hi all, i bought 3lb each of pigs liver & pigs kidneys from tescos , today , really cheap . , with the idea of feeding it to my dogs. their usual diet is JWB dry & raw chicken wings , and i sometimes cook up mince with veg & pasta for them. Would i need to cook this offal , or feed raw? is it very rich ? any advice or recipe ideas appreciated. :) my dogs are mini dachsies & a chinese crested & weigh between 8lb -11lb, they are all very greedy, speedy eaters !!

thankyou
Caron

My Dobe has liver and kidneys raw. For some reason he refuses point blank to eat offal from pigs though :rolleyes: Someone suggested it's because it has a much stronger taste than offal from other animals. Liver is renowned for causing the squits  - when I first started feeding it my boy's stomach could only handle a very small amount (he weighs just under 100lbs), literally just a teaspoon or two - now he has liver twice a week (150g each time, although he also has a chicken carcass once a week with the offal still inside) and kidneys (100g) once a week. I'd be inclined to only give them a tiny amount (you do have to be careful with liver even if your dogs have cast iron stomachs as it is very high in vitamin A which can be toxic).

Hope that helps :D

I once heard that offal should only be fed proportionately to the rest of the carcass. I'd think about 2%-5% of the diet should be about right. Liver particularly is well-known for causing loose bowels and, as Zarah rightly points out, certain vitamins can be toxic in large quantities.

I find the only way that my older dog will eat liver is to whizz it up (raw) in the food processor with raw carrot :) Goes down quick as lightening then, although looks disgusting :D :D :D

Daisy

Yuck it is bad enough feeding it whole raw never mind whizzing it I would definately hurl as just about struggle not to now :D :D

I love liver and kidneys - but not raw (or whizzed) :D :D

Daisy

I feed my dog raw, but when I give him raw liver or kidney he plays with it, tosses it around and tries to kill it So I have to whizz it up in the processor with his veg mix!

I think offal should be fed in proportion to the rest of their food, (only a small amount) so I'd probably cut this into small portions and freeze it until needed :D :D :D

I feed totally  raw and offal makes up around 10% of the diet for our dog. He eats it raw - took a while for him to relish it :D but be careful when first introducing it as it can give them a dire rear try a small amount to begin with and build up from there. He took a little while to believe kidney was edible but I just whizzed it with some mince to begin with, gradually began just chopping into smallish pieces and now just feed them whole. :)

What about making that liver cake treats ive heard about, could it be used for that too?

I think it could Sullysmum!

Thanks all !!! ive just searched on here for the liver cake recipe , i think ill try making a few batches of that :) ill probably use a bit of the kidneys cooked and add it to the cooked chicken & veg , in small amounts . & freeze the rest .
Caron x

Of course, you could always treat the family to liver and devilled kidneys :D :D :D and just give the dogs some treat sized pieces ::D :D :D