Rats Aren't Always For Snakes

[Ophiophilia]

Puppies are carnivores too! *Warning, a little graphic*





















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[Icicle]

Ugg rat breath.

cute puppy.

Why are you feeding him rats?

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[RayRay]

I'm assuming you do regular fecal exams on the dogs (at least every 3-4 months?), along with worming?

I've discovered that even frozen rats have the possibility of harboring roundworms!

Cute pup though.

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[Ophiophilia]

Her! and because it's a part of her balanced raw diet as a wee carnivore.

@RayRay: Yes.

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[RayRay]

Originally Posted by Ophiophilia

Her! and because it's a part of her balanced raw diet as a wee carnivore.

@RayRay: Yes.

I've seen some silly people at the clinic try this diet without fully researching it... Disasterous!

Looks like you are doing it the right way.

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[Ophiophilia]

Yeah, I've done TONS of research and I still continue to research even as I go through with it. Learning new things every day.

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[TammyJamaica]

Xeikeness used to recommend it and call it the "barf diet". Raw meat for your dogs, that is....not necessarily whole dead rats.

Xeike, where are you???

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[Ophiophilia]

Yep, Bones And Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. Generally people do a "whole prey" diet with is composed of various body parts from various animals and whole prey like chickens, rabbits, quail, rats, fetal pigs, deer carcasses, goat carcasses. Whatever's available to you. Some people also add vegetables. I generally don't though. The dogs can't digest them unless they're cooked and pureed. If they aren't they generally come out the same way they went in.

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[TammyJamaica]

My dogs are crazy about mango and the stem of Pak Choy, as a treat sometimes.

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[Ophiophilia]

Mine aren't.

Our German Shepherd will take it from you and then spit it out. She's a funny one.

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[mongoose5971]

My dog will eat any vegetable I happen to be chopping up in the kitchen, so I always give him the ends

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[Ophiophilia]

I might actually add a small amount of veggies to my dogs' diet. Not sure yet.

Also, turns out Fiona digested the rat fine. My little trooper

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[Sakara]

ewwwwwwwwwww! lololol... I realized that my rabbit breeder that I get my snake rabbits from also does frozen dog meat rabbits... whole and parts depending on what size dog you want it for... She sells it for a LOT more then what I buy my whole rabbits for, but i'm sure I could get them for a good deal from her

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[Ophiophilia]

Someone who lives in my town sells rabbits for snakes but I want them for my dogs and ferrets. lol

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[Rachel SS]

Great pics!!

I thought about doing rabbits for my girls too. I'm going to incorporate some red meat next week. They just tried pigs tails and LOVE them.

raw diet has done them well, their teeth are PERFECT!

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[Ophiophilia]

That's great !

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[Ophiophilia]

My Mom made a deal with our grocery store's butcher. When they get chickens in, they call us and give us heaps of chicken parts for cheap. Awesomeness

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