fraggle 4 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I know the question who feeds rabbit to there dog raw is done to death so i am not going to ask that. My question is, how much can i feed the pup aday. She is on a complete dry mix wich she gets 3 times a day, in the evening i give her a leg of rabbit of one half of the saddle, was just wondering if i can over feed her the rabbit. Thanks all Fraggle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
butthead will 1 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 I know the question who feeds rabbit to there dog raw is done to death so i am not going to ask that. My question is, how much can i feed the pup aday. She is on a complete dry mix wich she gets 3 times a day, in the evening i give her a leg of rabbit of one half of the saddle, was just wondering if i can over feed her the rabbit. Thanks all Fraggle. would you not recomend feeding your dog on raw rabbit mate. i have just started wit my bitch as it is an easy source of food Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Scrap the dry food and feed her on raw if you can. Raw is a healthier and more natural way to feed your dog. Raw chicken, rabbit, lamb, beef, turkey, most meat and poultry is better than any man made dry food. I don't feed mine pork though, apparently it can cause digestive problems? I do feed dry food but I would would scrap the dry stuff if I could afford it myself, but as things are at the moment, they get both. If pure raw feed is too much cost wise (like it is for a lot of us), why not give her a bit of both? Dry in the morning, raw at night that's what I'm doing with my dogs at the moment. A 2Kg bag of chicken from Iceland is only £2.50. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bevwallis 7 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 If cost is an issue in feeding raw ( i couldnt afford to feed all mine from shops) i would recommend asking butchers nicely for their meaty bone scraps and approaching local slaugherhouses . I didnt strike lucky first attempt but after a few months have secured a few sources of good,varied and very cost effective food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fraggle 4 Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 thanks for the replys, raw is not to much of a problem as here i have enough permison to let her have rabbit and i have a source for venision so she can get raw, i was just wondering if i can over feed her on it. I'e is a leg a night ok or should it be less or more, i have been told that a lurcher pup will only eat till its full, but try telling that to my pup who will eat her food then duke the German shepard then the bloody cats to if she had the blinking chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bevwallis 7 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Having raised a number of various breeds of pups it does of course vary enormously but i doubt you could over feed rabbit as such- just try and vary the diet as much as you can. The only downside of rabbit as far as i have found is that they are very low fat and if you have a high energy dog or one being worked quite hard they cannot maintain bodyweight on rabbit. Aside that i find them an excellent sourch of nutrition- i would feed rabbit a few times per week but not alone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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