Feeding for Ultimate Health...

Silvester · 18-05-2010, 10:17

Originally posted by Vaiva:

"People grow ostrich for meat

So it is possible to get the parts that are not used anymore or if the whole bird doesn't suit for people's food for some reasons

"

Of course i know this. But this was not the question - i´m wondering how one can get , transport and feed a whole ostrich to his dogs...

(May be he ment only young ostrichs..?

)

I´m curious on Pavel´s answer here...

Angelika · 18-05-2010, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silvester

Of course i know this. But this was not the question - i´m wondering how one can get , transport and feed a whole ostrich to his dogs...

Where do you live, Silvester? Metropolis?

Did you never order a 1/4 or a 1/2 cow from a farmer? There´s no problem to get the meat home from the butcher - all you need is a station waggon

And if the ostrich stinks a bit after some time: what an amuse-gueule for the dogs

Vaiva · 18-05-2010, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelika

Where do you live, Silvester? Metropolis?

Did you never order a 1/4 or a 1/2 cow from a farmer? There´s no problem to get the meat home from the butcher - all you need is a station waggon

And if the ostrich stinks a bit after some time: what an amuse-gueule for the dogs

Just remembered a funny story

At dog shows we all can see that most of the dog lovers are women, Lithuania is not an exception. Also among people feeding their dogs raw meet there are a lot of women. And once a very elegant red haired lady, owing Irish setters, got a... rabbit. With all the coat on. I am not sure now why she wanted to take the coat of, but she did. And on the dog owner's forum she asked, how she should do it. And the advise was to pump the rabbit with air - the coat then separates from the body. Imagine an elegant lady in a yard of BLOCK HOUSES, pumping the rabbit with a pomp for car's tires

Yes, she DID it

Angelika · 18-05-2010, 15:05

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Originally Posted by Vaiva

Imagine an elegant lady in a yard of BLOCK HOUSES, pumping the rabbit with a pomp for car's tires

Yes, women can ....

Silvester · 18-05-2010, 16:07

Originally Posted by Angelika

"Where do you live, Silvester? Metropolis?

Did you never order a 1/4 or a 1/2 cow from a farmer? There´s no problem to get the meat home from the butcher - all you need is a station waggon

And if the ostrich stinks a bit after some time: what an amuse-gueule for the dogs "

Hmmm....I´m sorry, no , i never ordered a quarter or half of a cow from a farmer - may be i´m living in a more civilized part of Germany, who knows...

But I´m still waiting for the answer of Pavel ...

Angelika · 18-05-2010, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silvester

may be i´m living in a more civilized part of Germany, who knows...

Certainly

.... with meat from the supermarket

Very civilized indeed

Bye
Angelika

Silvester · 19-05-2010, 06:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelika

And if the ostrich stinks a bit after some time: what an amuse-gueule for the dogs

Yes, i´m sure - it is more civilized and cultivated where i live ....!

Angelika · 19-05-2010, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Silvester

Yes, i´m sure - it is more civilized and cultivated where i live ....!

Bye again, dear. I never knew how to handle people without any humo(u

)r.

Silvester · 19-05-2010, 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelika

Bye again, dear. I never knew how to handle people without any humo(u

)r.

Hey "Angie" - you didn´t see the smilies

????

May be YOU are the one with a lack of humour - or of understanding

?

Ok, it´s not worth talking about any more.

buidelwolf · 19-05-2010, 23:14

When he was a puppy, I fed my dog Royal Canin (German Shepherd puppy/junior). He kept diarrhea and redness/itch in the groin. According to my vet, he was possibly sensitive to grain or other ingredients in the kibble.

After an examination of the kibble ingredients i discovered that there are very much "meat substitutes" and various fillers in it, but very little meat (as with almost all kibble brands). The abundantly present cereals for example are a cheap source of protein but of different quality than animal protein.

