Back to Articles

Bone Meal

as a Calcium Supplement in Raw
bone meal powder

Bone Meal : Muscle Meat












FIRST!Choose Bone Meal Powder that is intended for diet only and BE PICKY!
Bone meal intended for gardening will not due.

OK, with that out of the way...

Bone Meal provides the closest mimic to the balance of the ancestral diet








providing both Calcium & Phosphorus













Adult dogs need around 800 to 1,000 mg of calcium per pound of food fed. 









They also require the calcium to be supplied in a proper proportion to phosphorus.








Bone meal is frequently used as a source of calcium in diets that don't include raw bone. 








However, bone meal contains calcium and phosphorus.











Different brands of bone meal supplements contain different amounts of calcium and phosphorus, 






but the calcium:phosphorus ratio is always the same: 2:1. 

To balance a diet that contains lots of phosphorus, 

you will need to give an amount of bone meal that will provide 1,000 to 1,200 mg calcium per pound of food.

Providing you are using a bone meal powder that is 20-30% Ca, the average ration is 1 teaspoon to every 8 oz of raw muscle meat.










More you may enjoy
February 10, 2018
kraut for dogs
Making your own Fermented Vegies for dogs
We puree vegetables for dogs to break down the cellular wall so that they can absorb the nutrients; but are our...
September 12, 2014
more componenets
Raw Simplified:
Some basic questions answered to help someone begin feeding raw if they're ready for a divorce from dry food.
March 24, 2022
The Forever Dog
A Must Read!
This is THE book to buy and read.Dr. Karen S. Becker & Rodney Habib are true heroes and advocates for pets...