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u/LadyGreen3 · 2 pointsr/rawpetfood

Hello fellow Chuck & Don’s worker! I too worked at a Chuck & Don’s, granted it was only for 3 months this past winter but I did love the customers I got to educate and the nutrition education! I was offered a more consistent position elsewhere and it offered more money, I could have advanced more in the company as my supervisor wanted me to, but in the end the time commitment and money I could get elsewhere were better.

I still spend most of my time researching stuff, honestly it’s one of my favorite hobbies minus playing board games/DnD, and right now I’m actually calculating my dogs next step in her raw transition for the upcoming months! Because so much kibble has high vegetable percentages, I’ve been taking half a year to get her to a fully comfortable level with me increasing her protein intake and vegetables, and soon we will be making the shift for a BARF diet versus a Honest Kitchen Base Mix diet, especially now that she’s at the right weight I want her at. Using this to calculate her BARF diet needs:
Raw Diet Calculator

I bought some deli containers I actually saw people using for raw food off of Amazon! I have seen some wear and tear with them, but because they are a soft plastic I haven’t had one break yet and it’s only small marks on the plastic! (My cats containers are baby containers which are more sturdy, but I’ve broken a few of them so it kinda negates the higher strength containers, especially when frozen and they are dropped 🙃). I’d say try to go for something like this! Or square ones if possible too.
Deli Containers

So we have a second fridge in our garage, which soon I’m going to have to keep watch that it isn’t horribly effected by the cold winters here otherwise we may have to move it inside which I really do not want to do... but! With this freezer I fit all of my cats raw for 40 days totaling 18.5lbs in small containers. I also can fit my dogs monthly raw which right now comes to 20lbs and I’ll be increasing that to 40lbs. With this 20lbs of food (four 5 lb tubs of Woody’s placed in 28 containers) I still have enough room to double my dogs food. Keep in mind this freezer/fridge is used for the sole purpose of keeping raw food. And I will say it is easy to buy a quick freezer and sell it these days in Minneapolis especially if you try to sell it on Facebook Market Place. Also, I have a normal $20 kitchen scale from Target, it works great for what I use it for and is easy to clean!

I use Steve’s raw for my cats! They love it, and my dog loves when she gets the left overs that don’t fit into a container! They’ve been doing great on it, and I give them rabbit from Woody’s every third meal. I stay pretty consistent with them due to digestive sensitivity! Steve’s is too expensive to feed my girl with though, but the cats are small enough that the money balances out and is cheaper than canned!!!

Love all the supplements you give, I remember all those when I worked at Chuck and Dons! My dog LOVES the minnows! And so do my cats! My dog and cats loved when I got them the Steve’s raw goats milk, but it was too expensive so I have them on Honest Kitchens powdered goats milk instead, lasts a lot longer and doesn’t go bad! I also give my dog Honest Kitchens golden milk which is made from coconuts, and she freaks! Can’t give it to my cats though cause it’s a nut extract.

You should look at signing up for education courses for Steve’s Real Food and for Honest Kitchen through your store! You can get like 3 boxes of free frozen raw meat from Steve’s and a free box from Honest Kitchen! And if your store has more people sign up for Steve’s training you actually get free raw to share with co-workers that is based on how much raw you sell! Right as I left my store qualified for getting almost two boxes of free raw food a month to share!

Honestly love geeking out on nutrition, and since I graduated from the U of M I’ve been noticing more and more how interested I am in animal nutrition, even more so than my own nutrition haha!

u/spiceydog · 2 pointsr/rawpetfood

(I numbered/bolded your questions for you.)

  1. Tell me about your journey into dog/cat food.
    I had been reading articles about it off and on for years, but never felt much urgency to try it until the youngest addition to our household picked up an otherwise unshakeable coprophagia habit, which ended immediately upon implementing a raw diet. I was hooked. Our other older dogs were transitioned shortly afterwards.

  2. Are you just getting started?
    We've been at it for 7 months or so with great success.

  3. If you follow a feeding system that is not your own creation, do you know where this system originally came from, and the arguments backing up it's validity? Why did you choose it? What stood out to you?
    Most newcomers go for some variation of the BARF plan, and I'm really no different. I think I read somewhere that it seems less 'intimidating'. I do use some veg/fruit additions, but am more sparing with them.

