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WHERE COCKAPOOS COME FIRST!
WHERE COCKAPOOS COME FIRST!
RAW FEEDING MENU
COOPER & TUCKERS STORY
by
Tami McFadden
I started feeding RAW over 20 years ago after I adopted a very poorly dog who had pancreatitis and a major heart problem that gave her so I was told only a few years to live. I worked for a vet in America where they are advanced medically so he knew being on the drugs were no good for her longevity, he told me to try raw food and Homoeopathy. What did I have to lose?
She was 19 when she died!. It's much easier to feed raw now and there
are lots of good books available.
Some people feed fruit and veg, some don't, it's your decision but if you do they should be pulped to break down all the enzymes for easier digestion.
Any veg the dog would eat in the wild would be pre-digested by another animal first. (I'll let you think about that one ;) )
If you are changing the diet you can swap as you would any change of diet or go cold turkey and do it all at once like I did back then.
Weight wise guide:
Take the approximate ideal weight of the dog. .For every 10 Kg of the dogs weight allow 100 grams of meat.
This is just a starting weight, the general recommended feeding amount on a Raw diet is 2-3% of the animals body-weight in meat/bone per day. This will also vary with your pet's metabolism, weight, age, exercise and breed/size.
Don't stress to much about this, read your dog instead.
Start with minced chicken, preferably with bone ground in it, this will give the dog a chance to build up the enzymes needed to digest the bone and food properly before you give bones.
Try chicken for three days and then add other fish and meat as you go along. I don't feed the same meat for more than 3 days at a time so no allergies can build up.
A pup can happily chew on a chicken wing when he is young but may need a carcass when older. It's OK to give the wings a good bash before you give them but I don't.
Weight bearing bones are best not fed as they can be very hard on the teeth. After a couple of weeks try with a bone. Chicken is easiest, I use the "jaw rule" - the bone should be bigger than the d
Once a week a good old fashioned recreation bone such as a large marrow bone can be given just to chew on and give a really good mental workout too. I always keep an eye out when they are eating bones just in case but in over 20 years so far so good.
Feed offal a few times a week and more if your dog has totally white poo, if your dog has runny poo cut down on offal.
HERE IS A TYPICAL MENU IN OUR HOUSE FOR A COCKAPOO
A good starting point is to feed around 2-3 % of the dogs body-weight. 80% of that being meat, 10% each of bone & offal . Smaller dogs in general have faster metabolisms so they may need more but go by your dog, if they are overweight feed less and underweight feed more!.
Find the best way that works for you, I feed a bone am and mince and any supplements in the evening but go with what fits in with your lifestyle.
Have cans of sardines in oil and eggs on standby in case you forget to defrost food although some do feed semi frozen I prefer not to put really cold stuff in the gut.
Leave minces, meat etc out overnight to thaw.
Stick to chicken the first week adding meats as you go along, a good variety over time should be fed.
Lots of ready made raw diets are now easily available, but if going it DIY here is a example of what to offer.
Check the poo, it should be kickable but not so hard in hurts! If you think it's to hard feed more liver and less bone. You will find the right balance with each dog as you go along.
Muscle meats: Minced meat, hearts, lamb,chicken, beef, turkey hearts, wild game tongue, fish.
Organ meats: Chicken, beef, lamb, rabbit, turkey kidney's
Bones: Chicken, Duck, Turkey necks, wings, backs, Lamb ribs, raw fish, canned fish with bones.
Veg is not needed but liked by some for bulk and by the dogs, best mashed, put into blender for easier digestion.
EXAMPLE MENU
Day 1
AM: Chicken carcass
PM: Lambs heart, kidney, mince, a little veg
Day 2
AM: Duck neck, egg
PM: Green Tripe,
Beef kidney
Day 3
AM: Rabbit carcass
PM: Oily fish with egg and veg,
Dollop of Kefir or yogurt
Day 4
AM. Lamb ribs
PM. Minced chicken, veg
Day 5
AM. Duck carcass
PM. Tripe, fruit and veg
Day 6
AM. Chicken carcass
PM. Minced chicken, fruit and veg
Day 7
AM. Chicken carcass
PM. Duck mince, fruit and veg
SUPPLEMENTS
Apple Cider Vinegar. Full of trace and other minerals and high in potassium and non acidic. Great prevention for fleas, can benefit joints and stop marks on the lawn!
