Raw Meaty Bones (RMB)
Raw Meaty Bones are the core of a Natural diet and this must have the correct meat to bone ratio to insure optimal health (VERY IMPORTANT).
RMB iteams should be fed to your dog every day. RMBs as a meal can be fed to your dog ground or given whole, but in order for your dog to get the full benefits of the RMB it should be fed whole. Meats can be fed freely but don’t over look the other proteins like (organ meats). Heart is considered to be an Organ and a Meat. I often ground or chop the organ meats and added them to a puree of veggie/fruits mix.
Meats & RMBs & Organs
Whole Eggs (with shell hard boiled)
Beef, Buffalo, Deer, Goat, Lamb, RMBs (no dense weight-bearing bones)
Neck Bones
Tails
Feet
Beef, Buffalo, Deer, Goat, Lamb Organs
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Spleen
Sweetbread
Lung
Green Tripe
Beef, Buffalo, Deer, Goat, Lamb, Meats
Heart
Tongue
Ground Beef
Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Quail RMBs
Necks
Backs
Wings
Feet
Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Quail Organs
Hearts
Liver
Gizzards
Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Quail Meats
Breast
Legs
Thighs
Hearts
Although these iteams have bone in them I feel that it is not the right amount of Meat to Bone to be called a Raw Meaty Bone so I place them in the Meat category.
Whole fish including the Bones, Guts, Heads, and Scales
Sardines
Smelt
Anchovies
Shad
Mackerel
Canned fish is used sparingly; salmon, sardines, and mackerel packed in water or vegetables oil is what I tend to stick with when I use canned fish this is also added to the veggie mixes.
I avoid fresh Salmon! WHY? Salmon poisoning, this is a potentially fatal condition seen in dogs that eat Raw Fresh Salmon. You see Salmon swim upstream to breed and this is when the Salmon can become infected with a parasite called nanophyetus salmincola. Nanophyetus Salmincola is generally harmless, but the danger occurs when the parasite itself is infected with another organism called neorickettsia helminthoeca. It’s this microorganism that causes salmon poisoning and all the problems. Typical signs are:
Vomiting
Vomiting
Lack of appetite
Fever
Diarrhea
Weakness
Swollen lymph nodes
Dehydration