  4. Did a vet's advice play any role in the history of your dog's feeding plan? How about TV commercials? Or peers or friends? Internet reviews?
    My vet hates that I feed raw. (I sent her Dr. Lonsdale's book in the mail a few months ago, and will find out what she thought of it -if she bothers to mention it- next month when she comes to visit.) We don't watch TV here, and no friends recommended this diet. Internet, particularly FB's Raw Feeding Community, among others, definitely played a huge role, though.

  5. Have you always known about raw feeding, or how did you discover it?
    I forget how long ago I first learned about it. Before I came to reddit, there was a poster on dogforum.com who helped me see that dogs are carnivores due to the types of teeth they have and the difference in their internal organs, but even then I still thought what I was feeding my dogs was still good. And later learned that it was far from it. =(

  6. Was it triggered by disease, or out of a desire to prevent disease?
    Just general learning and gathering of info at first. Later, once my youngest was magically transformed, I hoped to help my oldest with chronically soft/runny stools, with moderate success.


  7. Do you usually take a 'more is better' mentality when dealing with vitamins and minerals? Do you use multi-vitamins for yourself or your pet?
    No, I don't believe more is better. The two recipe/diet books I take the bulk of my feeding regimen from is Dr. Becker's Real food, and Dr. Tom Lonsdale's Raw Meaty Bones or Work Wonders (recipe book). Dr. Becker does provide recipes for vitamin/mineral supplements, but Dr. Lonsdale believes that if feeding the proper proportions of meats, organs, bone and limited veg/fruit, supplementation is not necessary. That said, I do have a supplement that I dole out very sparingly if I feel that something is deficient or missed.


  8. Do you think guidelines like the NRC or AFFCO standards are relevant to fresh food? Are they relevant but inflated, or do you think they have absolutely no value. Do you recognize these acronyms?
    I could not have a lower opinion of AFFCO. The organization was created by pet food manufacturers and they exist solely to make life easy for pet food manufacturers; certainly not the countless millions of people who they mislead with their package/commercial claims or the animals who have no choice but to eat their products. Here is the best description (from this article) I have found recently regarding that organization: "AAFCO provides some basic nutritional guidelines, a rough framework to build upon. The guidelines are very much concerned with the practicalities of making pet food from a vast array of low quality ingredients. They are minimum requirements, not optimal requirements. AAFCO acknowledge the NRC guidelines, but do not uphold them."

  9. If you don't agree with the big institutional guidelines, do you think that nutrients like Manganese, Zinc, Taurine, etc. are important for dogs/cats? How much do you think they need and how did you come to that understanding?
    Which organization's guidelines are we discussing? Yes nutrients are important; see answer for question #7.

  10. Do you attempt to calculate what your pet is eating or just go with your gut? Do you use a scale?
    I use a scale when assembling meals, but will re-proportion depending on my dogs' activity levels, or if they have had other things to eat before supper.

  11. Can you guesstimate how many grams of any specific nutrient (eg. Selenium, Phosphorous etc.) your pet is eating in any of the common foodstuffs you use? How close can you get?
    These repeated questions about nutrient quantities, slyly implying that our regimens are probably deficient if we don't devote hours of testing to make sure levels are absolutely where they should be (like every kibble on the market is! Trust us!), leads me to strongly believe this questionnaire was assembled by a kibble manufacturer hack. Particularly since you have absolutely no history aside from this post. Is this the case? See the answer to question #7.

  12. If you aim for balance over time, how long is your window to achieve balance? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? How about for yourself? Do you fast your dog? Do you fast yourself?
    I originally aimed for balance over a month or so, but now I'm reasonably certain that I've got it down to less than a week, possibly every few days. Balance for myself? I guess. - My dogs are fed once a day, if you consider that a short fast. Yes, I fast myself, mostly intermittent fasting, but trying for 3-7 days every other month or so.

