Raw Meaty Bones

[kbo]

Just wondering what percentage of RMBs people are feeding (as part of total daily diet) for an adult dog?

I'm trialling 50% of total diet as RMBs (alternating between chicken necks/beef brisket/lamb necks)

(with tinned Sardines/Salmon twice a week instead)

I feed the RMBs at breakfast, and for dinner the remaining 50% as a mixture of:

10% Kidney (lamb or ox)

5% Heart (beef)

25% Muscle Meat (mix of diced kangaroo, and either lamb or beef)

10% Ricotta/Cottage cheese/Yoghurt

And in addition to the above mixture:

An egg 4 times a week

Sml amount of steamed and mashed veges

Do you think this breakdown provides enough variety and adequate calcium intake etc?

I've seen raw diets recommending up to 75% RMBs and some advising as low as 30% - confusing!

[puggy_puggy]

It's supposed to be approx 80% RMB. 50% is way to low. To much meat and not enough bone causes growth problems.

Don't steam your veggies instead put them through a food processor and serve raw. Put the eggs, including shell, in with the veggies.

Personally I wouldn't be feeding offal more then twice a week.

[Leema]

At first glance, it seemed a bit off.

I aim for 80% meat, 10% bone, 10% offal.

You have 25% meat and some of the RMBs is meat too... Lamb necks have a decent amount of meat on them, but not chicken necks. Chicken necks would be about 75%+ bone themselves.

So to me you need more meat, less bone.

You probably have very generous amount of offal, but heart is sometimes considered a meat instead.

I'd drop the dairy component.

You can continue feeding such a variety each day, but you don't have to. You can aim for a balanced diet over time, not every day.

[Guest Tess32]

You really should add some liver in for the offal component, not just kidney.

Heart is a muscle meat, so fine to feed whenever.

I basically give them a meat meal (either muscle meat like heart, or offal, or fish) in the morning, and dinner is always a raw meaty bone.

Drop the dairy stuff, pointless.

[Tiggy]

What they said.

[kbo]

Thank you for your responses. I must admit I am still a bit confused.

Are the RMBs I am feeding comprised of too much meat and not enough bone?

The beef brisket and lamb neck are about 50/50 meat/bone; the chicken necks as mentioned would be about 75% bone. I'm not sure what tinned sardines/salmon would be - majority meat I guess.

If I up the RMB intake to 75% (still using the above variety), make the diced meat component, incl heart 15% and 10% liver & kidney would it be more well rounded?

I'm happy to drop the dairy component although he loves his spoonful of yoghurt as dessert each evening so will keep this as a treat