Starting raw tomorrow

This is what i got from my cousin.

Can she have this i think its beef.

Forgot to put the picture up ha ha

I don't feed raw but that looks great! Xx

good luck

Good luck with it  

Hope it goes well Harry

I read sumwer that anyting from legs of cows are to strong.

If shes not been fed raw before it might be a little bit of a shock to the system. I would start feeding it over a week and first day have most of her normal food with a little bit of the meat later on at a different time (meat digests slower), preferably chicken or white meat, the next day a little more of the meat etc until you are 100% meat. If you want to do raw forever from now you will need to read up about what else she will need other than just the meat. Cow legs are fine but she wont eat the bone most likely, just the meat.

Correct me if im wrong, all she needs is mainly meat with equal proportians of bone and offal. Am i right our is that to simple.

I think its pretty much right, I understood it to be roughly 80% muscle meat which includes heart, and 10% of bone and 10% offal, of the offal half should be liver, I should be starting next week too, keep getting delayed (am nervous!)

did you read the links i posted for you on your other thread?

Yes the bone in a cows leg is too dense for them to eat, but you can let them strip the meat off and then remove the bone once it's bare.

The ratio is 80% meat 10% edible bone and 10% offal half of which is liver, however you don't need to super exact on them

Also it's recommended to start with chicken only when starting a raw diet, i can't tell what's in the carriers so sorry if that is some chicken!

Ya i read them, ive got about a million question aswell but ill learn as i go. I think there is about 3 or 4 days chicken.

lovely they should help you start

You ask all the questions you want - theres no stupid questions!

Ahh ok well just stick to chicken for the first week and see how her stomach is coping and once you get good consistency stools then look at adding another meat in, and so on!

I'm sure Ella and Caryll will put you right on feeding raw, we do have other raw feeders here too so please feel free to ask any questions you may have. I have never fed a dog a raw diet so wouldn't have a clue sorry.

How is it going Harry?

Great, eating everything i put in front of her. I havent got any offal yet but im trying to get hold of some. Her poos are chalky white colour is that rite?

Glad its going well  

I think that means you should feed a little less bone, but I'm no expert, just started Daisy on raw today!

Ya tought that. Good luck and let me know how your getting on.

Will do  She ate it which was a better start than I expected  

Hayley wrote:If shes not been fed raw before it might be a little bit of a shock to the system. I would start feeding it over a week and first day have most of her normal food with a little bit of the meat later on at a different time (meat digests slower), preferably chicken or white meat, the next day a little more of the meat etc until you are 100% meat. If you want to do raw forever from now you will need to read up about what else she will need other than just the meat. Cow legs are fine but she wont eat the bone most likely, just the meat.

It's the other way around. Commercial food digests slower than raw meat.

Hargar wrote:Correct me if im wrong, all she needs is mainly meat with equal proportians of bone and offal. Am i right our is that to simple.

Yep, that's about it. Half the offal should be liver.

Hargar wrote:Great, eating everything i put in front of her. I havent got any offal yet but im trying to get hold of some. Her poos are chalky white colour is that rite?

No, you're giving her too much bone. Try and cut down on the bone a little & you should see an improvement.

Hope it's going well and you've cut down on bone a little

Reduced the bone a little and the poo is now like a golden colour. Do i need to reduce it abit more?

no a golden colour is normal when their diet is rich in chicken and poultry

Arrr the many colours and consistency of dog poo  It's amazing when you start feeding Raw how obsessed you get with their poo.
How is it going?
Have you seen any differences in appearance/personality in your dog since switching?

She has almost completly stoped scratching and has so much more energy i cant keep up with her.

That's great Harry

Glad it's going well for you too Harry

Hargar wrote:She has almost completly stoped scratching and has so much more energy i cant keep up with her.

That's great. You wouldn't think that a bit of food would have that much of an effect, but I noticed a massive difference in Blue when I switched.