A Couple Quick Raw Questions

[cassie]

Is tongue considered a muscle meat? I found a heap of reduced-to-clear Lamb Tongues (and hearts and other treats!) at my local supermarket today so snapped them all up! I have fed them before and the dogs like them, but it was only one or two when I thought to buy them, just as something "extra" and not really as a whole meal. Now that I have a heap of them, I'm thinking this can make up one of their meat meals, would that be correct? Are they pretty good nutrition-wise?

Thanks

Slightly off topic, but does anyone on here happen to know of any forums for dog owners who feed raw? An Australian forum would be preferred, but any would do Not that I would EVER leave my beloved DOL! But I'd be interested to have a look at something like that if it existed, and ask my little questions such as these there as well as here Thanks in advance.

[Sandra777]

Tongue is a muscle meat, very yummy - your dogs are lucky I didn't see them first(the tongues, not the dogs!)

Very "dense" meat, can be fatty on the under part of the "big end", where it is attached to the animal but the flappy bit is very lean

Search yahoogroups for a raw feeding group? I haven't looked for an Australian-specific one. I don't know of any forums like this one, just email groups. Maybe we could ask Troy for a raw feeding sub-forum on here????????????????

Edited July 28, 2009 by Sandra777

[Diva]

Mine sometimes get cows' tongues. I hate the things, one part of the animal that freaks me out. I think they make a fine meal for the dogs though.

Edited July 28, 2009 by Diva

[cassie]

Thankyou Sandra777 and Diva ;)

Search yahoogroups for a raw feeding group?

Would you believe I didn't even think of this Have now searched and found a million! One in particular that looks really good is called "Natural-Giant" and is for people who feed their giant breeds a raw diet, so perfect for me :D Thanks for the suggestion.

[Tiggy]

I fed mine lamb tounges yesterday for the first time and they loved them.

[tlc]

I only just fed my lot ox tounge a couple of days ago, i cooked it and added some to thier normal meal they thought it was christmas.

Should I have cooked it, mine are not big on any type of meat that is raw unless it is mince of chopped beef or on a bone, any other part of the animal they wont eat raw so anythime they get heart, kidney, liver, tounge etc I cook it. How much nutritional value do I lose if I am cooking this offal type meat??

[yellowgirl]

Search yahoogroups for a raw feeding group? I haven't looked for an Australian-specific one. I don't know of any forums like this one, just email groups. Maybe we could ask Troy for a raw feeding sub-forum on here????????????????

Ooooh yeah!! Pleeeeease Troy? (I'm always asking you for something )

I joined a couple of yahoo groups, one group is very prey model orientated (and god help you if you even mention the word vegetable!), the other is a bit more relaxed, but I don't think quite as knowledgable. I like the DOL people here better, so a sub-forum would be great (then we wouldn't have to stray over to other forums, hey Troy? :D )

Tlc, maybe you could try just searing the outside rather than cooking it right through?