tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post5027171927385808556..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: When do you sprinkle on the melamime?Heather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-70246429982796514702013-03-26T16:07:24.451-04:002013-03-26T16:07:24.451-04:00Yep, all we've ever had to feed were softer na...Yep, all we've ever had to feed were softer nailed feets. And no problem digesting those. On the raw vs. kibble, the current foster, who has been on Purina, has a greasy coat, and smells "doggy" after a good roll in the snow. My three, on raw, don't have that doggy odor even when soaked, and no greasy feel to their fur. I certainly am not looking back to kibble!<br /><br />Thanks for the recipes. Interesting, we usually don't feed supplemental vitamins regularly, I've wondered if it's necessary, mine seem to not suffer from the lack. We do have a source of ground raw, at a really good price, that does include supplemental nutrients, formulated for racing sled dogs (high calorie count, so often cut with veggies). No extra carbs usually, except for treats. I guess if the dogs are healthy, we're doing something right! Certainly healthier than on the best kibble even.<br /><br />A side note, I needed to get some honking big pills down a very small, scared foster girl. Tried a bit of canned cat food, no go. Used some of the ground raw my guys were getting, that worked like a charm. Now she refuses her cheap kibble, unless I mix it thoroughly with the ground raw, to the point it's more work licking it off the individual kibbles than it is to just eat it. Took no time at all to spoil that little girl!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442630546659378666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-50612476759984591502010-04-03T16:35:00.989-04:002010-04-03T16:35:00.989-04:00Emailed question: Why cut the nails off the chick...Emailed question: Why cut the nails off the chicken feet?<br /><br />For whatever reason, they puke up the nails, along with much of the rest of the feet, often the next day.<br /><br />If I cut the nails off, they don't puke 'em up. Nail keratin is much harder than bone, and I presume indigestible.<br /><br />These are really big chicken feet from our monstrous huge freedom rangers raised on pasture here at home. We also feed turkey feet. The nails are pretty big and nasty.<br /><br />The little soft chicken feet I've seen at markets that cater to Asian immigrants and soul food cooks probably would not need this treatment.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-80284194268372343682010-03-31T17:04:06.380-04:002010-03-31T17:04:06.380-04:00"no cabbage family -- these dogs sleep in my ..."no cabbage family -- these dogs sleep in my room"<br /><br />Bwaaa-hahahahah<br /><br />My "diet" for mine is a lot like yours -- except I'm lucky to be able to get great"pet meat" from the SF Raw food co-op.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269415397411374828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-86602240639099655232010-03-26T17:25:47.572-04:002010-03-26T17:25:47.572-04:00I don't "recommend" nuthin. Nope, n...I don't "recommend" nuthin. Nope, no sir, no way.<br /><br />This is the way I feed now.<br /><br />It's not for everyone. It is more work. It requires some research and knowledge of nutrition.<br /><br />I've seen what I believe are salutory health effects since going to the entirely homemade, raw meat-based diet.<br /><br />Most notably, Pip recovered much more quickly from her second litter (8 pups delivered at age 7) than her first litter (10 pups delivered at age 3). Got back into great hard working condition months faster, despite being solidly middle-aged. (I don't think the size of the litters made a difference -- the two litters weighed about the same in aggregate, at birth and at weaning.)<br /><br />And weaning the pups on raw went much better than weaning the first litter onto puppy food. No squirts.<br /><br />No tooth cleaning needed.<br /><br />Easier time keeping Pip lean, though portion control is challenging when the diet is varied.<br /><br />Excellent energy levels, good coats, fewer vet visits.<br /><br />When dogs and cats were dropping like flies in '07 from poisoned food, I had literally no worries.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-77650526727212743502010-03-26T16:34:30.472-04:002010-03-26T16:34:30.472-04:00Do you recommend that people feed their dogs like ...Do you recommend that people feed their dogs like this even if they "seem" fine on kibble?<br /><br />I feed expensive gorcery store dry food supplemented with a littlemeat & fat during hunting season. But i'd have no idea if my dogs would go better on any other diet.<br /><br />I guess i'm asking if there is a philosophical component to feeding like this, or is it purely a nutritional "fuel" decision.<br /><br />-BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-59406345102162631762010-03-26T13:02:55.928-04:002010-03-26T13:02:55.928-04:00LOL @ Elenor.
