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Old 03-20-2013, 01:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
blackshep
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Default New to Raw and totally overwhelmed!

Is there a Raw for Dummies book anywhere? lol

Also, what is RMB, MM and OM?

Are there any things dogs should NOT eat?

I've just started my dog on Raw. I'm feeding the pre-packaged products, which are more convenient, but very expensive. I'm trying to work myself off that and onto meats I've bought myself, but the first few times I've fed her chicken wings (I was told these are ok?) She pooped out rather large pieces of bone, and I'm really concerned about that, so went back to the pre-packaged for now.

I also feed her the odd sardine (I feed it frozen) which she loves.

Right now, she's on a chicken and turkey diet (to start, I'm going to pick up more variety of meats tonight). I feed a bit of yogurt & cottage cheese, tripe (yuck!), virgin coconut oil, organic ACV and a few spoonfuls of veggie mix I made myself.

I've had a lot of trouble with loose poop with her while on kibble, and the Raw seems to be helping a lot, so I want to stick with it, but I'm a bit stressed out about doing it right. I have a lot more control over what she eats, but the bones are freaking me out! How do you know how much bone to feed?

How concerned do I need to be about her swallowing down large pieces of bone, and what can I do about it?

Someone give me a pep talk! lol
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