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Raw Food Diet > are there any edible beef bones?
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Barked: Wed Nov 11, '09 7:24am PST 
Yippy is able to consume some of the bone when she gets beef neck, and i agree that tail is also pretty soft. She usually doesn't get too much bone from beef ribs though.
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Raw Food Diet > whos been feeding raw the longest?
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Barked: Wed Nov 11, '09 7:20am PST 
Yippy has been on raw for almost 5 years now. *^_^*
She will be 6 in July, and i've had her since she was about 6 months old.
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Raw Food Diet > Beef tongue/heart/liver

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Barked: Sun Feb 1, '09 12:27pm PST 
Hi~!

To be safe, i would plan on sticking to one protein source for those 2 weeks of meals you're planning. You don't know how either of your pups will respond to the switch, so it's better to be safe than sorry.

Having said that... if you have the freezer space i would stock up on the goodies~! Just because you're not going to feed it this week or next doesn't mean that you will not be feeding variety down the line~!

You are right, liver is considered organ, and tongue is considered muscle. Heart is NOT counted in your organ percentage, but is considered muscle as well- albeit a very nutritious muscle meat~! *^_^*

At 16# for $25 dollars ($1.56/lb), i would say that is a good deal for red meat in general, and i like to support local.

Questions i would ask-
Is the meat whole or ground (to me, whole is worth more than ground)
Are the meat items separate~? Or is the heart/liver/tongue all ground up together~?
I would ask about how the cattle are raised.... you mentioned "hormone free", but i would also ask if the cattle are grass fed and patured. I personally would pay more for grass-fed meat.
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Raw Food Diet > Anyone tried Llama?

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Barked: Sun Feb 1, '09 12:16pm PST 
Yippy has had llama before. *^_^*

I think she liked it... she ate it~! She hasn't had it often enough for me to rate it on her like-dislike scale, but she definately didn't turn it down!

It has softer bones, so it's a nice source of edible bone.
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Raw Food Diet > Which Raw for Winter?

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Barked: Sun Dec 14, '08 7:07am PST 
If you want to go by a Chinese medicine standpoint, you could feed more foods that have a "warming" thermal nature during the winter months- such as Lamb, Venison, Goat and Chicken.....

...as opposed to more "cooling" or "neutral" meats such as Beef, Pork, Bison and Duck.
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Raw Food Diet > dog won't eat smelt
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Barked: Sat Sep 20, '08 7:09am PST 
Yippy was not a big fan of smelt either.

I usually throw some into her organ mix when i grind it up so that it doesn't go to waste. That's how i sneak stuff she normally won't eat into her diet. wink
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Raw Food Diet > Premade or freeze-dried rabbit or duck food?

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Barked: Sat Sep 20, '08 6:14am PST 
Brody, egg is cooling. *^_^*
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Raw Food Diet > Premade or freeze-dried rabbit or duck food?

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Barked: Fri Sep 19, '08 9:03pm PST 
Other meats that would be considered "cooler" or "neutral" depending on who you talk to... would be pork, beef, or bison. Also certain fish would be considered cooling.

I classify rabbit more neutral, but it would still work if you are avoiding warming meats.

I consider turkey to be a warmer meat, though not as warm as chicken or lamb.

It's all relative- keep in mind that raw foods are cooling in and of themselves (relative to cooked foods, and definately compared to kibble). So if you're going raw that's already a step in the right directon.
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Raw Food Diet > Anyone feed lamb necks?

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Barked: Wed Sep 17, '08 6:30am PST 
I feed Yippy lamb necks as well. She is a small dog (under 15lbs).

I think they are probably similar to what Blake feeds, as they weigh about 2-3 pounds each. The difference when Yippy eats them is that the bone is only partially edible for her. I'd say that the majority of bone is not consumed- but it gives her some great mental and physical stimulation figuring out the meat and bone.
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Raw Food Diet > what do you do for birthdays??
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Barked: Sun Sep 14, '08 10:09am PST 
I let Yippy gorge/fast a couple times a month, but usually i will semi-moderate how much she eats because she is not a good self regulator... but for her birthday (and certain holidays) she gets to "go to town" and eat as much as she wants. We work up to the special day with a combination of fasting and light meals, and fast the day or two after depending on how much she eats- balancing her totals in the end.

She gets such a nice variety of meats regularly, so it's usually not anything different/unusual, but always something i know she enjoys and something big and whole- like lamb neck/shank, venison neck, pheasant, duck, bison ribs etc.
Since she's gorging like that i try to have a meal that includes some amount of bone.

I wouln't recommend this if your dog is not used to gorge/fast, or you're in for some possible explode-a-butt. *^_^*
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