raw fish

[unyverse2000]

i bought Ivy a whiting yesterday. i had them debone it and keep the head. I gave it to her and it seems she enjoyed the head more than the rest (I had to hand feed the body).

boy, did i not want her to kiss me for a day though. i will be doing this mostly every weekend, and as she gets older, the fish will get bigger. they had some nice looking snappers, salmon, blue fish, etc... but i know she wouldn't finish those, so i went with the small whiting.

if i knew how to cook fish, i'd buy one for myself.


anybody feed the caviar from the supermarket?? $5 for that stuff. I bought one to feed to her, but at that price, she better not expect it frequently. i haven't given it to her yet. probably next weekend.

[Carina43]

None of mine will eat fish, although I can sometimes sneak in a couple of those little bitty smelt. I had several freezer burned boneless salmon filets once, and even those didn't get eaten. Daphne carried her piece around for a while though, playing keep-away, and occasionally putting it down and rolling on it. :p

Prett much the only fish they get is canned mackerel or salmon (which sometimes goes on sale for .99/large can at RiteAid, of all places.)

[H-B]

When my boyfriend goes fishing he feeds his dogs the fish heads and the skin from catfish. These are not small fish heads. The average fish weighs no less than 20 lbs.

They really enjoy it.


H-B

[H-B]

Carina43,

Is there a reason you don't feed canned tuna instead of mackal or salmon?


H-B

[Beckysmom]

As I posted on thread on BARF up at this same time, do NOT feed dogs raw fresh Pacific Northwest Salmon or Trout. Contains dangerous flukes. Is okay when it has been processed, frozen, or cooked which will kill the flukes.

Too much tuna = too much mercury.

hope you are joking about not knowing how to cook fish but will assume you are serious. Let me think, did I know how to cook fish a decade ago? Probably not. OK you are probably serious.

For you then, try a simple pan fry of the fish, butter for taste, or olive oil if you avoid butter.
Should I be very specific? take a pan, put butter or oil in it to keep the fish from sticking to bottom, heat it on stove top with the fish in it. Stay there watching the whole time, fish cooks fast. Turn it over after a little while (time to depend on variable like the amount of heat, thickness of pan and of fish). Can use on piece of fish (the dog's for example) to cut into and test for doneness.

Add a little lemon, maybe some parsey or capers etc. to taste. Or get a little creative with things like Wasabi or ginger. Or white wine... or....

Or toss the fish on a grill and grill it. Or bake it in the oven. If you want it to stay moist, put a pan of water on a rack below the rack that has the fish on it. Don't overcook whatever method you choose. Your dog may well prefer cooked fish to raw. Mine certainly do.

If you use grill method you can also toss on corn on the cob, brocolli wrapped in foil, potatoes wrapped in foil, add salad and you are ready for company with a full meal and the entertainment of the cooking method too! Very cool, hunh?

Want to get even cooler by having it stretch to the next meal? Okay, take the leftovers (fish, potato, brocolli, for example) cut into pieces, and add some Thai kitchen or other such brand of a little curry to taste, and some coconut milk, heat well . Serve over rice, or even faster, serve over pasta.

And similarly you can add the leftovers into a tomato based or garlic and cream and cheese based sauce and have a more Italianish rendition of a sauce for over pasta.

hummm. I just made myself hungry.

[Carina43]

Yes, Kate said it - the mercury content is supposed to be quite high in tuna, and it can build up (in the bones?) over time. Anyhow, the mackerel is cheaper!

I tried giving them fresh lake-caught Michigan salmon, but not one of my dogs would have anything to do with it. That's OK - more for the humans!