Trying to find an affordable way to provide a balanced raw diet

[laralove]

I was hoping to get some info about where they source their meat from. Which was posted, but it wasn't like what I need for Oliver -- ground with bones, for example. I am going to ask around. I had been hoping to get in touch with people who already had these local details, though!

 

[peaches08]

Can Oliver not have bone? I'm sorry if you've already mentioned why.

 

[laralove]

He needs bones! The butchers inventories they had posted didn't have ground meats with bones listed, though I suppose they would do it upon request. But that's what I was hoping to find: all the research done and I could just look at the results!

 

[peaches08]

Oh OK, I misunderstood. You could balance with homemade eggshell powder. When I feed pork or beef I use Dr. P's supplement recipe but add eggshells for the calcium source. In a way the eggshell powder is easier in that I have a much better estimate about how much calcium they're getting rather than trying to figure out how much bone, how much calcium is in the bone, etc. I much prefer to use eggshell powder for a calcium source than bone meal, and it's practically free due to using yolks in the recipe.

 

[laralove]

Awesome. Thank you!