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twice the number of calories as protein and it contains very few
vitamins and minerals.

Remember I said I’d mention the #1 mistake when it comes to raw
diets? It’s feeding too much fat. If your dog’s diet is too high in fat, I
guarantee he won’t be getting enough vitamins and minerals. The

calories from the vitamin and mineral deficient fat will add up before
your dog gets enough and you might start to see some long-term
health issues if the fat is too high.

The main reason why so many raw feeders give their dogs too much
fat is because cheaper meats contain a lot of fat. But if you watch for
sales, you can get low fat meats at a good price.

Overall, you don’t want fat to be much more than 10% and certainly no
more than 20% of the diet. This doesn’t mean no fat! Your dog needs

fat, but just not so much of it that it robs him of other important
nutrients.

Here are some examples of some high fat meats you’ll want to avoid
and low fat meats that are easy to find:

Note: If you’re able to feed your dog whole fish, whole rabbit, or other
whole animals with the bone in, they’re already balanced and you
don’t need to add extra meat. But if the carcass doesn’t have organs,

be sure to add those back in.