Glad to see another raw feeder that...LOL @ Elenor.<br /><br />Glad to see another raw feeder that's a bit more flexible with the menu plan.<br /><br />We're 5+ years and never looking back.Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-80753981611051741472010-03-26T12:46:56.032-04:002010-03-26T12:46:56.032-04:00Oh my God. They've eaten Sue Sternberg.Oh my God. They've eaten Sue Sternberg.Eleanor Sobkowiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475564873465056102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-7120039108860379322010-03-26T07:16:56.249-04:002010-03-26T07:16:56.249-04:00Don't worry about feeding that brown pup in th...Don't worry about feeding that brown pup in the picture. He has obviously failed his behavioral evaluation for resource guarding. In fact, it looks like he already consumed the stick that hand was attached to. Heaven only knows what he did do the poor face poker doing the testing.YesBiscuit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-71262955153805560092010-03-25T23:34:29.891-04:002010-03-25T23:34:29.891-04:00Oh, what a nightmare.
Yup, prednisone can be one ...Oh, what a nightmare.<br /><br />Yup, prednisone can be one of those "keeps you alive to hate the side-effects" drugs.<br /><br />No cooked bones because they splinter. Especially important with poultry bones. This is edible bones, not marrow bones for long-term chewing, which many people boil (I do not).Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-7470344141807261502010-03-25T22:03:49.767-04:002010-03-25T22:03:49.767-04:00If either of those two were immune-compromised, it...If either of those two were immune-compromised, it would have been Foley, who was pretty much on prednisone continuously over the last six months of his life. His nasal carcinoma put a lot of pressure on his sinuses and blocked his sniffer; toward the end, it actually put pressure on his eyes and brain. After all, as the vet mentioned, this is a fatal condition, so the anti-inflammatory part of that is a win, even if you end up with an immune-compromised dog.<br /><br />You mentioned not feeding cooked bones. Why not?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-24451721531915409742010-03-25T20:34:30.517-04:002010-03-25T20:34:30.517-04:00While I don't feed raw yet (and won't unti...While I don't feed raw yet (and won't until I have my OWN dog, which won't be for another few years), I'd planned to use the commercial raw, but the prices! You're not the only one who recommends getting to know local butchers, the only problem being that there are basically none here in the city. The local meat market is a possibility, though. I miss living in the country...I regularly followed steaks-to-be to the rendering plants and attached stores.<br /><br />I've heard good things about <a href="http://www.blueridgebeef.com/welcome.html" rel="nofollow">Blue Ridge Beef</a>, though. Might try them out if I'm near a distributor when I'm in need of products of that sort...they don't have pricing on the site though *sigh*Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-77848865456188178632010-03-25T16:46:06.664-04:002010-03-25T16:46:06.664-04:00Interesting, thank you.Interesting, thank you.C.L. Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504844813017670920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-9467320378322556242010-03-25T16:29:01.390-04:002010-03-25T16:29:01.390-04:00If I had a dog who was at all immune-compromised -...If I had a dog who was at all immune-compromised -- and I'm going to assume that in a cancer patient -- I'd cook the food.<br /><br />That would mean supplementing for calcium, because I couldn't feed the raw meaty bones.<br /><br />I'm intrigued by the various commercial raw foods, and would probably feed some if I had only one dog. But they are quite spendy. And I smell marketing hype over substance with most of them.<br /><br />Our economies of scale are such that is cheaper for me to put in the work to concoct my own -- and drive to the various wholesalers and butchers -- than to buy a commercial raw.<br /><br />And, especially in the case of the local butchers, I know what's going in almost to the extent humanly possible. They know me, I know them, I bid on their kid's lamb at the 4H auction, that sort of thing.<br /><br />Best of all would be to raise our own large ruminants for our own meat and the dogs'. That day may be coming.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-13151167088688533302010-03-25T16:17:41.489-04:002010-03-25T16:17:41.489-04:00What a HORRID little puppy - stealing baby hands f...What a HORRID little puppy - stealing baby hands from a poor, starving dingo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-48955434089155505262010-03-25T16:03:40.801-04:002010-03-25T16:03:40.801-04:00Fascinating.
We're feeding mostly raw freeze-...Fascinating.<br /><br />We're feeding mostly raw freeze-dried stuff. It keeps Maddy from the horrible diarrhea she used to get when she was on even the higher-grade kibble.<br /><br />When we had the other two, Helen cooked their food after the cancer diagnosis as a way of atoning for not paying enough attention to dog food prior to the melamine scare. (And then there was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_heparin_contamination" rel="nofollow">tainted Chinese heparin</a>, which we found out from our neighbor the rheumatologist.)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-86099688548277535082010-03-25T14:31:21.751-04:002010-03-25T14:31:21.751-04:00Ha ha, funny google.
When I hit the publish butto...Ha ha, funny google.<br /><br />When I hit the publish button, I got a box of ads on the next screen, trying to sell me the following:<br /><br />Kibbles 'n Bits Dog Food<br />Pure All-Natural Dog Food<br />Iams ProActive HealthHeather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.com