Finding Organ Meat, Toxic Mushrooms, and Suing Bloggers

Finding Organ Meat, Toxic Mushrooms, and Suing Bloggers - Oh My!

Published: Tue, 07/07/20

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Thanks for being a loyal email subscriber. I appreciate hearing from you. Let me know if you ever have any questions. The following are a few questions that I received recently.

WHERE CAN I FIND ORGAN MEAT?

If you've started to look into DIY raw feeding, you may have noticed that options for secreting organs at the local grocery store are slim. You can find more options by checking out your local Asian/Ethnic markets, seeking out farmers and homesteaders who raise their own meat, looking for restaurant meat suppliers, and seeing if you have a local raw food co-op near you.

If you're still stuck on finding secreting organs, you can save yourself time by using a base mix. I prefer Dr. Harvey's Paradigm and Raw Vibrance. Although I start with a base of 80/10/10, which includes 10% secreting organs, I still use a base mix - I reduce the amount of base mix I use when doing meal prep. I like base mixes because they reduce the amount of supplements I need to add to my dogs' diet.

HOW DO I ADD BONE SAFELY TO MY DOGS' MEALS?

A lot of people are afraid to add bone because of the risk of a broken tooth, a blockage, or worse. It took me a while to get used to adding bones to my dogs' raw diet and what worked for me was to sit with them while they ate bones. This helped me understand which bones worked best for my dogs and which didn't. I always have high value treats on hand when I need to take the bones away.

Most of the food that I receive for my dogs is already ground. I spent all this money on a meat grinder and the only thing I grind are two cases of duck wings each month. Why? For the bone. My dogs get bone in their raw grinds and through duck wings, duck necks, and raw meaty bones (lamb legs, lamb necks).

Do you have a question? Let me know and I'll try to answer. Please keep in mind that I'm not a veterinarian or nutritionist. However, I love sharing my experience and learning from others.

10 Signs that Your Raw Feeding Group is a Cult

This is a tongue in cheek post making fun of the craziness that we see in raw feeding groups from time to time.

Are Mushrooms Toxic to Dogs?

Do mushrooms grow in your yard? For years, I would panic at the sight of mushrooms because I worried that my dogs would eat them; this year, I began researching what's growing in my yard and I've learned a lot.

Can Bloggers be Sued for Sharing an Opinion?

Have you heard? Dogs Naturally Magazine is suing CocoTherapy!

Nutrient Spreadsheet for Raw Feeders

I maintain a nutrient spreadsheet for my dogs to better understand the foods that I'm adding to their diet and where their nutrients are coming from. Did you know that cooked eggs and raw eggs have nearly the same nutrient values?

If you feel that a nutrient spreadsheet will be helpful as you learn more about raw feeding, you're more than welcome to check out the ones I created for my dogs. I update them a few times a year with more foods.

The above links will take you to a page of my website. Follow that link to access the spreadsheet.

Have a fabulous week,

Kimberly Gauthier

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