  13. How do you feel when others defend kibble? Does it make you angry, sad, disgusted? How do you feel when people say that they cook their food?
    I think it's sad when others defend kibble, because I was there once. I was an ignorant person, who caused a beloved dog some years back, a number of illnesses because I didn't know how bad the shit was that I was feeding him. He had no choice but to eat was I was feeding him, and my heart breaks and I feel incredibly, incredibly guilty for that. - If someone mentions that they cook meals for their dogs, I might mention that a good portion of nutrients are being removed by the cooking, but despite that, it's far and away better than feeding kibble, so I say kudos to them for doing that much.

  14. How fervent about pet food do you think you are? On the internet? In real life? Do you participate in any pet food related activities off the internet?
    I'm not a proselytizer, but will definitely mention it if the occasion calls, in real life or on the internet. Yes, I support my local raw food stores with my business and otherwise.

  15. How much do you think the scientific method contributed, compared to anecdotal evidence, in your own personal story of feeding?
    One more cleverly inserted question by our industry friends! As you're well aware, there has been virtually zero studies to support the far greater benefits of raw feeding versus kibble diets, and I have no doubt, the manufacturers will make sure this streak continues. Unless perhaps, a study is, by some miracle, privately funded. Maybe the Australians will do it; they are far more advanced in this area than we are in the U.S.

  16. What route have you taken to come to your current understanding of pet nutrition?
    If a vet or nutritionist has written about this diet in book form, I have it. And if they have available internet articles or blogs, I read those too. And by the evidence of my eyes; dogs who were suffering terribly from skin conditions or GI issues, for example -conditions that their veterinarians had run out of options to treat, aside from MORE DRUGS- have seen incredible transformations within weeks, simply by feeding them what they were meant to eat.

    EDIT: clarity
u/RobotPigOverlord · 2 pointsr/rawpetfood

That is not a complete and balanced diet. Honestly I am a bit alarmed that your dog at only 11 weeks old is being fed a diet lacking in so many vitamins and minerals. A growing dog needs a fully balanced diet. If you are using The Honest Kitchen, use it with absolutely every meal, and feed as instructed on the box. Add a multi-vitamin/mineral (I recommend VetriScience Canine Plus Multi). This is

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0091WICBM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_bdUqub1RGQJVG

If your dog is getting raw meat, you dont need to get the Honest Kitchen containing meat "for extra protein", your dog is probably getting enough protein. What your dog is not getting anywhere near enough of is fiber, hence the diarrhea. Also not enough vegetable matter which contains minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients. There are dozens and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of amino acids, fatty acids, and other complex chemicals that are contained within food NOT including the essential vitamins and minerals that dogs need. Meat alone does not provide a full spectrum of nutrition. Growing pups need extra attention paid to their nutrition, imbalances in the nutrition of growing pups can cause severe problems (diarrhea being the least of it, but can include things like blindness, bone malformation, etc)

What formula of The Honest Kitchen are you using? You should be using one of their "Base Mixes", and which is a formula of ground dehydrated vegetables and fruits and some vitamins and minerals.

http://www.thehonestkitchen.com///dog-food/base-mix

Are you giving any fish oil? What is your source of omega-3s? Probiotics? Soluble and Insoluble Fiber?

Fish oil: one capsule of the most basic fish oil daily (begin doing this once the diarrhea has subsided). Dont buy fancy high priced fish oil or fish oil "for pets", its way more expensive for no added benefit. Just buy a reputable brand of fish oil (check label for certification of mercury removal). I buy bottles of 270 gel capsules for like 12$.

Raw diets are not simple. Or very cheap. People have the best intentions but may end up hurting their pets by not having done their research, or by using the easiest raw feeding recipes they found on some website that was not written by an expert.

To fix your dog's diarrhea, first get them on a balanced diet. Since you already have The Honest Kitchen, use that exactly according to the instructions on the box.
Second: get your dog something fiber rich to help bulk up his stool. I use Garden of Life Raw Fiber (great product, good balance of soluble and insoluble fiber). How big is your dog? I would add 1-2 Tablespoons per 20lbs (if ur dog weighs less than 20lbs but more than 10lbs, still give 1-2 Tbls).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H2T314/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_jzUqub019P7ER

Your dog also needs probiotics for the diarrhea. Buy a human probiotic, with multiple strains of bacteria (you dont want one with just one strain of acidophilus) and a probiotic with a high CFU count (id say at least 7 billion per capsule). Heres a good one

http://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Therapeutics-Probiotic-Pearls-90-Count/dp/B0011023KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413686398&sr=8-1&keywords=integrative+therapeutics+probiotics

If u dont like ordering online, you can find fiber powder, probiotics, fish oil at health food stores or grocery stores like Whole Foods. I just like amazon bc its always been the cheapest.

