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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:38 pm | |
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Muddy~Mira Adult


Join date: 2010-09-07 Age: 31 Location: Gettysburg Pa ~
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:01 pm | |
| aawwww <3 i love Raw Feedin My Mira she is soo Thankful and Loves It ... Give it to her in Her Kennel so SHe dont get dirt on it LOl |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:38 pm | |
| | Muddy~Mira wrote: | | aawwww <3 i love Raw Feedin My Mira she is soo Thankful and Loves It ... Give it to her in Her Kennel so SHe dont get dirt on it LOl |
No pics? I've started having Dakota eat his raw in the kitchen. I either hand feed it or spread newspaper over the floor and feed him his raw meat on a cutting board. Keeps everything clean and cleanup is a breeze, throw the cutting board in the dishwasher and toss the newspaper.  _________________ ~~Val~~
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snrose Adult


Join date: 2010-10-05 Age: 24 Location: Roanoke, VA
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:12 pm | |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:14 pm | |
| Love it! Nikki eats raw so much faster than my dogs but still it's lovely to see them work more for their food.  I forgot about vids so thank you for reminding me. Here's one of Dakota with his chicken breast, I couldn't keep still because Faith wanted what he was having and while Dakota tolerates the chis taking any other food, he does NOT tolerate them coming close to his raw food. lol Video:  _________________ ~~Val~~
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snrose Adult


Join date: 2010-10-05 Age: 24 Location: Roanoke, VA
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:40 pm | |
| haha he is quite the slow eater  mine INHALE it..unless its awkward or has a bigger sized bone in it |
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Muddy~Mira Adult


Join date: 2010-09-07 Age: 31 Location: Gettysburg Pa ~
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:40 am | |
| Pc crashed 3 wks ago .. still recovering pix:( Will Post pix soon  |
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firefighterchik04 Teenager


Join date: 2009-12-08 Age: 25 Location: Mebane, NC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:45 am | |
| our sniper loves raw meat! she doesnt get it that often but when she does she is in heaven! now my pug on the other hand can eat it raw then pukes it back up!! |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:48 am | |
| | Muddy~Mira wrote: | Pc crashed 3 wks ago .. still recovering pix:( Will Post pix soon  |
Sorry to hear that. Can't wait to see them though!
| firefighterchik04 wrote: | | now my pug on the other hand can eat it raw then pukes it back up!! |
Hmm, that's interesting...any idea why? _________________ ~~Val~~
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cmanding Nutritional Bookworm In Training

Join date: 2010-10-12 Age: 44 Location: Denver, CO
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:05 am | |
| Aw, they look like they're having the most delectible meal ever! I wish I could feed raw...maybe, eventually, I'll learn enough to feel comfortable to start...I know there's a thread posted on the forum about raw feeding and how to start, but I just got Ginger back on track on kibble, and I've got her almost on 100% chicken/fish formula (it also has turkey in it) so I think she could do raw chicken if I ever get to that point.... |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:10 am | |
| | cmanding wrote: | | I wish I could feed raw...maybe, eventually, I'll learn enough to feel comfortable to start...I know there's a thread posted on the forum about raw feeding and how to start, but I just got Ginger back on track on kibble, and I've got her almost on 100% chicken/fish formula (it also has turkey in it) so I think she could do raw chicken if I ever get to that point.... |
I know you are dealing with a sensitive girl and that you have concerns about certain foods that she may not tolerate well. However I wanted to point out that raw meat is quite different from that in kibble/canned foods and that some dogs that may not tolerate a meat in kibble (or processed form) may thrive on the same meat in raw form. That is exactly the case for two of my sensitive dogs, Dakota and Faith do not tolerate beef in kibble, treat, or canned form (basically any processed beef product is as no go for them). Yet both of them can have raw beef no problem whatsoever! And it's not just me, I believe Heather's husky, Koda, is the same way with beef. Heather, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. _________________ ~~Val~~
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cmanding Nutritional Bookworm In Training

