me too sheila!! and easier once you get the hang of it...you add nothing but variety of meats added slowly... feeding 80%meats, 10%bone &10%organ. and for a total of the adult weight of the animal you are feeding ... means for a chi about 3 ice cubes size of ground meat in 24 hours... im just starting with chi's, ill get better info as i go.. danes eat one pound 3 times a day... ish. which works out to be one chicken leg quarter per meal per day ... adding a beefy lunch a couple times a week and a fish lunch a month...ish... its very bendy... think in the wild they eat what they find making it balance over a month not daily. ish. same as people .... we dont eat balanced daily but rather crave what we need and balance over time. darcy, easy peasy...
--- On Thu, 7/29/10, dasha <[email protected]> wrote: From: dasha <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:00 AM Raw diet done right needs nothing added to it. There is so much mis information out there about this please don't add to it. I have fed both ways and IMO raw is cheaper Sheila From: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Joyce mccarthy Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:36 AM To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. It's quite complicated actually as there are certain things you have to add to the RAW diet to keep them balanced..My suggestion if you want to feed a food like that would be go with an all natural or holistic dry food..I have used taste of the wild and several of the Wellness brands it's pricey but in the long run..So is feeding the RAW diet...Now I do cook for mine more so in winter months or if one isn't putting the weight the on..I like to keep the satin (fat) balls on hand for those as well..I agree do lot's of research on the B.A.R.F diet as it is called... On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:04 AM, lovinrats <lovinr...@yahoo. com> wrote: I was wondering if someone could tell me what raw feeding is? I have never heard of it until I joined this group. If it's better for the dogs...then I am all for it. I have a 9 week old chi. I have finally got her off of wet food. My vet recommended Purina one puppy chow for dry. That's what I have been feeding her. I have started to do research on dog food. None of it sounds to healthy. So, I thought I'd ask about raw feeding. Thank you so much for any information. Crystal -- Joyce
