*When you say freeze in trays or cupcakes how many are you feeding per dog? * On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > woohoo you will have some fun now !! > darcy p.s. where do you live im comin over ! > > > --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, Deanna Corey <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] deanna,I was wondering about Raw feeding. > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 5:49 PM > > > Ok Darcy...just ordered the grinder!!!! 3-5 days it will be here!!! > > Hugs In Him, > Deanna > > And the Corey Crew: > > Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 > Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 > Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron > > Mom to Fur babies: > Nugget (MiniPoodle) www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1085245, > Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1129251, > Bella-Rose (Pomeranian) http://www. dogster.com/ dogs/1136706 > Mouse (Chihuahua)www. dogster.com/ dogs/1005934, > Myrtle May (Chihuahua) > and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 988612 > > Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double > Yellow Headed Amazon) > > and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster. com/cats/ 895000 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Darcy Jacobs <flyway7...@yahoo. com> > *To:* chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > *Sent:* Thu, July 29, 2010 2:39:41 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] deanna,I was wondering about Raw feeding. > > > deanna, > i use a morter and bowl i forget what they are called ... a pill crusher a > drugest would use? to crush dry egg shells..into a powder...no sharp edges. > . i just dont know how much calcium is in the shells and how much babies > need... for adults its easy i make a beefy mix of raw fatty beef, 12 eggs > and 12 crushed shells , what ever meats i want that week... make (mush) into > ice trays for tinys or cup cakes for danes..freeze. .put in ziploc baggies > next day for eacy feeding... one a day, its also where i put liver and heart > and organ meats so all i ever have to feed is quarters and a beef cake . > phosphorus is in meat ....calcium in bone . thats why ground whole > quarters, bone and meat is is a perfect food... also why eggs and shell are > a perfect food... egg has phosphorus shell has calcium... so if your baby > eats meat AND bone AND liver thats perfect. 80%meat 10%bone 10%organ. a > quarter is about the perfect balance of meat and bone. so just add liver... > remembering variety is good... so beef and deer and pork and fish when ever > you can...also go by the poo! lol too soft add more bone too hard add more > organ. > > darcy > --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 5:16 PM > > > I pulverize egg shells in my little grinder for calcium...and she gets a > little bone when I can slice parts thin enough. I have the calcium > covered...it' s the phospherous I am more concerned with at present. I let > her chew on the leg bones for fun but she can't break them yet...she may get > a little from that but not much. I do buy ground rabbit that comes with > double ground bone in it too...but I really want my own grinder. My food > processor just won't do much at all but I do that too with some of the > smaller back/breast bones. At this point she gets about 10% bone and maybe > 5% organ meats... > > Hugs In Him, > Deanna > > And the Corey Crew: > > Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 > Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 > Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron > > Mom to Fur babies: > Nugget (MiniPoodle) www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1085245, > Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1129251, > Bella-Rose (Pomeranian) http://www. dogster.com/ dogs/1136706 > Mouse (Chihuahua)www. dogster.com/ dogs/1005934, > Myrtle May (Chihuahua) > and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 988612 > > Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double > Yellow Headed Amazon) > > and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster. com/cats/ 895000 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Darcy Jacobs <flyway7...@yahoo. com> > *To:* chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > *Sent:* Thu, July 29, 2010 2:04:37 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > > > how are you feeding for calcium? for the 13week old? how are you > feeding bone? can they eat bone by 13 weeks? im grinding whole quarters and > i froze in ice trays ...she is eating 3cubes sized ground chucks in 24 > hours... i dont know how long at night time they can go with out food at 9 > weeks old... > darcy > > --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:24 PM > > > Hi Darcy... > 3lbs x16= 48 > 48x3%=1.44 oz. > But...puppies usually don't need to be weighed out in oz except for your > ball park estimations for your use. I feed my 13 week, old 27 oz tiny Chi 3 > times a day...a little over an oz with each feeding. She stops when she's > full each feeding...sometimes I have a few pieces left over...sometimes I > don't. I just dice up chicken breasts w/ a tiny bit of the skin. If you cut > them up while still a little frozen it is super easy to get tiny pieces for > tiny little mouths to eat. The 3% rule is usually more for weight control in > all ready grown or mostly grown dogs. With a growing pup...especially the > tinies... i let them eat basically what they want three feedings a day. > Hope that helps > > Hugs In Him, > Deanna > > And the Corey Crew: > > Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 > Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 > Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron > > Mom to Fur babies: > Nugget (MiniPoodle) www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1085245, > Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1129251, > Bella-Rose (Pomeranian) http://www. dogster.com/ dogs/1136706 > Mouse (Chihuahua)www. dogster.com/ dogs/1005934, > Myrtle May (Chihuahua) > and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 988612 > > Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double > Yellow Headed Amazon) > > and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster. com/cats/ 895000 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Darcy Jacobs <flyway7...@yahoo. com> > *To:* chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > *Sent:* Thu, July 29, 2010 12:54:23 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > > > i know this rule thank you deanna i just cant do it for a 3 pounder im > used to doing it for danes lol... so help me . you sound very good with > math!..how much would a 3 lb chi adult eat per day? thats about how big mine > should become. > darcy... =)~... thank you!!! > > --- On *Thu, 7/29/10, Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Deanna Corey <shepflockmom@ yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 2:03 PM > > > > Hi Darcy...the rule of thumb is feeding 3% of desired adult weight...so a > 10lb dog would get 4.8 oz each day. I would divide that into 2 feedings of > 2.4 each feeding. > > Here is the formula: Take the weight you *want* your dog to be whether he > is overweight or skinny...figure the weight he SHOULD be...Let's say 10 lbs. > > Multiply whatever that weight by 16 because there are 16 oz to a lb and > you want your answer in ounces. > In this case:10 x16= 160...so 10lbs =160 oz...follow? Then take that > number...in this case 160 and multiply it by 3%...use a calculator if your > not a math whiz LOL...just punch in 160, then the X sign, then press the 3 > and then the % sign after the 3 and your answer comes to 4.8 ounces > Thats about as clear as mudd right??? It is the ONLY tricky part to feeding > raw and once you do it it's done LOL!!! > > Hugs In Him, > Deanna > > And the Corey Crew: > > Wife to my best friend: Mark-ie Pooh...married 29 years 6/27/10 > Mom to 4 Children: Andrea 26, Jimmy 22, Baxter 19 and Molly 11 > Grandma to 4: Lori, Evelyn Rose, Jack and Cameron > > Mom to Fur babies: > Nugget (MiniPoodle) www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1085245, > Shuai-Li (Shih Tzu)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 1129251, > Bella-Rose (Pomeranian) http://www. dogster.com/ dogs/1136706 > Mouse (Chihuahua)www. dogster.com/ dogs/1005934, > Myrtle May (Chihuahua) > and Caleb (Rott/chow mix)www.dogster. com/dogs/ 988612 > > Mom to feathered kids: Stella (Blue and Gold Macaw) and Stanley (Double > Yellow Headed Amazon) > > and the curtain climber: Miles www.catster. com/cats/ 895000 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Darcy Jacobs <flyway7...@yahoo. com> > *To:* chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > *Sent:* Thu, July 29, 2010 7:10:48 AM > *Subject:* RE: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > > > 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 <dash...@hughes. net>* wrote: > > > From: dasha <dash...@hughes. net> > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] I was wondering about Raw feeding. > To: chihuah...@yahoogro ups.com > 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<http://us.mc554.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- Joyce
