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Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Thu Feb 14, '13 5:22pm PST  Brody is barely 5 pounds and he does GREAT with bones. You will be surprised. Give your dogs a chance. His favorite is cornish hens. He eats all of that. He can also gnaw on the ends of pork, venison, and beef ribs. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Fri Jan 11, '13 1:25pm PST  Cornish hens are great for smaller dogs. Easy bones to chew. Usually in the freezer in Walmart, etc. Get one that's not enhanced (no added salt). They are usually one pound. Whack it up into 8 chunks of meat/bone. That will be 2 ounces approximately for each chunk. Feed a chunk every few meals with meaty meals in between. Super simple and easy. Throw in some liver and kidney once in awhile and you are done. EASY. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > 7 week old shih tzu started her 1st day raw today

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Tue Nov 6, '12 2:03pm PST  You can also try cornish hens. Their smaller bones are just right for puppies and toy breeds. If you get a one pound hen, you can whack it up into about 8 chunks of meat and bone and there you have your bone in meals, 2 ounces each. If you can't find cornish hens, you can try chicken backs/ribs/sternum. Those bones are easier and softer than necks and wings. Chicken wing tips are easy for even the weakest puppies. If you feel like it, you can eventually branch out into whole prey (mice, small rats) from the snake feeding section of the pet stores in the freezer. Then you have a whole meal of meat/bone/organ and a complex meal to chew as well. You can also do quail and rabbits as she grows. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > New to raw diet and a few questions - would appreciate any advice!!!

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Thu Oct 11, '12 11:27am PST  Great advice given above. I just want to reasure you that small and even tiny dogs can do great on a raw prey model diet. Without minces if you prefer! Brody is 5 pounds and has been raw fed for almost 4 years. He eats beef, pork, bison, elk, venison, chicken, rabbit, etc. He can easily eat chicken necks, backs, ribs, wings (we skip the leg bones, but he can eat the cartilage at the ends), rib bones and neck bones from pork, and the ends of beef bones. He can eat ALL of a rabbit, quail, and cornish hen. (If you are in the UK, those are called poisson? It's a young chicken). I don't give any turkey bones as they seem very hard and dense. No weight bearing bones of large animals like marrow bones. Bone is only 10% of the diet. Nothing to stress over. Don't let a fear of bones keep you from trying a raw diet! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Not about dogs, but anyone raw feed a ferret before

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Sat Sep 29, '12 11:03am PST  I know people who raw feed their ferrets in the bathtub. They can't drag it all over or stash it away and its easy to disinfect and clean. Good luck with the ferrets! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Thu Sep 27, '12 3:45am PST  I would have Croutons thyroid checked. http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/endocrine/c_multi_hy perlipidemia?page=show#.UGQt4a6P1D8 my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Need Help with Blood Test Results

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Wed Sep 26, '12 4:44am PST  I would NOT worry about these test results in the slightest. The BUN is barely elevated. By one point. That is statistically insignificant. The creatinine is NORMAL. That is the one I would be concerned about if it was elevated. Same with cholesterol, just slightly above normal. If you pulled blood an hour later or even re-ran the test you would get slightly different numbers. I only worry about elevations that are seriously above the baseline of normal. Croutons are not. Remember that blood tests were calibrated on kibble fed dogs. There are some differences to be expected. But Croutons blood test actually looks fine to me! If you are super concerned, go ahead and retest in 6 months and compare findings, but I would not worry about these numbers at all. And I certainly would NOT change the diet. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Gullet: Considered bone or no?

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Tue Sep 25, '12 12:21pm PST  Gullet is useful and I would continue to feed, but I don't think I'd count it as bone. Gullet would be the esophagus and that would be an elastic, grooved tube of cartilage. Not bone. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Commercial Raw Diets vs. Home Based Raw Diets

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Tue Sep 25, '12 12:18pm PST  I agree with the above post. Pre-mades usually contain more than 10% bone as a rule in order to keep the dogs stool firm. People are used to kibble and it's stool hardeners and nobody wants to feed a food and then have the dog have soft stools. It may contain fruits and veggies which some raw feeders don't think are necessary. Quality control .... what kind of meat was used? Was it organic? Probably not. What parts of the carcass was used? Really no way of knowing. You just really don't know what is in it as far as the quality of the meat. Some premades are pasteurized to cut down on pathogens. Artifical vitamins/minerals may be added. If you do it yourself, you know EXACTLY what your dog is eating. You control it completely. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Brody Tiny boy, but he- has a huge- heart!     Barked: Fri Sep 14, '12 8:11am PST  You are going to just have to try some different things. Here's a few options that might work. I would stick with beef kidney and beef or calf liver for now. You can try chicken liver later. I've found many dogs don't like the taste of it, but they are OK with beef liver. BBQ the organs. After you're done grilling, throw some beef kidney and liver on the BBQ and sear it on each side. This is Brody's favorite way to have his organs prepared. They get that smoky, BBQ flavor. Sear the organs in a very hot pan with a bit of butter and garlic powder. Or try a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Most dogs love the taste. Tripe. Fresh is better, but canned will work. Most dogs LOVE tripe. So disguise just a tiny bit of organ with the tripe and most dogs will eat it up. This also works with canned food. Get a good quality canned food and smear it on the organs or dice or liquify the organs and mix with the canned. Hide it. If your dog likes chicken thighs for example, take a tiny sliver of organ and put it under the skin. Most likely the dog will just eat it when he's eating the chicken. A friend of mine makes organ meatballs. Hamburger, a little peanut butter, liquified or diced up organs (too small to pick or spit out). All mixed up into little meatballs. Roll in parmesan cheese and feed as a treat. Dehydrator. Use your own or borrow one or use a very low temp on the oven with the door open and dehydrate a bit of liver and kidney. Many dogs love their organs dehydrated as a crunchy treat. Whole prey items. If you can feed some whole prey, the organs are included! Quail, rabbit, etc. are all great. Just take the whole animal and hand to the dog. Ethnic stores. Look for alternative novel organs at an ethnic market. Lamb kidneys and liver, sheep brain, etc. You can find all kinds of goodies. I found pork uterus once. Any kind of squishy organ will do, in addition to liver. Spleen (melt), pancreas (sweetbread), etc. are all good. You can even do chicken or duck heads. They have brain and eyes which count as organ and are a yummy, crunchy treat. Last resort. Pill him with the organs. Not my favorite method, especially for a puppy. But if he absolutely will NOT eat organs, then open his mouth, stick it on the back of his tongue, close his mouth and hold closed until he swallows. This method can make a dog hate organs even more, so be aware of that. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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