Coconut Oil. Allow the dog to self select this, they will only eat it when needed.
Kefir or another probiotic.
Any other supplements are specialised for the individual dog.
There may also be a recreational bone or a chickens foot at some point as a snack!
I don't tend to get to finicky about it and sometimes there are leftovers that are fed. Mince from the butchers or the supermarket won't have ground bone in it but if you get stuck it won't harm them for a day either. Fish, eyes and all are a great find if your dog will eat them.
The feeding list is endless, mine LOVE chicken feet and Rabbit when I can get it. If they will eat the skin feathers etc all the better but some won't.
Trachea is a fantastic teeth cleaner. Make it varied if you can, or Interesting hiding things in the garden even.
Dog's are known to get less tummy upsets on raw, less gas and less poo! It doesn't have to be stressful or difficult, you can feed raw camping. If bones are just way to scary for you then feed the mince with the bone and veg, your dog will still be better for it.
SUPPLIERS
Nutriment Raw
www.nutriment.co.uk
01276 63554
Next day delivery to most UK areas.
Nurturing by Nature
Minces, bones, fish and more
http://www.nurturingbynature.co.uk
Raw2Paw
DAF distributor) - South West/Devon area
http://www.raw2paw.co.uk
Green Dog Deli
Lmited mail order service but may be of interest to people in the Oxford/Swindon area
http://www.greendogdeli.com
https://www.facebook.com/GreenDogDeli
Honeys Real Dog Food (previously Darlings)
Raw, Organic Dog Food Supplier
http://www.honeysrealdogfood.com
I use Nurturing by Nature as they are local and such great quality meat and the fruit and veg already done but they deliver all over.
I have also tried Nutriment, the dogs loved it, I found it quite a sloppy mixture so if you aren't going to feed bone I would go for Nurturing so they get to chew more. Nutriment also include lots of yummy vitamins, coconut oil and the veg in the food.
My new dog isn't to keen on a bone yet but got stuck into tripe chunks and now trachea, If he doesn't eat it I just swap it for some mince and try another time, he may or may not ever want one but loves everything else so he isn't missing out. Cooper ate her first wing at 10 weeks with me holding it at first.
For a dog who needs more weight try giving some slippery elm in raw goats milk with a little honey. I know Nurturing by nature sell raw goats milk as our whole family has it but I'm sure others will too as it isn't good for a dog to have cows milk.
She was 19 when she died!. It's much easier to feed raw now and there
are lots of good books available.
Some people feed fruit and veg, some don't, it's your decision but if you do they should be pulped to break down all the enzymes for easier digestion.
Any veg the dog would eat in the wild would be pre-digested by another animal first. (I'll let you think about that one ;) )
If you are changing the diet you can swap as you would any change of diet or go cold turkey and do it all at once like I did back then.
Weight wise guide:
Take the approximate ideal weight of the dog. .For every 10 Kg of the dogs weight allow 100 grams of meat.
This is just a starting weight, the general recommended feeding amount on a Raw diet is 2-3% of the animals body-weight in meat/bone per day. This will also vary with your pet's metabolism, weight, age, exercise and breed/size.
Don't stress to much about this, read your dog instead.
Start with minced chicken, preferably with bone ground in it, this will give the dog a chance to build up the enzymes needed to digest the bone and food properly before you give bones.
Try chicken for three days and then add other fish and meat as you go along. I don't feed the same meat for more than 3 days at a time so no allergies can build up.
A pup can happily chew on a chicken wing when he is young but may need a carcass when older. It's OK to give the wings a good bash before you give them but I don't.
Weight bearing bones are best not fed as they can be very hard on the teeth. After a couple of weeks try with a bone. Chicken is easiest, I use the "jaw rule" - the bone should be bigger than the d
Once a week a good old fashioned recreation bone such as a large marrow bone can be given just to chew on and give a really good mental workout too. I always keep an eye out when they are eating bones just in case but in over 20 years so far so good.
Feed offal a few times a week and more if your dog has totally white poo, if your dog has runny poo cut down on offal.
HERE IS A TYPICAL MENU IN OUR HOUSE FOR A COCKAPOO
A good starting point is to feed around 2-3 % of the dogs body-weight. 80% of that being meat, 10% each of bone & offal . Smaller dogs in general have faster metabolisms so they may need more but go by your dog, if they are overweight feed less and underweight feed more!.
