Wednesday, October 24, 2012

"What kinds of raw meat/bones/organs do you feed?"

I try to feed my dogs a large variety of different raw meats (boneless and bone in), and organs, some examples of what their diet includes are. . .

Bone in and boneless unenhanced chicken, breast and thighs pieces.
Bone in turkey necks.


Bone in Pork Riblets.
Whole bone in Tilapia (fins/tail removed before feeding).


Boneless Beef Roast.
Frozen Beef Liver Ice Cubes


Frozen Venison Heart ice cubes
Frozen Raw green tripe ice cubes
Chicken feet (aka chicken paws)
Grassfed Lamb bone from local farm Coop

Two important things to remember about the food we feed, with raw chicken (and any other meat) it's best if it's "unenhanced" this means there isn't an added sodium solution that can sometimes make some dogs ill unenhanced meats show sodium levels in or around 80mg, it should state on the package and label.  

The second is that when we feed organs they should be as clean as possible (antibiotic/hormone free, organic if possible) and that while it's beneficial to feed kidney, spleen, pancreas, etc., liver is absolutely necessary in the prey model raw diet because of it's nutrient profile, and should make up at least half of the organ requirements for the diet (5% of total diet).