What do you feed your dog or cat?

What do you feed your companion animals?

Premade kibble? What kind?

Organic raw natural diet?

Veggie diet?

I personally feed my friends organic kibble (Blue's organic formula, readily available at Petsmart) supplimented with fresh, organic raw meaty bones.

It's the most natural diet for a dog (raw) and I feed my animals a complete raw organic diet when finances and time allow.

Just curious what others do

 

ours get store food outta the bag, high performance stuff and dinner scraps n such when there are some.. and the pup luvs fresh veggies , herbs and fruits from the gardens when he can get to them without being caught and he gets an egg a day from the hens

 

We feed our dogs, most of them are husky sled dogs, a working dog kibble with 30% protien and 20% fat. I add the kibble to hot water in a big pot and sometimes add fish or meat scraps. This way they get most of their daily water intake with their food since a water bowl freezes in about 2 minutes during winter here.

 

He gets Burns kibble (organic whole food); mixed with either a little canned food from the same company, or some fresh meat. He gets leftover vegetables too.

 

I make my dogs' food. Currently, they are getting brown rice, a combination of fresh veggies(usually taters, carrots, broccoli), and some sort of meat.

 

i want to start making my dogs food but i just dont really know where to start. are there like specific ratios and menue plans and crap? or can i just cook up some rice and leftovers and meat and feed it to him?

 

I feed my dogs Canidae as their primary food with a little bacon or sausage on the weekends, yet on a daily basis, I make sure they get some vegetables or fruit too! If only they could talk and tell me what they prefer, yet I suppose from their reactions or lack thereof, I already know....

 

i couldnt imagine trying to feed ours completely natural foods/ home cooked,, we wouldnt be able to afford them, they eat more than we do ,,,,, but i do once or twice a week give them a good meal or two of rice n veggies and meat scraps from thru out the week

 

Yes, making my own dog food is very expensive. The veggies and the rice aren't so expensive, but it's the meat that kills me.

More so than money, it takes a lot of time. I usually make my dogs about 4 days worth of food at a time, so I end up cooking about twice a week for them.

It's just that I wasn't satisfied or content with any kibble food that I had used in the past. I know there are some decent dog foods out there, and was considering adding nutro dog food to their diet, but I decided against it. The price is equivalent to what I spent to cook my own food, and at least this way, I know exactly what's going in it. Since I've been feeding my own food, my dogs poop less, they don't need as food to keep weight on, their coats are healthier looking, and they enjoy their dinner more.

 

I don't see why that wouldn't work. I try to keep my ratios about 65-75% carbs to 35-25% protein.

 

Rosie gets Science Plan's kibble for puppies, as well as leftovers of whatever we've had that's suitable for her. She loves broccoli and gravy.

 

i feed whole raw food to my dogs and cats. if i cant get whole i try to recreate with bits!
i feed 10%ish offal, 15%ish bones and the rest is made up of meat in large pieces.
this is roughly what your average prey animal consists of.
sometimes i throw in a couple of raw eggs.
i feed from as wide a variety of herbivore that i can get get my hands on.
chicken, duck, turkey, beef, lamb, pork, rabbit, goat etc etc etc.
i wont feed anything that feeds on meat. carnivore shouldnt eat carnivore.
i find it much cheaper, and even if it wasnt i wouldnt feed anything else.
i have done this for 13 + years now!
you just have to be an opportunistic, smart shopper

 

thats encouraging to hear, bunjies. where do you get meat from?

 

i shop around hun!
i get big bags of chicken carcasses from one butcher for £1 per bag, whole chickens (£7 for 5) beef trim, big pieces (60p/lb) and free range hands of pork (£2-£3 each) from another. tripe i get from a pet food wholesaler (1.5kg for £1).
pheasants, rabbits etc i get given for free this time of year. i will only accept these in the winter as i wont agree with hunting or culling in the breeding seasons.
lamb i buy from a friend (approx £35 per half lamb)
eggs i get from wherever i can buy from free to roam flocks.
if you are interested feeding this way hun, there are several groups set up in the US and i think Canada too for people in one area to get a huge variety of meats at a very good price because the group take orders and buy in huge quantities!
i can find the linkies for you and those of a very good raw feeding discussion list if you would find them useful?

 

that would be so great! i want my dog to be as healthy as possible and live a long time.

 

yay!!
right, to start with get yerself over to this discussion group, i think you have to join to read and post, but it is very very good!
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/

my user name on there is colliewoman, i shall give you a wave when i see you!

 

Wow. I must be cheap. I usually buy Purina, and when I feel like spoiling him he gets cheap canned food. (currently Market Select, he likes those. ) I don't make a lot of money though, it's the best I can do.

 

We feed our cats dry food, usually Iams. They get wet food as well. If we're eating something and they're begging for it, they'll usually get part of it (meat scraps, etc).

 

The raw feeding group that bunjies mentioned is a good start. There are others too. Also this website is good for info & easy recipes to get you started
Home Prepared Diet

I feed a combination of Flint River Ranch Kibble, Raw & Homemade food. When I feed raw or homemade I always use Free Range Organic ingredients.

 

Most dry foods are really not good for cats mainly because they don't contain nearly enough moisture. Cats don't drink as much as dogs and therefore become dehydrated. This leads to a multitude of problems, and cause most all urinary tract problems due to a build up of crystals in the tract. If you must feed your cat dry food, add some water to moisten it.

I my cats eat prescription food thanks to one's poultry allergies, and my dogs eat Royal Canin and Blue.