persephone Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 yes! Woolies chicken pieces are not too bad ..esp if there is only one small dog! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 LOL I used to conscientiously by all of my raw meat for the dogs and cats from human meat suppliers until I learned that if you froze everything for 10 -14 days before thawing (in the fridge) and feeding you would kill all parasites or bacteria that could cause problems - even with fish! So, having learned that, I felt confident buying from pet meat suppliers, and it really does make a difference to the budget! I will still buy human rated meat if see it on special (I can't get turkey necks from my pet food supplier for instance, only roo, beef, chicken and rabbit) but I spend a LOT less on meat these days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottsmum Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Scottie was only 10ish kg. We coped sharing a freezer with him & buying weekly. Probably not the most economical way to do it, but suited us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowgliandme Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 What is the difference between pet meat and human meat suppliers? Ive only seen one so far and its a bit far to go every week~ Is it just regular meat that has been frozen past the human consumption date? or is it a different quality of meat (more hearts and less muscles)? Does it have preservatives or additives not allowed for people? I occasionally buy Mowgli meat or mince but i cook it within hours and only keep it for a few days in the fridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 14/12/2017 at 2:41 PM, mowgliandme said: So i think Big Dog Barf it may be for now - if i toughen up then maybe i'll do raw on my own down the track! One question about these: they have ground up bone in them already, so can you still give raw meaty bones (for dental health) as well as patties or would it mess up the ratio of calcium/phosphorus etc? There Is some ground bone in them, but you can always feed some other recreational bones. There are some veggies in them too, but again, you can add more. I do when I'm not being lazy. Big Dog patties are about $8.00 /kg at my feed store .. they come in 3kg boxes (12 patties). My pup is 9 month old now .. 13..5 kg at last weigh in .. must do it again .. and has been on the patties .. with some additional kibble, and quite a lot of training treats of various kinds - since she came at 10 weeks. She seems to do very well on them. (Mind you my kibble fed boy does well on his kibble LOL.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappi&Monty Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I’m not 100% sure, but it’s not high enough quality for humans for whatever reason. Perfectly fine for dogs though, and a lot cheaper. I’m torn because it would be nice to feed human grade organic everything to the dogs, but if the dogs don’t eat the pet grade stuff than who will? It’ll just go to waste otherwise and it’s usually perfectly fine. I live by the idea that if you’re going to eat/kill an animal, be respectful and use up as much of it as you can. Don’t just kill a chook and only use the breast meat... I think pet grade mince often includes bits that humans don’t eat (like green tripe, giblets, trachea, necks, etc.) Otherwise I’m not sure, the lamb we get from the pet food guy looks much better quality than the lamb offcuts we get at Woolworths (which are obviously human grade...) I think pet grade can also include animals with broken bones for example or other things... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazydoglady99 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I think big dog barf are great. Frozen & portioned, all the calculating & blending is done for you. I especially like the Turkey & roo varieties as I have no as yet found a supplier turkey offal or roo offal! I would still offer raw bones, for many reasons (teeth cleaning, enrichment, efa's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowgliandme Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 A little bit of an update: she has transitioned to mostly big dog barf patties and is loving it! She still gets raw meaty bones each week and some additional tasty bits and bobs occasionally (sardines, cottage cheese, eggs) and a tiny bit of dry food I have to actually pick up her food bowl when she's done as otherwise she keeps jumping on it and then looking at me expectantly to fill it up again - she never really used to be into dry food unless it was in a treat toy or if she was doing tricks for it~ One happy dog! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 yayyyy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappi&Monty Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Awesome news! Thats funny cheeky girl, jumping on the bowl. I was woken about 7am by Monty, I thought he needed to go to the loo, but someone had already let them out, he just wanted Xmas breakie! (Or maybe he knew Santa-paws had come...) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I'm a vego. I used to get the butcher to cut up the organ meat for me None objected to that. I've had them mince liver too when I wanted to make cookies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowgliandme Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 Haha @Scrappi&Monty she is always just a little bit cheeky! Monty must have been in the Christmas spirit a bit early Me too @JulesP I think the one i go to right now definitely would, but they would actually end up being more expensive/time consuming than the patties right now!~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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