So I've been thinking... where IS this global warming we've been promised? It certainly wasn't evident in the -18 degree temps that we had earlier this week... It hasn't actually been evident at all this winter... Perhaps because it doesn't exist? Hmm... now there's a theory!!
Anways... I finally got an address from my fiance so that I can send all the letters I've been writing... I sent one letter this morning, it was more of an encouragement than a letter... I have to stop at the post office and see if the big envelope is still gonna go with only one stamp... I'm not sure!!
Puppies are growing!! Snickers is eating anything and everything I give her!! This morning it was ground venison, a whole egg, and some chicken... She's been having a little bit of "digestive issues" (ok, she had diarrhea last night...in the living room...stupid dog!) so I'm hoping that the ground venison w/ bone I just bought has enough bone in it to help stiffen things up a little... I think with the whole chicken, chicken liver (she NEVER eats chicken liver, all of a sudden she's picking it off the top!!), and 5 placentas from delivery she hasn't really had a whole lot of fiber the past couple days and it finally caught up to her... Oh well, should be good by tomorrow... Hopefully!!
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For those of you who are still in shock about me giving the dog venison and (oh horror!) BONES!! Let me tell you right now...
I feed all my dogs a raw diet. That's right, totally raw. They get chicken, chicken bones (raw not cooked!), venison, beef, pork, basically any raw meat that I can get my hands on. Working on getting some goat next...
Look it up, a raw diet, complete with meat, bones and organs is a totally safe, cheaper than "good" kibble, and nutritious way to feed your dog. Since the bones haven't been cooked they are still soft instead of dry and brittle so they simply digest in the dog's stomach (dogs, by the way, have MUCH stronger stomach acids than we do). The organs are included to make sure that the dog gets all the nutrients that they need (for instance, liver has vit A). I follow a simple raw diet, 80% meat, 10% bone, 5% liver, 5% "other" organs (spleen, lung, brains, etc). For the cats I like whole prey in the form of mice, rats, etc. and I've tried whole prey chickens for the dogs... that was pretty much a no-go... We'll try again this summer after the dogs have had more time to get used to the way things work (basically, you eat what I serve you 'cause that's all you're gonna get!).
I'll post more about the raw diet either later today or perhaps tomorrow but in the meantime if you've got any questions or comments feel free to comment!!
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