Thread: My raw feeding experiment

Originally Posted by Pepsi2670

I am really interested in this topic as I try to feed both Choo Choo and my dog a bit of raw. The dog prefers it, but Choo likes sachets with a bit of raw occasionally. Am going to try an egg.

My local butchers sells "pet mince" which looks and smells disgusting, but they both like it. It comes frozen and sometimes when defrosting it I accidentally cook it a little, which has helped get them interested.

Well, it is an interesting subject. And there's lots of information available on the internet.
BTW, there are people who think you shouldn't mix raw food with cooked. You should stick to either raw or cooked, because the animal digests raw food differently than cooked food. Our vet is of that school. (We were very surprised about that because we always had him down as pro-commercial petfood / anti-raw feeding like most vets. Goes to show how badly you can misjudge a person.)

And be careful about defrosting in the microwave. If there's bone in the mince (is there?) and it gets cooked, the bone becomes brittle and can splinter.
I always defrost the mince in the basement where there's no heating. Just before feeding it to the furries I put it in the microwave for a few seconds just to take the chill off.

What a pity your Choo Choo doesn't go for the raw fish. It's a big hit over here, particularly chunks of salmon ... they even devour the skin!
I'm also planning to give the frozen chicks and mice a go. That is, when the weather gets warmer and we can take our little predators out onto the patio. Don't really want them to knock those things about all over the kitchen floor.