raz Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hey piper ...Don't knock Aussie Stafford too much. He/She may stop posting & we need a bit of light entertainment You're cheeky for a newby, cm. I was thinking exactly the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 the basis for my RAW diet is chicken wings (with tuna, sardines, egg, flaxseed oil, youghart etc thrown in on occasion).. My dog seems to get itchy if he has beef or lamb, and he refuses to eat kangaroo (and I'm fine with that. I don't like the pet grade cr*p and it is too costly to buy the human grade stuff). Dr Billinghurst's books say that many dogs have thrived in a mainly chicken wing/neck/frame diet. It doesn't seem to be doing my boy any harm. Also, most commercial puppy food is based soley on chicken as the source of protein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 These days I probably use a lot more turkey than chicken - although if free range chicken is cheap (and woolies has it really cheap sometimes), I will buy that. I like roo for Ollie too... Not a big fan of pork or lamb for Ollie - seem to be too fatty and upset his stomach. I guess our pooch's are like us - what suits one, does not necessarily suit another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravyk Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well my two booger brains live quite happily on a diet of lamb flaps and chicken carcasses/necks for their meat and bone intake and they are thriving. I feed kangaroo to them as well when I can get my hands on it, but as others have said-kangaroo is too low fat for some dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I feed kangaroo to them as well when I can get my hands on it, but as others have said-kangaroo is too low fat for some dogs. Yep, too low fat for mine. The main meats in their diet by far are lamb, chicken and wild rabbit. Pork, beef, goat, duck, fish and hare are fed occassionally. Roo is a disaster for one of them, and not great for the other 2. But I imagine it suits others very well - you have to find what works for the breed and individual you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravyk Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I feed kangaroo to them as well when I can get my hands on it, but as others have said-kangaroo is too low fat for some dogs. Yep, too low fat for mine. The main meats in their diet by far are lamb, chicken and wild rabbit. Pork, beef, goat, duck, fish and hare are fed occassionally. Roo is a disaster for one of them, and not great for the other 2. But I imagine it suits others very well - you have to find what works for the breed and individual you have. exactly. mine love kangaroo, but being medium-large dogs extremely active dogs, they need some fat-which isn't always in kangaroo. just out of curiosity-where do you get your rabbit from? I really want to try mine on rabbit at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) exactly. mine love kangaroo, but being medium-large dogs extremely active dogs, they need some fat-which isn't always in kangaroo. just out of curiosity-where do you get your rabbit from? I really want to try mine on rabbit at some point. I used to get it from a couple of local butchers who carry game meats/organically raised meats - ridiculously costly but what the heck, I'm light on for other dependents to spend money on, LOL, and the lamb and chicken are cheap. I now get the rabbits more reasonably from a stock food supplier who also carries venison bought from local hunters (forgot to add deer to the list of things they get to eat). Of all the meats I feed, the rabbit, hare and deer and the ones they go crazy over. Edited March 11, 2009 by Diva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Interesting that this vet considers roo ideal for allergy-problems. My contrary cow reacts badly to beef and roo but is great with chicken/turkey, rabbit, mutton/lamb and pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianed Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 If I fed my dog on roo I would slowly kill it. It is too low fat for some breeds. Too right - you wouldn't raise a Giant breed on primarily roo for example. I can agree with Greytmate, My experience is that if I feed roo meat to my two GSd,s as the raw part of their diet for any length of time they loose weight. I rotate now between chicken and roo. They also like it best frozen in chunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Interesting that this vet considers roo ideal for allergy-problems. My contrary cow reacts badly to beef and roo but is great with chicken/turkey, rabbit, mutton/lamb and pork. Dogs, just like us can be allergic to anything, two of mine cannot eat roo, it goes straight through them and they and it stinks, it is also too lean for my requirements so I do not use it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 just out of curiosity-where do you get your rabbit from? I really want to try mine on rabbit at some point. Hey Ravyk - the butcher in Tea Tree Plaza (Australian Fare) sell rabbit. Something like $15.99/kg from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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