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dogears · 12-17-2008, 09:49 AM

Okay so I know this has been gone over a time or two, but I am now SERIOUSLY looking to switch my girls over to raw. I did read this old thread http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...odel-diet.html but I still have just a couple of questions:

1. If you are not feeding organic, then what about the steroids and such in the raw meats?

2. How is feeding raw cheaper? I have a 15 pounder and a 5 pounder. It seems like it would cost me more. Here in Charlotte, NC it does not seem like I have many choices to get raw cheap. The grocery stores are high (right now I can get quarter chix legs and a whole turkey at .59/lb. But thats not often.

Wylie's Mom · 12-17-2008, 10:01 AM

I feed PreMade raw, so my situation is a bit different. But I'm so excited for you!

There are some calculations online here and there (I'll have to look) that compare costs. Premade is *not* cheaper, in my opinion. But Prey Model definietly can be - when you're looking at .59 per pound (where as Premade is $3-5+ per pound). I know Nadia (RawFedYorkieLuv) looks for $1 per pound and under and she does not buy organic meats. You feed a LOT less volume in raw, as compared to other diets. When you say "cheaper" - do you mean cheaper than kibble, or homecooked, or something different? It's not cheaper than kibble, imo. For me, it is cheaper than cooking (which I used to do).

dogears · 12-17-2008, 10:13 AM

Thanks. Yes I was speaking in cheaper than premade. My girls were eating NV but they only liked the chix and well turns out they were allergic to something in it. I even took them off of it for a month and then went back to it and gave them nothing but the NV, no treats, nothing and well we were back to itching within a couple of days. So now we are going to try just plain raw.

12-17-2008, 09:49 AM	#1
dogears Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 555	Calling all RAW feeders Okay so I know this has been gone over a time or two, but I am now SERIOUSLY looking to switch my girls over to raw. I did read this old thread http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...odel-diet.html but I still have just a couple of questions: 1. If you are not feeding organic, then what about the steroids and such in the raw meats? 2. How is feeding raw cheaper? I have a 15 pounder and a 5 pounder. It seems like it would cost me more. Here in Charlotte, NC it does not seem like I have many choices to get raw cheap. The grocery stores are high (right now I can get quarter chix legs and a whole turkey at .59/lb. But thats not often.

12-17-2008, 10:01 AM	#2
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	I feed PreMade raw, so my situation is a bit different. But I'm so excited for you! There are some calculations online here and there (I'll have to look) that compare costs. Premade is not cheaper, in my opinion. But Prey Model definietly can be - when you're looking at .59 per pound (where as Premade is $3-5+ per pound). I know Nadia (RawFedYorkieLuv) looks for $1 per pound and under and she does not buy organic meats. You feed a LOT less volume in raw, as compared to other diets. When you say "cheaper" - do you mean cheaper than kibble, or homecooked, or something different? It's not cheaper than kibble, imo. For me, it is cheaper than cooking (which I used to do). __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

12-17-2008, 10:13 AM	#3
dogears Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, nc Posts: 555	Thanks. Yes I was speaking in cheaper than premade. My girls were eating NV but they only liked the chix and well turns out they were allergic to something in it. I even took them off of it for a month and then went back to it and gave them nothing but the NV, no treats, nothing and well we were back to itching within a couple of days. So now we are going to try just plain raw.