Guest jt750 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I've been feeding BARF for a good while now and buy my mince in which contains meat/offal/fat/organ/sinew and bone already in. I have been offered pig/lamb offal ..which is likely liver/kidney/heart and quite possibly lungs. I've refused the tripe( whole stomach and contents) because i can't be bothered cutting the smelly stuff up. What i'd like to know from people in the know is can you give about 30-50% in a flesh based diet without detriment to the dogs or would you recommend less. I know offal is very rich in protein and iron with little or no fat content and this is why i'm asking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skinner 348 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 keep the tripe and hearts and feck the rest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 50% offal would be too much in my opinion. 30% you may get away with. 30% offal, 30% fatty meat, 30% meaty bone, 10% fruit/veg/carb etc. Depending what you feed. My dog gets a bag of mixed meat fat and offal about 3 times a week. And I throw him a lambs heart on a Saturday when I've been butchers. The rest of the time he gets chicken wings, lamb racks or tripe. And once a week the missus does a stew of some sort which he gets a bowl of with biscuits. And once a week he gets a tin of tuna in sunflower oil with a couple of eggs and a handful of biscuits. Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Just compare the size of carcas think how much bone to meat there is then think how little the rest makes up in comparsion, Id be aimig for about 10/15%ish in the diet, As you say it is very rich also, Id PM Skycat she knows about that sort of stuff , Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,939 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Just compare the size of carcas think how much bone to meat there is then think how little the rest makes up in comparsion, Id be aimig for about 10/15%ish in the diet, As you say it is very rich also, Id PM Skycat she knows about that sort of stuff , Atb dont make it to complicated pal , nothing wrong with feeding offal ..but saying that , i dont feed liver , apart from anything else they will sh.t all over the place , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Cheers all. i get the jist of what you're all saying Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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