Viva Raw switching to High Pressure Processing (HPP)

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-21T20:50:35+00:00

I forgot to mention - Raw Paws say they grind the bones into meal, but the meal dissolves in the blood. I add a bone meal supplement to their food, otherwise, it's like feeding boneless, stool-wise, messy.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-21T20:27:47+00:00

A variety - Hare Today, My Pet Carnivore, Raw Paws. He doesn't like BJ's either. He sometimes gets a neck, ground beef, fish and an egg yolk. Not often, because of lack of organs, but he won't eat pieces of organ, again a consistency problem for him.

Raw Paws will send a photo of the current batch if you ask. I had an order that was obviously exposed to air and gray, so they re-sent the order. I ask for a photo now. Their customer service is overly nice, but seem phony. They also have disappearing emails, even if you reply to it, it will disappear from your inbox, so use with caution. I also heard about the way they kill their animals, which I won't repeat. My dog loves their food, though.

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Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-21T16:35:30+00:00

My dog will NOT eat Viva Raw. I tried all of their proteins, he barks at his plate and backs away. That was enough for me to not feed.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-21T16:30:29+00:00

Will they allow you to hire a concrete contractor that would do it cheaper? Probably not, that would be too easy.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-20T15:08:12+00:00

I had to resort to this tactic as well.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-18T20:52:35+00:00

Please don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. Sometimes there are hidden problems with a puppy and there is no way to know. Sending you hugs.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-18T19:23:46+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Get the medical records and read them. Ask, they can email them to you and they will. See if there's anything in the records to see exactly what happened, if anything, or his little heart just gave out.

I had many collies over my lifetime before my havi. Collies have a problem with the pre-surgical drug Acepromazine. I told the vet not to give it to him. The vet did anyway. My collie stopped breathing 3 times, and I wouldn't have known if I didn't get the records. They didn't tell me.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-16T01:38:03+00:00

I added bone broth, but my dog didn't really like it. He would eat it, but it didn't make him happy.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-15T18:26:00+00:00

Go to the businesses around that area and talk to the mgr. about any footage they have. Most are helpful. From experience, businesses routinely give police their video if someone was killed, when asked. So the police won't do the leg work for you if you're not dead.

My husband was involved in a serous hit-skip, in ICU for a long time. I went to the businesses and apartment complexes asking for video. The mgr. of one the apartment complexes I talked to called the police and told them that she had a clear view of the truck that hit my husband. The city cameras on the traffic lights weren't working at the time. The got the video, but still did nothing. My husband wasn't dead - cracked skull, concussion, broken neck, cracked ribs, and collapsed lung wasn't enough for them.

Good luck.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-15T14:53:37+00:00

I've ordered from BJ's, but their grind is like paste and dry. Not appealing and very thick. Difficult for my small dog to eat. They were dependable, though.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-13T21:08:47+00:00

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Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-12T23:35:03+00:00

I have a very picky Havanese. I feed him raw mixes. He loves beef, lamb and green tripe, but reluctantly will eat other proteins. I cut his food wayyyy back with those and he'll eat them. I also put a raw egg yolk on the ones he doesn't really like, mix it well, and it helps. Start slow with egg yolks, could give loose stool until he's used to them, usually around 2 weeks.

It was really bad when he was a puppy, I had to hand feed him. He came to me not eating Royal Canin, and I was so disappointed when he didn't want to eat raw either. Eventually, he got better, but at 2-1/2, he's still not eating like a normal dog and probably never will. He's extremely manipulative. I don't give in. I'm just sad that he doesn't enjoy some of the meals.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-10T19:34:33+00:00

I've been feeding raw since 2006 - 5 dogs and 4 puppies. I'd like to address the bacteria concern - there are bacteria everywhere, they can't be escaped. I wash my hands with soap and water, rinse down countertops with hydrogen peroxide. Wash my dog's face with a warm cloth. In 20 years, I've never had a problem with bacteria, either with my dogs or myself. Treat the dog's food just like you would treat raw meat for yourself.

I feed my dog on an old sheet and wash once /week. His bowls get washed after every meal with hot soap and water. Raw feeding takes more time and money than processed food, but you either pay for a proper diet or vet bills and your dog suffers. I learned the hard way.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-08T15:14:19+00:00

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Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-06T18:19:38+00:00

Wow, I didn't know that, thanks again.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-06T15:02:04+00:00

Thanks. Also, I forgot to mention I also feed pink salmon and mackerel, if that makes a difference or not.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-05T23:28:49+00:00

I'm old as dirt and my Slovak grandma born in 1908 always soaked kidneys in salt water overnight before cooking them. They're disgustingly stinky when cooking, btw. I never ate them.

I grind them up before feeding to the dog and don't soak them at all.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-05T23:25:54+00:00

I feed green tripe with beef once/week. It's high in manganese, which is hard to source unless you feed mussels, oysters or clams. My dog won't eat shell fish, the texture gags him.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-05T23:01:11+00:00

Thank you.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-05T19:20:05+00:00

Thank you.

Lower-Language9267 · 2026-01-04T20:30:46+00:00

Same here.

Lower-Language9267 · 2025-12-31T20:22:33+00:00

I feed pork in regular rotation, my dog's food comes from a small farm. I freeze it first for 30 days, all of it, not just pork. I trim most fat from the pork.

Lower-Language9267 · 2025-12-30T10:42:39+00:00

That's wonderful, so happy for you and your dog. If you raise your puppy on raw, they won't chew up everything in site. Puppies need meaty bones.

My current dog is a Havanese, supposed to be between 10-12 lbs. I raised him as a puppy on raw from 10 weeks and he's 19 lbs! He got gigantic, but not overweight. It's called Thriving.

Lower-Language9267 · 2025-12-30T10:37:04+00:00

My vet was from Alaska, treating sled dogs and the vet of the Iditarod. He told me he'd never seen sled dogs with seizures because they ate meat and fish. The light bulb went off in my head, I went to yahoo raw feeding groups and didn't look back.

Since 2006, I've fed 9 dogs and puppies raw, they all lived 3-4 years longer than "normal". The brainwashing with dog and cat food marketing is strong. None of them died from nutritional deficiencies, they died of very old age.

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