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Raw food diets for dogs- how's it done?

Asked by Likeradar (19583points) December 14th, 2009

I’ve had a dog for about 2 months now, and I’ve been looking into what options I have for feeding her. She’s currently being fed a very high quality dry dog food- no by products, lots of meat and veggies.
I’m interested in the raw diets, but I know I don’t want to/can’t spend the money on the pre-made BARF diet. I’m thinking about adding some raw foods to her diet but I really don’t know where to begin, and a lot of the info I find on the interwebs is either from a source pushing a clear $ agenda or is contradicted by other sites.

For example, can I feed her raw egg? If I feed her raw meat, how do I do it? Do I just buy raw chop meat or steak or chicken and put it in her bowl as is?

By the way, I’m a veg for animal rights reasons, and any meat I give her would be free range and organic. And I don’t think I’m interested in doing a 100% raw diet with her. I’m just looking into supplementing her kibble with what her system was designed to handle.

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