HardlyIt's funny, your argument with RFD about Vit. C and how it works for you is kinda like my argument about tripe and how it works for my dogs.It's really kinda ironic.....
Not pissed off....I wasn't saying anything negative about your argument, why the pissed off post?
This was FAR from an attack.And shame on you Jon for attacking me when it wasn't warranted.
I see no attack but rather a "please tell me the benefits or case studies for doing this?" An attack would have been calling you a name or being outright disrespectful to you directly.And shame on you Jon for attacking me when it wasn't warranted.
I don't feed it because I would rather put my cash elsewhere, like buying beef or goat muscle meat, which is more species appropriate. Tripe is more expensive than it's worth, in my opinion.Do you feed it? If so, why?
I don't feed it. I think it's overpriced for what it is. There's lots of other food sources I'd rather spend my $$ on.
I'd feed it if I got it for freeThat being said, if some were just given to me, I wouldn't hesitate to feed it. I also don't see anything particularly *wrong* with feeding it. I just don't think it's the crazy miricle worker that they're made out to be, but I think if you're feeding it with good results, you don't mind spending the cash, and you're comfortable with it... who am I to tell you not to?
I think that the argument used in favor of tripe is a lot like the arguments used for cheap kibbles. "My dog does great on it."I agree Linsey, I don't see how it's the miracle food some people believe it to be. All I ever hear is "my dog does great on it" or "it works great for my dog".
All fine but how does your dog do on a balanced raw diet without it?
But what are some of the noticeable changes you have seen in your dogs that you KNOW for certain came from the tripe and only the tripe?So what do you think is expensive? I pay $1.60-1.75 a lb and get it in a 40 lb case, I paid $1.40 a lb for the best looking beef from our group I've seen in a long time, now it's gone up to a $1.60 a lb, $2.00 for llama, I guess it's all what your willing to spend on your dogs cause remember when you were feeding a quality kibble how much were you spending a lb? I don't think you can say a negative thing about tripe until you have fed it for 3-4 months ,so I don't want to hear any more of this crap until you have honest to goodness tried it for yourself and not just heresay!
The ONLY meat we pay over $1 for is game meat. Even beef heart only runs us ~$0.80/lbSo what do you think is expensive? I pay $1.60-1.75 a lb and get it in a 40 lb case, I paid $1.40 a lb for the best looking beef from our group I've seen in a long time, now it's gone up to a $1.60 a lb, $2.00 for llama,
I've never fed kibble. I've always fed a balanced PMR dietI guess it's all what your willing to spend on your dogs cause remember when you were feeding a quality kibble how much were you spending a lb?
I haven't said anything negative about it. I have simply stated I don't believe it's the miracle food some people do.I don't think you can say a negative thing about tripe until you have fed it for 3-4 months ,so I don't want to hear any more of this crap until you have honest to goodness tried it for yourself and not just heresay!
It's expensive for what you get. I would pay that for beef. I would pay that for goat. Heck, I'd pay that for llama. I would NOT pay that for partially digested grass and weeds. No one said it's the most awful thing ever, we just said that for the money, it's not worth it, because feeding a balanced raw diet, we have no need for said miracle worker.So what do you think is expensive? I pay $1.60-1.75 a lb and get it in a 40 lb case, I paid $1.40 a lb for the best looking beef from our group I've seen in a long time
Um, actually it has nothing to do with that we're willing to spend on our dogs and statements like this imply that you're willing to do more for your dogs than we are ours, and I find that quite rude to be honest. I do not feed tripe because I see no need for it, and therefore prefer to put my money elsewhere. If I saw a need for it, I would absolutely have no problem including it. Because I am willing to pay for superior nutrition for my pets- I just don't feel tripe falls in that category. And quite frankly, you have yet to actually give me a reason to think otherwise.I guess it's all what your willing to spend on your dogs
I won't be feeding tripe until I can see a positive reason to do so. Again, NO ONE is saying it's a bad thing to feed, just unnecessary. HUGE difference, so I don't see why you're getting so defensive over it.I don't think you can say a negative thing about tripe until you have fed it for 3-4 months
That crap is my opinion, which I am entitled to. Dogs have NO NUTRITIONAL NEED for grass- partially digested or otherwise. That is enough for me to know that tripe is not a necessary part of a proper diet for a carnivore.so I don't want to hear any more of this crap until you have honest to goodness tried it for yourself and not just heresay!
"Wolves usually tear into the body cavity of large prey and...consume the larger internal organs, such as lungs, heart, and liver. The large rumen [, which is one of the main stomach chambers in large ruminant herbivores,]...is usually punctured during removal and its contents spilled. The vegetation in the intestinal tract is of no interest to the wolves, but the stomach lining and intestinal wall are consumed, and their contents further strewn about the kill site." (pg.123, emphasis added)
"To grow and maintain their own bodies, wolves need to ingest all the major parts of their herbivorous prey, except the plants in the digestive system." (pg.124, emphasis added).
These quotes are taken from chapter 4, The Wolf as a Carnivore.
"The wolf's diet consists mostly of muscle meat and fatty tissue from various animals. Heart, lung, liver, and other internal organs are eaten. Bones are crushed to get at the marrow, and bone fragments are eaten as well. Even hair and skin are sometimes consumed. The only part consistently ignored is the stomach and its contents. Although some vegetable matter is taken separately, particularly berries, Canis lupus doesn't seem to digest them very well."
This quote can be found on the Hunting and Meals page at Kerwood Wildlife Education Center.
http://www.kerwoodwildlife.com/HUNTING&MEALTIME.htm
When wolves catch and kill a large mammal, they will gorge and then rest while the food is being rapidly digested. They will generally consume all but the hide, some of the large bones and skull and the rumen (stomach contents of ungulates) of their prey
International Wolf Center Learn - Frequently Asked Questions about Wolves
That would be Jem (aka Amy) :wink:This makes me think back to those pictures you took Natalie (I think it was you...??) of that deer kill where everything was gone EXCEPT the stomach, intestines and one leg bone. Does anyone else remember those pictures? :wink: