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Barf - what supermarkets sell heart

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Notonaschoolnight · 17/09/2013 08:36

Morrisons didn't have any yesterday so tried liver and she wouldn't touch it so I'm not bothering with kidney with does anywhere else sell heart? I didn't see it in Asda on Sat either

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Lilcamper · 17/09/2013 08:43

Tesco does.

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thegriffon · 17/09/2013 09:12

I've seen heart in Tesco and Sainsburys sometimes.
Its worth persevering with liver and kidney as they're organ/offal which are important for raw fed dogs. Heart is muscle meat, not offal, so OK for variety but not essential.
Raw liver and kidney seem to be an acquired taste for some dogs, perhaps its the texture. You could start with small amounts mixed with other meat, or with sardines if dog likes them. Or try it still partly frozen. My dog took a while to get used to kidney, he'd remove it from the bowl, eat the rest of the food then slowly nibble tiny bits till it was gone. He's fine with it now.

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Lonecatwithkitten · 17/09/2013 13:05

Waitrose stock lamb hearts or make friends with your local butcherSmile.

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Notonaschoolnight · 17/09/2013 13:23

Thanks all, I didn't realise that griffon bugger I threw it away now but ill get more and try a little as you said

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fanoftheinvisibleman · 17/09/2013 14:05

Our Morrisons do.

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fanoftheinvisibleman · 17/09/2013 18:45

Also, I have a faddy offal eater too so I flash fry liver and kidney and I am gradually cooking it less and less. Hopefully he will get used to raw offal but lightly cooked it is his favourite meal!

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thegriffon · 17/09/2013 19:05

When I first gave raw liver to my lab he ate it but but shat all over the living room floor that night, spattered everywhere Shock he was fine apart from that. The advice I got from the rawfeeding group was to introduce raw liver in tiny amounts (I'd given my dog a large piece) start with a thumbnail size and make sure you give some bone with the meal, such as chicken leg. Because its so rich most dogs have to gradually get used to it. If you start off with too much it can cause "cannonball butt" which exactly describes what my dog did, it looked like there'd been an explosion of poo. No problems with liver now.

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