Info on raw feeding

[Karen]

Hi! I'm new around here I posted in the new member section and could really use some raw feeding help.
We already feed my 3 cats raw. We buy it in chubs from Blue Ridge Beef and add kitty bloom supplement. We have to drive up to West Palm Beach every few months and stock up. They have been eating it for about 2 years and ate mostly a chicken mix that we made ourselves a couple years before that.
My question is how long after puppy comes home should I start making the switch? He will of course be accustomed to his kibble and I don't want to switch things up too much right away. BRB also has wonderful mixes for dogs as well as whole pieces...what is good for a baby doxie to have? Thanks!!!

[Alex's Mom]

I don't feed raw, and am not sure if it's appropriate for a growing dog? But in general, you wouldn't switch from a puppy food to an adult food of any kind until they're at least 6 months old, and then it has to be a slow transition. There are others on the board who do feed raw, so they'll probably be more helpful .

[Ivan]

The best place we found for raw feeding advice is to join the Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding
and another good site is http://primalpooch.com The raw diet has done wonders for our dogs & cat, and I can vouch for its benefits & ease.

[lotsadox]

I feed raw but have never done the transition with a dog younger than 18 months. If your vet is knowledgeable about raw feeding, call him/her. If not there are a lot of good resources on the internet strickly about raw feeding.

[lotsadox]

I just found this yahoo group called Raw Pup. It might be worth joining just to see what they have to say.

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RawPup/info

[Karen]

I will join and check out those groups...Thank you :D

For now he has a nice big bag of Blue Buffalo waiting for him!

[lotsadox]

You might want to sign up for the Whole Dog Journal also. I just got an email from them about adding new foods to homemade food with several links about home prepared raw and cooked diets. They might have some info about feeding raw to puppies.

[louis]

Well, there goes the arguments. But how a dog reacts to the food he is being fed depends on many factors such as breed, health condition and history, etc. So we all have our experiences.