Over the past a number of years, I’ve fed all of my dogs a raw pet dog food diet. I’ve alternated between getting pre-made, industrial raw pet dog food as well as putting my dogs’ own raw meals together myself.
Nothing beats the comfort of dishing out a balanced, store-bought raw meal, however it is a lot more expensive. one of our preferred brands is our sponsor, Darwin’s! (aff link)
While it takes a lot more effort to find up with recipes for my pups’ raw meals myself, it’s a lot more expense effective. I integrate different components from a range of sources such as raw pet food retailers, grocery stores as well as farmers markets.
The recipe below is an example of one of Missy’s & Buzz’s raw meals.
Example of balanced Raw pet dog Food Recipe
I put this raw meal together complying with the fundamental raw feeding formula of:
80% muscle mass meat
10% raw meaty bones
and 10% organs
You’ll notice that the meal features a range of protein sources. The reasoning behind this is to keep mealtime interesting. It likewise makes sure the pups get all the different minerals as well as vitamins they need. different cuts of meat from different animals consist of different nutrients.
Balance the raw meals over time
Not every single raw pet dog food meal has to be balanced as well as consist of muscle mass meat, raw meaty bones as well as organs.
Instead, try to accomplish a balanced nutrition over the program of 7-10 days. often I’ll only serve a poultry leg quarter or a duck frame for one meal, as well as then make sure to add organs in the next meal.
The exact same applies to different protein sources. Not every single meal your pet dog eats has to consist of cuts of meat from different animals. You might feed poultry for 2 days as well as then switch to beef the complying with two, etc.
I base my protein options around meat offers discovered both on the internet as well as in brick as well as mortar stores. I likewise normally stock up when I see organic ground turkey or beef on sale at the grocery store.
If I don’t end up feeding the meat the day I purchase it, it’s going into the freezer for a few weeks up until I requirement it.
I bought the components for this raw pet dog food recipe from 3 different places:
Raw Feeding Miami (duck wing, turkey gizzards, ground beef lung, ground eco-friendly tripe, beef oxlip, organ mix Monstermash)
Local Farmer’s Market (chicken foot)
Grocery store (canned pumpkin purée & organic egg)
I added some canned pumpkin purée as well as an organic egg including its shell for an additional nutritional boost.
Pumpkin purée is rich in fiber as well as great for the digestive tract. Eggs are a total source of protein since they consist of all 8 necessary amino acids. They’re likewise full of minerals, vitamins, as well as omega-3 fatty acids. See our article, can dogs have raw eggs?
Example of balanced raw pet dog food recipe:
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It only takes Missy & Buzz a fraction of the time I spent putting their meals together to clean out their bowls, that’s exactly how much they like their fresh food!
I’m especially delighted with exactly how enthusiastic Buzz is about the raw meals. He utilized to be a extremely finicky eater back when the pups ate kibble as well as wet food.
I regularly had to rotate brands as well as flavors as well as come up with a range of meal toppers to get him to eat. often he’d even walk away from his bowl. I mean it was his subtle method of telling me to switch things up!!
What are you feeding your pet dog this week? Do you have any type of concerns about raw feeding?
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Barbara Rivers composes on a regular basis for That Mutt about feeding her pet dog a raw pet dog food diet. She is a blog writer as well as preserves the blog K9s Over Coffee.
