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I have a grand total of 15 Parson Russel terriers on a raw diet. Have been feeding them this way since 2004 and am very pleased with the results. This is a lot of dog to feed on a daily basis so sometimes I will supplement them with kibble, usually Evolve or Healthwise. I am finding, though, that my oldest dogs are starting to have problems with these kibbles and others that I have tried for them. They do not seem to be digesting it very well, not that it's causing digestive upsets, but it seems like they are not taking any nutrition out of it. Besides, the dry food is skyrocketing in price and I simply can't say it's even as good as it was in years past.
One of my 7yo bitches was just bred for her last litter. She happens to be one who cannot tolerate any kibble, no matter how good or how high calorie. She goes to pot. She was mauled by a neighbor's pit mix 3yrs ago, she almost didn't survive. Since then she seems to have a higher nutrient requirement & can only tolerate raw. So I'm buying more organs and red meats than I normally do. You can imagine that the price of feeding raw has just about tripled for me! This is costing me about $12-15 a DAY to feed all these dogs
The cheapest thing I can get is raw quarters for .69lb. So I feed that several times a week plus I do ground beef 1x weekly and also try to get some lamb and turkey in as well, just for variety. They get beef liver once a week, and sometimes will get chicken hearts and gizzards in lieu of another type of muscle meat.
Is there any way I can cut costs without sacrificing a balanced diet? Would giving multivitamins help fill in the gaps if I fed more chicken?
One of my 7yo bitches was just bred for her last litter. She happens to be one who cannot tolerate any kibble, no matter how good or how high calorie. She goes to pot. She was mauled by a neighbor's pit mix 3yrs ago, she almost didn't survive. Since then she seems to have a higher nutrient requirement & can only tolerate raw. So I'm buying more organs and red meats than I normally do. You can imagine that the price of feeding raw has just about tripled for me! This is costing me about $12-15 a DAY to feed all these dogs
Is there any way I can cut costs without sacrificing a balanced diet? Would giving multivitamins help fill in the gaps if I fed more chicken?