I will try the grab and dab with Branch next week. I will also try to keep the white in and beat it. Ghost did better this time with the organ mix when I cut it up a bit more and he didn't leave much. Branch - I will keep adding small peices in - he is doing better with the grind and not leaving much of that behind anymore.
I need to know if any of the below grinds count as bone-in meat. I have been counting the duck and turkey as bone-in meat. The natural mix I was using in the beginning until I found heart (which I now have). I have very little of this mix left and don’t know if I should buy more or not. The Kitten Mix is not a favorite but they will both eat it if I mix it with the thick soup (Branch) or chunks (Ghost). They both love the duck/bone and turkey/bone grinds.
Blue Ridge Beef: Kitten Mix Ingredients: Ground Beef, Ground Chicken, Ground Beef Heart, Ground Beef Liver, Ground Chicken Bone, Ground Whole Egg Crude Protein (min) 19% Crude Fat (min) 3% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 76% Fine Ground Mix 95% lean ground beef only the choices raw cuts are chosen. It also includes beef heart (for taurine), chicken w/ bone, egg yolk & shells for added calcium.
Blue Ridge Beef: Duck With Bone For Dogs And Cats. Ingredients: Ground Duck, Ground Duck Bone. (No Organ Meats) Crude Protein (min) 17% Crude Fat (min) 3% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 70% Duck is a highly nutritious and a tasty choice for your pet.
Blue Ridge Beef: Turkey & Bone For Dogs And Cat Ingredients: Ground Turkey, ground turkey bone.(No Organ Meats) Crude Protein (min) 19% Crude Fat (min) 5% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 74% is highly digestible, lean protein source with finely ground bone.
Blue Ridge Beef: Natural Mix For Dogs With Organ Meats Ingredients: Ground beef, ground green tripe, ground beef heart, ground beef liver. Crude Protein (min) 18% Crude Fat (min) 8% Crude Fiber (max) 1% Moisture (max) 74% Blend of lean beef with fat, beef tripe, beef heart, & beef liver. Beef heart is a good source of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and taurine.
Week of 11/27 Ghost
Monday: game hen pieces; turkey grind;
Tuesday: game hen pieces; chicken chunks and raw egg
Wednesday: duck grind; heart
Thursday: kitten mix grind; kitten mix grind
Friday: chicken wing; heart, kidney, liver
Saturday: duck grind; chicken wing
Sunday: chicken wing; kidney and heart
Week of 11/27 Branch
Monday: thick soup with turkey grind; thick soup with turkey grind
Tuesday: thick soup with game hen pieces (little bitty); thick soup and raw egg
Wednesday: thick soup with a turkey grind; thick soup with some turkey grind and small pieces of heart
Thursday: thick soup with kitten mix; thick soup with kitten mix
Friday: thick soup with kidney pieces; thick soup with liver pieces
Sunday: thick soup mixed with a duck grind; thick soup mixed with kidney and heart
On accident the boys slept together – when they were put away with the middle ramp still down. All went well except I am not sure who at the thick soup/grind mix which was on the top part for Branch. This morning I shut the ramp for a few hours and I know Branch ate his own breakfast. They were both extremely happy boys when I found them together this morning so I want to keep them together at night permanently. How do I keep Ghost from eating Branch’s thick soup instead of his yummy chicken wing which was waiting for him in his section of the cage last night (I think he nibbled it but it was not nearly as gone as it usually is).
I snapped a top view photo last night and love the way Branch is filling out. He is also happier, bouncing around more and actually playing with toys. I don’t think he was out much in his former home. I think he is just starting to learn to play.
Ghost
Branch
Ghost eating the leftovers of Branch
Ghost - the glasses investigator
Branch - Mr. Smooth