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u/designgoddess · 9 pointsr/rawpetfood

I follow the recipes in this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0982533152

Lots of good information. The first time I fed a raw diet I was nervous but it became second nature pretty quickly.

u/spiceydog · 6 pointsr/rawpetfood

I'm curious as to where your research has taken you? IMO, a website whose primary purpose is to sell you their product, is not one where I'm going to be gleaning much useful information. As others have noted, 1/3 veg/fruit is far too much, even for BARF feeders. It's also unfortunate that they lump other muscle meats in with the organs, which makes things even more confusing. Granted, while they do have some good (and correct) info on that page, I also Do Not Recommend.

Here's a huge list of raw feeding resources (FB groups, books, etc.) with a LOT of info that should definitely be looked over. That site, Primal Pooch, also has an excellent raw food transition article, and PerfectlyRawsome.com provides terrific guidance for just about every meat and organ available, and what shouldn't be fed. Bar none, the best no-nonsense information on this diet is with The Raw Feeding Community, probably the biggest raw feeding group on FB with tens of thousands of members, also has a great site.

For books, I highly recommend Dr. Becker's Real food, and Dr. Tom Lonsdale's Raw Meaty Bones or Work Wonders (recipe book). Dr. Becker's is mostly ingredients, recipes, etc., while Dr. Lonsdale's book (RMB) explains why commercial pet food is so bad, the myriad of detrimental health conditions it causes and other guidelines. If you'd like a PDF of Dr. Lonsdale's book, PM me; he's given me permission to share his books in limited quantities. It's taken me about 6 months or so, but I have every book listed on Primal Pooch's book list, and have read each one. Some promote BARF and some are PMR, and no, not all their finer guidelines match up, but the important points do.

For meat options, chicken is the best way to start, as well as pork; both being relatively inexpensive. Canned fish like sardines and salmon are also easy, and I feed some to my troop every other day (as advised by Dr. Becker's book) with their other meats. Try to get canned fish with the least amount of salt, and packed in water. Back to chicken and pork, I try to go for antibiotic and other additive-free meats whenever possible, but it's very hard to find pork free of chemicals. Resourcing meats is going to take up a great deal of time if this is important to you. Raw has also been easier on my debit card than kibble, not least because I'm not having to have the vet over for whatever skin/eye/ear/poop issue or other problem that used to afflict my dogs.