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Can you freeze dog food?

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:19 pm
by MissMeg
One of my biggest problems with feeding Ruckus dog food is that if I buy a big can of it, Im scared it goes bad. I usally keep it for a week, and only get two meals out of it and throw the rest out. Its such a waste of money.

I started to buy cat food because it came in those small cans, but the veggies in there arnt the greatest. I have found a dog food by Wellness wich is 95% meat, and the other 5% is proably a type of preservitive or something to bind it all together. It only came in big cans, Is it possible to freeze portions of the dog food so I dont have to throw it out? Or will this ruin it? or is this just not a good idea?

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:41 pm
by Fatal_S
I've frozen dog food. I'll say it comes out more liquidy when warmed back up, but the skinks never seemed to care.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 6:08 pm
by MissMeg
Thanks :) I think this well definatly be more cost effective.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:05 pm
by SapphireTigress1
yeah i was using wellness, never thought of freezing it, good question!

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:44 pm
by Alioop
You just need to buy more blueys= problem solved!

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:46 pm
by Katrina
Alioop wrote:You just need to buy more blueys= problem solved!


:nod: Listen to her! She is very wise! :D

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:24 pm
by MissMeg
Lol. I dont see a problem with that.. the BF does though :( lol
Maybe once we get a bigger place. Let me change that statement. Once we get a bigger place lol

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:26 pm
by Katrina
I completely understand that! I had to wait and lurk on here for three years before we moved out of our apartment and finally could get a bluey. It took a little while longer and a couple of skinks in desperate need of a good home to get more than one... but things have been going swimmingly since then! :lol:

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:30 pm
by critterguy
Freeze dog food in ice cube trays or somehow seperate them into discrete blocks. Otherwise feeding time every day will involve you driving yourself slightly crazy trying to bash a frozen block of dogfood to pieces.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:40 pm
by Musoke
I freeze mine- Wellness dog food. I scooped out sizes I wanted and put it out on a cookie tray, then froze them all so they didn't touch. After that I just put them in a plastic bag in the freezer and it's all good. =)

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:02 am
by MissMeg
Thanks guys! I didnt relize so many people do this lol. I am behind in my technique lol

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:59 am
by Roheryn
I use an icecube tray to freeze the dogfood. Let is thaw naturally instead of microwaving it. It goes almost liquid in the microwave (yuk).

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:17 am
by iJoker
To make things easier on you, so you don't have to wait forever for the food to thaw, put it in the fridge. I do that for my girl.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:36 am
by MissMeg
iJoker wrote:To make things easier on you, so you don't have to wait forever for the food to thaw, put it in the fridge. I do that for my girl.


Do you mean freeze it, then take it out the night before or what not?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:52 am
by iJoker
MissMeg wrote:
iJoker wrote:To make things easier on you, so you don't have to wait forever for the food to thaw, put it in the fridge. I do that for my girl.


Do you mean freeze it, then take it out the night before or what not?

No, just keep it in the fridge.