ANYONE FEED LURCHERS RAW EGGS?

[AKA-BRINDLE 879]

Eggs are great source of protien for hard working dogs they have way more protien than beef steak...have always given the dogs egg SOFT boiled as this doubles the available absorbable protien in the egg compered to feeding it raw

[sandymere 8,263]

As many above I feed excess eggs to the dogs as they're a valuable food source, usually raw but there is better absorbtion if the egg is cooked so if trying to maximise protein intake then cook them.

[Daveo 61]

A keeper once gave the local foxhounds a shed load of pheasant eggs which they really enjoyed,

The aftermath will haunt me the reast of my life. :sick: :sick:

[Back Stabbath 1]

Raw eggs are great for dogs. They are about 90% high biological value protein, so yes, a great source of protein. Keep a dogs diet varied for best results, with protein coming from many sources such as muscle meat, organ meat (important, but making up no more that 15% of dogs diet), some fish, eggs and cottage cheese. Raw bones are v. important too, as are finely ground vegetables, stuff like carrots and dark green leafy veg being most valuable.

 

Keep milk to a minimum or not at all UNLESS its raw, unpasteurised milk. Dogs seem to do a lot better on raw milk, having positive effects on health compared to pasteurised milk which generally has a detrimental effect on health.

 

I would give no more than 2 eggs per meal for a large dog, 1 for a small/medium. The imprtant thing to remember is VARIATION. So that could mean eggs with veg one day, then all meat the next day, then potato and veg the next day, etc... Dogs do well when fed like this as opposed to feeding all food groups in one meal. Its a matter of correct food combining to facilitate optimum digestion.

 

I give my large dogs half a teaspoon of cod liver oil a day and my small ones a quarter of a teaspoon. That little is really all it takes. Its very good, commercial dog foods are almost all of the time deficient in or completely lacking in essential fatty acids. I also give my dogs a dose of glucosamine corresponding to their weight, every day once they reach a certain age. It makes a difference too.

Went on a bit of a tangent there, but it was a nutrition question...

 

Edited February 1, 2010 by Back Stabbath

[the lamping ferreter 160]

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