Posted on 09/26/2010 3:45:01 AM PDT by the scotsman
'Rebecca Hosking decided to turn detective when her collie fell ill. What the woman who led Britain's first campaign to ban plastic bags discovered will alarm every animal lover.'
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http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Products/AnimalFoodFeeds/PetFood/UCM2006475
I do cook it, but only to med rare.
mammalian meat and bone meal’
Its anything left they can not even make balogna out of, or the hide. Plus it is shipped without refridgeration to pet food factory.
Sounds like normal dog diet - eat 100% of what they catch, I have concerns with the “other” stuff the pet food makers add.
I just bought some cans of Merrick’s and my dog LOVES it! He has been eating Iams his whole life, but now he’s going through chemo and needs something heartier, healthier, and more appealing. He polished off a can of “turducken” in less than 30 seconds!
I just bought some cans of Merrick’s and my dog LOVES it! He has been eating Iams his whole life, but now he’s going through chemo and needs something heartier, healthier, and more appealing. He polished off a can of “turducken” in less than 30 seconds!
Corpraphagism happens when mineral deficiencies exist in a dog’s diet.
Some dogs have more culinary taste than others. A friend’s dog prefers the dry, crunchy variety of turd over the moist and meaty kind.
Chicken bones are NOT good for dogs! Might want to talk with a good Vet about “chicken bones”, unless you have no problem with a splintered sharp bone lodged in your dog’s neck.
Raw bones don’t splinter - only cooked ones.
THE preferred dog food here is peanut butter sans. We do not consistently let Sheppie have them, but he loves them.
Yep. People are also not taking genetics into account. If you obtain a "pure breed" from a less than reputable source (puppy mills, pet stores, casual "backyard" breeders, etc) you are asking for health issues from inbreeding, i.e., certain types of cancer, hypothyroidism, eye problems, etc. People always ask me where I get my dogs because they are always so healthy and active. As far as Labs and retrievers go, my pat response is "find someone who is hunting their dogs and get a puppy from them". The bloodlines will generally be much better and more diverse than someone who is showing their dogs. Hunting dogs are bred for intelligence and temperament. Show dogs are bred for looks. Out of the dozens of dogs I've had over the years I have never had any major health issues with puppies I got from hunting stock. Certain breeds also are more prone to health issues than others.
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My agility instructor feeds her dogs homemade food, has for years, and competes with them, so after a talk with my vet I went to the nutritionist she uses. She examined the dogs and interviewed me about their age, history, activity level, etc, and came up with a diet.
I chose to go with cooked meat, as I feel it is safer. Wild canines may survive on raw, but I have domesticated dogs.
I spend about 10min every four days making their stew.
If I buy all the ingredients at the grocery store, it costs about $0.75 per day per 3yr old, 60 pound, highly active dog. That is just a little bit cheaper than Iams Large Dog bought on sale, with coupon, and when they put out the 48lb bags in place of the 40lb bags. However, I actually make my own bone meal, use veggies from the garden or stuff that I'm not going to eat in time (can't finish a bag of spinach before it turns), buy veggies marked down for quick sale, and buy meat when it's real cheap (I have three freezers), so it turns out to be pretty cheap.
It's nice to know what is in their food. The treats I make them actually taste pretty good. I haven't tried the stew, but only because I don't think I'd like it.
Give it less food.
My dog ate commercial food out of a bag and it finally killed him after 15 years.
Ping...
Back in the day when we bred a few hunting Labs and tried raising a few pigs...
The pig raising was not going so well so I had them go to market/our freezer early.
I bought all the other ing. and along with the pork made homemade dog food for our female with pups on board.
Cooked her a pot of that homemade dog food a week through out her months and post whelping.
Had 13 big healthy pups.
I’ve been rawfeeding my dog for about three years. It was scary to switch her over and I had to come to grips with the fact that I had been brainwashed by the dog food companies. I can’t tell you how scared I was to switch her. Pretty eye-opening.
I signed up for the yahoo raw feeding group and read it for about six months before I finally got up the nerve to do it.
Here’s the link:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/
It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for my dog.
I fed my dog, Jack, a BARF diet for years. It really wasn’t that hard (this from someone who is lazy). The way to go about it is to plan ahead, and pick a day when you “organize” a week’s worth of food for the dog. The only reason I stopped is because my husband thought it was disgusting...
You can make cat food for cats, too. Cats don’t need corn or gluten and male cats certainly don’t need traditional dry food since it causes kidney stones and UTIs. For cats that won’t eat “wet” food: Buy cheap canned fish - salmon, halibut, tuna, skipjack, mix in a few cat vitamins, and spray a cookie sheet with Pam. Spread the fish thin and bake it until it’s dry. Helps cats with diabetes control their blood sugar too. Open a window or two when it’s drying in the oven, though. :)
Vets say “maybe, but why take that chance”.
I stopped reading right there.
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