Raw Food Eating Doodles

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Comment by Andrea Johnston on February 21, 2013 at 4:38pm

Hi Jen, yes I am trying to get him to do it the "right" way but he wants to use up the food he's purchased. He's coming around to my way of thinking. I think he will once he's finished off the ground stuff. I mentioned to him that ground doesn't give their gums, teeth and face and neck  muscles a very good workout. He's seen the glowing health of our two doodles so he does realize the benefits. 

We too feed chicken quarters as a staple along with pork and now horse meat along with heart, liver, kidney, tongue, etc. 

Comment by Jen and Annie on February 21, 2013 at 4:30pm

We feed chicken quaters with back portion most times, with beef and pork taking a supporting role... so there is a little bit of organ meat attached to the back portion of the quarter, but I think the bone ratio is even a little high in chicken quarters.  When our girls look like their poo is drying up, I add a chicken liver or two.  It seems to help..  Talk him into doing it the right way!  After all, a dog or wolf wouldnt take their meat and bones to a grinder and grind it up before eating it, just like they wouldnt walk it up to a stove to cook it first....  I would say if he begins adding extra meat or organ, it should help a bit.  Pumpkin is another remedy that seems to help with any poo issues, whether too hard or too runny..

Comment by Andrea Johnston on February 21, 2013 at 3:57pm

Hi all,

I don't feed pre-made raw but my "adopted" son is starting to feed his two Vizslas a raw diet. He has bought into a month's worth of ground raw - chicken with bones, organs and some very unnecessary veggies and fruit. Anyway, the dogs are straining to poo and the poo is white and chalky a sure sign there is too much bone in the mix. I've suggested he add some bulk meat like beef heart and some liver. Have others experienced this and if so what have you done.

Comment by Jen and Annie on February 7, 2013 at 4:52pm

They do eat edible bone - their base is chicken quarters - I've fed chicken and turkey to my dogs for years and never been this nervous.  Now that I'm adding different protein sources it's freaking me out - CHANGE IS BAD!  ...They've never gotten through the other beef ribs I've given them in the past...so I was surprised when I looked over and half a rib was gone... I guess the tips are just much softer. 

Comment by Andrea Johnston on February 7, 2013 at 2:44pm

Hi Jen, yes beef rib bones should be fine. I assume your girls eat other edible bones as part of their regular diet. I also feed chicken feet as treats with no problems except how funny it looks as the "long toes" are hanging out of their mouth. What a hoot.

Comment by Jen and Annie on February 7, 2013 at 9:50am

OMG I have been working on 'stripping' these bones all day, and so far I have 11 lbs of boneless beef!  The softer rib bones almost look more like cartilage than bones, I will give to them with a big handful of boneless meat so they'll have a good balance. They had NO problem with them at all - I just wasn't sure.  I guess they know whether they can handle it or not... There are 2 racks of the ribs that come with the bone-in ribeye, and I have given them to the girls as treats before.  I'm cutting all this meat and saying "You have no idea how luck you are" to my girls as they sit by my feet begging for me to drop a piece! 

Comment by Trudy Harlow on February 7, 2013 at 9:04am

Jen, I think so. No weight-bearing bones, obviously, but if the bones feel softish, and they've had no trouble with them, I'd let them work at it. Just keep an eye on them. The larger rib bones are definitely denser and shouldn't be fed. Aren't you lucky to get those scraps! I'm jealous!

And yes, chicken and duck feet are great for our dogs as treats, but as Lucy said, not for a meal. Most of Paddy's meals feature a bit of bone (chicken, pork, lamb, and I could include turkey if he'd eat it, which he won't) with a lot of meat. I feed him a lot of beef shanks, which I can get relatively cheaply, and I let him get the meat off the bone and work the marrow out, but then I take the bone away since it's just too dense.

Comment by LucyR on February 7, 2013 at 7:22am

Should be OK.   I give Ozzie bone-in chicken and he crunches the bones.  They have good calcium content and should be in the diet.  I also use rib bones and Ozzie eats the cartllage.  An unheralded treat for raw fed dogs is chicken feet.  Very rich in glucosamine-chondroitin and good for doggies. 

Comment by Jen and Annie on January 24, 2013 at 2:50pm

My doodle does just fine with whatever fats she gets, but my boxer gets diarrhea when she gets excess fat.  Maybe with her pig foot, i'll trim some of the skin away.  I'm sure they will love it, either way.

Comment by LucyR on January 24, 2013 at 1:58pm

Yes, re need for fat.  However some dogs can't take excess fat.  For example, unless I take the skin off of the raw chicken that Ozzie eats, it gives him diarrhea.  However he does get enough fat from what is left on the chicken thigh and from the other meats that he eats!  Each dog is different.

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