Best way to feed your dog or cat.

I'll give a warning to those thinking about changing their pets diet to raw, be prepared for the transition period. Dogs which are used to dry food will likely go loose when changing them to raw for the first time.

Max was raised on a barf diet for those who follow the "show us your dogs" gallery, also the cost does vary depending on where you get your meat.

I'll update this when I'm not on my phone on the way to work.

KaHn
 
One of my collies grabbed a chicken carcass thrown over our wall by the neighbour when she was just a pup, she managed to get a bone wedged somewhere on the way down and had to have surgery to remove it. Is there a size category of dog for which bones are suitable, parts of a chicken carcass that are dangerous or something else that we've overlooked? The vet at the time said that chicken bones are particularly dangerous for dogs because they tend to splinter quite finely.
 
Our dog isn't keen on dry food, he used to it when he was still small but as he grew up he got bored of it and never touched it. He now gets half a tin of meat with a bit of mixer when he is hungry, along with what we eat. He does have a preference for ham though.
 
Deadbeat said:
One of my collies grabbed a chicken carcass thrown over our wall by the neighbour when she was just a pup, she managed to get a bone wedged somewhere on the way down and had to have surgery to remove it. Is there a size category of dog for which bones are suitable, parts of a chicken carcass that are dangerous or something else that we've overlooked? The vet at the time said that chicken bones are particularly dangerous for dogs because they tend to splinter quite finely.
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Your question has already been answered a few times. COOKED bones are not suitable, as they become very brittle. Chicken bones being quite thin splinter really easily.

If the bones are raw then should be no problems.
 
I have a Wheaten Terrier and raw chicken wings are deffinately his favourite. Chews and swallows em up in no time.
 
vicisthebest said:
Your question has already been answered a few times. COOKED bones are not suitable, as they become very brittle. Chicken bones being quite thin splinter really easily.

If the bones are raw then should be no problems.
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Aah, missed that bit.

I have to say, I'm really tempted by the idea. I know my sister would have none of it for her dogs, but I hate feeding my cats the supermarket crap - Whisker's pouches are the only thing they eat with enthusiasm, and while I don't really care about the cost I know it's basically the cat version of cereal-filled chicken nuggets & McDonald's. I think I might take out some pet insurance and try em on a chicken wing or two.
 
£10 a week?

A bag of Omega costs £15.99 and feeds my dog for a month! haha
 
RobertN said:
freezing does not kill germs they hibernate
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I second this, freezing in no way kills bacteria and the safest way to defrost meat is in the fridge as this does not allow the bacteria to become active.

Only way to kill of bacteria is to cook the meat to a core temp of 75°C and even this isn't 100% effective as there are some bacteria that can survive this. Although, those bacteria are not (usually) found in chicken.
 
I have a lab and a westy. I give them a mix of Dr John's GOLD (£8.50 for 15KG) and meat. Going from other food to the DR Johns saved me a fortune and they love it.

Not sure I would trust a lab with any sort of bone, hes an eating masheen.
 
^TANK^ said:
"A vet is not really a reliable source of information" What a load of complete nonsense you've spouted. :rolleyes:
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Not really, vets are basically salesmen aswell, if you goto the majority of vet practices and ask what they suggest to feed you animal (any kind) it will be beta or some other comercial food which puts money into vet scools.

You will however find a few good vets who will tell you a non-biased view on everything but they are few and far between.

For example when I got Max I asked my vet which insurance company he would recommend and I was told he was only allowed to give one answer as its the one which sponsors his surgery.

I tend to follow what my dog likes, he gets raw chicken carcasas and tripe mix + scraps of what ever I'm eating regardless of what it is (yes onions aswell as I am not convinced of the toxicity of them and the dog picks them out and leaves them anyway).

KaHn
 
KaHn said:
Not really, vets are basically salesmen aswell, if you goto the majority of vet practices and ask what they suggest to feed you animal (any kind) it will be beta or some other comercial food which puts money into vet scools.

You will however find a few good vets who will tell you a non-biased view on everything but they are few and far between.

For example when I got Max I asked my vet which insurance company he would recommend and I was told he was only allowed to give one answer as its the one which sponsors his surgery.

I tend to follow what my dog likes, he gets raw chicken carcasas and tripe mix + scraps of what ever I'm eating regardless of what it is (yes onions aswell as I am not convinced of the toxicity of them and the dog picks them out and leaves them anyway).

KaHn
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Our vet must be really good. In fact, it was him who told us to get our dog "off the bloody chum" and onto a raw meat diet. We've never looked back.

He goes through maybe 2 to 2 and a half packs of smart price chicken wings a week. Cheap, and he loves 'em - and for the lack of apparent meat on them he still manages to chub up pretty well if he doesn't get walked for a while!
 
Dog food is for dogs.
Chicken on Bone is for me.

Dog is happy enough eating it from the can therefore he shall stick to the crap from the can :)

/Johnathan
 
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