I decided to start feeding him a complete & balanced raw meat brand when he was about 10 months. Almost immediately an incredible result. Diarrhea gone (immediatley), very little poo, redness/itch in the groin disappeared within a week, he got a beautiful coat, chalk white teeth... I combine it with chicken necks, salmon carcasses (with a thick layer of meat between the bones), raw eggs, smashed green beans / tomato, green tripe, sometimes kitchen scraps and sheep ribs.

Every time it's a feast for him, he's just doing fantastic on it. Costs nor any effort neither much money. "Suum cuique", but for me this is feeding for ultimate health.

19-05-2010, 23:52

I wish I had the time, energy, and refrigerator/freezer space to feed raw. I know better than to think I'm that ambitious, and that knowledgeable, to feed a balanced, nutritious diet.

I feed our dog Natural Balance grain free kibble, and mix two different types together to give him more protein sources. Usually I'll do duck and lamb or venison, so there's a white and a red meat. He also gets Natural Balance meat roll, which I love, because it has all sorts of organ meats in it.

I think eventually I'll switch him over to EVO, though, because I like the ingredients better, Natural Balance isn't quite so "balanced" as they'd like you to believe.

But, yeah, if I thought I could manage it, I think raw is definitely the best way to go. That way you know exactly what your dog is eating. I don't even cook that well for MYSELF though!!

18-05-2010, 10:17	#1
Silvester Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 369	Originally posted by Vaiva: "People grow ostrich for meat So it is possible to get the parts that are not used anymore or if the whole bird doesn't suit for people's food for some reasons " Of course i know this. But this was not the question - i´m wondering how one can get , transport and feed a *whole* ostrich to his dogs... (May be he ment only young ostrichs..?) I´m curious on Pavel´s answer here...

19-05-2010, 23:14	#10
buidelwolf senior member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 163	When he was a puppy, I fed my dog Royal Canin (German Shepherd puppy/junior). He kept diarrhea and redness/itch in the groin. According to my vet, he was possibly sensitive to grain or other ingredients in the kibble. After an examination of the kibble ingredients i discovered that there are very much "meat substitutes" and various fillers in it, but very little meat (as with almost all kibble brands). The abundantly present cereals for example are a cheap source of protein but of different quality than animal protein. I decided to start feeding him a complete & balanced raw meat brand when he was about 10 months. Almost immediately an incredible result. Diarrhea gone (immediatley), very little poo, redness/itch in the groin disappeared within a week, he got a beautiful coat, chalk white teeth... I combine it with chicken necks, salmon carcasses (with a thick layer of meat between the bones), raw eggs, smashed green beans / tomato, green tripe, sometimes kitchen scraps and sheep ribs. Every time it's a feast for him, he's just doing fantastic on it. Costs nor any effort neither much money. "Suum cuique", but for me this is feeding for ultimate health. Last edited by buidelwolf; 20-05-2010 at 07:48.

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18-05-2010, 16:07	#5
Silvester Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 369	Originally Posted by Angelika "Where do you live, Silvester? Metropolis? Did you never order a 1/4 or a 1/2 cow from a farmer? There´s no problem to get the meat home from the butcher - all you need is a station waggon And if the ostrich stinks a bit after some time: what an amuse-gueule for the dogs " Hmmm....I´m sorry, no , i never ordered a quarter or half of a cow from a farmer - may be i´m living in a more civilized part of Germany, who knows... But I´m still waiting for the answer of Pavel* ...*

19-05-2010, 23:52	#11
Vicky Guest Posts: n/a	I wish I had the time, energy, and refrigerator/freezer space to feed raw. I know better than to think I'm that ambitious, and that knowledgeable, to feed a balanced, nutritious diet. I feed our dog Natural Balance grain free kibble, and mix two different types together to give him more protein sources. Usually I'll do duck and lamb or venison, so there's a white and a red meat. He also gets Natural Balance meat roll, which I love, because it has all sorts of organ meats in it. I think eventually I'll switch him over to EVO, though, because I like the ingredients better, Natural Balance isn't quite so "balanced" as they'd like you to believe. But, yeah, if I thought I could manage it, I think raw is definitely the best way to go. That way you know exactly what your dog is eating. I don't even cook that well for MYSELF though!!