Meats that are more high in fat?

[kady05]

Are there any specific meats that are higher in fat than others? Or just calories?

I'm asking because out of my 3 dogs, Piper has always been the one that requires the most food. Go figure, since she's my smallest. She has always been naturally VERY muscular with little to no fat. Since switching to raw (I think we're on week 8 now), I feel that's she's gotten even more muscular, and is now getting a bit too ribby for my liking. I had been feeding her 3% of her body weight (she's right around 45lbs., maybe a little less or more, I haven't weighed her since the start of this) since beginning, so around 19oz. daily. I recently upped that to 21-22oz. daily, but it's too soon to tell if that has helped.

Just wondering if there are any meats that have a high caloric content than others that I could include more of in her diet. Right now she's getting chicken quarters, turkey necks, boneless chicken, pork, beef, & venison (thanks to my co-worker who hunts!), oh and chicken liver a couple times a week (small amounts).

[minnieme]

Pork is pretty fatty as is a lot of beef. But really, if she looks like she needs more, give her more (watching her stools of course). As everyone always says, that is a very loose guideline of how much to feed, but we have dogs all over the spectrum here. Some need 1% to maintain and some like Puppypaw's boxer, needs 10+. I would up her general food intake along with trying to feed more fatty things (but again, watch those poos ).

[kady05]

Pork is pretty fatty as is a lot of beef. But really, if she looks like she needs more, give her more (watching her stools of course). As everyone always says, that is a very loose guideline of how much to feed, but we have dogs all over the spectrum here. Some need 1% to maintain and some like Puppypaw's boxer, needs 10+. I would up her general food intake along with trying to feed more fatty things (but again, watch those poos ).

Yeah that's definitely what I'm doing, adding more gradually. Still trying to figure out exactly what she needs % wise to maintain a good weight. With winter coming, I don't mind if she has a couple extra pounds on her!

[magicre]

Are there any specific meats that are higher in fat than others? Or just calories?

I'm asking because out of my 3 dogs, Piper has always been the one that requires the most food. Go figure, since she's my smallest. She has always been naturally VERY muscular with little to no fat. Since switching to raw (I think we're on week 8 now), I feel that's she's gotten even more muscular, and is now getting a bit too ribby for my liking. I had been feeding her 3% of her body weight (she's right around 45lbs., maybe a little less or more, I haven't weighed her since the start of this) since beginning, so around 19oz. daily. I recently upped that to 21-22oz. daily, but it's too soon to tell if that has helped.

Just wondering if there are any meats that have a high caloric content than others that I could include more of in her diet. Right now she's getting chicken quarters, turkey necks, boneless chicken, pork, beef, & venison (thanks to my co-worker who hunts!), oh and chicken liver a couple times a week (small amounts).

i think certain cuts of beef, like chuck roast, would have a higher content of fat than other cuts....that and rib roasts are high in fat and rib eye steaks.....wherever the fat is concentrated.

pork -- anything but the loin.....the butt would be fatty, so would the shoulder....and the ribs....

lamb is high in fat...at least the dog sheep that i get....they are older than lambs and younger than mutton....

if you're still experimenting with amounts, then increase what you're feeding, since what you're feeding has fat and should have enough fat, unless what you're feeding is mostly chicken and turkey which would have less fat than beef and pork....

i'd increase a little bit at a time....she won't starve if you take your time. :)

[cprcheetah]

Ziva has to eat about 4x as much as Zoey does and they weigh the EXACT same. Some dogs just process everything so much faster. I just make sure to include more fat on her meals.

[Tobi]

like others have said, some cuts of beef, i know the heart that i get has much fat around it, and you can also get the pork leg roasts that have the fatty skin still on them, feeding some of that will for sure up the fat intake. Some dogs just naturally need more, especially on activity level. when Tobi started to get too skinny for my liking, i added more food by about .5% for about 2 weeks and look at body condition after that time.

[wiliana]

lamb and pork are meats with the most fat. i think lamb even more. chicken skin is also very high in callories, and skins that have fat under. generally, you should give him older animals. beef ribs are fantastic because they have all...meat, fat and bone.
minnieme says about waching poop. offcourse. some dogs react well on fat, some doesen't... you can add more gristle (hope it is the right word ) and bones for the poop, and first try with less fat and then you can increase the ammount

[kady05]

like others have said, some cuts of beef, i know the heart that i get has much fat around it, and you can also get the pork leg roasts that have the fatty skin still on them, feeding some of that will for sure up the fat intake. Some dogs just naturally need more, especially on activity level. when Tobi started to get too skinny for my liking, i added more food by about .5% for about 2 weeks and look at body condition after that time.

Yeah I think she's one that is going to need more than the 2-3%, which doesn't surprise me, since like I said she's always needed the most food.

I'll have to get a picture of her tomorrow so you guys can see her; she's not insanely skinny, would just like 2-3lbs. on her.

[xellil]

To encourage poopage, I don't feed Snorkels anything unless it's a big fat gobby piece of fat with some meat mixed in. I give them alot of heart, but it seems like the fat is stuck to the heart muscle, not part of it.

And like wiliana says, beef ribs - the ones I get have lots of fat marbled in.

And of course, skin.

[monkeys23]

Brisket has a ton of fat in it and its usually a pretty cheap cut. The heart I feed has a lot of fat on it too.