Today I’m going to show you how to feed raw beef eyeballs for dogs.
Yep, that includes a free raw dog food recipe.
This is a bit more of an advanced topic for hands-on raw feeders, so please don’t be discouraged if you’re a newbie raw feeder.
If you’re new to raw feeding, I recommend my blog entry What Does Balanced Raw Dog Food Consist of?
I started feeding commercial raw dog food in 2015 and began making my own in 2016.
Yet I only got my hands on these eyeballs in early 2021.
So there’s that!
How To Feed Raw Beef Eyeballs For Dogs
First things first, it’s important to know which category of meat the beef eyeballs belong to.
That way, you can add the appropriate amount to your pup’s raw meals.
Beef Eyeballs Are Secreting Organs
Just like brains, beef eyeballs are a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids and support your dog’s eye health.
That said, beef eyeballs are secreting organs that make up 5% of your adult dog’s daily raw food.
Just FYI, puppies need different amounts of secreting organs than adult dogs.
Related Reading: Raw Dog Food for Puppies – How Much and What
Overall, raw dog food for adult dogs consists of 10% of secreting organs, but the first 5% should be liver.
The remaining 5% should be other secreting organs such as kidneys, pancreas, brains, OR beef eyeballs.
Besides secreting organs, raw dog food also consists of muscle meat (including fish), raw meaty bones and optional plant matter.
When you add plant matter, you’ll feed your adult dog 70% muscle meat, 10% secreting organs, 10% raw meaty bones, and 10% plant matter.
Add Raw Beef Eyeballs Whole Or Grind Them
I personally add whole raw beef eyeballs to the raw dog food I prep for my pup Wally.
But you can also grind them in a meat grinder or food processor.
Since Wally eats mostly whole cuts of meat, I don’t cut them into smaller bite-size pieces.
Truth be told, I’m also not crazy about cutting into them since they splash quite a bit when you do.
Wally, my 38 lb Feist mix, demonstrates this nicely in the video below, haha!
Be careful of the splashing if you plan on cutting one in half!
Raw Dog Food Recipe With Raw Beef Eyeballs For Dogs
What’s in it:
- 3 oz of beef green tripe from Raw Feeding Miami
- 3 oz of beef trachea from Raw Feeding Miami
- 2 oz of deer heart from a deer my boyfriend shot
- 1.5 oz of thread herring from Raw Feeding Miami
- 1 oz of deer liver from a deer my boyfriend shot
- 1.8 oz of beef eyeball from Raw Feeding Miami
- 1 two oz pair of frog legs from Raw Feeding Miami
- 1.5oz of dehydrated Paradigm (veggies & herbs from Dr. Harvey’s)
- 1/4 scoop of freeze-dried kelp from Raw Paws Pet Food (Save 15% with code K9Savings)
Wally eats 0.8 oz of liver and 0.8 oz of a different secreting organ (in this case beef eyeball) per day.
Since this beef eyeball is more than double his allowance in daily other secreting organ, he didn’t get any other secreting organs in his next 3 meals.
Remember that not every single meal needs to be 100% balanced as long as you achieve balance over the course of 7-10 days.
Where To Buy Raw Beef Eyeballs For Dogs
I bought these raw beef eyeballs online at Raw Feeding Miami (RFM) and had them shipped to our place in North Carolina.
RFM is an online raw dog food retailer who’s headquartered in Miami, FL.
They have a grand selection of different protein sources and cuts of raw meat.
These beef eyeballs come in 1lb bags and cost $9.00 per bag unless they’re on sale.
One beef eyeball weighs around 2 oz.
Tip: You can save 10% on your first RFM order with my referral discount link.
Any Cons?
The only time when I wouldn’t recommend feeding your dog raw beef eyeballs is if your pup has a known sensitivity, i.e. food allergy, to beef.
If that’s the case, you could replace the beef eyeballs with brains.
How To Feed Raw Beef Eyeballs For Dogs: Bottom Line
Raw beef eyeballs for dogs are a great choice for a secreting organ that’s a bit different from your typical kidneys or pancreas.
