80-10-10 Raw Diet

[DBJ]

The 80-10-10 is basically how I go about feed our boys. I am open to other suggestions... niklaus being 7 month old I have more concerns on being pretty balanced. I do find this a little more challenging w him being a large breed pup and the risks and issue that go w that. Are English blockhead is much easier and has had great success on the raw. R boy Niklaus as I have stated in other threads is experiencing some elbow issues which we r relentlessly working to get him back to 100 percent. We still r not certain if this is something he/we will heal w gd mangment or if it's going to be possibly a long expensive road ahead. Again we try to follow the 80 1 10 rule of thumb but r not exact every day with this, so 8 am looking for in site on if that is crucial or is there leeway w a large breed dog..

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[angelbears]

I would stick to the 80/10/10. I supplement with chicken feet which are great for the joints. I also would consider a supplement like Phycox.

 

[TricAP]

Granted we don't have the joint issues you are experiencing but we started our EM Angus on raw at about that age. 80-10-10 is working well for us. Not spot on every day but over a week it all balances out.

 

[Liz_M]

Agree with TriCap, balance over time. I've fed mostly raw since 1999 to big dogs/puppies (Rottweilers mostly) so I am pretty relaxed about it. However, with large-giant breed pups I am more careful in the first 1-2 years. Buying whole chickens/ducks/goats and portioning them out, buying more whole/ground commercial raw, and (currently) also feeding about half the meals as kibble with low cahos ratios because my pup is an EM and so my first giant breed.

Two Rottweilers ago I had one dx/d with ED at about 10 months. The ortho vet was supportive of raw and recommended glucosamine-chronditin supplements, which seemed to help a lot. Did they REALLY help? I have no clue. But he was on them for life and became an agility champion, and other titles, he had a very active life. They surely did not hurt.

 

[GnosticDog]

My EM has been fed this way since we got him at 9 1/2 weeks old. He a super healthy guy and has never required a sick visit to the vet in all his five years. It really is an over time thing, so I would sweat the minutia, and I also second the chicken's feet, trachea is also a good option if you can get it.

 

[DBJ]

He eats his share of trachea. So we have have done a ton of research on the most nature things we can give him to aid in this process. But thank u for the reassurance that we r close to do the rite thing.

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