Help please on feeding mackerel :)

Greavsy · 11-02-2011, 15:24

I have just bought 6 fresh whole Mackerels for the dogs.

How should it be prepared? Cooked, grillled or raw?

Sorry if I sound a bit dumb just never fed it them fresh before. Usually buy it tinned in sunflower oil.

I already asked for the heads chopped off.

Any advice would be appreciated before I give it them.

Thanks in advance

denlin · 11-02-2011, 15:46

Boiled in milk and you need to make sure it's de-boned

Greavsy · 11-02-2011, 15:56

I just took the spine out of one.

Do all the tiny bones need coming out as well?

Lol never cut a fish open before. Yuck!

Bethie · 11-02-2011, 16:19

I feed raw - heads, tails, the lot

OOmpa · 11-02-2011, 16:32

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Originally Posted by Greavsy

I have just bought 6 fresh whole Mackerels for the dogs.

How should it be prepared? Cooked, grillled or raw?

Sorry if I sound a bit dumb just never fed it them fresh before. Usually buy it tinned in sunflower oil.

I already asked for the heads chopped off.

Any advice would be appreciated before I give it them.

Thanks in advance

Just raw as it is they will manage the bones fine

Greavsy · 11-02-2011, 17:38

Well I boiled the first one in milk like suggested above and removed all of the bones, even though it were a bit tricky.

So the bones won't harm them? I just wouldn't want them to choke.

OOmpa · 11-02-2011, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Greavsy

Well I boiled the first one in milk like suggested above and removed all of the bones, even though it were a bit tricky.

So the bones won't harm them? I just wouldn't want them to choke.

Bones may harm them if cooked but that's usually meat bones, raw are fine just think about if they caught a fish in the wild and ate it. Cooking in milk is for humans

Greavsy · 11-02-2011, 17:59

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Originally Posted by OOmpa

Bones may harm them if cooked but that's usually meat bones, raw are fine just think about if they caught a fish in the wild and ate it. Cooking in milk is for humans

Yeah I thought about it. I did read online that raw were fine. I just didn't want them to be unwell.

I will try them with raw when they have their next meal then.

pets@home · 11-02-2011, 18:30

i bet there will be no kisses from the dogs tonight then?

Greavsy · 11-02-2011, 18:36

Eugh no!

It didn't smell when I were cutting it up but smelt vile when it were boiling.

Absolutely disgusting

OOmpa · 12-02-2011, 11:50

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Originally Posted by pets@home

i bet there will be no kisses from the dogs tonight then?

Lol I like that Nigel