Pups On Raw

[AnnSa]

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From what age would you say it was ok to feed a

pup just on a raw diet.....or do you think they

should have supplements of one kind or another

until they reach a certain age.

 

[jinnyfizz]

I've fed mine raw as soon as they arrive home with me (8 weeks old) but I always add bonemeal and they get raw bones once a week too :thumbsup:

I do cut the chicken wing up when they're very small though :lol:

The only exception was the lurcher pups, who had such bad worm damage that they couldn't digest anything but cooked chicken with a little boiled rice until they were 10 weeks old, but they went onto raw then and have done well ever since

 

[Janimal]

Oscar was already on RAW/BARF when I got him at 12 weeks old....transferred Kobi gradually over when he came to ours

from a complete food to BARF..at 9-10 weeks old and Archie started his too at 7-8 weeks old.

 

[whippetmad]

Jack is on raw and so is all the dogs,i find its less poo too also i pay 64p per kg

 

[JAX]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

 

[jinnyfizz]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

Agreed You have to add in calcium and various other minerals which occur naturally in grass and soil - raw meat alone is not good enough - and their teeth would be terrible without bones!! :thumbsup:

 

[AnnSa]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

Im not going to shoot you.....its what i asked for... advice.

What do you think should be added to the raw diet for a

pup.

 

[whippetmad]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

Sorry.............yes,they get this too :thumbsup:

 

[liza]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

Sorry.............yes,they get this too :thumbsup:

my pups have raw and tinned meat with either puppy meal or complete puppy mixed with the meat

sometimes i mix vegtables in with the meat i have never given raw chicken wings to adults or puppies

 

[jinnyfizz]

Excellent supplements - last months and cover all trace elements, vitamins and minerals necessary :thumbsup:

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Hound-Smart_...634Q2ec0Q2em322

 

[jok]

The same as you'd feed your adults on a 'raw diet' - i don't think you ever mentioned just feeding mincemeat anyway.

The puppy version of wholemeal mixer, although my adults have Laughing Dog puppy anyway as they prefer it to the bigger chunks of the Terrier Mix version.

Our puppies were managing chicken wing tips from 5/6 weeks old.

Lots of the varieties of the pet mince from various suppliers included minced bone.

 

[AnnSa]

No i dont give them just mince :lol:

 

They have different meats, tripe, sardines, veg,

plenty of bones and i give them a mixer biscuit

for a bit of a crunch as well.

I was just concerned that Tala wont eat anything

of what i consider puppy food and wonderd if she

was getting everything a growing pup needs. As

she is eating just as my adult girls do. She has been

eating whole wings since she was 8 weeks as the

tips were getting swallowed in one and she was in

danger of choking herself.

 

[jinnyfizz]

What a lovely picture :wub:

My lurcher pups were swallowing cut up chicken wings in one so I started giving them the whole wing where they were 10 weeks old - no problem :thumbsup:

All the whips ate theirs in two pieces when young but were onto a whole one by the time they had their adult teeth

 

[Janimal]

No i dont give them just mince :lol:  

They have different meats, tripe, sardines, veg,

plenty of bones and i give them a mixer biscuit

for a bit of a crunch as well.

I was just concerned that Tala wont eat anything

of what i consider puppy food and wonderd if she

was getting everything a growing pup needs. As

she is eating just as my adult girls do. She has been

eating whole wings since she was 8 weeks as the

tips were getting swallowed in one and she was in

danger of choking herself.

Fantastic Ann :lol:

ps...( yes mine also get Burgess super mix with their meat...a mixture of tripe, chicken, beef, lamb...raw veggies, and added minerals, cod liver oil

sometimes keepers mix, or Dorwest Green.....and Raw Eggs and Goats milk and sometimes cereal on mornings.)

 

[masta]

at the risk of being `shot down` raw meat only is not a balanced diet for an adult , let alone a puppy . they need minerals etc too . Not just protien

i think you would only be shot down if you made a total sweeping statement without any informed or medical basis, raw meat (ie a mix of beef chicken lamb and offal) with addition of bone, egg and some oily fish is fine for adult and pups it has been 100% proven over many years i personally wean pups on raw and run my adults on the diet above, they are all worked and are all in peak fitness

Below is the official breakdown of raw mince, as you can see it contains a little more than just "protein"

Energy: 617 KJ

Carbohydrates Total : 0 g

Carbohydrates Sugar : 0 g

Protein: 20 g

Fat Total: 7.5 g

Fat Saturated: 3.7 g

Alcohol : 0 g

Fibre : 0 g

Sodium: 69.3 mg

Calcium: 5 mg

Cholesterol: 53.3 mg

Iron: 2.3 mg

Beef Heart

Good points

Low in sodium

No sugar

Very high in iron

High in niacin

High in phosphorus

Very high in riboflavin

Very high in selenium

Very high in vitamin B12

High in zinc

Bad points

Very high in cholesterol