This morning, I started my three ‘kids’ on a raw diet after fasting them yesterday. Two were on Natural Balance Duck & Potato and the other was on Wellness CORE. All three are in good health; one is a little overweight and one has grain allergies. Two are nine yo and the baby is about 17 months.
Anywhos, I weighed them and calculated about how much they should eat a day. I bought leg quarters and chicken legs to start them with and have two whole chickens in the freezer. It came out to two of them having a chicken quarter and drumstick a day and another having two larger drumsticks. Is that okay for a meal? Of the meats I bought, they’ll last about three days. She didn’t even finish the one leg this morning. She is 47 lbs. and am trying to slim her down a little and she is nearly ten. So I just want to know if she is okay to have those for the day until I start mixing in more meats. And is the meat:bone ratio decent there?
I have been researching for a bit and was very calm about it all until this morning and now am full of questions. Also, if you feed your dog some meat and they don’t finish it, is it okay to save it in the fridge until dinner that same day or will that be unsafe to the dog’s health?
Thanks so much. Just very protective of their health and such. (: And if there are parts that are better or have any tips please let me know. I have yet to find a butcher close by me so I am scanning stores for their marked down meats that need to be sold that day or so.
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Chicken is good to start with, but what you are feeding is a bit bone heavy. It’s not bad for a while, but eventually you’ll need to up the meaty-meat amount.
The link below is to the USDA nutrition guide, if you don’t have it already – it’s handy to figure out how much bone you are feeding.
Thighs and breasts have the lowest bone percentage, so try to feed more of that until you can add another protein source. I generally feed chicken (and turkey) as my "bone" meals, and beef and pork boneless.
Your one dog that didn’t finish eating today – just keep offering her the meat, and she should eventually figure it out. If she still isn’t eating the entire thing in a few days, try bashing it a bit to break up the bone; some dogs need a bit of help initially.
Yes, it’s okay to put the meat back in the fridge, or even in the freezer. Keep an eye on sales and such to get cheaper meat, but remember to stay away from enhanced meat.