Im a pre-veterinary student with 9 years of clinical experience, im currently interning for one of the few Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionists in the country. I also have a personal interest in holistic medicine, raw food diets (i feed my own senior dogs a raw food). Feel free to ask me any follow up questions



u/designgoddess · 1 pointr/rawpetfood

I feed a complete and balanced diet using a recipe. Yes, you need to feed veggies. They replace the part of a wild diet that he won't get from eating just meat and organs. Like the gut contents and fur. My vet is a nutritionist and recommends the book linked below. It's what I use. A nice chunk of her practice is treating dogs with long term issues from being fed incomplete diets. It's like the Hatfield's and McCoy's between the two groups of raw feeders. You need to do your own research and decide what is best for your dog not what is easiest.

The first couple of times you make a recipe it seems complicated, but once you get the hang of it it's very easy. I make food in bulk with a couple of friends. We make 700 lbs. at a time, all three of us have chest freezers. We shop and make food when meat is on sale. Chicken is usually around 80 cents a pound, turkey, about a buck, and beef about two bucks. With three pointers I have the smallest dogs and pack among my closest friends. Making food in bulk makes a lot of sense. Other friends of mine make the veggie mix ahead of time and cut up whatever protein they're having for dinner for their dogs. Add a little organ meat, the veggies and supplements. Some are very precise with their measuring, others ballpark it (except for the supplements). Other friends feed two meals a week of whole rabbits. They feed that outside. :)

You should be able to feel, but not see the ribs or spine. Each dog is different and has a different metabolism. My big boy weighs ten pounds less than my girl, but eats twice the amount of food. She eats the same amount of food as my little boy who only weighs 5 pounds less than my big boy. It's a little bit trial and error on finding the right amount. Even harder with a puppy because their needs are constantly changing. I've heard it said that puppies won't over eat, so give them extra just to make sure. I don't know if that's true or not.

Good luck, glad to see someone trying to do the best they can for their animal.

http://www.amazon.com/Beckers-Real-Food-Healthy-Dogs/dp/0982533128/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417106774&sr=1-1

u/tokisushi · 7 pointsr/rawpetfood

Salmon Oil

  • Benefit : Good source of Omega 3s and 6s, good for coat and skin health

  • Necessary?: Unless you have a steady source of grass fed proteins, it is highly recommended.

  • Use: Daily to several times a week, follow the recommended dosage on the bottle unless otherwise instructed. Avoid feeding multiple oils in one day/meal to prevent tummy upset..

  • Recommended Brand: Grizzly Salmon Oil - many salmon oils have soy in them, Grizzly does not.

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    Pollock Oil

  • Benefit : Good source of Omega 3s and 6s, good for coat and skin health

  • Necessary?: Unless you have a steady source of grass fed proteins, it is highly recommended. Pollock Oil is a good substitute for Salmon Oil.

  • Use: Daily to several times a week, follow the recommended dosage on the bottle unless otherwise instructed. Avoid feeding multiple oils in one day/meal to prevent tummy upset.

    Recommended Brand: Grizzly Pollock Oil

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    Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

  • Benefit : Good for coat and skin health, frequently used as a dietary supplement and ointment for dogs who suffer from skin allergies. Some people will also use it for flea control.

  • Necessary?: Many people wont feed it because it is a plant based oil. It is not a necessary part of the diet.

  • Use: Added to food Daily to several times a week - Feed 1tsp per 10lbs of body weight. Can also be used as an ointment.

  • Recommended Brand: Nature's Way Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

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    Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

  • Benefit : Balance PH level, promote digestive health and treatment of parasites.

  • Necessary?: It is a plant based product which may bother some PMR feeders - the uses (especially external) are worthwhile for many, however.

