raw foods

[Wolfsnaps]

Anyone here feed their dog raw food or barf? I am starting it with 50-50 results.....

So far I have tried chicken parts with one dog who is all for it and one dog who snubs it...

[gibbrishclown]

You have a dog who snubs chicken parts? Wow... what breeds do you keep?

[Freakie_frog]

Nope I feed Iam's high protein for large breeds. I don't feed people food to my animals, except the cat she loves cheese..I call her my little "cheese elf"..LOL

[daaangconcepts]

I feed Innova EVO red meat!

The EVO line of pet foods have been specially designed to provide all the key nutritional benefits received from the feeding of raw food diets but with the benefits of 21st Century nutritional research. EVO Red Meat Large Bites Dry Dog Food is made from 4 alternative sources of red meat for unparalleled taste and nutrition.

Only the highest quality beef, lamb, buffalo and venison - including the meat, cartilage, fat, bone and connective tissue - are used in the making of EVO Red Meat. Whole fruits and vegetables are added to supply important, health promoting nutrients that dogs would find foraging for food. Live, naturally occurring microorganisms are then gently sprayed on after the cooling process.

If you like the idea of feeding raw, but prefer a gently cooked food that provides benefits that match raw, frozen or home prepared high-meat pet diets, EVO is the answer. EVO is the first grain-free ancestral diet that provides the benefits of modern nutrition in a safe, convenient and cost-effective natural food. Use EVO alone, or as a supplement to your raw or home cooked pet food for a completed and balanced natural feeding.

EVO is an alternative for raw feeders and home-cookers.

[Wolfsnaps]

I have a bag of innova evo for both my dogs and cat. In the kibble world, it is a better choice...that and orijen but I have not tried it.

My dachshund/poodle mix is the one who is taking well to the switch. My lab/great dane mix is being finicky....I thought it would have been the other way around...my big masculine dog is being a wuss! lol.

[daaangconcepts]

I have a bag of innova evo for both my dogs and cat. In the kibble world, it is a better choice...

Agreed!! Although I wish it came in a larger bag. I go through a 28lb bag in about a week.

[Gooseman]

If you have feed dry dog food for a long time with your dogs and then switch to red meat like steak or hamburger your going throw your dogs digestive system for a loop. Most likely your dog will end up with some really smelly wet farts... dont ask how I know.

[Wolfsnaps]

I agree that with a change like this, I will probably get to deal with stinky unpleasent things....:eek:


But this is a change for the best...a change worth a smelly fart or two.

[Gooseman]

haha... one or two? haha...

You see, here's the thing with feeding animals like this. Dry food is everything your dog needs in a balanced amount. If you add raw meat to the mix your throwing off your balance. In order to counter this your dog is going to start eating alot of grass to get the necessary fiber it needs. Your going to be having some problems to deal with. The dogs weight fluctuations, the dog getting the runs from time to time and just generally his new diet is less nutritious than his old. Your just going to need to make sure that you keep an eye on what else your dog decides to ingest for nutrition supplementation that dog food gives that red meat doesnt.

hope this helps

[rabernet]

We actually considered doing the B.A.R.F. diet with Diamond when we first got her, but it really was more work than we were able to do at the time, so we abandoned it. I have read a lot of positive feedback on it though.


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