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Let me explain about
our foods : we have looked at what is on the market regarding the
various types of pet-food, be they kibble, pouches , or whole meat
products. Our choices have been made by choosing the best products that
match our demands irrespective of the supplier or brand name. So we
recommend one brand for kibble, another for pouches, and we sell our own
raw frozen meats. We are not a 'Hill's' practice, or a 'Waltham'
practice.
Our frozen meat products are all UK sourced, from EEC approved abbatoirs/suppliers, and from licensed game dealers. They are all sold for working dogs, and are therefore free of VAT*. We have our own meat and chicken mixes formulated to our own recipe, matching the proportions of a 'prey species' i.e. 10-15% bone, 10% heart and liver, the remainder meat with a moderate amount of fat. All meat is of human grade, from Cheshire farms. We have made a good Biddulph Moor 'lobby' using our meaty mix, just to prove a point (for the benefit of those of you not from Biddulph Moor, LOBBY is a meat and veg stew). It was actually very nice, but we would stress that our products are sold for pet consumption only! Supermarket 'pet sausage' You will find meat 'sausages' in the pet superstores. Don't confuse these with our products. Our meat mixes include bone and organ meat, and we know what is in the product. We can't buy our meats for the price that you can buy these products from superstores - but personally I would never feed my dogs on these products - the whole point of what we are trying to achieve is to feed our pets with high quality food that will promote good health. If you don't know what is in a product, nor where it comes from, then don't feed it - you might as well feed a dry food with a confirmed analysis, even if it is of poor (but known) quality! |
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Butcher's pet mince
Some butchers sell 'pet mince'. Be aware that this may include 'the bits that have been on the floor', or meat that is getting long-in-the-tooth! That in itself is not too serious : more important is that what you get will vary hugely from week to week, depending upon what is left over: one week there may be loads of liver in the mix - resulting in every pet that eats it having the 'trots'. Our meaty and chicken mixes are basically the same from week to week, month to month! |
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Keeping the diet balanced. Meat on its own is not balanced !!! Dogs and cats need bone and organ meat (liver, kidney, heart, tripe) to balance minced meats. THIS IS HUGELY IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PUPS AND KITTENS. If you feed meat only to young growing carnivores, you will almost certainly cause them to develop Rickets or other bone-growth disorders If you feed ground meats, we recommend that you feed a variety, both for interest, and to ensure a good nutritional balance. Add some salmon oil daily to top-up the Omega 3 fatty acid levels. |
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| bluehouse meatymix |
our own mix of beef
trimmings, meaty lamb ribs, heart and liver. Sold minced and frozen,
sawn into conveniently sized cubes.
£9 for a 4.5kg pack |
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bluehouse chicken mix |
our own mix of
chicken frames, chicken meat, heart and liver. Sold minced &
frozen, sawn into conveniently sized cubes.
£9 for a 4.5kg pack |
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Salmon Oil
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DON'T give your pet
lots of Cod-Liver Oil - it is too high in Vitamin A and Vitamin D, which
can be dangerous. Salmon oil is extracted from the skin, and contains
excellent levels of Omega 3 Fatty Acids.
£12.25 500ml |
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ground rabbit |
whole skinned rabbit,
including heart, liver and kidney.
£1.99 for a 500gm block |
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ground pheasant |
pheasant carcases and
organs, minced.
£0.99 per 500gm block |
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ground venison |
Venison
trimmings/cheaper cuts, including bones and some organ meat.
£0.99 per 500gm block |
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whole rabbit carcases |
these are whole
rabbits, with heart, liver and kidneys included - skinned, and without
the head. Chop into half a dozen cat portions, or halved/quartered for
small to medium dogs.
£2.75 each |
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pheasant frames |
these are the skinned
carcases of pheasant after the breast muscles have been removed. They
contain quite a lot of bone - good to feed alongside tripe or other
organ meat.
£2.50 for 1Kg - usually 6 frames |
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dog-sized chunks of
lovely raw, green tripe - stinks something rotten, but great nutritional
value and most dogs love the stuff.!
£0.75 Kg |
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| pigs ears |
Our favourite chew.
Pigs ears vary hugely in quality and size. Ours are big juicy ones, of
English source (many of the cheaper ones are of dubious origin, and may
have been cured with unpleasant chemicals!)
£1 each. |
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Free-flow mince
We buy our free-flow mince from Anglian Meats (sold at their RRP). The meats are frozen and then minced - producing a product like frozen peas, so you can take as little or as much as you want each time. They are great for getting pets started on raw meats, as you can add give them a teaspoon first night, double the next, and so forth, avoiding any upset tummies. THEY ARE NOT BALANCED ON THEIR OWN. There is no problem feeding these products to adults for a week or two (on their own) but THEY MUST NOT BE USED AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF FOOD FOR GROWING PUPPIES OR KITTENS. |
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free-flow minced beef
£4.15 2Kg |
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tripe chunks
£3.39 2Kg |
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free-flow minced
chicken and tripe
£3.39 2Kg |
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free-flow chicken
£3.39 2Kg |
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| * If you wish to purchase food for you pet and it is not a working dog, 15% VAT will be payable. | ||
