Feeding venison

sav · Post by **sav** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:36 pm

Has anyone ever added some ground venison to their dogs food? I would like to try it but don't know if problems could occur, any insight would be appreciated. I can't see it being a problem, and I mean just a 1/4 cup added to their food.

Larry G · Post by **Larry G** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:11 pm

Never tried it, but know a man who says he has found nothing better to feed a nursing bitch. Says they make milk like crazy on it, and this is females who had little or bad milk before.

NorWester · Post by **NorWester** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:40 pm

Its better than commercial feed as far as protein source thats for sure. Its awful lean meat though, too bad it doesnt have more fat in it.

TC · Post by TC » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:49 pm

I would boil it first just to make sure there is no parisites in it. Some parisites live in the blood and muscle mass.

That is an excellent source for your dogs though, you might do a search on BARF diets and see what they recommend to prepare the meat. It is the raw diet for dogs site.

Wayne Brierley · Post by **Wayne Brierley** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:48 pm

TC is right.. I would definately precook the venison. I know of a couple of beaglers up here that have had intestinal problems with their beagles. It was finally traced to the feeding of raw venison or them chewing on deer legs, and or bones. It seemed to take quite a long duration to bring them around.

sav · Post by **sav** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:29 am

Thanks guys.

joe kaschak · Post by **joe kaschak** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:55 pm

I have been feeding venison to my dogs for 25 years( beagles 10 years as I have only owned beagles for 10 years). When I butcher my deer, I freeze all the scraps (including some of the fat(tallow). My wife cooks it up a bit at a time and adds it to the dog feed. Never hurt any one of my dogs . I have an 11 year old big male (beagle) and he is still going strong.

The juice is also added to the bowl instead of just water

Joe Kaschak

JIMMIE ABSHIRE · Post by **JIMMIE ABSHIRE** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:31 am

Wayne Brierley wrote:TC is right.. I would definately precook the venison. I know of a couple of beaglers up here that have had intestinal problems with their beagles. It was finally traced to the feeding of raw venison or them chewing on deer legs, and or bones. It seemed to take quite a long duration to bring them around.

TC is exactley right this is mainly ol timer trick i learned years ago
it does work in volumes . Another trick is darking dogs out this worked for years for me also , just remember people aint just got smart lately

I was raised around a bunch of old houndsman them ol timers had the tricks

sav · Post by **sav** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:19 am

Thanks again everyone, I wasn't pre cooking but I will start now. How much do you all feed your dogs every day, should i cut back on kibble or just add the venison?

Larry G · Post by **Larry G** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:49 am

SAV, there's a lot of folks believe you can ruin your dogs' kidneys by feeding too much protein. I hear it all the time. Some studies have been done on rats and rabbits that bear this out, not on dogs that I know of. If it was me I'd just add a little to their feed gradually and see how it works. You could touch off a diarrhea epidemic if you start suddenly feeding a lot of what they are not used to.

show dog · Post by **show dog** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:28 pm

There is a balance between protein and bone that is needed in the canine diet. I feed my dogs raw chicken backs and have the most healthy dogs on the planet. I would inspect the meat carefully for parasites. A heallthy dog should shed parasites without a problem. I find if I feed too much protein (chicken thigh and leg) and not enough bone, it creates a mucousy bowel movement. Have learned that backs or rib cages with more bone is the way to go. So don't give a big hunk of raw protein without the inclusion of some bone and ground veggies. You will need to then cut back on the amount of kibble to compensate for the addition of the protein. I got rid of kibble a couple of years ago and will never use it again.

Carolyn

sav · Post by **sav** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:43 pm

Carolyn,

Are you saying you feed the entire back of the chicken, bones and all? I always worry about my dogs choking on these types of bones.

Windkist · Post by **Windkist** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:47 pm

I would caution anyone feeding raw meat to dogs not to do it. Especially bitches who you would like to breed. Chicken especially is known to cause dogs to have salmonella. We have necropsied dead puppies from bitches fed a raw diet to find that the cause of death of these otherwise healthy puppies was salmonella. Salmonella bacteria is shed in the feces as well and can contaminate the kennel. Venison cooked would be a fine addition to a dogs diet but, I would lower the kibble ratio so as not to over feed.

Leah

Larry G · Post by **Larry G** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:00 pm

I thought he was trying to put some weight on his dogs. I have one that is very finicky and I am always trying to get her eating more. I solved that once before by feeding day old white loaf bread to the dog in addition to her regular feed. This one won't eat bread. People would think I am starving her. And no it is not round, hook, whip, tape or heart worms. Her brother, which I sold, is the same... just won't eat.

SAV
Yes you are taking a chance feeding chicken bones to a dog. They can perforate the dog's intestines. I do it, and have never had a problem over many years but.... you could lose one or run up a big vet bill.

SilverRockBeagles · Post by **SilverRockBeagles** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:22 pm

i sometimes in the winter feed small amounts of venison with the dog feed to them especially when it gets cold