Re: Transitioning onto Raw Foods

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

Thank you VERY much Gina! I'm halfway there already and you've verified and
reminded me of a few things I had forgotten, I appreciate this!
Debs

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>From: Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>
>To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
>Subject: Re: Transitioning onto Raw Foods
>Date: Fri, Jun 23, 2000, 6:14 AM
>

> Hi Deb,
>
> I am off to slave away out at Timberline, grooming Judy's dog and checking
> in o the rescue pup's. So here is a brief non specific guide...
>
> (  Sorry I didn't read your post to raw list.  I have that list in it's own
> box now and seldom even open the box which is why I didn't see your post.  )
>
> Basically I just followed my regular dog diet for Seiko (who went raw at 8
> weeks)  But fed her more of it.  I only feed two times per day even pup's
> because I don't want protein spikes that cause fast growth.  With raw I
> feel this is way more important because the quality of the protein it good
> and absorption is better...  Seiko was a natural and eats ANYTHING
> including all veggies.  She has never turned her nose up to anything.  I
> started her out on the small ends of T-necks about 6 ounces and 3/4 pound
> of veggie mix for breakfast to that I added couple tablespoons of cottage
> cheese, V-C powder, and a child's chewable vitamin.  Dinner at first was
> kibble for about a week.  The next week I gave just RMB for dinner and
> started adding supplements to her breakfast such as flax and kelp.  I just
> worked into it slowly but with her again never a problem.  By 4 months I
> would say she was eating as much if not more than SeaJay:  full pound of
> flesh meat ( chicken hind quarter)  or 3/4 pound of ground with veggies
> about 25% veggie.  And dinner, a full Tom neck at about a pound.  I fed her
> this till about 7 months.  Just cut her back last week a bit as she is in a
> slower growth stage now.  Also I don't do egg whites with puppies.  I did
> give her a raw yoke every day too though.  Snacks during the day were whole
> carrots or other veggies like broccoli stems.  I am sure there are things I
> am forgetting...
>
> Got to zip, more on the grain thing later, I did forget about that post.
>
> Gina
>
> At 05:48 AM 6/23/00 -0800, you wrote:
>>Anybody on the Raw list notice the lack of help given when I asked for
>>discussion on getting Boomer transitioned over? LOL. Don't know why it
>>surprised or bothered me but it did. Only one lady wrote me privately with
>>anything even approaching a useful reply. Sigh.
>>
>>Ok Gina, which is who I should have started with in the first place by the
>>way, so I already have egg on my face, lol.
>>
>>Are you switching Haus over to Barf and if so, do you have ratio's of veggie
>>to meat for me to learn? Should I give you a call instead of email? Boomer
>>is happily eating everything the big girls do, but I don't want to screw up,
>>I've got one dysplastic dog already, damn sure don't want to create 2 with a
>>growth spurt.
>>
>>Your humble slave, groveling away here in the great Frozen North (ggggg)
>>Debs
>