When you forget to thaw something ...

[Lauri & The Gang]

What do you do??

I thought I'd make this a sticky so we could toss our ideas up here for everyone to see!


I always try to have a couple cans of Jack Mackerel on hand for the times we forget to defrost something.

If I'm out of that and there's nothing in the fridge to feed them then I make some instant oatmeal and they get that.

Yes, it's carbs but once in awhile won't kill them. Since Tazer has serious carb allergies he gets microwaved ground boneless meat. Yes, it will end up cooked a bit but that's also not going to hurt him.

[CookieTN]

I give some healthy scraps, or feed a few good treats to tide him over til the next meal.

Back when Cookie was still around, since she was fed partially kibble (full raw would have been *way* too expensive for a dog her size), I'd just give some of her kibble to Treader for the night.

ETA:
Hmmm...Jack Mackerel...why didn't I ever think of that?

[onyx'girl]

I know thawing in warm water is a no-no, but I may do that to speed up the softening of meat. I try to keep two days ahead on what I have thawed. Cooked scrambled egg w/ cheese is my fallback if I have nothing else to feed...protein and healthy

[Chris Wild]

We keep kibble on hand for when we forget to thaw something and tell all the dogs they're getting "cereal" for dinner.

[Whiteshepherds]

Originally Posted by Chris Wild

We keep kibble on hand for when we forget to thaw something and tell all the dogs they're getting "cereal" for dinner.

LOL!

To the OP, is there a reason you can't thaw the meat in the microwave?

[Castlemaid]

Keeta can't have grains or a lot of carbs, not even much cooked, but once in a while it's okay. So if I'm stuck, there is kibble for Gryff and Keeta gets something else. But I also throw things together for them like canned sardines, tuna, eggs. I always keep a few cans of cat food on hand too for emergency meals. I've sometimes cooked up some rice for them, drown it in real broth or chicken soup. Made up 'chef's surprise', just throwing a bit of everything that I have around to make up a meal. The Hallmark of a good raw diet is variety.


And it won't hurt them if they get to skip a meal once in a while.

[onyx'girl]

Originally Posted by Whiteshepherds

LOL!

To the OP, is there a reason you can't thaw the meat in the microwave?

If the meat has bones, I wouldn't microwave.

[Whiteshepherds]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

If the meat has bones, I wouldn't microwave.

I forgot about the bones.

[Jax08]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

I know thawing in warm water is a no-no,

Why? I do this whenever I forget to thaw something out. I mostly keep 3-4 days ahead out.

[Holmeshx2]

Yeah I'd like to know why the warm water is bad too.

Generally if I forget to thaw something I have small individual bags of lamb tongue, lamb heart, or bags of turkey hearts that thaw super quick in warm water. I love to keep lamb riblets because about 15 minutes on the counter and they are ready to be eaten however if I dont have any on hand then the meal is boneless because nothing else will thaw in time. So they get boneless meat and an egg or 2 for the calcium from the shell and thats about it. Of course a few hours in warm water will thaw most of my small bags of boneless so she just gets a late dinner.