I would suggest everyone head over to Yahoo groups and pick a home-cooking group to join and listen in on. I know the membership of RawFeeding and RawChat has skyrocketed recently. Folks that have been doing it for a long time have a wealth of knowledge and could answer a lot of these questions.
I would say that Misskiwi and I both agree that you do need some guidence in making home-cooked meals.
Here are some resources for folks from sfraw.com
http://sfraw.com/faq.htm#learn
The BARF Diet by Ian Billinghurst, DVM
Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats by Kymythy Schultze
Work Wonders by Tom Lonsdale, DVM
The Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog by Wendy Volhard
Switching To Raw by Susan K. Johnson
The New Natural Cat by Anitra Frazier
Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats by Richard Pitcairn, DVM and Susan Hubble Pitcarin
The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat by Juliette de Bairacli Levy
Raw Dog Food by Carina Beth McDonald
General Information About Raw Diets
Raw Learning Site
The Top 50 BARF FAQ for Beginners
WellPet's Nutrition Articles
Caber Feidh's Holsitic Care Articles (site owned/articles written by sfraw member, Christie Keith)
RawFed.com
US Raw Meaty Bones Organization
Raw Connections
Articles
What's Best, Cooked or Raw?
Do Dogs and Cats Need Grains?
The Importance of Feeding a Natural Diet
Natural Diet for Dogs and Cats by Jeff Levy DVM
Why Raw?
Is A Raw Diet Dangerous? by Dr. Wysong
Why Cats Shouldn't Eat Dry Food
Raw Diet Guru Websites
Richard Pitcairn
Ian Billinghurst
Wendy Volhard
Tom Lonsdale
Kymythy Schultz
Sue Johnson
Marina Zacharias - based on Juliette de Bairacli Levy's diet
Monica Segal
Feline Specific Sites
Pottenger Cats study
Cat Nutrition
Feline Future
Holisticat
Raw Fed Cats
Michelle T. bernard's diet
How to prepare fresh cat food by Christine M. Ruessheim
Canine Specific Sites
The BARF Pictorial
Raw Dog Ranch Step-by-Step Pictorial
Raw Fed Dogs
Lew Olson
Dogaware
4LoveofDog
Links to Raw Diet and Health Discussion Lists
Raw Diet Lists from Yahoo Groups
The RawFeeding List (the biggest raw diet list - you should start here if new to raw)
The RawDiet List
The RawPaws List
The RawChat List
The BARFWorld List (hosted by veterinarian, Dr. Ian Billinghurst)
The advBARF List (for advanced discussions - no beginners, please)
The Basic Raw List (for those following more of a Lonsdale/whole carcass approach)
The BARFLite List (for those who feed cooked meat or kibble in addition to raw)
General Health Lists
WellPet (the original pet health list)
The NaturalPet List
The HolisticPet List
The Pets4Homeopathy List
Feline Lists
The Holisticat List
The CatBARF List
The CatNutrition List
The RawCat List
The FelineFutureDiet List
The CatWell List (general cat health, not just diet)
Canine Lists
The K9NutritionStudyGroup List
The RawPup List (great for learning to feed puppies raw)
The RawBreeder List
The NaturalRawDog List
The SeniorRawFeeding List
Ferret List
The NaturalFerret List
For breed specific raw groups, please go to the Yahoo! Groups site and do a search for your breed "+ BARF" or "+ raw". You will usually find a list specifically tailored to fanciers of your breed and/or breed type (sighthounds, giant breeds, toy breeds, etc.)
The RawVet List is a great place to send your vet so they can learn more about raw diets!
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O.K. here are some links/info for home cooked:
Feeding Your Dog
http://www.wellvet.com/feedingdogs.html
calcium needed:
http://www.wellvet.com/calciumcitramate.html
Healthy Adult Diet:
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/healthy_diet.htm
This should now be enough to get started, then others can add recipes as they get them too?
Supplements for home cooked diet:
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/supplements.html
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Feeding Your Dog
http://www.wellvet.com/feedingdogs.html
calcium needed:
http://www.wellvet.com/calciumcitramate.html
Healthy Adult Diet:
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/healthy_diet.htm
This should now be enough to get started, then others can add recipes as they get them too?
Supplements for home cooked diet:
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/supplements.html
all above info endorsed by vets
All dogs should be fed, by volume of the total amount fed each meal, 25-50% meat
The easiest way to start this program is to use ground meats. Take the portion to be fed, mix with water, and cook on the stove top or in the microwave until the meat is cooked medium (pink) to medium-well. Some animals will thrive on raw meats, but do not start this practice in the beginning.
there form the first link you provided. From what ive read and what people on this site have told me isent it 80% meat per meal?
And they suggest cooking the meat? isent the point of a raw diet to be RAW?
The easiest way to start this program is to use ground meats. Take the portion to be fed, mix with water, and cook on the stove top or in the microwave until the meat is cooked medium (pink) to medium-well. Some animals will thrive on raw meats, but do not start this practice in the beginning.
there form the first link you provided. From what ive read and what people on this site have told me isent it 80% meat per meal?
And they suggest cooking the meat? isent the point of a raw diet to be RAW?
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sydking wrote:All dogs should be fed, by volume of the total amount fed each meal, 25-50% meat
The easiest way to start this program is to use ground meats. Take the portion to be fed, mix with water, and cook on the stove top or in the microwave until the meat is cooked medium (pink) to medium-well. Some animals will thrive on raw meats, but do not start this practice in the beginning.
there form the first link you provided. From what ive read and what people on this site have told me isent it 80% meat per meal?
And they suggest cooking the meat? isent the point of a raw diet to be RAW?
Many people use a method that is 80% meat, 10% bone and 10% organ.
That said, it can be 80% per meal or 80% overall, in my book. I know I will be met with opposition, but I feel that many RAW-feeders get waaay to up-in-arms with measurements and specifics. I strive for a general balance. If I don't make it one day, I try to make up for it the next.

Also, you will find differing opinions, but I've never had issue with a switch directly to raw food. Cooking does little, IMO, but remove nutrients from the food (the same goes for food that humans eat, though we aren't equipped to handle raw meat like dogs are).
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Very informative, i need to join one these groups. I could really use the help.
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