by Admin Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:59 pm
It is very easy to convert a dry food fed dog onto raw, not so much the other way round though. Does she have bones at the moment?? If so she will be at least used to some sort of raw meat taste. You could get a whole ox heart from your butchers and ask him to chop it into eight piecesfreeze the pieces, and then give her a defrosted piece every day, chicken wings and chicken legs are also easy to feed, just give her a wing or leg and see what she makes of it. Just make sure they are raw though as the bones are very bendy and crunchy when raw but if they are cooked they are brittle (which is why you are always told not to feed chicken bones). It is a real nail biter at the beginning I know because it goes against everything you have ever been told, but trust us raw feeders, we have all been there and know the feeling well, but our dogs have not only survived but are thriving
If your dog has always been kibble fed it can sometimes be difficult for them to recognise 'real' food, a bit like if you have always eaten cornflakes and are suddenly given a Sunday roast!! Ask around your local butchers to see if one does pet mince and get her some of that, I puree left over veggies, mix with a tin of tomatos and give a desertspoonful of that with half a pound of pet mince. Go by eye, the accepted amount of food is 2-3% of bodyweight, but some dogs need more, some less, the poos and the dogs condition will tell you, if she looks a bit porky and has runny poos, cut your food quantities down, if the poos are very small and hard and she looks a bit skinny increase them. Join
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/BritBarf/ there is a wealth of information on there and they will answer all your questions in far more depth than I ever could, also, take a look at
http://www.landywoods.co.uk/barf_diets.html you can order from them.
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