Post by FerryDB on Jun 18, 2020 9:53:05 GMT -5
Hi I have a couple questions about raw food diet. It's been about a week since Dolly has begun eating raw food. I skipped the soup since she is so young and she quickly adjusted to raw food. She is eating 2.5 oz per meal. I pretty much skipped the soup and grinds of protein. Dolly is eating chunks. I'm using the guide from this site to feed her. She is given a wing tip and chicken wings to start as a bone in meal. Now the question...
The site recommends a hammer or meat mallet to break up the bone. I notice the bones in bone in meat is sharp. Is that okay? I don't cook the bone. She removes the sharp pieces and separates it from the chicken chunks but she needs to have enough bone in her diet. Any ideas, suggestions so she is eating safely and without her injuring her mouth or intenstines.
My other question is her poop is drier when she is given bone in meals but overall her poo is wet. I even notice some bone fragments in her poop, which could be a sign she is not digesting the food properly. What to do? And how long does it take for her poo to harden and look normal?
My other ferret has yet to transition. He is 11 months old.
Thank you for the help!
Natalie
The site recommends a hammer or meat mallet to break up the bone. I notice the bones in bone in meat is sharp. Is that okay? I don't cook the bone. She removes the sharp pieces and separates it from the chicken chunks but she needs to have enough bone in her diet. Any ideas, suggestions so she is eating safely and without her injuring her mouth or intenstines.
My other question is her poop is drier when she is given bone in meals but overall her poo is wet. I even notice some bone fragments in her poop, which could be a sign she is not digesting the food properly. What to do? And how long does it take for her poo to harden and look normal?
My other ferret has yet to transition. He is 11 months old.
Thank you for the help!
Natalie
You might just need to pound it more until the bones are completely broken up. Or in the case of the wingtips, since for chicken they tend to be pretty small, you could just give it to her without pounding and see how she does. (She may still need to build up jaw strength, too; gizzards are great for that.)