We have been tossing up the idea of feeding Bruiser RAW for the past few months now, and today we decided that we would really put in a lot of time researching RAW diets.
Currently Bruiser is eating Precise Holistic Complete - Wild at Heart River Line - Salmon. The reason why he's on fish is because he supposedly (from what we and the vet can gather) has allergies to Chicken/Beef. However, Bruiser has had a piece or two of chicken breast, a piece of steak, and some other chicken/beef treats and has had no issues. So, with our last vet visit, our vet thinks that MAYBE the mites could have made us think he had allergies, but to continue with the fish. We mentioned RAW and she said that would be something good for Bruiser.
So, now, we are researching it out. We have access to a butcher (my boyfriend's uncle is a butcher) and are going to get prices for the meats, etc, but wanted to have some specific questions answered.
PLEASE help and THANK YOU in advance!
Currently Bruiser is eating Precise Holistic Complete - Wild at Heart River Line - Salmon. The reason why he's on fish is because he supposedly (from what we and the vet can gather) has allergies to Chicken/Beef. However, Bruiser has had a piece or two of chicken breast, a piece of steak, and some other chicken/beef treats and has had no issues. So, with our last vet visit, our vet thinks that MAYBE the mites could have made us think he had allergies, but to continue with the fish. We mentioned RAW and she said that would be something good for Bruiser.
So, now, we are researching it out. We have access to a butcher (my boyfriend's uncle is a butcher) and are going to get prices for the meats, etc, but wanted to have some specific questions answered.
- Since we *think* Bruiser has allergies to chicken/beef, could those allergies be towards the kibble and not the meat specifically? Like I said, he has had pieces of chicken/beef from when I've made dinner and has shown no reactions - same goes with treats that are chicken/beef. If necessary, I'm sure we can have the vet test him for those specific allergies.
- If he does in deed have allergies to chicken/beef, will this pose an issue to feeding raw?
- Are there any specific links to how much meat we should stock up on for lets say, 2 weeks worth of meals? He eats 2x a day and if a 3rd meal is necessary, I have an hour for lunch and can run home to feed him (it's about 15/20 minutes commute one way so I'd only have like 20ish minutes at home to feed him).
- We pay $60.00 (not including tax) every 2 weeks on a 30lb bag of food for him, so we gather that feeding raw will be expensive at first, but once we get in a routine it's actually cheaper. Is this right?
- Is it safe to stock up on meat, separate into meals, food save it and freeze it until we need to use it? Or is that not safe?
- Will this pose problems when we have to board Bruiser in December for 8 days when we go on our cruise? If it does, I may just have a family member house sit.
PLEASE help and THANK YOU in advance!
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