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Absolutely! I'll add it to my list

Some moisture and bacteria. Perhaps an occasional meat slice.

I’m so confused about all these different dry foods and which ones are good which ones are bad.. it just seems like a bunch of nonsense. So I started making homemade food from scratch in my pressure cooker. The one thing I am hoping you can give me advice on is what is the best vitamins to put in their homemade food so they get all the things that they need.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Yay! I love raw/fresh food diets!

Sounds like your pups have a great and varied diet! Love to hear it!

What’s the name of that commercial company?

Awesome! I'd say they have more variety than us humans. 😊

Sounds like you have one lucky pup!

Their is a RU-vid channel called primalpack

Not yet! It is on my list to do though!

Yes! And compare with Open Farm Pet gently cooked version

I will add it to my list!

places like Ollie, Nom Nom, and The Farmer's Dog are actually fully cooked food! There are lots of raw food companies too, but I think the most popular ones are usually cooked :)

Viva raw

My cat is on Viva Raw and has been since he was 7 mos. old. He is now 14 mos. old. His teeth are bright, clean, and beautiful. His coat is shinier than most cats I see in my neighborhood.

Bone is dangerous when it is dry and brittle. Raw bones are much safer because the high moisture content helps to prevent splintering. In raw diets though, the bone is more often than not ground into a powder or a small, easy to process portion

I became a "trained nutritionist" working alongside a mentor for 2 years, and then went through a course designed by Dr. Maragret Smart and Dana Scott through Dog's Naturally.

@@TheTattooedDogTrainer That's awesome thanks for the info, I find shadowing and training alongside others is the best way to learn and being exposed to all kinds of scenarios for sure.

My parents have two dogs, one of which is a golden retriever who will lick your hands, feet, face, and clothes any chance he gets and they’ve been feeding exclusively raw for seven years now. My dad has gotten food poisoning from oysters several times but never from the dogs’ food! I adopted my first dog 8 months ago and started feeding her raw 6 months ago. No illness over here either, even though she loves to lick my face and has managed a few sneak attacks after a recent meal 🤪

I'm for sure going to be doing a Raw Feeding 101 soon!

I highly recommend looking into “The Primal Pack” ! She breaks down what meals should consist of, what to buy, where to buy them and how much you will be expected to spend.

@@nicood5691 The Primal Pack this is a channel correct?

There is no such thing as "all raw or no raw". You can always start with a little bit of a commercial raw food like Primal in addition to what you are already feeding!

Smaller local pet stores usually carry a bunch of raw food. Although if you have a Pet Supplies Plus near you they have some commercial (pre made) raw as well. My dog is about 55 lbs and he gets fed between 1-1.5lbs of his pre made raw depending on how active he is that day. If you don’t have any pet stores near you that carry raw food there are some great companies that you can get it shipped to you monthly. If you want to do a DIY raw where you buy all the ingredients and put it all together I’d definitely get in contact with a canine nutritionist.

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@@TheTattooedDogTrainer Oh cool, thank you!!

Powdered goats milk! It’s cheap as opposed to buying it fresh and still just as good. I’ll usually cook up some fish without any spices whenever I’m eating fish myself. It’s usually tilapia or salmon.

What was your dog diagnosed with?

@@1VanesaHernandez She had extreme dehydration and the effects as if she had food poisoning, stomach bug, parasite etc. Its really crazy because she showed no symptoms the entire month she was eating raw side from just not being super excited about it and not eating her full portion daily. I had not worried much duri g thay tome as endless blogs online of dog owners having this same scenario when transitioning to raw per some dogs just hating change and she would always be begging for human food and her treats as normal. It really wasnt until the point she started vomiting and bloody liquid stools for a few days that didnt ease at all even when stopping feeding those days and giving stomach soothing things like goats milk and pumpkin puree thinking that would get her stomach right. Glad I went to the vet at that point even though she was still acting no differently. She was given an instant fluid drip to rehydrate her at an extra cost of course no surprise compared to them just sending me home with pills only and a shot. Very said he isnt totally against raw but doesnt believe personally all the hype of raw as may work for many but he only sees pets on the extreme end when they react badly and end up there like in my case. Said some dogs regardless breed or size just have systems that cannot process this raw which is why the data my girl was vomiting it was initially the last weeks worth of patties she ate like they were just sitting unprocessed in her system. And ofcourse since I couldnt force her to drink nearly enough water needed those last days same as trying to get a child to understand it's for their benefit led to that insane dehydration state. After a week of being on a simple chicken and rice soft food and some pills she was back to normal and practically doing back flips going back to a dehydrated cluster kibble. I felt horrible as I only had her best interest at heart thinking it was such an upgrade for health to go to raw no matter how pricey and only ended up giving her a month of trauma. I refuse to do the even more overpriced and gauged lightly cooked mail order subscriptions because they are absurdly priced even for a smaller 15lb dog like mine and are up charging for the convenience of a monthly shipment and prepackaged portions. I have friends who spend a small mortgage payment for multiple large dogs for these subscriptions and they equally practically need a second freezer for the space it takes up as well lol!

I don't know if you have already seen this but she has a more recent video talking about raw goat milk. She says if someone asks about vitamins she suggests goats milk. It was a pretty good video, got me looking at adding goats milk. Hope that helps.

I asked Roxanne Stone (founder of Answers Raw Pet Food) this and she says that this is outdated information and feeding raw and kibble together makes it easier to digest the kibble. For consistency sake I would recommend sprinkling raw into all your meals throughout the week as opposed to "raw days" and "kibble days".

@@TheTattooedDogTrainer thank you so much!!🤗

Raw is absolutely okay for puppies, but you do want to be sure to transition them slowly to prevent upset. My biggest recommendation is to start with goats milk and slowly add in raw meat to your existing diet. There are so many different raw brands, and I will certainly do a video highlighting a bunch of different brands in the future, but I personally feed my dogs Answers, Small Batch, and Primal.

My favorites are Primal, Answers, and Small batch. Steve's, Vital Essentials, and Stella and Chewy's are also great options

Absolutely!

Freeze-dried is a great way to ease into the idea of raw!

You’re paying for the extra step of removing the moisture and the convenience of having shelf stable food, so freeze dried is actually more expensive than frozen raw.