Deer Meat

arby665 · 01-19-2013, 10:24 AM

Quick question that I can't find an answer to. I have a deer coming any minute. I know I need to freeze it before feeding. It seems like I read some where that you need to add hamburger to the meat because it is so lean. If this true? Karly got a taste of deer meat and went crazy for it. I am so excited that she will now have a whole deer of her own!

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-19-2013, 10:42 AM

I don't add anything to it.

If your dog is lean and needs to add a few pounds I wouldn't feed JUST the deer meat for the Muscle Meat.

According to the USDA Nutrient Database:

1 oz raw deer meat has 2.02 grams of fat

1 oz of beef heart has 1.12 grams of fat

1 oz of ground beef (85% lean) has roughly 4 grams of fat

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-19-2013, 10:44 AM

Forgot to add ...

Here's the link to the database: NDL/FNIC Food Composition Database Home Page

It's a GREAT source of info!!

arby665 · 01-19-2013, 10:47 AM

Thank you Lauri. She is perfect on her weight but is only 3 months old so I am concerned about getting the right amount of fat in her diet. Maybe I should just replace the deer in one of her meals?

arby665 · 01-19-2013, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lauri & The Gang

Forgot to add ...

Here's the link to the database: NDL/FNIC Food Composition Database Home Page

It's a GREAT source of info!!

Awesome! Thanks!

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-19-2013, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arby665

Thank you Lauri. She is perfect on her weight but is only 3 months old so I am concerned about getting the right amount of fat in her diet. Maybe I should just replace the deer in one of her meals?

I would use it as part of her diet - maybe 3 times a week as a whole meal (meaning just deer meat for the MM).

Or, mix it with other meats to make it last longer. That's what I do since I don't get a whole deer (lucky Karly!!).

Angela · 01-22-2013, 04:19 PM

I agree with the others, I'd feed it as part of her over all diet but not exclusively. We've fed wild boar to ours when it was available.

Lilie · 01-22-2013, 04:36 PM

Sometimes I'll take deer meet and run it through the blender. I'll use it to create a track for mind games, with a chunk at the end of the track for a reward.

I wouldn't play that game though if you were serious about SAR work or anything like that.

01-19-2013, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
arby665 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 91	Deer Meat Quick question that I can't find an answer to. I have a deer coming any minute. I know I need to freeze it before feeding. It seems like I read some where that you need to add hamburger to the meat because it is so lean. If this true? Karly got a taste of deer meat and went crazy for it. I am so excited that she will now have a whole deer of her own! __________________ Jenny Karly - GSD 10/16/12 Tia - Pig/Twinkie (mixed rescue) Cats - Cricket, Mickey, Spartacus, Tiger, Josie, Ashton, Lily, Drake, Cooper & Tucker

01-19-2013, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,736	I don't add anything to it. If your dog is lean and needs to add a few pounds I wouldn't feed JUST the deer meat for the Muscle Meat. According to the USDA Nutrient Database: 1 oz raw deer meat has 2.02 grams of fat 1 oz of beef heart has 1.12 grams of fat 1 oz of ground beef (85% lean) has roughly 4 grams of fat __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-19-2013, 10:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,736	Forgot to add ... Here's the link to the database: NDL/FNIC Food Composition Database Home Page It's a GREAT source of info!! __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-19-2013, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
arby665 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 91	Thank you Lauri. She is perfect on her weight but is only 3 months old so I am concerned about getting the right amount of fat in her diet. Maybe I should just replace the deer in one of her meals? __________________ Jenny Karly - GSD 10/16/12 Tia - Pig/Twinkie (mixed rescue) Cats - Cricket, Mickey, Spartacus, Tiger, Josie, Ashton, Lily, Drake, Cooper & Tucker

01-22-2013, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Angela Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 40	I agree with the others, I'd feed it as part of her over all diet but not exclusively. We've fed wild boar to ours when it was available. __________________ raw feeding since 2007

01-22-2013, 04:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 8,937	Sometimes I'll take deer meet and run it through the blender. I'll use it to create a track for mind games, with a chunk at the end of the track for a reward. I wouldn't play that game though if you were serious about SAR work or anything like that. __________________ Hondo Von Dopplet L Bauernhof "Hondo"- GSD Lilie's Tug McGraw "Tug" - Golden Retriever Maggie - Mini Dachshund (Rescue) Lonestar - Texas Blue Lacy Funyon, Ashe, Soot - Barn Cats Scooter /1/2 Arabian, Shadow, Katie / APHA

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