Could someone tell me about raw feeding? tacoma/gig harbor,WA area?

[tricia beaver]

I have two dogs. a husky and a husky/lab mix. I feed them kebble (nature's recipe brand) mixed with wet can food and to tell the truth I feel bad that they eat such boring food. I would like to know more about raw foods. What all do you feed your dogs? What are the benefits to it? Where do you get the meat, is there a certain place where you buy it? what are the average costs of feeding your dog raw food? is it cheaper then kibble food?

I just read a post on it today and it got me curious.

[RawFedDogs]

Check out my web site by clicking the link in my sig. That will answer most of your questions and creat more. After you read it, come back and ask those questions.

[Scarlett_O']

As Bill said check out his siggy..and DaneMama's as well!

Both of them are GREAT and chocked full of information!

Oh and there are a LOT of us DFCers in this area! Most/all of us are part of the co-op WazzuOr_barf, there are always LOTS of great deals(we are getting calves at around 35-50lbs at a flat $35!!) There are also quite a few other great places around to buy from, along with deals in your local area that you can find by looking for them!:) I just figured it out and Ill be feeding my 4 RAW fed pets(2 Border Collies, 1 Pug/x and the kitty) for about $50/month!!

[trikerdon]

Your close enough to Bremerton. Check out Minder Meats: Shop locally! We are now specializing in retail beef, pork, poultry, lamb, seafood and much more... for meats

[tricia beaver]

thanks! it did clear up a lot of my questions!
my husband bought dog/cat food on the way home and it cost about $80 all together
I should be heading up towards Bremerton here in a couple days anyway so I will definitly stop in at Minders Meats!

[Scarlett_O']

Your close enough to Bremerton. Check out Minder Meats: Shop locally! We are now specializing in retail beef, pork, poultry, lamb, seafood and much more... for meats

Are you able to get their stuff in the "wholesale" prices? Cause EEK...Those are spendy cuts of meat!

thanks! it did clear up a lot of my questions!
my husband bought dog/cat food on the way home and it cost about $80 all together
I should be heading up towards Bremerton here in a couple days anyway so I will definitly stop in at Minders Meats!

Oh and also, dont worry about asking more questions!

Nearly everyone here is here to help!! And like I said, there are a LOT of us from the PNW, its quite cool!

And the bold part is why I started on RAW!! I have the 4 pets on it and compared to what I was buying in good kibble for them all it is SOO much better on the pocket book! And they are SOOO much happier!!

[tricia beaver]

sorry, i didn't specify!!!! thats the cost at petco for all the food needs.
I told him about this when he got home

[tricia beaver]

Are you able to get their stuff in the "wholesale" prices? Cause EEK...Those are spendy cuts of meat!



Oh and also, dont worry about asking more questions!

Nearly everyone here is here to help!! And like I said, there are a LOT of us from the PNW, its quite cool!

And the bold part is why I started on RAW!! I have the 4 pets on it and compared to what I was buying in good kibble for them all it is SOO much better on the pocket book! And they are SOOO much happier!!

Is there any parts your not suppost to feed them or is it "whatever they're willing to eat"?
what do you feed your cats?

[Scarlett_O']

Is there any parts your not suppose to feed them or is it "whatever they're willing to eat"?

It, for the most part, depends on how far into raw you are. You will want to start on bone in chicken(decently heavy in the bone department for the first week-ish) and continue with the chicken for a few weeks. Other wise what will happen more then likely your pet(s) will get the runs and you will think that it is the RAW foods fault, but it will be because of user error! Then you will add a little bit of turkey, then pork, then beef, and so on and so forth!

Different dogs take different amounts of time to transfer to RAW, I know that my boys each have taken different lengths of time to get ok with each new protein that we have added. (And its all about the poops!)

And also no weight-bearing bones from large animals, and you will want to know each pet and if they are gulpers or not as to how small of cuts you can give them(or how big they need to be!) I know for my Pug/x and my Dad's Frenchie they both HAVE to have larger chunks of meat then BOTH of my Border Collies, as both of the "no-nose-ers" have proven to be gulpers and both Collies eat VERY politely!

[tricia beaver]

And also no weight-bearing bones from large animals, and you will want to know each pet and if they are gulpers or not as to how small of cuts you can give them(or how big they need to be!) I know for my Pug/x and my Dad's Frenchie they both HAVE to have larger chunks of meat then BOTH of my Border Collies, as both of the "no-nose-ers" have proven to be gulpers and both Collies eat VERY politely!

I'll take it slow and let them get used to one thing at a time.
my husky/lab is a gulper. she eats everything I put in front of her within 5 minutes while my purebred husky will push it around, eating one piece at a time. she is a real picky eater. So would it be big pieces for the mix and smaller peices for purebred?