What Raw Meat Treats Can I Give My Golden Retriver?
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I was wondering what raw meat treats i can give my dog to supplement his diet? I am going to be feeding diamond naturals kibble, but i would like to give him some raw on the side just as treats a few times a week to supplement his diet. I have heard chicken wings are a great start for puppies. Anything else? Now he is only three months old. Also what can i give when he is older? I do not want to cause issues or diahrrea. Is there anything specific i should not give a golden retriever? Thanks
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You can give any raw meat you want except pork, just not too much at a time to a puppy who’s not used to it or he’ll get diarrhea. Fish is good too (salmon and mackeral, e.g.) but it should be cooked.
Raw chicken is your best bet – bones and all.
Too much raw beef, pork or eggs can cause loose stools if the dog is not used to raw meat, as can too much organ meat.
That being said, I give my dog raw beef and sardines almost daily (I’m in the process of switching to a raw diet), and he is fine with that. So, almost anything, but watch his stools for signs of problems.
Raw meat is fine for dogs, as are edible raw bones, like chicken bones.
Add: “dogs should never be given people food because of what’s in there” – then why is it fine for people to eat it??????? And what do you think is in kibble? Meat, grains, vegetables – all people food!
Add: To Rosalie:
“A total of 166 commercial frozen raw food diet samples” – I’m not talking about commercially made raw diets – I’m talking about raw food, such as you get from your butcher or grocery. There is a difference. And, even though certain strains were resistant to antibiotics, it doesn’t follow that they are harmful to dogs. You want to find Salmonella, E. coli and anthrax? You don’t have to look further than your back yard. Just because they are present, it doesn’t mean they are harmful to an otherwise healthy dog.
Additionally – the conclusion of the study you have referenced is, in their own words, “the need for implementing regulatory guidelines for the production of these diets” – NOT that raw diets are harmful, but that commercially prepared raw diets need to be regulated. VASTLY different conclusions!
Beef Liver, or Chicken Hearts and Gizzards are good as treats. I use chicken hearts frequently for training. I also use pork kidneys.
With raw food, there is really no transitional meats from puppyhood to adult. So basically a dog could be fed essentially the same diet from 10 weeks to 10 years.
But you’re going to have to do this all in moderation. Don’t suddenly spring a dish full of raw meat to your dog when he’s never had any raw meat before. That would cause diarrhoea
Chicken wings are also a good treat.
Bones are perfectly fine to feed your dog as long as they are RAW
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I wonder then why dogs have been fed table scraps so long, and yet still seem to live long healthy lives.
Better to ask your vet. There is a new school of thought that dogs should never be given people food because of what is in there. You should never give a dog table scraps.
Try chicken necks or frames (backs) daily, these are heaps better for dogs when starting out.
Also maybe some ground bone meal mixed in with his food or some organ meats a few times during the week.
Recommended daily amount: 2 to 3 cups of high-quality dry food a day, divided into two meals.http://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/golden-ret…
go to the dollar tree and they have raw meat treats there.
http://www.rawlearning.com
ox heart is good as well as shanks.
My dogs get a raw meaty soup bone (beef) or pork neck bones once a week. They usually spend a day or so chewing on the soup bone before they get all the meat & marrow off of it. Or sometimes they get a whole cornish game hen instead.
They also get whatever meat is on manager’s special at the grocery store. This is the stuff that is usually near or at its expiration date. Sometimes it’s beef, sometimes it’s pork, sometimes it’s lamb. Whatever it is, I cut it up into small pieces and add it to their kibble.
I also buy chicken hearts, livers and gizzards. They’ll get a small handful of that in with their kibble if they don’t get the above meats.
I have a coworker that raises bison for meat and sometimes when a bison dies of natural causes the meat can’t be sold for human consumption. But it’s fine for animals so I get as much of that as I can.
If you know of anybody who hunts, you can ask them for some meat from their kills.
As far as feedings, my crew gets dry kibble in the morning. In the evening I cut the kibble in half and supplement it with one of the above mentioned raw foods.
Raw meat carries disease, period.
By the way, there is a high rate of infection with venison by toxoplasmosis.
Puppies are especially susceptible to diseases, and can die more quickly than adult dogs.
If you want to keep your puppy healthy, please feed him a quality dog food – there are more than plenty on the market that are neither packed with fillers, nor have been on the recall list. I would also hasten to point out that Diamond brand was once the subject of major problem should you consider.
There is no reason you couldn’t give your puppy treats of well cooked meat, but keep in mind that the most common cause of dogs getting pancreatitis (with by the way, is also lethal) is from people feeding them meat which has too much fat in it – and the other risk which is as predictable as rain, is that he will soon decide not to ever eat anything that ‘tastes like dog food’ again – which means he will not be on a balanced diet.
Dogs can be just as happy getting their usual kibble as treats, keeping them on a balanced and healthy diet. Just make sure you don’t start anything you will soon regret.http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/ve…
ABSTRACT OF THE WEEK
Zoonoses and public health.
Volume 55 | Issue 8-10 (October 2008)
The occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonellae isolated from commercially available canine raw food diets in three Canadian cities
Zoonoses Public Health. October 2008;55(8-10):462-9.
R Finley1, R Reid-Smith, C Ribble, M Popa, M Vandermeer , J Aramini
1 Center for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. rita_finley@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella isolated from commercially available canine raw food diets in Canada. A total of 166 commercial frozen raw food diet samples were purchased from randomly selected local pet stores in three Canadian cities for a period of 8 months. All samples were evaluated for the presence of Salmonella, serotyped and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. There was an overall Salmonella prevalence of 21%; chicken was an ingredient for 67% of the Salmonella-positive diets. Eighteen different Salmonella serotypes were recovered, and resistance was observed to 12 of the 16 antimicrobials tested, with the majority of Ontario isolates exhibiting resistance to ampicillin and Calgary isolates to tetracycline. This study demonstrates the potential risk of raw food diets, especially for immunocompromised individuals, and stresses the need for implementing regulatory guidelines for the production of these diets in order to help control and ideally eliminate the bacterial risks associated with their use and consumption.
If you are feeding your puppy on a good quality puppy food then there is absolutely no need for you to add anything.. The dry food has been scientifically balanced and will contain all the neccessary ingredients for the puppy’s growth and bone and by adding extra protein you are only upsetting the balance.
If you want to give him a raw diet then do so by all means but read up on it first to make sure it will give your puppy all its nutritional requirements. If the puppy is happy with the food you are giving him at present and his ‘output’ is good then stick to it. By adding raw meat now when he has been used to the dry kibble could cause him to have diarrhoea. I would wait until he is older if you really want to change him over to a BARF diet then do it very gradually but it is not a good idea to mix the two.
If you want to give him treats why not give him bits of his kibble or small pieces of apple or carrot. These will not upset him and are far more healthier for him.
Enjoy your Golden!
no raw meat treats, dogs are as susceptible to foodborne illness as people are. Cooked chicken meat, no bones.
If you give chicken, take the meat off of the bone. Don’t give the bones to your dog.
I give my puppies raw venison.