What I do is feed straight up raw and I mix it up a bit day to day......in that basic meal lets say chicken day,I add in yogurt,1egg soft boiled,some organ meat and to make sure they get a balanced meal I supplement with Natures Variety Instinct Raw.No matter the day I throw a little of that in there....Seems to work.The Vet is shocked at my dogs "look" and the results.
Sorry for letting the cat out of the bag. I have been using it for a number of years. The smell is horrific, bad enough in the cans but buy a frozen chub and let it thaw. It would pretty much gag a maggot. That bad. For whatever reason, the dogs love it. They rip thru it like nothing else I have seen. I believe you could hide the taste of battery acid as far as the dogs are concerned. (just kidding). EWO
You got that right. God awful smell.
I feed the frozen kind not canned. It's about $1.60lb in my area. I usually add about a half lb to the feed a few times a week. I have been doing this for a long time myself. I consider it a must in my dogs diet!
do youall cook the leg quarter's and what about the bones thanks tj
ok Jack but what a bout the bones was told never to give chicken bones
Hi TJ;
What American Dogman said is almost right.
When you cook the chicken, that is when you make the bones much more brittle ... cooking hardens and therefore weaponizes the bone in the chicken, which can perforate the intestine.
By contrast, when the chicken is left raw, the bone inside is softer, and more supple (not brittle), and is therefore easier to digest.
It is essentially like the difference between natural, soft wood and petrified wood. Natural, soft wood is easier to break down whereas petrified wood is now like rock.
BOTTOM LINE: Raw chicken bones are softer, and much easier for the dog to break down, and therefore more digestible.
Jack