Kangaroo Meat For Dogs (and Cats)

[jacqui835]

Well the owner of our local pet supplies place loves my dog, and always gives him a treat when we go in. The other day, he gave him a kangaroo fillet steak to try. The dog loved it - like, I've never seen him so excited over food, and this is a dog who has chicken carcasses, lamb meaty bones, fish etc every day. Our new kitten also went spastic for it and so I'm keen to get them some more. Just wondering though, is kangaroo meat good for animals? And I guess the reason I'm really worried is that since having the fresh kangaroo meat, neither the dog nor the cat will touch their dry food, but they become very interested when I go near the fridge as this is where we kept the meat.

[persephone]

It is good meat ..but ,as you have already noticed, addictive!! get kangaroo tails if you can ,,that way your animals have bones to chew on as well

Your pet supplies store owner is a good businessman!! he knows how to get you hooked

[Loving my Oldies]

Are you in Sydney?

[pixie_meg]

My boy loves Kangaroo. am i right in thinking its higher in protein than most meats?

[poodlefan]

Kanga is lower in fat than most meats.

My dogs don't like it much.

[Flashsmum]

We feed kangaroo mince to our dogs. It's lean and they love it! We add a little to thei kibble, and they are both doing really well on it.

[tlc]

My old kitty (19 years old) has pretty much lived on kangaroo her whole life.

[arctic.crocodile]

My cats love a product called 'Fussy Cat' which is basically kangaroo mince.

[corvus]

It is very low in fat but high in protein. My mother nearly starved her Kelpie/Boxer cross by feeding her kangaroo for a while. It was too lean and the weight just plummeted off her. It took months to feed her up enough that she didn't look like a walking skeleton anymore. She's a weird dog, though. Very active and only eats barely enough to keep her ticking over.

[cointreau]

My girl doesn't like raw kangaroo meat often vomits after eating it. If you are feeding it just check if there are any preservatives in it I have heard of dogs having bad reactions to preservatives rather than the meat istself.

[Crisovar]

I can't stand the smell of it, and since I have two dogs that cannot tolerate it, I don't feed it. It is high in protein but very low fat, too low for some dogs without adding extras to their diet, but excellent for those needing to watch what they eat.

[GeckoTree]

Roo tendons stink lol, mine enjoys roo meat too.

[monique.c]

I mixed some roo mince with my dog's dry biscuits and he absolutely loved it, went nuts over it, I just mixed in about 2 tables spoons with his biscuits because he doesn't seem to like just dry biscuits and he was eating like a champ. I have heard that it is better to give dogs than beef mince but obviously not as their only food...

[Loraine]

I love it, Zedley loves it - fight at the fridge door

[jacqui835]

That's great news, I think they would both disown me now if I stopped feeding them kangaroo! This was fresh, never frozen, and it doesn't seem to even smell as strongly as say chicken or beef/lamb so I don't mind it at all. It's just the meat, nothing added. I am in Sydney, and he also gave us a frozen kangaroo tail which the dog devoured. He is a great pet supplies guy, and he knows how to ensure I don't go anywhere else lol.

[Mason_Gibbs]

My allergy dog eats a lot of kangaroo meat and bones, I do also give him lamb and goat just to feed a variety- he is allergic to chicken, beef and wheat. My little cat has now also taken an interest in raw roo meat and so she gets it as a treat now too!

[laneka]

Very interested in this topic. Does anyone know where I can get kangaroo in Victoria?

[Teebs]

Kaos hates it, It is pretty funny, If she goes and steals Ats food when he has it, she takes a mouth full, does this weird shudder thingy and spits it out! Serves her right for stealing!

Atlas will eat it, but at the moment the cats are off it, i have a heap in the freezer that was for the cats, but looks like it is now Atlas food!!

[Crisovar]

Very interested in this topic. Does anyone know where I can get kangaroo in Victoria?

Any Pet Meat supplier or Pet Supply places that sell fresh and frozen foods will surely stock Roo.

[meganjane]

I'm surprised no one else has already said this...

FARTING. Roo meat makes a lot of dogs I've met fart and it stinks like you wouldn't believe. My dog can munch away on it happily but my bitch, my oath. She gets a taste of it and clears the room. Surely I'm not the only person whose known of this side effect???