Adventures in Raw Food

Happy Inauguration AND Martin Luther King Day! We spent the morning watching the Inauguration and the afternoon at the Colorado History Center. A good day!

In between, I ran over to P.C.'s Pantry to purchase some raw food, as well as non-raw kibble, for SP. The woman who owns the place is a wealth of information. She showed me that Instinct Raw (the brand I had researched) is more expensive with a lower food grade than Northwest Naturals, which produces human grade food! Well, that was easy!

So, I bought a variety of proteins in a case (15 vacuum-packed bags, each containing 4 meals, or 2 days worth of raw food) as well as a bag of Instinct Chicken Meal Formula kibble. Our freezer is stocked!

We have a 7-day gradual food switcheroo schedule to follow to avoid too much tummy upset. SP LOVED her dinner tonight; she actually licked the bowl clean and was hyper afterwards. It's like she was saying, "OMG, they actually gave me real food! I'm so excited!" At this point she is getting 1/4 cup Instinct kibble, 3/4 cup diet kibble and 4oz raw, twice a day.

Happy doggie! Once we are all transitioned, I'll update again about any change in her behavior - more energy perhaps? More joie-de-vivre?

Also, once Fuffles finishes up her monster bag of Costco Cat Chow, we'll put her on it as well. They can eat the same food! Too cool.

Hooray for happy eating and happy tummies!