raw feeding percentages and schedule

I'm doing some research on raw feeding because its healthier, less shit and less smell. So I found this

for raw it's a basic of trying to get the whole blend.
The percentages for dogs are,
65% muscle meat
20% bone
10% heart
5% liver


If I'm going to switch to raw feeding and cut out kibble completely, how do I know what percentages are in what and how often my dog needs each? I think someone said heart is a muscle meat too so thats out the question. As for liver, only feed a few times a week right? Can I feed my dog like this, 1 whole chicken with insides monday, 1 whole rabbit tuesday, and so on and put it on a weekly schedule? That makes it much easier than to do than to randomly feed what meat I have. Anyone have some kind of schedule?

 

Feed ur dog 2 to 3 percent of his body weight!...u don't need to feed a whole chicken!...lol...2 lb of raw should do him just fine!

 

Yea I know lol. Just saying for example because you need bones, organs, and meat. I found alot of threads on this and think I know what to do now.

 

Well what I'm kinda trying to say is if I feed 2 to 3 percent of my dogs body weight each day in chicken breast, chicken legs, or in a whole rabbit or some other type of meat, will that be good enough nutrition for the day? Why do people use oil also?

 

Yes but u need other stuff than chicken...they need fruit and veggies to

 

no they dont

 

It's 65% boned meat (sp). That includes chicken legs, backs and lamb necks for example.

I give them fruits and veggies for vitamins and fiber. Nothing wrong in adding 10% veggies and fruits on their diet.

 

the pitbull bible has alot of gud info on raw feedn

 

So u only feed chicken??...lol....u need more than just chicken if u want to have a balance diet!!

 

I feed 75% meat and 25% veggie and fruit...1 chicken leg qt a day!!

 

i meant they don't need fruits and veggies. sure, it's nice to add them on occasion if you like, but it's not necessary to good health.

 

Here is a sample of one of my daily meals for a 40lb dog:

1 raw chicken quarter w/bone
4oz raw beef liver
1 soft boiled egg
1 cup chopped up baby spinach (nuked for 1 min)
1/2 apple chopped up
1 fish oil cap (1000 mg)
1/2 serving Nupro
2 cups water

YIS

 

Sorry if I'm hijacking your post. I didn't want to start another on basically the same subject. My question is I'm also thinking of switching to raw and wanted to know how many pounds a month does it take to feed a 56lbs bitch? I just found a meat market in my neighborhood that sells wholesale packages of meat and I'm trying to compared the price of kibble to so many pounds of meat.

 

just a guess out of the top of my head but at least 41 lbs a month.
Make sure you get al the right products, not just meat

 

Here is a link to an older thread where I posted some RAW vs BARF info and sample diets:

raw or barf diet - Pit Bull Forums

 

For the raw meat and bones part of the meal, can I use mainly chicken as my meat source like feeding chicken with bones 5 times a week or something? Chicken is really cheap. Then on the days I'm not feeding chicken I can switch to something different like beef, lamb, duck, rabbit or something? If chicken doesn't have enough fat I can supplement with lard or some other source of fat.

 

What if I just feed kibble on those days?

 

does it really reduce the amount of fecal matter?
dam that is always a plus in my book!

 

Raw food calculator, scroll down
http://www.hare-today.com/feed.php?osCsid=eb0473481ebfe674d85f9cfc4bc9eb8d


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