Hi Jackie, You are correct these prepared raw diets are expensive. I use a prepared raw diet about 50% of the time on a rotational basis. I feed a prepared raw diet and alternate it with Canidae w/add ins (occasionally I mix sardines in as a treat) and raw chicken necks or wings and raw muscle and/or organ meat (chicken thigh meat, gizzard, hearts & liver are the ones I use most often). My "add ins" remain are added regardless of what I am feeding. These consist of 1 tsp. flaxseed oil or Missing Link, 1 tsp Norwegian Kelp Vegetarian Blend, 1 heaping Tablespoon fresh veggie mix with fresh garlic and 200 iu. Natural vitamin E (this is per dog). I make my veggie mix in my Cuisinart Mini Chop using such veggies as carrots, parsley & garlic, broccoli, or caulifower, carrots & garlic, or green beans & garlic, etc..
I read somewhere, I think it may have been on the Steve's Real Food Website, that feeding raw even 25% of the time is thought to be beneficial to canine health. The prepared diets I use are AFS and Steve's Real Food. My dogs seem to adore having a varied menu and are always eager to see 'what's for dinner'. I believe that feeding a variety of foods may be beneficial because what they may be missing with one particular meal, hopefully, they will be getting in another and overall they will be getting adequate amounts of everything they need on balance (if not on a daily basis). All the best, Susan V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi all that feed prepared raw diets, > >Don't you find these foods to be very expensive? Do you use these >foods every day or do you rotate with homemade and/or natural >kibbles? > >Thanks, JacKie > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
