Re: Too Quiet!!! -BARF STUFF GH

["Deb & Boyd McFail" <bdmcfail@alaska.net>]

Gina? what do you mean when you say 'striped' chicken back? 
Debs

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>From: Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>
>To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
>Subject: RE: Too Quiet!!! -BARF STUFF GH
>Date: Fri, Mar 9, 2001, 6:27 AM
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>>Starting to settle in to the BARF diet somewhat.
>
> This sums it all up so well:
>
>  >>It's really not as hard as we thought it would be, but there
> is a certain level of understanding required.  The food prep itself is much
> easier than we thought it was going to be.<<
>
> I did not have clear mentorship when I first started feeding BARF so I
> learned the hard way and have been through many Revelations with the diet,
> mostly related to overdoing it and making it harder on myself, than it
> needed to be.  I think most go through this...  Because of this I am able
> to mentor better now.
>
>   My biggest tip to pass on is to always go back to the basics: simple
> RMB's when you are confused.  A lot of people want to get to complicated
> with the diet, I did.  Over supplement, and add in exotic foods, I did.  My
> diet has been simplified and my life has as well been simplified. The dogs
> are happy and are in great condition.  Gidget for instance does not look as
> though she had a litter of puppies 10 weeks ago.  She is fit and trim but
> not skinny her energy level is even and she is enjoying being FREE!   She
> has not started dropping coat yet but that will come and she will look
> crummy then...
>
> Here is a sample diet from me of what I am feeding both Ember and
> Ditto:  How could it be any simpler?  It's really just about as easy as
> feeding kibble.
>
>
> Here is my program with Ditto and Ember, they still eat about the same
> types of foods, Ember just easts more.  As they grow up they will get other
> foods added in but they are puppies and if they were in a pack of wild dogs
> they would get only the left overs... That is how it works in nature.
>
>   Monday AM:
>
> Ditto 1/2 lb T-neck (that's all)
>
> Ember 3/4 lb. 1/8 pound chicken flesh off of a hind quarter and skin.
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto:  1/2 lb T-neck or 1 striped chicken back tablespoon of veggie mix
>
> Ember: 3/4 pound neck or two backs 2 tablespoons veggie mix
>
> Tuesday AM:
>
> Ditto:  1/2 pound T-neck or 1 stripped chicken back 1 tablespoon yogurt
>
> Ember:  3/4 pound T-neck or 2 stripped backs & 1/2 egg 1 tablespoon yogurt .
>
> Snack:  1/4 apple Ditto 1/2 Ember
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto: 1/4 lb ground meat, turkey or chicken or ground beef  small end of
> T-neck or 1/2 chicken back stripped.
>
> Ember:  1/2 pound of ground, 1/2 pound of  T-neck or one stripped back.
>
> Wednesday AM:
>
> Ditto 1/2 lb T-neck (that's all)
>
> Ember 3/4 lb. 1/8 pound chicken flesh off of a hind quarter and skin.
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto:  1/2 lb T-neck or 1 striped chicken back tablespoon of veggie mix
>
> Ember: 3/4 pound neck or two backs 2 tablespoons veggie mix
>
> Thursday AM:
>
> Ditto: 1/8 lb liver beef or chicken  1/2 lb T-neck
>
> Ember: 1/4 pound liver  3/4 lb T-neck
>
> Snack:  whole carrots 1 each maybe two
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto:  1/2 lb T-neck or 1 striped chicken back
>
> Ember: 3/4 pound neck or two backs
>
> Friday AM:
>
> Ditto 1/2 lb T-neck (that's all)
>
> Ember 3/4 lb. 1/8 pound chicken flesh off of a hind quarter and skin.
>
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto:  a chunk of fish canned mackerel about 1/4 of a can I guess... 1
> stripped back  1 tablespoon of veggie mix
>
> Ember: the rest of the can of fish 1 small T-neck 1/2 pound or 2 stripped
> backs.
>
> Saturday AM:
>
> Ditto 1/2 lb T-neck (that's all)
>
> Ember 3/4 lb. 1/8 pound chicken flesh off of a hind quarter and skin.
>
> Snack: banana or apple 1/2
>
> PM:
>
> Ditto 1/2 lb T-neck tablespoon of yogurt.
>
> Ember 3/4 lb. 1/8 pound chicken flesh off of a hind quarter and skin.
>
> Supplements:
>
> Monday:  400UI V-E 1/2 cap each ( 200 UI apx ea.), V-C 500 Mg ea, V-B 50 1
> each.
>
> Tuesday: 1/2 tab of kelp ea. V-C 500 Mg ea.
>
> Wed: 1 fish oil cap ea, V-E
>
> Thurs: none
>
> Friday: same as Monday
>
> Saturday: Same as Tuesday add a Fish oil cap or Cod Liver Oil cap.
>
> Sunday same as Thursday
>
> Later you will start adding oils such as Olive oil but not till about 4 to
> 4.5 months old.
>
> Marrow bones can be free choice, but dig the marrow out for right now too
> much fat.  Soak in hot water and poke out with your finger.  Just change
> her bones about every two to three days.  Always have bones avail.
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