5 Cheap Raw Meats To Feed Your Pet On A Budget

[@nordicskier93]

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[@ernezwardhani2230]

Taco my cat is now turning 3 and has been fully raw fed for 2,5 years! thank you for inspiring us to live healthier. taco loves her meals and eating has been our bonding time. she grows smarter now, which i believe from the healthy meals she had so far. please keep posting more and more raw food hacks for us!

[@PawsofPrey]

Aww this makes me so happy to hear!! :) thank you!

[@brittanyfrost7472]

​@@PawsofPreyI'm not sure where to begin with my husky's diet :(

[@eric3020]

Great Video! Another huge benefit to feeding dogs human food (Especially here in tax heavy LA) is that human food isn't taxed like dog food so you avoid the almost 10% surcharge!

[@IJustBelieveInMe]

I think this video is very helpful overall, but there are a lot of credible veterinarian sites that warn against feeding dogs neck bones. They're just not safe, and even if a dog has a long history of eating them, it's possible for fragments to pierce or cause a blockage anywhere from the esophagus through the intestines.

[@tfs4156]

Do they specify that it’s raw because there’s a difference between raw and cooked bone types

[@radioactiverobin8245]

did my first shop today, I decided to stick to one animal for everything so I don't throw too much craziness into my dog's digestive system at once. he has gotten cooked chicken breast and also raw eggs before so I went with chicken. I picked up chicken livers, chicken paws, gizzards, and chicken backs. everything was $1.08-$1.59 per pound. I will be slowly adding these to my dog's kibble to be gentle on his digestion. So when I got home from the store I cut everything down in size and bagged up into roughly 1 week's worth of portions to put in the freezer. I spent about $9 on these items and it will last me at least a month since I am just doing small bits to start. The chicken backs were the cheapest, $1.34 for 4 of them. My 120lb anatolian shepherd mix got a chicken paw when I got home from the store and he loved it! I did see they had turkey necks so I plan to get some of those in the future. This weekend when I have more time I plan to check out the local Asian markets to see what's available! I really enjoy your channel, it's so informative!

[@echothegoodwolf]

I feed all of these with the exception of beef lung, which I’ve never found near me. Pork, is also usually super cheap! And since I have XXL dogs, I feed chicken quarters which are sometimes as cheap as $0.69/pound. Not realistic for small pets but a huge cost saver for big dogs!

[@separase]

Chicken hearts and necks are such delicacies!

[@loiseubank7749]

I have a 12 year old min pin, and she is so picky!. I have tried giving her raw chicken liver, and she won't touch it. How can I get her to start eating the raw meats? She refuses dry and canned dog food, she's not getting the nutrients she needs. I don't know what else to give her. All she wants is people food and treats, that she only gets after going potty outside.

[@les3259]

Also I have realized that super market are expensive. So I go for butcher shops(carnicerias) for cheaper meats and their fresher too.

[@eliuminati]

I was just thinking if the carnicero would be able to help me find more off cuts!!

[@les3259]

@@eliuminati yeah me too. As far as I know they only have hearts, gizzards, liver and kidney. But I haven’t asked if they have more.

[@PawsofPrey]

Me as well!

[@TopicswithKristie]

So i can feed him raw food like these examples from my local grocery?

[@keith89_19]

Does any of this need to be washed before feeding? Or before freezing?

[@onlyinparadise4613]

What is the nutritional content between beef and pork hearts please? Thanks 🙏

[@PawsofPrey]

Not terribly different! My meal formulation tool does show you the differences though

[@onlyinparadise4613]

@@PawsofPrey I have it already.

[@brittanyfrost7472]

​@@PawsofPreywhat is your intake on adding raw to kibble?

[@crunchyisopod]

Hey i need help, is that true raw fat doesnt lead to pancreatitis in dogs, only cooked fat??

[@PawsofPrey]

Too much of anything isn't good, but cooked fat is the culprit to pancreatitis in almost all cases because cooked fat is a lot harder for the pancreas to process than raw fat. Raw animal fat is what their body was designed to use as energy!

[@leoandujar9112]

I have a felv+ cat. Can you please make a video on whether or not felv+ cats can eat raw. I keep getting mixed veggies.

[@sharonducci7089]

My dog is severely allergic to chicken and really can’t chew anything too tough and he suggest something else

[@sharonducci7089]

With a gizzard my dog will try chewing and after a while gets so tired of it he’ll just try to swallow it and it will get stuck in his throat I lost the dog that way not doing that again

[@albertvaladez5174]

I have a 28lb 5 year old Frenchie who's on Stella+Chewys kibble. How do I introduce her to raw food?

[@GG-kn2se]

Is it still worthwhile do you think to get these items with the intention to cook them and feed them to your dog? I’m just curious if there is that much of a difference on that regard. Of course raw is best, I’m only curious on if the considerations change dramatically if you did a cooked diet.

