Any info on feeding "Prey Model Raw" ?

I am so glad you are going to be feeding your dog the BEST diet possible!! Prey Model Raw is WAY better and healthier than kibble and it will be SO beneficial to your puppy!

You need to start out feeding 2-3% of your puppies IDEAL and ADULT body weight! NOT his current weight but his ADULT weight! You usually start out feeding chicken as it is bland and has a good meat-to-bone ratio. Remember this:

Bone=Firm poop

Organs=loose poop

For the first two weeks, you should start out feeding him UNENHANCED chicken quarters. The sodium tag should be less than 100mg/4 oz. That is a good thing to start out with. DOn't cut it or grind it. You can ribbon it at first to give him a place to start. You want to feed as big as possible. Don't underestimate puppy teeth! Grinding, mincing, and cutting take away the whole purpose of raw. Be sure his stools are firm for 7 DAYS straight! Then you can start adding another protein source...say turkey or pork. Not too much food in one meal though. He is still a baby. You need to divide his meals up into about 4 meals per day about 3-4 hours apart. Too much food in one sitting can result in vomiting and "cannon butt" which is explosive diarrhea. Vomitting right after eating is pretty normal. It usually means they didnt tear it into small enough chunks and they should re-eat it. If they vomit bile (clearish-yellow puke), it means their stomach is empty, nothing to worry about. After about a week on the other protein source, you can add some more red meat like beef or venison. While they are younger, you can add more variety than you can when they're older so try to add as much variety as you can early. Remember, RED meat is what is most important. It carries the taurine and other nutrients that the dog needs. Chicken is good because it has lots of edible bone but red meat is the most important. You can start adding organs too. The ratio should be about 80% muscle meat, 10% bone, 5% liver, and 5% other organs. Heart, lungs, and gizzards are also counted as meat. Some people classify lungs as organ but I'm not really sure. Brains, eyes, kidneys, spleens, and pancreas are organs. Too many organs can result cannon butt so remember, it's only 10% organs. You mainly want to focus on good RED meat.

BTW, you should switch "cold turkey" from kibble to raw. No need in keeping that crappy kibble around. Just toss it out.

In a good raw diet, leave out ALL dairy products, fruits, veggies, and grains. Dogs are carnivores and so not need that kind of stuff.

Also, you need to be resourceful when it comes to getting meat. Find a good supplier, find great sales, ask friends for old and freezer-burnt meat, post ads on craigslist for unwanted meat, ask farmers for culls and stillborns! There are tons of things you can do to find meat cheaply! It costs me an average of $50 or less a month to feed my two 100+ lb dogs. You will need lots of freezers to hold all of your meat! Here are some great sites to help you!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/261761471359/

http://preymodelraw.com/

http://rawfed.com/

Feeding raw, fresh, natural, and species appropriate foods are so much better than feeding crap in a bag! Your dog will thank you! Also, here is a GREAT link on bloat. It says that a dog that eats RAW if 5 times LESS likely to get bloat!

http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/pre%E2%80%A6

Feeding prey model doesn't mean you have to feed "whole prey" but rather that you are ensuring your dog receives the proper portions and variety in meat, bone and organs as they might if they were eating whole prey. I get my dog food at the grocery store. No, feeding raw diet does not cause a dog to have an increased "prey drive". That's a total myth. My dogs work sheep regularly and if feeding raw really did they, they'd be looking to throat and kill one for dinner every chance they got. That is not the case what so ever. As far as I'm concerned, raw prey model is one of the best things you can feed your dog, when done properly. I wouldn't choose to go back to kibble.

Kaido gave you excellent tips.

Here's my 2c:

Prey Model Raw mimics a natural diet.

It's comprised of 80% muscle meat, 10% bone, 5% liver and 5% other secreting organ like kidney, spleen, brain, pancreas etc.

You aim to feed 2-3% of your dogs ideal ADULT body weight each day. Say you have an Am Bulldog pup now with an expected adult weight of 85lb; 2% of its IABW is 1.7lbs. This should be spilt up into 3-4 meals per day for a growing pup.

Chicken is recommended to start with as its easily digested and has soft, edible bones. After feeding chicken for a couple of weeks, you then add tiny bits of organ. Once he's accepting that, then go on to feed red meats like beef, elk, venison, pork, lamb etc.

To focus, once you have established firm stools, is lots of red meat, a little bone and a bit of organ.

May people go too fast and introduce too many elements at once and end up with a dog with cannon butt. So take it slow and keep an eye on stools. Sounds gross I know, but it's the best indicator if your dog needs more bone or more organ.

Pups are generally very easy to begin PMR. Many pups are only on chicken for a week before they can happily eat other red meat and organs well.

Here are some websites to help you with your research:

http://www.preymodelraw.com/

http://www.rawlearning.com/

http://www.rawmeatybones.com/

http://www.rawfed.com/

http://www.rawfeddogs.net/

I highly recommend you join Yahoo's Raw Feeding group. Heaps of knowledgeable contributors there who are more than happy to help and guide you:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding

Feeding raw is best. We spend maybe $25 a month to feed two dogs a raw diet. Also have him vet checked. He may have fleas, mange, etc. Get him vet checked in the morning.

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