I don't know exactly where I'm at with my thoughts, to be honest. Peach is currently eating Taste of the Wild, and she has done well on that. Weight is good, energy is good, poo sometimes leaves a bit to be desired, but overall mostly good. That being said, we have just recently had a whole flare up of skin conditions, yeasty ears, etc. Peach will be done weaning off her course of prednisone by the weekend, and it has helped a lot. But as our vet kind of pointed out... now what? She obviously reacted to something, either food or environmental or both. I've always been kind of curious about raw, but now I'm taking another good hard look at it. I looked into some of the commercial raw diets, frozen and freeze dried. I wasn't super thrilled with either format. Both seemed insanely expensive ($140 for a 22 lb bag!) and also... with grains in them! If I'm paying $140 for food, it better not have white rice, barley, AND oats in it! The frozen ones seem to come in very small bags, and I strongly suspect each bag would only last her a day or two. I pretty much knew that premade raw wasn't really going to be a feasible option, but I feel better having checked anyways.
Anywhoooo.... where does one get started with this? I've done reading on this forum before about it, but I'm still a little vague on how to really do it, both technically and just as far as logistics go.
I also have this side issue of being the owner of a vegan restaurant in town... it's one thing be seen by people out and about buying a bag of dog food, but honestly I don't think I can get away with buying enormous quantities of frozen meat hahaha. I know it sounds silly, but I really do have to point out that I feel like it's a logistical monkey wrench for me.
I was trying to find a co-op in my area, and I did find this: http://www.windsoressexcountyraw.ca/
I like that it's all kind of made up & the dirty work is sort of done for you. I also like that it would ship to my door. Price wise though, does it also look outrageous? I honestly have no idea where pricing starts and what is normal for raw cuts & portions of stuff.
I guess what I mean to say is: I'm flirting with the idea of raw. I'm mildly terrified of the idea though, and not sure I could really pull it off. Help?
Anywhoooo.... where does one get started with this? I've done reading on this forum before about it, but I'm still a little vague on how to really do it, both technically and just as far as logistics go.
I also have this side issue of being the owner of a vegan restaurant in town... it's one thing be seen by people out and about buying a bag of dog food, but honestly I don't think I can get away with buying enormous quantities of frozen meat hahaha. I know it sounds silly, but I really do have to point out that I feel like it's a logistical monkey wrench for me.
I was trying to find a co-op in my area, and I did find this: http://www.windsoressexcountyraw.ca/
I like that it's all kind of made up & the dirty work is sort of done for you. I also like that it would ship to my door. Price wise though, does it also look outrageous? I honestly have no idea where pricing starts and what is normal for raw cuts & portions of stuff.
I guess what I mean to say is: I'm flirting with the idea of raw. I'm mildly terrified of the idea though, and not sure I could really pull it off. Help?
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