Hello everybody, some of you may have read the thread about Maila having babies. I got Maila from a family that couldn't take proper care of her and she was pregnant.

My question is, can I feed her raw food (chicken) if she's nursing her puppies? They are 1 week old. If so, would it be safe to partially feed her raw, 4 days a week of raw and 3 of kibble?

Ainza - personally, I wouldn't take the chance of her developing tummy problems right now. She could pass disease and chemicals through her milk and puppies are going to be particularly susceptible.

If you're talking human grade chicken (read store bought) then after the pups are weaned you idea sounds workable; range chickens - well, I honestly don't know the quality you'd be getting or if they have any bugs they might pass on - unless you raise them and know how well they're raised I'd be careful.

aljones wrote:

Ainza - personally, I wouldn't take the chance of her developing tummy problems right now.  She could pass disease and chemicals through her milk and puppies are going to be particularly susceptible.

If you're talking human grade chicken (read store bought) then after the pups are weaned you idea sounds workable; range chickens - well, I honestly don't know the quality you'd be getting or if they have any bugs they might pass on - unless you raise them and know how well they're raised I'd be careful.

I had mentioned it to my dad before, about raw feeding Maila. Yesterday he asked me if I was going to do it or not, so I told him not yet because of the puppies. He started jibber-jabbering about how it won't affect them and all this other crap. So in the end I just told him I was going to wait but I thought I would ask this forum too.