We're not ready to make the transition to raw... baby steps...
I have a good list of supplements for my dog... raw egg once a week, shredded veggies mixed in, yogurt a couple times a week...
Does anyone know of some good starter supplements to add in that are idiot easy... no food processing involved??
I have a good list of supplements for my dog... raw egg once a week, shredded veggies mixed in, yogurt a couple times a week...
Does anyone know of some good starter supplements to add in that are idiot easy... no food processing involved??
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Re: Supplementing dry kibble
Sun, November 11, 2007 - 9:02 AMWe are using Felidae dry kibble right now.
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Re: Supplementing dry kibble
Sun, November 11, 2007 - 9:37 AMDon't add supplements. If you are feeding commercial food, it should have the needed nutrients. If you are feeding raw correctly, you don't need to add supplements. Cats don't need veggies. Dogs actually don't either, it's a waste of money to feed them veggies. Yogurt is ok, but if you're giving it to your cats try and feed Whole Goat's Milk Yogurt because a goat's milk is closer in composition to a cat's than a cow's.
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Re: Supplementing dry kibble
Wed, November 14, 2007 - 8:22 AMI'm thinking of things like oils and taurine... adding a bit of tuna or salmon oil... that sort of thing. The yogurt (I trade up goat & cow whole plain), cottage cheese and veggies notion I got from The Dog Whisperer (which reprinted some raw receipes from The Natural Dog by Mary Brennan). I notice that when I mix in some he tends to nibble on grass and goose poop (from the local park) less.
On the kitty side... I haven't added anything but a scoop of tuna to the dry kibble. If there's any soy milk or ice cream left in a cereal bowl... I will generally find a kitty on the table cleaning it. I'd like to improve their diet, but again not ready to stick a rabbit in the blender. -
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Re: Supplementing dry kibble
Wed, November 14, 2007 - 8:31 AMfor your cat, remove the tuna. It's fine to give tuna once a week or so for a treat, but more than that, esp. "human" tuna that isn't fortified, can cause severe problems with your cat.
If you want to add taurine to your dog's diet, feed him raw heart. Beef Heart is fairly cheap. He'll love it and he'll absorb more taurine than if it's a chemically altered supplement. You can add fish oil if you want, just make sure it's not cod liver oil.
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