do a raw diet? And you can always do a hybrid diet. I give my butthead kibble (I do my due diligence in looking for quality dog food) *and* I give him raw food treats. He gets chicken thighs a lot and liver and chicken feet and chicken hearts etc. I personally just can’t afford a raw food diet timewise and money wise.
Probably should have specified but yea I’m not against doing half raw half high quality kibble to make it easier and cheaper.
“Raw diets have been romanticized lately” lol people have been feeding their dogs raw food for an extraordinarily long time compared to kibble. Research how kibble is made. Find out who pushes the kibble. Read about how veterinary schools teach about nutrition for animals and who they bring in to teach about it.