  • Use: Added to food a couple times a week - 1tsp per 50lbs of body weight. Can also be used to bathe (instead of shampoo) and used to treat fleas.

  • Recommended Brand: Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar

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    Pre/Pro-Biotic

  • Benefit : Support digestive health and nutrient absorption

  • Necessary?: Some variety of Pre/Pro-biotic is recommended, especially for dogs new to raw or dogs with sensitive stomachs.

  • Use: Added to food daily - follow recommended dosage on the package

  • Recommended Brand: Wholistic Digest All

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    Multi-Vitamin

  • Benefit : Ensure all necessary vitamins and minerals are included within your dog's diet

  • Necessary?: Some people opt to feed vitamins, others don't. I like the peace of mind of adding in a multi-vitamin a few times a week.

  • Use: Added to food daily or several times a week - follow recommended dosage on the package

  • Recommended Brand: Solid Gold Seameal - this contains plant products which some PMR prefer not to feed. There are other options out there if you choose not to feed plant products.

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    Turmeric

  • Benefit : Anti-inflammatory properties can help with allergies and joint health/pain. Also supports digestive health and can boost the metabolism.

  • Necessary?: No. Some people use it to support joint health with/instead of glucosamine, it is also used for dogs who suffer from allergies.

  • Use: Added to food daily or several times a week 1/8 - 1/4tsp per 10lbs of body weight


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    There are likely others/other suggestions for brands, but this is what I regularly supplement with. I know many PMR feeders will avoid plant based products, but I don't mind them so much for supplementation.
u/brit527 · 5 pointsr/rawpetfood

Reditainer Extreme Freeze Deli Food Containers with Lids, 16-Ounce, 36-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HG8YTB0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nTCdBbVZ4NG30

These are my absolute favorite! I’ve used them for years with repeated freezing and being put through the dishwasher and I haven’t lost a single one to breaking or warping! I highly recommend them!

u/k3nji- · 1 pointr/rawpetfood

My homemade recipe came from https://www.amazon.com/Beckers-Real-Food-Healthy-Dogs/dp/0982533128/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506636504&sr=8-1&keywords=karen+becker - unfortunately this book in out of print, thus the high price on Amazon.

The book has different ways in balancing a homemade diet and depending on which route you take, supplements may be required. I settle on the recipe of this book because it uses common ingredients that are easily sourced and Dr. Becker is someone I trust.

u/adapt2 · 3 pointsr/rawpetfood

You can buy Taurine capsules (500mg/capsule) such as this or this. For a 2kg food prep, I add 4000mg (8 capsules).

u/bceltics933 · 5 pointsr/rawpetfood

It’s dangerous for dogs to eat cooked bones. Raw bones are digestible

As for guides I follow Tom Lonsdales advice

This book is great for the more technical side of things (or his website http://www.rawmeatybones.com)

https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Meaty-Bones-Promote-Health/dp/0646396242/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=raw+meaty+bones+tom+lonsdale&qid=1572759254&sprefix=raw+meaty+&sr=8-3

Or this one for something less dense

https://www.amazon.com/Work-Wonders-Feed-Meaty-Bones/dp/0975717405/ref=nodl_

But there are thousands more articles and books you can find on the internet about the different approaches to feeding raw

u/spidermilk666 · 2 pointsr/rawpetfood

It could be possible to teach your dog to eat out of a toy like this so that he has access to food and the cat does not. I have one cat that has been overweight in the past and will eat literally anything. She will eat dog food if it is available so I can't leave anything out and my dog has to eat on a schedule.

u/mistalanious · 1 pointr/rawpetfood

Most likely a fungal or bacterial issue my vet told us. This shampoo helped my dog who was constantly scratching. Leave it on them for a 5-10 minutes then rinse off. Took away all scratching. Douxo Chlorhexidine PS + Climbazole Shampoo 500 ml (16.9 oz) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O1HEJ0

u/Shitty_Mermaid · 1 pointr/rawpetfood

I go to a butcher and buy the meat there. We also ask for scraps. This book helped a lot. My GSD went from having Colitis symptoms to no issues all.

Work Wonders: Feed Your Dog Raw Meaty Bones