Oh right! i thought that they would normally get runny poos to start with so i was quite concerned
Thanks for putting my mind at ease
I thought it was weird how she had about 3 days worth of food all inside her and yet she didnt even have a bloated belly or anything lol was thinking 'where the hell has it all gone!!'

I really need some help on this. I really want to switch Tron to a raw diet but I don't drive or have any transport really. The boyfriend is vegetarian & whilst he's happy deal with meat in the kitchen I really don't feel comfortable subjecting him to an abattoir or wholesalers.

My ideal solution would be to order online, but I just can't seem to find anywhere that will deliver to here (Manchester) especially green tripe seems to be really really hard to get hold of.

Any suggestions really gratefully received!

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This place is good and they sell green tripe too i plan to use them myself once my 2 are settled on raw.

The Dog Food Company - Products Page

Nearly everyone in this house is veggie/vegan also and i too have limited transport so i order everything online
You can get alot of stuff delivered from supermarkets and anything else you need could be ordered from that link , i think they deliver all over UK

Wow thanks! That's great. Can't wait to get him started eeep!!!

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Hi well as you know sassy loves her raw ! well yesterday we became the new owners of an 8 week old springerxlabrador and he is on wagg!! well tried him with some raw chicken and he loved it so my question is will it be ok to switch him over to raw now? and how do i go about bones ? will post pics of our new addition later.

Thats where I suggest too - they do loads more than they list online too - if you ask for anything you want they can pretty much get it in if you give them a bit of notice and they will prepare everything how you like it (whole, chunks, minced etc)

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hi oveione, congrats on your new pup

I would highly recommend joining the Yahoo list RawPup:

There is a load of great info on there with lots of experienced members to help you along.

I would personally switch pup straight over if he is liking it and start with chicken wings as your bones, as they are pretty easy for pups to get the hang of, you will likely be able to move very quickly onto whole chicken quarters as the bone-in meals once he gets the hang of the wings.

Stick with chicken for the first week or so to make sure he is ok on it and then start adding variety very gradually... you pretty much need to feed exactly the same as you would for an adult dog, just size appropriately and split across 3-4 meals a day at this stage. The only thing that pups tend to need a little more of is a slightly higher bone content. But join that group and you will be just fine

Good luck and looking forward to seeing those piccies!

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Gave my 2 their first thigh with a bone in yesterday
i held onto the bones so they could eat it a bit easier and so i could get the bone off them if i needed to,
They both really enjoyed them and got on really well with it cant believe how quickly Tammy chomped through her bone once she finally got to it lol,
Charlie ate most of the meat off and then wanted a break lol , after few mins she went back to it and finished it all off Charlie was actually more careful with her bone than Tammy was !

Toilets have been normal so far apart from that they only do 1-2 a day each (i suppose that will be the new normal though!)
Gave them a boneless meal today and they're going to have another thigh with bone tomorrow

Just thought id give a little update

its sounds l like they are doing great! yeay

well done, you are doing really well with them.

oh yes, 1-2 times a day is definitely fine, absolutely normal. many raw fed dogs only go once a day to be honest! Just depends how much bone you are feeding etc. i normally find if maggie hasnt had a bone meal for a couple of days she uses more of the food. bones form a bit of bulk so they go a bit more the more bonier food they eat.

keep it up, good to read your updates

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Great and they will have pearly white teeth forever - no need for dentals at the vets.

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