You could always do ground/premade raw. It's got most of the same benefits of regular raw without the "worries" of bones.

 

I agree about ground raw. You can buy pre made raw or you can buy ground meat. Reel Raw Dog has 10 pounds of chicken, beef, pork, turkey and a combo of all those, for $29.99. If you're in the north east, free shipping over 30 pounds. Not up here, its free shipping in 50 pound increments. I also like Hare Today.

 

thanks guys i really appreciate the info. My only concern with the ground beef/foods is last time i gave my dog ground beef he had direhaha. it was to much for him. i had to give him extra raw turkey necks with the ground beef to make it work without direhaha ( dog needs bone for solid stool)

 

wait, did you just give him ground meat for the grocery store? If yes, thats not a proper raw diet. The pre mades or the places to get the ground raw I mentioned above sell grinds that have meat, bone & organs. You feed "X" amount of that and add "X" amount of boneless. ReelRawDog that I mentioned has 10 pounds of grinds (meat, bone & organs) for $29.99. If you're in the Northeast, it's free shipping over 30 pounds. If you don't live there, its free shipping if you buy in 50 pound increments. The grinds are chicken, beef, pork and turkey & a combo of all of those.

 

You'd have to get a premade raw as it has the bone already ground up in it. If it makes you feel a bit better, a friend feeds raw, bones included, to a dog that had multiple surgeries for swallowing objects. You could always start back on very soft bones, rabbit, cornish hen, or even smashing chicken bones with a hammer first.

 

I would give premade ground raw for a while long before I would ever give kibble. There is ground bone in them, which will be good for poops since you said you had trouble before on ground.

You are right that vets don't know much about nutrition. Thats why they recomended purina kibble to you.

 

My lot gets fed a variety of foods with almost no problems, but plain ground beef (especially the "fattier" grinds) can give my lot "soft" poops.