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There are many ways to transition your canine friend to a raw meat diet. Current health issues must always be considered when making any dietary changes. I get a detailed history of how the animal has handled dietary changes in the past in order to make recommendations.
The following guidelines for transitioning to a raw diet have helped ease many animals into this new feeding regimen, minimizing digestive upset, while helping to recondition the entire digestive tract:
- Begin with a mixture of very well cooked, mushy white rice, canned pumpkin, and plain yogurt.
Feed this for a day or two.
- Gradually add ground meat and phase out the white rice.
- As your dog tolerates this mixture, begin adding pulped or steamed vegetables.
- Raw Meaty Bones may be slowly included.
Eventually bones will constitute 50% of your dog’s diet. Increasing raw bones to this percentage should be done over a 3 to 6 month period. Raw meaty bones help maintain healthy and efficient digestive systems, contribute to healthy muscles and bones, and help eliminate periodontal disease.
(Note: Completely defrost meat and bones prior to feeding.)
For a more detailed description of how to proceed with the raw diet please go to How to Feed a Fresh Food Diet , Puppies and a Fresh Food Diet, Felines and a Fresh Food Diet, and The Benefits of Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat.
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