Dogs - Raw Diet Update - Page 30

Gas Man · 06-19-2011, 11:30 PM

Well picked up the food processor... it's a beast!

Bought carrots, lettuce, cucumber, garlic to make the veggy glop.
Frozen berries, apple, pear, yogurt to make the fruit glop. We bought bananas as well but forgot to put them in.

We combined all that and had Brinks taste testing it the whole way.

Like Vators it doesn't look good and while the fruit style tasted good, when you mixed in the garlicy veggy, it tasted funky. But Brinks LOVE LOVE LOVED it. He was drooling waiting for his next taste.

OneSickPsycho · 06-20-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Brinks is doing well. I'm sure he's lost weight, Uma noticed it when she returned from her vacation. But he's now up to 2.75 leg qrts where he should be.

Our butcher shop is running a fathers day weekend special on leg quarters... over the counter $0.59lb so I'm sure my case price will be cheap. I think I'm going to buy 3 cases if it's down around $0.50lb cause that saves me like $0.14lb or about $8 a case.

Also going to pick up other various meats... both for him and us. They got this awesome deal going on now for meat bundle that I think we're buying for us.
http://www.cattlemansmeats.com/pdfs/...sday2011-1.pdf

And we are going to introduce GLOP to his diet. Just ordered for store pick up a Kenmore Elite food processor. Hopefully it lasts... it is a 800 watt motor. on sale as well.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ckType=G2#desc

I tell ya though... the freezer, and now processor does make this more expensive initially.

Damn... that does make it way more expensive... You've got over $300 in equipment... Based on our dogs, it would take about a year to break even between all of this equipment and the food itself... Over the life of the dogs it should work out well though... We just need to find a good butcher here in Orlando...

Kaneman · 06-20-2011, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Damn... that does make it way more expensive... You've got over $300 in equipment... Based on our dogs, it would take about a year to break even between all of this equipment and the food itself... Over the life of the dogs it should work out well though... We just need to find a good butcher here in Orlando...

All it takes is not having to go to the vet once and it all pays for itself. Of course, there's no real way to measure that, but in my case I've never had to take a dog to the vet for sickness...

azoomm · 06-20-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

All it takes is not having to go to the vet once and it all pays for itself. Of course, there's no real way to measure that, but in my case I've never had to take a dog to the vet for sickness...

Or, the fact that my dog is still alive. I'm sure she wouldn't be here today if we would have stayed on that diet.

That, my friend, is truly priceless.

Gas Man · 06-20-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Damn... that does make it way more expensive... You've got over $300 in equipment... Based on our dogs, it would take about a year to break even between all of this equipment and the food itself... Over the life of the dogs it should work out well though... We just need to find a good butcher here in Orlando...

Well, to be honest though... I'm also using the freezer to store more long term meat deals, like the mega meat deal I got when I picked up his chicken. So that's ok. Plus the food processor can have other means of use for us. It's not like these large priced items are dog only. Hell not even his food is. If I want to bbq some chicken (non breast) I got plenty!

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

All it takes is not having to go to the vet once and it all pays for itself. Of course, there's no real way to measure that, but in my case I've never had to take a dog to the vet for sickness...

And we are hoping to have this benifit as well.

VatorMan · 06-20-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

All it takes is not having to go to the vet once and it all pays for itself. Of course, there's no real way to measure that, but in my case I've never had to take a dog to the vet for sickness...

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Or, the fact that my dog is still alive. I'm sure she wouldn't be here today if we would have stayed on that diet.

That, my friend, is truly priceless.

This.

OneSickPsycho · 06-20-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

All it takes is not having to go to the vet once and it all pays for itself. Of course, there's no real way to measure that, but in my case I've never had to take a dog to the vet for sickness...

Yeah absolutely... I totally wasn't knocking it, just breaking it down cost-wise...

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Well, to be honest though... I'm also using the freezer to store more long term meat deals, like the mega meat deal I got when I picked up his chicken. So that's ok. Plus the food processor can have other means of use for us. It's not like these large priced items are dog only. Hell not even his food is. If I want to bbq some chicken (non breast) I got plenty!

And we are hoping to have this benifit as well.

Oh yeah... I am down to have a ton of meat on hand... Can't ever have too much meat.

Trip · 06-20-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Oh yeah... I am down to have a ton of meat on hand... Can't ever have too much meat.

That's what she said

Gas Man · 06-21-2011, 12:36 AM

Is there a guideline on how much glop to give the dogs? Say an amount per 50# or somin? Just unsure on quanity.

Gas Man · 06-25-2011, 06:08 AM

Well glop still works. Some of the charm has worn off with him, however, the good thing is, that it's flavor should change every time. We have just been giving him about 2 heaping table spoons a day. Think it's enough?

He's eating his full 3 chicken quarters each day, warmed in a pan. But we are trying to squeeze in completely raw pieces in as well. But overall, seems well with it.

06-19-2011, 11:30 PM	#291
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Well picked up the food processor... it's a beast! Bought carrots, lettuce, cucumber, garlic to make the veggy glop. Frozen berries, apple, pear, yogurt to make the fruit glop. We bought bananas as well but forgot to put them in. We combined all that and had Brinks taste testing it the whole way. Like Vators it doesn't look good and while the fruit style tasted good, when you mixed in the garlicy veggy, it tasted funky. But Brinks LOVE LOVE LOVED it. He was drooling waiting for his next taste. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

06-25-2011, 06:08 AM	#300
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Well glop still works. Some of the charm has worn off with him, however, the good thing is, that it's flavor should change every time. We have just been giving him about 2 heaping table spoons a day. Think it's enough? He's eating his full 3 chicken quarters each day, warmed in a pan. But we are trying to squeeze in completely raw pieces in as well. But overall, seems well with it. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

06-21-2011, 12:36 AM	#299
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Is there a guideline on how much glop to give the dogs? Say an amount per 50# or somin? Just unsure on quanity.