30lbs or less of pork in the freeze..

I gotten this two weeks ago, but since I was a bit busy with things I didn't post this, but anyways Marsh had a decent deal going on 98cents lb for a pork pack.

Each pack came with one pork shoulder roast good bit of pork chops and some pork ribs.

I got two packs for the dogs one pack for Bella and one for Saya.

Each pack weighed 15lbs. Bella's weighed a bit more about 15.30lb and Saya's 15.04lb or 14lbs almost 15lbs something like that I forgot.

When I prepped the pork it probably weighed less then 15lbs as I took off the bone on the pork chops to make it boneless pork as the dogs have plenty of bone in items with the pork ribs and bone in chicken.

Plus some of the bones on the pork chops were cut sharp.

15$ each plus tax isn't too bad of a deal for what I got.

We also got one pork pack for us humans yummy.. The pork roast tasted great as pork sandwiches once weather gets nice we can grill pork chops or the ribs. I've cooked pork chops inside too both taste good.

Here's one of the pork packs bags on left has ribs and middle and right has boneless pork chops and pork shoulder roast.

Bella really loves the pork ribs and pork roast.

When I did her pork pack I kept the pork roast out and she got that as a small snack so she'd get used to the pork meat.

She has had pork ribs and boneless pork before, but it's been while. She has mainly been getting Cornish chicken, chicken quarters for bone in and either beef tongue, liver, heart and kidneys, sometimes deer or goose..

Everything individually portioned it takes some work and a empty space of the freezer in the fridge to get it done, but it's worth the work as it's easy to just take one piece or two out.

This is Saya's portion so the pieces are a mix of 3oz, 4oz 5oz and some 6oz..

I can usually tell weight by looking at it sorta, but I weigh it just in case I'm wrong.

I like pairing up the 3oz with something like chicken heart and gizzards or bone in meal like lamb rib, or chicken part.

Bella's portions are bit of the same as Saya's. I feed Bella raw meals for dinner instead of kibble and I rotate it one day she gets kibble the next raw, next day kibble then next raw and so on..

Usually on kibble days I give her either a raw or cooked egg, caned fish(either salmon, mackerel, or sardines), or caned dog food like from wellness, Totw, or solid gold green tripe caned food.

Coarse caned green tripe doesn't have same benefits as raw kind I've read, but the dogs love both the raw and caned kind.

Bella seems do well with this kind of feeding and I do think it saves us some money as kibble last longer plus I'm sure Bella enjoys the variety she is always excited to get bone in chicken quarters, or half cornish hens, or pork ribs plus tiny bit of extra stuff like liver, kidney, heart, gizzards, or tongue.

Once I get my own freezer I'll be able to stock up on more chicken quarters, pork packs, gizzards, liver, boneless stuff and so on and be able to feed raw as dinner more often and kibble in am.

Right now I share a freezer so I don't want take up too much room.

Right now I'm using up the items I have to get enough room for my hare today order. I only order from them once year in winter so I don't worry about the stuff thawing..

I plan to buy couple bags of whole quail, rabbit and the whole raw sardines and herring. I can't find raw sardines or herring so that will be nice treat for the dogs.

Once I get more room I plan order some raw green tripe from blue ridge beef. Yummy.

Bella has hypothyroidism

Boxer face!

Well Bella has hypothyroidism and also her bump on her chest is a mass cell tumor or whatever we going to have it removed soon.

I hope she heals up on time for the Madison picnic if not we'll bring her, but mom probably stay at the hotel while I'm at the meet up..

Hope not, but Bella should heal up enough by then I think we'll see what the vet thinks.

Her Soloxine pills seem to help her she is acting a bit better now.

I also ordered this book The Canine Thyroid Epidemic: Answers You Need for Your Dog It should be a good read.

 

Bella is feeling a bit better

Bella sleepy

Today Bella is much better she even played with Saya this morning, but got interrupted when dad got mad at his homework and yelled..

Me and mom went to the grocery and stuff and when we got back Bella wanted to play with me bouncing everywhere so I hope she was just tired from this heat.

It rained a good bit today so hope it'll cool off some more and rain some more too..

Saya trying to get a treat I had over her head her first winter

Saya has been on cranimals for four days now and she's doing good on it. She not fond of very berry must be the tart fruit taste..

She likes fresh or frozen blue berries and raspberries maybe it's the cranberries that she is not fond of.

Since she doesn't like the taste I've been mixing very berry with a egg or caned sardines.

Vibe she'll drink up without anything added to it.

Today I got her some plain Greek yogurt so I can mix the very berry in that and sometimes in the sardines or egg don't want her to have sardines every day though she'd probably love that.

Puppy Saya

Today Saya ate 7.41oz of frozen beef gullet and in am she had one and half of caned sardines mixed with very berry.

Tomorrow she gets yogurt mixed with very berry with little bit of water and pork or lamb liver plus her vibe stuff in PM mixed with water.

Bella not feeling too well

Bella being silly and sitting on the stairs when I told her to

Friday or thursday Bella hasn't been acting herself lately not wanting to play as much and seems a bit depressed. I hope it's due to mom working more than usual and not some disease. =(

She has been eating fine and drinking fine too also peeing and pooping like normal.

I'm hoping it's the heat just making her tired or something, but if she doesn't get well soon we'll have to take her in on Monday..

Bella playing with Saya few months back

No change in her kibble it's the same nothing new or anything.  We haven't been walking much since this heat is so bad and only times we go out is to potty.

If it's cool in morning or late evening I take a quick walk with the dogs, but not very long just to get them out. Bella keeps up and doesn't lag or seem stressed or anything.

She's been drinking fine and eating and taking treats she did rest a bit this evening and seemed to perk up after a bit.

It's Yin and Yang!

I hope she feels better tomorrow we plan to just rest and stick in the house so hope she perks up if not off to the vet we go.