Tripe v chicken v turkey....

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I have always thought that chicken and turkey are low fat meats, with tripe being more fatty?

Today I was standing at the pet shop freezer comparing labels (as you do....!!) and Nature’s Menu claim their chicken has 15% crude fat, turkey has 14% and tripe has 10%. I’m now confused!

Hoover had human grade turkey mince for a couple of days (7% fat) but that was prohibitively expensive so I’ve swapped him to Natures Menu, he seems to be ok on it so far, touch wood!!!

 

[druid]

No tripe is not fatty, common misconception. Pet grade minces are often closer to the normal fat content of whole animals as human meats are usually lean/trimmed heavily

 

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Thanks Druid, that is very helpful - more blood test results tomorrow, so I’ll ask the vet about how long to wait before I try him on tripe!

I know the key at the moment is to keep him stable, but he is being a fussy sod and is refusing to eat the spectacularly expensive kibble the vet suggested. If I can keep him stable I need to find something to put weight on him, he is on 1.5kg of cooked mince a day at the moment plus scrambled eggs because he likes them! (35-ish kg dog who is currently 30kg ☹️☹&#65039

 

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I found this out too when I first started raw-feeding Joe, because he doesn't do well with fatty meats at all. Beef tripe is usually between 10-16% fat while lamb tripe is lower at about 5-6% - so I always go for lamb tripe now!