I have a 3 year old bulldog that I introduced to a raw diet a few months ago. So far success, but maybe you guys can provide some insight on tweaks.
Inkedmarie: what do you add to your dogs food to include fiber in the diet? Do you use a suppliment? Ive done alot of research on raw diets, and lets just say, like anything else, everyone has their own opinion, so itās hard to figure things out, but I just try and use the common denominators I find, and trial and error. Iām basically feeding a large portion of ground turkey, or pork, and a small portion of ground beef, and any other muscle meat I find at the store for variety. I add in small portions of organ meat such as heart or tripe, and small portions of veggies. (thoughts on the organ meat? most research suggests adding it for certain nutrients, but I just watched some videos about a vet speaking highly of raw diets, but said no organs!) It varies, but I mostly use carrots, spinach, and pumpkin. However, my dog has developed yeast. I used to give her raw chicken legs as a snack (which I monitored, and she was successful at eating those properly) but iāve read bulldogs dontā usually tolerate chicken well, so I cut that out of her diet completely. Iāve been able to obtain other meat bones to substitute. The yeast has gotten better, but itās not gone. Another source told me carrots arenāt good because they digest into sugar that feeds the yeast, and suggested only green vegetables. Iām really trying to tweak the diet as much as possible, and give as little suppliments as possible. Mostly cause iām broke, haha, but also i just like the idea of doing things naturally. I do have her on a probiotic, and fish oil. And iāve also started giving her coconut oil and yogurtā¦just a spoonful as a treat each day. Go figure, i probably have the only dog in the world that will eat spoonfuls of coconut oil, but hates peanut butter.
Thoughts?
