I agree with o. And I feed both kibble and raw. Never had a problem.
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HHAHAHAHAHAHAH :laughing6:My personal response...
1) Our dog hasn't gained weight since Feb, when he was 9 months old. He actually lost a couple then came back. All on kibble. He is done most of his growing now and will just be filling out for the next year or so. You won't see big changes on the scale.
2) Do you mean if you are going all raw? I do not supplement veggies, dogs don't need carbs. You can if you want but it's not going to affect his health, unless they are bad veggies like onion etc... I believe if you scroll a few pages back Orsondogge mentions the meat:bonergan ratio. It's not too hard to figure out once you start because his stool will tell you.
3) I supplement raw in my cats diet. Since moving to the US she has had nothing but problems with kibble. Some things she'll eat, some she won't. I think because cats don't chew much it can be more difficult, so anything with bones or chewy organs she'll just lick until its dry. My last cat had no problem eating birds and rodents whole. You wouldn't give your cat a rack of ribs... the only real difference I have learnt is not to give a cat too much fish, maybe once a week. Their small bodies are far more affected by the mercury content than dogs. If your cat will eat raw then go for it...
Lol. Just making sure.
The same thing happened on the Dog Park thread awhile ago. I said something. No one cared. People disagreed, blah blah blah. And then Lisa jumped on and said the EXACT SAME THING and people were like "oh, yea great point that makes so much sense now, thanks!". Granted you and Lisa are much more experienced then I, but still. Whatevs
The same thing happened on the Dog Park thread awhile ago. I said something. No one cared. People disagreed, blah blah blah. And then Lisa jumped on and said the EXACT SAME THING and people were like "oh, yea great point that makes so much sense now, thanks!". Granted you and Lisa are much more experienced then I, but still. Whatevs
They are doing just fine on them
I finally got all my raw sources lined up. It's the same price as kibble was costing us.
The only downside (or upside?) is the crazy energy the dogs have now. They are non stop running around, wrestling, or chewing. Granted, they do sleep all day while we are at work, but comparing to how they were on kibble, it's a total change. Murphy seems much happier in general. I do notice him itching a lot more, but they spend a lot of time eating their food in the grass and they get tons of mosquito bites so that could be it. Lucys coat is gorgeous. I have the weird urge to rub my cheek all over it because its so soft and shiny.
Anyways, glad your back on raw. I believe it's best for dogs
The only downside (or upside?) is the crazy energy the dogs have now. They are non stop running around, wrestling, or chewing. Granted, they do sleep all day while we are at work, but comparing to how they were on kibble, it's a total change. Murphy seems much happier in general. I do notice him itching a lot more, but they spend a lot of time eating their food in the grass and they get tons of mosquito bites so that could be it. Lucys coat is gorgeous. I have the weird urge to rub my cheek all over it because its so soft and shiny.
Anyways, glad your back on raw. I believe it's best for dogs
So yesterday Jon went to go pick up our "100lbs of beef" from this guy. Jon gets home and its about 95 lbs of pork and 5 lbs of extremely old and freezer burned beef. And there was about 70 lbs of pigs heads! I almost cried when i saw them. They had teeth and everything. So needless to say I am not a meat hoarder. Booooo.
And then the guy calls last night and asks if we want any more pig heads because he's taking more pigs in on Tuesday So if anyone wants free pig heads, I can get em!
But I did just order 160 lbs of meat for for 144 lbs including 50 lbs of lamb flanks. So I'll be spending my weekend cutting, measuring, and wrapping. Yay.
And then the guy calls last night and asks if we want any more pig heads because he's taking more pigs in on Tuesday
So if anyone wants free pig heads, I can get em!But I did just order 160 lbs of meat for for 144 lbs including 50 lbs of lamb flanks. So I'll be spending my weekend cutting, measuring, and wrapping. Yay.
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