I don’t recommend them for newbie raw feeders unless you’re feeling adventurous and aren’t easily grossed out!
You can get your hands on them at RFM. 1 lb bags are $9.00 when they’re not on sale, and still quite affordable.
Save 10% on your first RFM order with my referral discount link.
Just FYI, RFM describes the beef eyeballs as “not for the faint of heart” in their product description, and rightfully so!
For more raw feeding resources, visit my full homemade raw dog food library.
Related Reading:
- All About Secreting Organs for Dogs
- How to Feed Raw Frog Legs for Dogs
- Liver for Dogs: Your Questions Answered
- The Benefits of Kelp: A Powerful Whole Food
- Raw Dog Food for Puppies: How Much and What?
Barbara Rivers is the founder of K9sOverCoffee and a raw feeding educator with over a decade of hands-on experience.
She has fed raw in the US and Europe since 2015, after her Boxer mix Missy’s cancer diagnosis led her to move away from processed kibble and commit to species-appropriate nutrition.
As a former professional dog walker, she developed deep insight into canine behavior, conditioning, and the essential link between proper exercise and long-term health.
Barbara completed online training with veterinarian Dr. Marion Smart and Labrador breeder Dana Scott and works for one of Germany’s leading raw dog food brands, BARFER’S.
In 2026–2027, she is completing a year-long raw nutrition certification for dogs and cats at THP School, founded by raw feeding pioneer Swanie Simon.
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Hmmm….have you ever ground an eyeball? I recently tried. I first tried them defrosted. Was NOT happening. And I used a Ninja upright! With a bit of added liquid. The same grinder i use to grind my coffee beans. Not so much as a dent. They just sloshed around as if they were a glob of impenetrable fat. Which, I know they are fatty, but still.
Next I tried semi frozen. So the black liquid inside was kinda “slushy flav-o-cicle type, you know, like the freezer pop things in the clear frozen sleeve that kids eat in the summer (and consequently cut the edges of their smile with from the wrappers). Nope. Same thing.
Now, I generally feed whole cuts, like you, but I do grind my L-OSOx (my personal mix of liver, kidney and one other secreting organ-because I do not do full meal prep, I have that mix, then add other items separately…there is just so little of that mix it is easier to get a more homogenous blend by mixing-it works for me and the boys).
Anyway, Ultimately, I had to take them outside and cut as best I could with the sharpest knife I have and even then, it was incredibly difficult. I honestly thought of chunking them into the woods for the coyotes (I would rather not waste food) But decided not to.
Instead, I froze the cut pieces on a flat sheet and just decided to add one piece to their meals 2-3x/wk here and there. I am not a stickler for “balance” though I do observe general practices with reasonable estimates on what parts have what nutrients and such. I mean, I am not just chunking a beef cheek and turky leg i the bowl and calling it good.
Now, I do have a 1HP Carnivore grinder, but as I was not grinding anything else, I thought it would be way too much work to drag out/clean for just the eyeballs. I still have another pound left in the freezer and will try that the next time I am grinding other stuff (which is not often because not long after I bought the darn things I decided to go with chunks but…whatever).
If any of your readers have had experience with these, I would be grateful to know how/what they used that successfully chopped/ground them up.
Oh, and FYI…I have not found too much that freaks me out to handle. I thought the eyeballs might, but they didn’t. Tongue however…whoooboi…never again. Not sure why, but it really did! Maybe it was just too much like a cat’s tongue with the little prickers and all. HeeBeeJeeBees!
Have a great day!
Paws Up!
Hey Jake, yeah, those suckers are tough!! I haven’t ground any but preferred to give them whole. As I said in the blog post, for Wally’s size, one whole eyeball covered his other secreting organ allowance for about 3 days. To me, it was easier to space them out at meal prep rather than grinding and portioning them out perfectly in each meal.
These days while we’re here in Germany, I can’t seem to find whole eyeballs or I’d give it a try in our meat grinder.
On that note, it’s interesting to hear that the Ninja couldn’t grind it! So I suppose it would have to be done in a meat grinder. Let us know how that works out if you end up trying it at some point!