[@katipohl2431]

Pork (beef) slpeen, liver, chicken neck, beef lung, chicken heart, chicken gizzards,

[@SwissStrawberry]

yes there is much of a difference since alot of vitamins are heat sensitive and will get lost in the cooking process. these need to be replaced. also you shouldn't cook fat because this can cause pancreatitis

[@sairajmenon556]

​@@user-bo8ry9gu8z No animals should ever be fed cooked bones, it's always a hazard indeed. Dogs with bones stuck in them almost always had it cooked when going to the vet.

[@awardlvre]

@@user-bo8ry9gu8z no cooked bones for dogs either

[@PawsofPrey]

All but the meaty bones can be cooked. There will be some nutritional differences yes, but it's still possible to feed them cooked.

[@jamesmcguinness6195]

I've always heard to not feed a dog chicken or chicken bones. So is chicken neck ok for a rottweiler?

[@peaceandlove5214]

I wish you publish a written article of your videos.

[@Daisy-theServiceK9]

can i feed chicken gizzards instead of heart? i cant find heart anywhere but i will ask for a personal request. same with chicken necks and ALL raw meaty bone. i litterally cant find them in all my shops.

[@hammypie]

Where can I find info on what toppings (raw meat bones, eggs, taurine, GL mussels, etc) I can add to commercial ground raw cat food and how much max of each I can give each week?

[@brittanyfrost7472]

@hammypie I was thinking the same thing only with my dog

[@catwilliams3065]

I read that chicken necks are higher in fat so should not be fed to an animal with pancreatitis. It is recommended you feed only twice per week, not every day. Can you clarify this?

[@freedomthroughspirit]

I think my boxer dog would choke on chicken necks (he's older and missing teeth) but I heard lamb necks are good for bigger dogs. Love your channel, thank you!

[@DEBH-i4d]

Was always told don't feed chicken bones, splinters could kill. Is this true?

[@ceasewatercolorarts]

Cooked chicken bones splinter

[@corinne7126]

Agree about going to butcher shops and farm meat shops

[@K13ZONGZ]

Thanks

[@mamabear9389]

I would love to feed chicken necks but they are a bit of a choking hazard for mine it seems.

[@sairajmenon556]

Same, it's why I always chop then up and pound them down with meat mallet. I'm sure one of my cats can take it whole but chopped, but she has a bit of a sensitive mouth so I just do the same, and I would feed them whole but chopped to her kitten, but the little devil always goes agro with anything thick and crunchy, and swallows it whole, so many times he's had to regurgitate some cuts of meat out because initially I was just trying to guage how much could through his throat 😅😅😅...

[@mamabear9389]

@sairajmenon556 Sometimes I cut them up and mix them with meat pieces and freeze into a ball. This actually gives them a fairly good dental chewing without the choking risk.

[@sairajmenon556]

@@mamabear9389 Sweet idea. My cats tend to like to pick their peices however, and Im still transitioning thrm to full raw, so I don't know if it'll work with mine, but thanks for the tip!!! 😁

[@mamabear9389]

@sairajmenon556 Cats may not like their food really cold. I typically get this bone meat ball out a little ahead of dinner so it it not super frozen but still provides a dental workout.

[@sairajmenon556]

@@mamabear9389 Totally. Dogs it's fine cause wolves had to eat frozen things all winter long. Cats are used to killing prey fresh and warm. One time I fed one of my cats a colder raw meal, I normally giver hers soaked in waem water but I just wanted to quicker tranition to raw, big mistake, sje ended up vommiting it out. Lesson learn: dont feed cats cold food unless they want it.

[@dom9031]

Hi! I really want to start feeding my pup raw, but she has a poultry allergy. Do you have any good suggestions for affordable RMBs that are still easy to find?

[@freedomthroughspirit]

I've heard that a lot of times these chicken "allergies" go away once a pet is on raw; it was a reaction to something in the processed food, not a genuine allergy. Same for my pup. I avoided processed 🐔 food but now am feeding him raw chicken, seems fine so far.

[@BFPups_LilGremlinZ]

What about salmonella? I tried this diet and automatic diarrhea because of salmonella. How do you escape salmonella if these are from the chicken industry that has so many animals piled on one another? This is a serious question. Also, my dogs got tape worm from red meat and one of then had it hanging from you know where. And yes it was human grade. How is everybody handling these problems?

[@sharonducci7089]

Chicken necks are highly advised not to be eaten by any animal because of the thin bones that permeate the chicken neck and could go right through the neck of your animal trying to eat it

[@Rosieblackpinkblinks]

My Saluki eats all of these ❤

[@mariajoseparilli7740]

Isn’t chicken dangerous because of salmonela ?

[@Tinfoiledhat]

No...that's BS. Dogs stomachs have different bacteria than ours. No issues.

[@christopherchow4225]

You gettin ripped off.

[@wintyforever]

As a vegan, this is literally my worst nightmare 😩😷 but I want to feed my dogs a raw diet.

[@Synodic-art]

Don't feed your dog cheap meats

[@PawsofPrey]

Cheap meat does not equal low quality. These meats are just less in demand in the human meat industry (at least in the US) so they are cheaper in price. These parts are actually incredibly beneficial in raw diets!