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SugarPit
11-23-2005, 04:45 PM
She is 12 weeks old and no problems so far, this is her diet.In the morning i feed her one egg(with shell) mixed with a half cup of broccoli. At 3 PM she gets either a raw chicken breast or a raw drumstick ( not the bone) i heard its bad to feed chicken bones. Then at night i give her one of the following,i switch it up every day. either about 1 cup of raw pork, or whatever kind of meat i get. or about a cup of ground beef. She also gets raw bone marrow, and pork and chicken necks every once in a while also. So pretty much she gets 3 meals a day.raw meats, vegetables,eggs, and bone. if someone can please look at this and let me know if its good to keep doing, or give some sugestions. i would like to stay away from commercial dog food. Thanks for the help.




rocksteady
11-23-2005, 05:31 PM
skip out the raw pork. .. raw pork is horrible for dogs.

Here's several sites for research on the diet, both pro and con sites..
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/barf.html

http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/barf-myth.html

http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/BARFBreeder

http://dogs.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=dogs&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.njboxers.com%2Ffaqs.htm

B
11-23-2005, 05:46 PM
If you are doing it right they shouldn't need to be eating 3 times a day. A dogs digestive tract is shorter than our but it takes longer to work. If you want to feed multiple times a day you should do once in the morning and once 12 hours later. The links rocksteady provided will teach you more about a natural diet. Raw pork is a nono and it can carry some serious parasites among other things.

Regards,

B

SugarPit
11-23-2005, 10:28 PM
Thanks a lot for the links and advice on pork, ill stop today.

SisMorphine
11-23-2005, 11:37 PM
Yeah the pork is no good. I would also definately be adding meat to her AM meal.

And chicken bones are FABULOUS for dogs as long as they're raw. These bones are good for not only keeping clean teeth, but are also nutritious and easily digested.

Jennifer&Will
11-23-2005, 11:40 PM
i would agree on the 3 times a day - twice is the best route. morning and night.
if you notice your pup kinda stinky, cook the egg. we tried giving leo raw eggs & he stared stinking like crazy! just scramble the egg if this happens to you. everything else sounds fine.

Sid Finster
11-24-2005, 03:05 AM
Chicken bones are fine, as long as they are uncooked. It's the cooked bones that cause problems.