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My spoo, Savannah, is five years old now. I have been wanting to get her on raw for quite some time but have never been in a situation where it was an option to feed it to her full time, but that has changed now. I have had one failed attempt in the past to start her on raw. I rushed into it a bit and when she seemed to be losing weight I panicked and put her back on kibble.
She's been on pretty much every good/ high quality kibble there is and I've never been quite satisfied with the results. It's hard to keep weight on her and her skin and coat are dry and flaky. Since May she has been eating Taste of the Wild which I hoped would result in some improvement but it really hasn't seemed to make much difference. I have researched raw a lot in the past couple years, but I feel better getting personal input from people feeding it to the same breed of dog I have. Anyway, on to the questions.
1. How much should I be feeding a 42lb (not what she weighs now but would I would like to get her up to) female Standard Poodle per day?
2. Is it better to feed multiple meals per day or just one?
3. I live in a small town and my resources are limited (one small grocery store) would it be bad if the main part of her diet were chicken? I know I can get turkey necks/wings, beef heart and liver. I'm not sure about other meats but I'll be going to the store to check that and price things within the next couple days.
4. Sometimes as often as once a month we go to a family member's house for about a week and raw wouldn't be an option there. I can't get any of the commercial raw where I live. Would feeding her grain free kibble while we are there and raw at home be a very bad idea? Right now she eats kibble but a couple times a week I give her a chicken quarter for the dental benefits and she hasn't had any problems with this.
Well, I think that's it for now. Thanks in advance for any advice and input!
She's been on pretty much every good/ high quality kibble there is and I've never been quite satisfied with the results. It's hard to keep weight on her and her skin and coat are dry and flaky. Since May she has been eating Taste of the Wild which I hoped would result in some improvement but it really hasn't seemed to make much difference. I have researched raw a lot in the past couple years, but I feel better getting personal input from people feeding it to the same breed of dog I have. Anyway, on to the questions.
1. How much should I be feeding a 42lb (not what she weighs now but would I would like to get her up to) female Standard Poodle per day?
2. Is it better to feed multiple meals per day or just one?
3. I live in a small town and my resources are limited (one small grocery store) would it be bad if the main part of her diet were chicken? I know I can get turkey necks/wings, beef heart and liver. I'm not sure about other meats but I'll be going to the store to check that and price things within the next couple days.
4. Sometimes as often as once a month we go to a family member's house for about a week and raw wouldn't be an option there. I can't get any of the commercial raw where I live. Would feeding her grain free kibble while we are there and raw at home be a very bad idea? Right now she eats kibble but a couple times a week I give her a chicken quarter for the dental benefits and she hasn't had any problems with this.
Well, I think that's it for now. Thanks in advance for any advice and input!