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Can satin balls be made with pork?

Genta

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Hi, I’m planning to feed my dog some satin balls in the next two months just to try to increase his weight (he is a little bit underweight). Is it okay for me to use lean cut pork instead of beef? Pork is cheaper compared to beed in my area. Thank you!
 
I wouldn't. Even though some might say it's ok, I just don't trust raw pork period. I would use ground chicken or turkey as an alternative. JMHO
 
I would personally stick to the beef if you want to put weight on him and I agree about not trusting raw pork.
I almost never buy beef since we have venison but I did look the other day and it indeed expensive.
 
Never heard of satin balls! Had to look that one up! 😂 It is essentially meatloaf! You might find a local butcher (not chain grocery) who would save you odd scraps you can grind yourself, or mildly outdated burger.
 
I wish I could give them to Phoebe when she's so skinny but she's not supposed to have much protein.
Never heard of satin balls! Had to look that one up! 😂 It is essentially meatloaf!
Here is a thread with a few different recipes.
 
Thank you guys for the advice! Quick question rather than feeding them extra food like the satin balls is it okay if I just increse his lean meat in his diet? Or like as @Kaiser2016 said add pasta/sweet potatoes?
 
I'd add more lean meat. Problem with feeding a raw diet and adding all those carbs is that it becomes a bit more like kibble then lol. Kibble has a lot of carbs as binding agents, and one of the benefits of raw diet is to remove the carbs.
 

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