Join date: 2010-10-12 Age: 44 Location: Denver, CO
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:23 am | |
| Yes, I think you're right about Heather's Koda. Ginger was on Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream before that whole thing with her upset tummy and once I got her back on track to start introducing kibble back slowly, she couldn't do TOTW. So I do know that even in kibble, depending on the 'cooking' process (for lack of better term), Ginger reacts...salmon in TOTW is a no go for her, but salmon in Orijen is good. I do want to try raw feeding for Ginger, but I do have some reading/research to do and the post on the forum is a good place to start so I'll revisit that post when I get to that point. |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
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cmanding Nutritional Bookworm In Training

Join date: 2010-10-12 Age: 44 Location: Denver, CO
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:01 pm | |
| Tonight's dinner, didn't have a camera on me until he was almost finished.  _________________ ~~Val~~
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Lokipaws Puppy


Join date: 2010-12-27 Age: 23 Location: CA
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:36 am | |
| awesome pictures and video! Honestly for now we just can't afford to switch over to raw. Eventually we do want to start our dogs on raw but for now they are eating the best kibble we can find for them that they tolerate. |
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
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CoffeeK8 Adult


Join date: 2010-10-28 Age: 32 Location: Denver, CO
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:43 pm | |
| ...So Chris and I have decided to start transitioning Nikolai to raw. I picked up a whole cut up chicken and put a piece of it (wing) into his THK/kibble mix (we're phasing the kibble out slowly). He ate around it, picked it up, walked around with it for a while, dropped it several times... everything but ate the dang thing. :-( Any advice for getting him to EAT it instead of play with it? I tried crating him while I fed him and he just stared at me like I was punishing him. :-( Val, do you have a little help for a newbie? |
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cmanding Nutritional Bookworm In Training

Join date: 2010-10-12 Age: 44 Location: Denver, CO
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:01 pm | |
| Good for you Kate!
With the diarreha issues I went through with Ginger, I don't know if I'll ever get to that point. I'm still slowly introducing THK. Once I can go 100% THK Force with Ginger, I'll feel more comfortable trying to give her a raw chicken wing and/or drummette.
I guess one question I would have would be: Can I go raw fish? (Salmon, trout, tilapia,etc.) Since Ginger does really well with fish, that would be where I'd want to start. I'd have to do the math and see if raw fish feeding is cheaper than kibble/THK...
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Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm

Join date: 2009-06-23 Age: 27 Location: Charleston, SC
 | Subject: Re: Raw Feeding picture thread Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:18 pm | |
| | CoffeeK8 wrote: | | ...So Chris and I have decided to start transitioning Nikolai to raw. I picked up a whole cut up chicken and put a piece of it (wing) into his THK/kibble mix (we're phasing the kibble out slowly). He ate around it, picked it up, walked around with it for a while, dropped it several times... everything but ate the dang thing. :-( Any advice for getting him to EAT it instead of play with it? I tried crating him while I fed him and he just stared at me like I was punishing him. :-( Val, do you have a little help for a newbie? |
Kudos to you for making a start on raw. It is quite normal for some dogs to kind of ignore or play with their raw food in the beginning because many of them don't quite know what it's for. It doesn't have the extra appealing smell and flavors that processed foods contain so some dogs don't initially recognize it as food. If Nikolai persists in eating around it then I would try holding it for him to nibble on so that he gets the idea that it's food or try feeding it at a separate time when he's hungry. Oftentimes once they finally try it and realize how good it is they will be hooked. If he continues to hold out you could try seering the chicken wing slightly, that will make it smell more appealing but just be sure to seer it quickly and take it off the heat before it really cooks because you want the meat and especially the bone to remain raw. Other ideas are to sprinkle something extra like parmesan cheese on the raw chicken wing, that may get him more interested. Give him time to get accustomed to it if it's his first time with anything raw. Some dogs dive right in while others need more encouragement. I'd definitely monitor him with a chicken wing to make sure he chews the bone and doesn't swallow it or choke on too big a piece. Let us know how it goes!
| cmanding wrote: | I guess one question I would have would be: Can I go raw fish? (Salmon, trout, tilapia,etc.) Since Ginger does really well with fish, that would be where I'd want to start. I'd have to do the math and see if raw fish feeding is cheaper than kibble/THK... |
Yes, you can start with raw fish if you prefer. I know Ginger has a history of doing well on fish so that may be better for her. When you price out the fish available to you, check out asian stores as they often carry fish for cheap. Being so far inland I'm sure it will cost more there than other coastal areas. Good luck with your search! _________________ ~~Val~~
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