how many of us have a dog or a cat .
ive been doing some research after talking with a friend .
she only feeds her dog on raw meat and fish and he looks great for it . she did try commercial food for a while but decided to use raw for the health benifits for her gsd .
i`m going to go down the same route with mine , the question is ,, what would you feed your dog or cat on if the shops had no food in for them and couldn`t get any more for what ever reason .
raw feed .
raw feed .
YES i walked away mid sentence , you were boring me to death and my survival instincts kick in .
Re: raw feed .
Depends on the situation and what we could get hold of, worst case scenarios it could well be who am I going to feed themunsure wrote: the question is ,, what would you feed your dog or cat on if the shops had no food in for them and couldn`t get any more for what ever reason .
I think dogs are easier than cats to feed and not harm nutrition wise, but they're part of the family so they are prepped for food and litter etc wise as far ahead as we can.I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.
Re: raw feed .
Cats need considerably more protein than dogs - an important consideration. Their bodies don't process it very efficiently, so they need more in their food to start with. That's why, pardon the yeuch factor, dogs will eat cat poo; it contains loads of protein.
Frankly, I'd be tempted to simply give my cats what table scraps are available and turf them out to hunt. At least one of mine is a prodigious hunter. I'm waiting for him to try and drag a lamb home. He'll attack anything up to and including telegraph poles and has caught numerous birds and bunnies, the 'leftovers' of which end up in the garden. He's given up trying to bring his trophies into the house!
Dogs, not so good on the hunting. We try to teach them not to, and I think that for a lot of breeds, we've succeeded. However, they can help you flush whatever game is about.
In terms of pets, I'd consider a ferret to be an excellent investment. Not only will the scent keep rats and mice at bay, you can use it to catch other vermin and things like rabbits too, thus feeding you AND your dogs.
Frankly, I'd be tempted to simply give my cats what table scraps are available and turf them out to hunt. At least one of mine is a prodigious hunter. I'm waiting for him to try and drag a lamb home. He'll attack anything up to and including telegraph poles and has caught numerous birds and bunnies, the 'leftovers' of which end up in the garden. He's given up trying to bring his trophies into the house!
Dogs, not so good on the hunting. We try to teach them not to, and I think that for a lot of breeds, we've succeeded. However, they can help you flush whatever game is about.
In terms of pets, I'd consider a ferret to be an excellent investment. Not only will the scent keep rats and mice at bay, you can use it to catch other vermin and things like rabbits too, thus feeding you AND your dogs.
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Rearfang
Re: raw feed .
Hi red sky's I've had loads of ferrets over the years great investment and fun too
Not so sure about smell deterring rats I had a bank of hutches with about 20 ferrets in a garage when I moved the hutches rats had made a nest under Neath maybe a suacidal rat ?!
Not so sure about smell deterring rats I had a bank of hutches with about 20 ferrets in a garage when I moved the hutches rats had made a nest under Neath maybe a suacidal rat ?!
Re: raw feed .
Did the ferrets get to run round free in the place where the hutches were? If not, the rats probably worked out that the ferrets couldn't get to them. Ferret smell is a bit like manure; a little goes a long way and it works best when the ferret is allowed to roam within the perimeters of the territory. Rats are intelligent; if there's a predator, they'll not stay.
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It just takes an observant one - and a good sense of smell too!