The most common way of feeding a prey model raw food diet is called “80/10/10”. This means that 80% of will consist of muscle meat, 10% bone, and 5% liver, and 5% other secreting organs. This method of feeding originated from trying to mimic a predators whole prey diet in the wild. An 80/10/10 may fall short if you’re not feeding a full mixture of various secreting organ and animal parts this may include sea creatures as well as feathers or fur.
Here is the recommended serving amounts provided by the NRC to supplement any missing nutrients in a PMR Diet. You may at your own discretion feed commercial grade supplements;
Most common deficiencies:
- Zinc
- Manganese
- Magnesium
- Iodine
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin D
- Omega-3s
Recommend Natural Prey Based Add-ons:
- Zinc: Eggs, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, Duck, Oysters or Mussels (15mg of zinc per 1000kcal per day's feeding)
- Small dogs: .5 - 1 oyster
- Medium dogs: 1 -2 oysters
- Large dogs: 2 - 3 oysters
- Small dogs: 1-2 mussels
- Medium dogs: 3-4 mussels
- Large dogs: 5-6 mussels