Thanks. I checked out the BARF diet on another website on the suggestion of a freeper on another thread. I think I'll try it.
That's why I think this thread can be helpful. One of my dogs has allergies, another is old and not as active. So, I am personally curious about how to tailor their diets.
I am now regretting selling my freezer. However, we have frequent power outages here, so I may try canning meat. I like canned deer myself. For years I canned my own vegetables, and I have the canners and jars to do so (haven't canned the past few years, except last year I canned some beets).
I may try to get several pet owner friends nearby to get together and have a canning effort. It can be a lot of work, but, in the olden days I remember all the women in a family, or neighbors, getting together to can when certain veggies (like green beans) came in.
If you find any suggestions on what to do for a cat that turns her nose up at anything other than dry cat food, let me know. She's a good mouser but always gives them to me as presents. The only thing other than her dry food she's ever expressed the slightest bit of interest in was vanilla ice cream. Even then she only licked at it a couple of times and then walked off.
There is a good list on yahoo for feeding raw.. go to yahoo groups and search raw dogs... don't allow people to get you into only feeding chicken.