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I have 6 (?) week old puppies and unsure where to start.
When I started my ferrets on raw I made a raw soup that had chicken thigh meat, ground turkey, hearts, chicken livers, and egg shell that were ground to the consistence of pate. I used to weigh all of the ingredients but now I eyeball it and watch poop and adjust as needed. I gave them this as a meal until I could get them to eat the raw. The young ones took two days to switch but Taz my stubborn girl who was 1 1/2 when I switched her held out for 2 months. Now they only get the soup as a treat so that if they get sick I can still feed them the soup.
So with the puppies would that be a good start or should I just give them wings? Or would something else be better than wings? Also if I understand correctly the ratio's are different for the dogs than for the ferrets. The ferrets are 80% meat, 10% organ and 10% bone. I *think* I read somewhere that dogs are 80% meat, 5% organ, 5% something and 10% bone?
When I started my ferrets on raw I made a raw soup that had chicken thigh meat, ground turkey, hearts, chicken livers, and egg shell that were ground to the consistence of pate. I used to weigh all of the ingredients but now I eyeball it and watch poop and adjust as needed. I gave them this as a meal until I could get them to eat the raw. The young ones took two days to switch but Taz my stubborn girl who was 1 1/2 when I switched her held out for 2 months. Now they only get the soup as a treat so that if they get sick I can still feed them the soup.
So with the puppies would that be a good start or should I just give them wings? Or would something else be better than wings? Also if I understand correctly the ratio's are different for the dogs than for the ferrets. The ferrets are 80% meat, 10% organ and 10% bone. I *think* I read somewhere that dogs are 80% meat, 5% organ, 5% something and 10% bone?