*for me the whole thought of bone cooked or not is the scary part...Most of the breeders in my group don't even reccomend feeding RAW what so ever..I have fed semi cooked food for them lot's of rice and also some veggies in the past...But if I switch to this I want to do it right I think if I were feeding teenies I would want to be safe all the way around..And I do have some that are 2lbs and my biggest being around 12 lbs maybe more tubby she is...Then the only big dog's I have would be a sheltie and a lab x...All of your suggestions are good ones. * On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > Kelly...as far as the ground or not I guess for me it is just a matter of > peace of mind. I would imagine you may be right to some extent...but not > enough of a difference for me to take a risk with such a little one...and > with Myrtle not really eating through bones she wasn't getting enough bone > to meat ratio...so grinding works until she can. > > 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:* Kelly <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, August 20, 2010 4:33:03 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Raw diet > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> and forgot to add...even in the ground..it is the enzymes in the bone >> that is good for the teeth...ground or not they are getting those enzymes >> that clean and keep teeth and breath great! It really makes little >> difference whether it is ground or not! >> > > > > Just because a dog is fed raw food does not mean that they will have good > teeth. I disagree that it makes no difference whether it is ground or not. > My dogs definitely have nicer looking teeth when eating whole items vs > ground. > > > -- > Kelly > > > -- *Joyce* *www.mtnviewchis.webs.com*
