How to balance barf diet

Jayne I am fairly new to RAW myself but have been getting excellent tips from another forum I use and some experienced members.

Some feed veg and some don't.

Ok I thought I will try and help you with a simple overview and ideas on what to feed

The ratio used for raw is 80:10:10 this is a guide so is not rigid. Go by how you dog looks, his weight and his poos!!!

80% protein/muscle meat 10% bones and 10% offal.

With the offal they normally suggest to make 5% of that liver and the rest other offal like kidney or heart.

Do not overfeed liver as it contains vitamin A which affects them.


PROTEIN:

Ideally start with one protein source like chicken and if George copes well with that then you can add more. I strongly recommend that you don't rush and take you time introducing new foods. if George has a problem i.e being sick go back a step to what you are using and then try again later. Using smaller chunks and quantities help when trying new foods ( I learnt the hard way on that one!!!)

Try using:

Chicken
Turkey
Duck
Rabbit
White fish
Oily Fish
Raw egg

Some use pork although with pork they say to freeze first as it kills off the parasites.

if money is no problem you can add in Venison- Ostrich and Buffalo


Bones:
Chicken wings, necks and backs and chicken feet
Turkey necks
Lamb ribs, necks and shanks
Ducks feet
Some people feed pork ribs
Ox tails

Offal:
Kidney
Liver
heart ( this is a muscle meat but is still offal.)
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You might also find other stuff like chicken gizzards and pig skin.
Tripe is another they love and comes minced or chunky. Green tripe is the best. ( unprocessed)

Liver is rich and not all dogs take to it. You can flash fry or use it in liver cakes and find that George prefers it this way.


If you want to add some veg such as: carrots, green beans, peas, swede they could be give now and then. Or fruit like apples and bananas.

Try and vary what you give and if the poos are too hard and dog is struggling then feed less bones and if poos a bit sloppy up your bones.

Apparently being a RAW feeder is all about the poo

To start off I would feed George chicken wings and raw2 go minces and then after a couple of weeks try some fish like white fish fillets e.g pollock or sardines/sprats/pilchards.


Sample Weeks Menu when George can eat a variety:

Mon : Chicken Wing / Tripe

Tues: Diced pigs heart / Sprats

Wed: Tripe / Minced rabbit

Thurs: Chicken necks / Mackerel

Fri : White fish fillets / Minced chicken

Sat : Tripe / Minced chicken and liver

Sun : Lamb ribs / Minced Rabbit



Hope that helps

curt3007 said:

wow thanks Shirley, he has had a lamb rib , chicken neck and a chicken wing today, all of which he wolfed down is that too much do you think? Not been sick and poos is medium firm lol

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That's fine but tomorrow try and give him a meal without bone.

Too much bone and he may get constipated, so make sure he has meals that doesn't contain it too.

Try him on some fish. The easiest to start is to buy the cheap frozen white fillets from the supermarket and defrost and serve.

I give mine fruit and veg as treats- so you could do this with George.

They normally get half a chunky carrot most days or half an apple chopped ( no pips) or half a banana. Though they didn't like banana at first!!

They also get swede, the cabbage stumps- again caution here too many and you will get stinky farts or bum explosions!!!

Mine also love green peppers and peas.