[BunnySlippers]

Thank you.

I would like my pup, a chihuahua, to lose weight. I know a raw diet will help him. Being a chihuahua, I doubt it will be a huge financial burden.

I’m worried about keeping raw meet around ... in such small quantities.

Checking it out now.

[Shannon]

If your dog needs to lose weight you don't have to with raw food. Go with a grain-free dry food. It's the grains (lots of corn) in most commercial foods that put the weight on many dogs). I don't know what your dog weighs but being a Chi he couldn't possibly need more than 1/4 cup twice a day, probably less. That with a couple of walks every day and the weight will come off.
Re keeping raw food around: I freeze it. 1/4 pound per baggie. Then I'm never taking out more than will be used in 24 - 36 hours. Never had a problem.

[pyx]

You might also find this FAQ about raw diets for pets useful. Its at http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html if you are interested.

[Beagle8U]

We shoot lots of deer on my property every year, and butcher our own. You always have scraps and ‘bloodshot’ parts that aren't fit for burger, so I cut those up and freeze them in small packages for my dog. Also the heart and liver. My beagle eats quite well.

I do cook it, but only to med rare.

[Right Wing Assault]

I would like my pup, a chihuahua, to lose weight.

Give it less food.

[chris_bdba]

Freeze it in usable sized packages when you buy it.

[Arizona Carolyn]

You can get raw meat at the grocery store, just remember if you are feeding without bones to add a dash of ground up egg shells to the meat. I have a good friend who’s five-year-old Maltese has lymphoma (in remission now thanks to Chemo) and she finally started feeding her dog a home-cooked slightly raw vs kibble and the dog is doing wonderfully. Once the dog is through Chemo she plans to go full raw. BTW I never feed my dogs chicken, I and my friends found it seemed to cause itching and when you realize vaccines are grown on eggs and the purpose of a vaccine is to mount atibodies it makes sense that they could have issues witch chicken. I feel beef, bison, venison, lamb, raw green tripe, etc.