Raw diet (again)

by MacGowan Tue Mar 13 2012, 11:22

First off apologies to all the raw feeders on here who must be totally fed up with all the questions, but any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Big Grin

I want to start feeding Murphy a raw diet, he is nine months old and weighs 18k. The problem is he will eat anything,usually without chewing it!
I have experimented by giving him one large chicken wing to see how he would go, basically it was CRUNCH CRUNCH swallow, it took a bit of getting down but he managed it.
Next I gave him a lamb breast, he bit it in half and then tried to swallow one piece (about the size of your hand) whole. He couldn't get it down and started to panic and choke, luckily I was standing beside him and managed to grab it from the back of his throat. It really gave me a scare!!

My question is, are there ways of feeding him to cut the risk of him choking, ie grind or chop the pieces, or are some dogs just not cut out for a raw diet?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

by **Jackieb** Tue Mar 13 2012, 11:41

I raw fed Diesel from 8 weeks and she would down a chicken wing after a cpl of crunches, totally freaked me out !
From then on I cut them up into what I call manageable sizes. U could try that ?

Unfortunately I don't raw feed anymore so can't offer any other advice.

by MacGowan Tue Mar 13 2012, 12:23

Jackieb wrote:I raw fed Diesel from 8 weeks and she would down a chicken wing after a cpl of crunches, totally freaked me out !
From then on I cut them up into what I call manageable sizes. U could try that ?

Unfortunately I don't raw feed anymore so can't offer any other advice.

Thanks for that Jackie, I think I'll do the same and cut the meat up in to pieces, it gave me quite a fright when he started to choke.
Would it be rude of me to ask why you stopped feeding raw?

by Guest Tue Mar 13 2012, 12:49

we feed billy raw, he is fussy and will not eat big chunks of meat so I cut them up for him, i have found out with bones he will only eat lamb bones now, which maybe require a bit more chomping but they seem to last him a while about 20 mins

by Guest Tue Mar 13 2012, 22:42

My two generally crunch a wing once or twice and swallow them, and TBH have never had any problems and i'm not bothered you could try feeding the food still frozen or try holding it to encourage them to crunch it

by **Jackieb** Wed Mar 14 2012, 10:44

MacGowan wrote:
Jackieb wrote:I raw fed Diesel from 8 weeks and she would down a chicken wing after a cpl of crunches, totally freaked me out !
From then on I cut them up into what I call manageable sizes. U could try that ?

Unfortunately I don't raw feed anymore so can't offer any other advice.

Thanks for that Jackie, I think I'll do the same and cut the meat up in to pieces, it gave me quite a fright when he started to choke.
Would it be rude of me to ask why you stopped feeding raw?

Np, only stopped raw feeding due to lack of freezer and fridge space ! Sounds lame I know but we are a big family with 4 kids, couldn't have Diesels food taking up most if the fridge/freezer and we werent in a position to have a second freezer.
So, she's now on Wainwrights complete which is hypoallergenic etc. She will still have the occasional beef bone as a treat tho.
My Diesels breeder weaned the whole litter on raw Smile

by MarcoLondon Wed Mar 14 2012, 15:36

Sorry my ignorance... when you say RAW, do you mean RAW????
No cooking involved? I am interested since I would not like to give my puppy (soon to be home) rubbish tin food or Processed ones...
What does Raw food actually work?
Any reference for me to check and understand the concept?

Thanks

by Guest Wed Mar 14 2012, 16:22

Hi Marco

Please see link for raw food, which Ella did. It is feeding your dog raw meat and bones, it does not suite evry dog or every owner. Billy is fed raw.

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t14787-raw-diet

by **Jackieb** Wed Mar 14 2012, 16:42

MarcoLondon wrote:Sorry my ignorance... when you say RAW, do you mean RAW????
No cooking involved? I am interested since I would not like to give my puppy (soon to be home) rubbish tin food or Processed ones...
What does Raw food actually work?
Any reference for me to check and understand the concept?

Thanks

Have a look at this puppy raw menu

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t12752-raw-food-menu-for-a-puppy

by MacGowan Sun Mar 25 2012, 09:56

Thanks for all the useful info.
I have another question and my apologies if it's been asked a hundred times before!
When feeding organs, liver,kidney etc. Do you feed a little bit with every meal or a larger portion once or twice a week?
Thanks in advance.

by Guest Sun Mar 25 2012, 11:56

I feed a small amount a couple of times a week. They really don't need too much of it, certainly not a whole meal. It's very rich.

by MacGowan Sun Mar 25 2012, 12:04

Caryll wrote:I feed a small amount a couple of times a week. They really don't need too much of it, certainly not a whole meal. It's very rich.

Thanks Caryll..........once again. Big Grin

by Guest Sun Mar 25 2012, 17:37

With organs i feed one large meal a week of which ever and never had problems Smile

by MacGowan Thu Apr 12 2012, 09:25

Hello all, another question for the raw feeders if I may.
I've recently found a good source of ox spleen, should I use it sparingly like liver, kidneys etc. or should I just feed it like regular meat?

Many thanks in advance.

by Guest Thu Apr 12 2012, 14:28

MacGowan wrote:Hello all, another question for the raw feeders if I may.
I've recently found a good source of ox spleen, should I use it sparingly like liver, kidneys etc. or should I just feed it like regular meat?

Many thanks in advance.

Sparingly like any offal. Big Grin

by MacGowan Thu Apr 12 2012, 14:47

Caryll wrote:
MacGowan wrote:Hello all, another question for the raw feeders if I may.
I've recently found a good source of ox spleen, should I use it sparingly like liver, kidneys etc. or should I just feed it like regular meat?

Many thanks in advance.

Sparingly like any offal.

Thank you. Big Grin

by MacGowan Thu May 17 2012, 11:47

Another question for the raw feeders if I may. Big Grin

I recently bought 10kgs of turkey necks, but I'm not quite sure how to feed them as they are so much bigger than chicken necks. Should I give them as a meal on their own, or with some chunks of meat, or with some organs, or as a treat?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

by Guest Thu May 17 2012, 12:03

I normally give turkey necks as a meal on there own

by MacGowan Thu May 17 2012, 12:50

ella wrote:I normally give turkey necks as a meal on there own

Thanks ella, I was thinking that might be the best option. thumbs up

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