BlackandTans

Just a quick question....

I am feeding Mia raw as some of you know and we have been doing the bones and all mixing between chicken, beef, deer, and pork... Now we give her the bones whole etc and she LOVES them but I want to make sure that she is still getting enough calcium and what not.... Plus we give her raw eggs...
Probably a dumb question but should I be using like a calcium supplement? And if I did use one do I have to get ones that are special for dogs or can I get any kinds of them? Or is it even worth it or is she getting more from the bones then I am thinking???

I know that we just buy her normal fish oil capsules from Costco but I just want to make sure that I am doing it right if I got normal calcium ones.... She is still looking REALLY good and acting crazy as ever but as usual I am being overly worried....

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The majority of mineral in bone is phosphorus, so it has an unbalanced calcium/phosphorus ratio. I don't know what other raw feeders do, but if you decide on supplementation, I would recommend calcium carbonate.

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i would ask doberkim on this one. she feeds RAW and i believe is a vet. Shed be able to give you a more in depth hand on this. also there is a sticky on raw feeding faq in this forum. you may also want to look here. raw feeding faq

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