Find the best way that works for you, I feed a bone am and mince and any supplements in the evening but go with what fits in with your lifestyle.
Have cans of sardines in oil and eggs on standby in case you forget to defrost food although some do feed semi frozen I prefer not to put really cold stuff in the gut.
Leave minces, meat etc out overnight to thaw.
Stick to chicken the first week adding meats as you go along, a good variety over time should be fed.
Lots of ready made raw diets are now easily available, but if going it DIY here is a example of what to offer.
Check the poo, it should be kickable but not so hard in hurts! If you think it's to hard feed more liver and less bone. You will find the right balance with each dog as you go along.
Muscle meats: Minced meat, hearts, lamb,chicken, beef, turkey hearts, wild game tongue, fish.
Organ meats: Chicken, beef, lamb, rabbit, turkey kidney's
Bones: Chicken, Duck, Turkey necks, wings, backs, Lamb ribs, raw fish, canned fish with bones.
Veg is not needed but liked by some for bulk and by the dogs, best mashed, put into blender for easier digestion.
EXAMPLE MENU
Day 1
AM: Chicken carcass
PM: Lambs heart, kidney, mince, a little veg
Day 2
AM: Duck neck, egg
PM: Green Tripe,
Beef kidney
Day 3
AM: Rabbit carcass
PM: Oily fish with egg and veg,
Dollop of Kefir or yogurt
Day 4
AM. Lamb ribs
PM. Minced chicken, veg
Day 5
AM. Duck carcass
PM. Tripe, fruit and veg
Day 6
AM. Chicken carcass
PM. Minced chicken, fruit and veg
Day 7
AM. Chicken carcass
PM. Duck mince, fruit and veg
SUPPLEMENTS
Apple Cider Vinegar. Full of trace and other minerals and high in potassium and non acidic. Great prevention for fleas, can benefit joints and stop marks on the lawn!
Coconut Oil. Allow the dog to self select this, they will only eat it when needed.
Kefir or another probiotic.
Any other supplements are specialised for the individual dog.
There may also be a recreational bone or a chickens foot at some point as a snack!
I don't tend to get to finicky about it and sometimes there are leftovers that are fed. Mince from the butchers or the supermarket won't have ground bone in it but if you get stuck it won't harm them for a day either. Fish, eyes and all are a great find if your dog will eat them.
The feeding list is endless, mine LOVE chicken feet and Rabbit when I can get it. If they will eat the skin feathers etc all the better but some won't.
Trachea is a fantastic teeth cleaner. Make it varied if you can, or Interesting hiding things in the garden even.
Dog's are known to get less tummy upsets on raw, less gas and less poo! It doesn't have to be stressful or difficult, you can feed raw camping. If bones are just way to scary for you then feed the mince with the bone and veg, your dog will still be better for it.
SUPPLIERS
Nutriment Raw
www.nutriment.co.uk
01276 63554
Next day delivery to most UK areas.
Nurturing by Nature
Minces, bones, fish and more
http://www.nurturingbynature.co.uk
Raw2Paw
DAF distributor) - South West/Devon area
http://www.raw2paw.co.uk
Green Dog Deli
Lmited mail order service but may be of interest to people in the Oxford/Swindon area
http://www.greendogdeli.com
https://www.facebook.com/GreenDogDeli
Honeys Real Dog Food (previously Darlings)
Raw, Organic Dog Food Supplier
http://www.honeysrealdogfood.com
I use Nurturing by Nature as they are local and such great quality meat and the fruit and veg already done but they deliver all over.
I have also tried Nutriment, the dogs loved it, I found it quite a sloppy mixture so if you aren't going to feed bone I would go for Nurturing so they get to chew more. Nutriment also include lots of yummy vitamins, coconut oil and the veg in the food.
My new dog isn't to keen on a bone yet but got stuck into tripe chunks and now trachea, If he doesn't eat it I just swap it for some mince and try another time, he may or may not ever want one but loves everything else so he isn't missing out. Cooper ate her first wing at 10 weeks with me holding it at first.
For a dog who needs more weight try giving some slippery elm in raw goats milk with a little honey. I know Nurturing by nature sell raw goats milk as our whole family has it but I'm sure others will too as it isn't good for a dog to have cows milk.