How much Sawdust?

[wyoung2153]

So I am using sawdust for the moment until I find an RMB that my dog will eat. He chews on a marrow bone daily so I'm not worried too much about the lack of chewing. I was just curious on how much sawdust to put in his food. He's 100 lbs, 2 yrs, very active and eats twice a day.

[ShenzisMom]

I would be concerned for constipation? I'm getting varying answers on what sawdust actually is, varying from left over meet to ground up bones to any mixture in between. Too many bones and I would leave it at 25% or so...

[Wild Wolf]

...Sawdust!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!?!?!?

[wyoung2153]

Originally Posted by Wild Wolf

...Sawdust!?!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!?!?!?

Sawdust: the "dust" from when the butcher cuts up other meats. The one I have is just from them butchering beef and pork. They collect it from under the machine.. so it's meat and bone. Not ground bone.. just what comes off when it's being cut, like real saw dust when you cut wood-hence the name

[onyx'girl]

I would not use this whatsoever....it will grow bacteria immediately after the cutting occurs/blending different proteins, etc. This is a rendering that should stay that way. Don't feed it!

[wyoung2153]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

I would not use this whatsoever....it will grow bacteria immediately after the cutting occurs/blending different proteins, etc. This is a rendering that should stay that way. Don't feed it!

Would you suggest some other alternative?? That was something that someone suggested to me who also feeds raw. I am just at a loss, he won't eat any of the RMBs that I tried so far unless I starve him first.. which I'm not too keen on doing. It's a constant battle for me to get him to eat it in the mornings. Usually I will offer that first, even seared a bit to get him interested, otherwise he wouldn't even touch it, and if he doesn't eat the RMB then he doesn't get anything else.. and by the next meal he is hungry and will usually eat it but only after constant encouragement.

[onyx'girl]

you've tried chicken necks, turkey necks? Maybe buy a grinder for the softer bones. That would be safer than the saw renderings.

[Jax08]

Original thread
Bone substitute?

Have you tried to find pork necks?

[Jax08]

Curious...in your original thread, you stated that he would "debone" legs and eat the bone...so the problems seems to be that he doesn't like the poultry meat? But is ok with the bone?

I suggested the bone dust from the saw and at least two people way more experienced than me shot it down for the same reason that Jane did. I would go with their input and look for something else.

How about grinding and adding something into it like a bit of garlic, the vege's he likes, etc. Do you know anyone who could grind some necks or quarters for you before you buy a grinder so you won't waste your money? Will the butcher do this for you?

[wyoung2153]

Originally Posted by Jax08

Curious...in your original thread, you stated that he would "debone" legs and eat the bone...so the problems seems to be that he doesn't like the poultry meat? But is ok with the bone?

I suggested the bone dust from the saw and at least two people way more experienced than me shot it down for the same reason that Jane did. I would go with their input and look for something else.

How about grinding and adding something into it like a bit of garlic, the vege's he likes, etc. Do you know anyone who could grind some necks or quarters for you before you buy a grinder so you won't waste your money? Will the butcher do this for you?

I haven't yet found a butcher willing to do that.. everyone i have talked with said that they get their poultry shipped in and won't grind chicken. they might be able to do the other though. i haven't tried pork neck. I am looking for them now. until then i have all this chicken that he used to eat most of the time.. i suppose i can just save that for my new puppy since she is already loving chicken and turkey necks that the breeder gives to her.