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gotta agree with you somewhat but dont forget pigs are very intelligent too. They pick up tricks faster than dogs and they rank #4 in animal intelligence behind chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants. Oh and octopus, extremely intelligent: both killed for food. ;-)
so if i was given horse meat, i would feed it to my dogs b/c its hypocritical for me to eat a pig but then say no to horse.
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if you are not experienced in feeding raw, i would recommend waiting till he's like 8-12 months old before switching over completely. Puppies need proper nutrition and are very susceptible to problems if not given correctly.
I would do half raw/half kibble until then. Like just giving a chicken quarter every morning or every other morning.
Plus you need more than liver as organ, like kidneys too. 10% of diet is organ and only half can come from liver as too much is toxic.
so it's 80% muscle, 10% RMB and 10% organ.
and puppies need 10% of body weight a day. I feed Lo all she could eat twice a day until she was 4 months old then 10% body weight until she was a year. then i eased back into giving her 2% of projected adult weight.
oh and i also HIGHLY recommend latex gloves!!!!!!! i hate touching raw meat too, not b/c it grosses me out, I just dont like having to wash all the goop off. Plus i hand fed her b/c i wanted her to learn not to gulp.
NEEDLE PUPPY TEETH! lol
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I would do half raw/half kibble until then. Like just giving a chicken quarter every morning or every other morning.
Plus you need more than liver as organ, like kidneys too. 10% of diet is organ and only half can come from liver as too much is toxic.
so it's 80% muscle, 10% RMB and 10% organ.
and puppies need 10% of body weight a day. I feed Lo all she could eat twice a day until she was 4 months old then 10% body weight until she was a year. then i eased back into giving her 2% of projected adult weight.
oh and i also HIGHLY recommend latex gloves!!!!!!! i hate touching raw meat too, not b/c it grosses me out, I just dont like having to wash all the goop off. Plus i hand fed her b/c i wanted her to learn not to gulp.
NEEDLE PUPPY TEETH! lol
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i feed mine 2 instinct patties a week, mainly b/c i can get different meats by feeding those. Choice of venison, rabbit and lamb makes great variety.
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i feed Lolita 15oz a day and she is 55 lbs. I know she's an adult, but that's just a reference. and Orson gets 22 oz a day and he's 70lbs.
both arent very active b/c of Lo's bad leg and O's arthritis, but even when they were active they didnt eat much more.
both arent very active b/c of Lo's bad leg and O's arthritis, but even when they were active they didnt eat much more.
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