Wanted to ask a few questions to those who feed raw.
First, where/how do you feed them? We tried feeding her outside, but she kept burying it lol! So we've been feeding her in her crate, taking all her bedding out and putting it in with her. However, do I clean her crate every time she eats? She seems to be pretty clean with it and licks the bottom of the crate but is it unsafe not to disinfect the bottom of the crate? Especially when putting more raw food back onto the same surface? It seems...gross not to clean it lol! But it's annoying cleaning it twice a day. Which brings me to my next question...
Do you feed once or twice a day? We've been feeding her twice a day but I don't know which is better, really, or if it even matters.
Also, how much do you feed? Violet is 48lbs and we've been giving her a little over a pound a day probably more like a pound and a half (not really precisely measuring). I don't know if that's enough. It looks like it is but she seems hungry. Will it take a while to get used to it? She used to be free fed and get treats (cant have any treats now due to her allergies). Which brings me to my next question lol...
What treats do raw feeders give? She is having bad allergies that we are assuming at this point are food allergies (hoping at least that the raw diet will help) and is unable to have any treats really. I guess we could cut up some of her raw? Right now my moms giving her her medication with a teeny piece cut off of a chicken liver. Other than that she gets no treats and I can't even do any training with her. She thinks her fish oil pills are the best thing ever so we sparingly give her those as "treats" like when she gets up and goes to bed.
Any other tips? I'm crossing my fingers that this helps with her issues. She seems better but she's also taking Claritin, fish oil pills, and was taking steroids but is thankfully off of them. It's only been three days but I hope we see some progress in the weeks to come.
First, where/how do you feed them? We tried feeding her outside, but she kept burying it lol! So we've been feeding her in her crate, taking all her bedding out and putting it in with her. However, do I clean her crate every time she eats? She seems to be pretty clean with it and licks the bottom of the crate but is it unsafe not to disinfect the bottom of the crate? Especially when putting more raw food back onto the same surface? It seems...gross not to clean it lol! But it's annoying cleaning it twice a day. Which brings me to my next question...
Do you feed once or twice a day? We've been feeding her twice a day but I don't know which is better, really, or if it even matters.
Also, how much do you feed? Violet is 48lbs and we've been giving her a little over a pound a day probably more like a pound and a half (not really precisely measuring). I don't know if that's enough. It looks like it is but she seems hungry. Will it take a while to get used to it? She used to be free fed and get treats (cant have any treats now due to her allergies). Which brings me to my next question lol...
What treats do raw feeders give? She is having bad allergies that we are assuming at this point are food allergies (hoping at least that the raw diet will help) and is unable to have any treats really. I guess we could cut up some of her raw? Right now my moms giving her her medication with a teeny piece cut off of a chicken liver. Other than that she gets no treats and I can't even do any training with her. She thinks her fish oil pills are the best thing ever so we sparingly give her those as "treats" like when she gets up and goes to bed.
Any other tips? I'm crossing my fingers that this helps with her issues. She seems better but she's also taking Claritin, fish oil pills, and was taking steroids but is thankfully off of them. It's only been three days but I hope we see some progress in the weeks to come.