For The More Adventurous Raw Feeder – Beef Oxlips

I recently expanded the pups’ raw meal selection by yet another new raw food item – beef oxlips. 

They’re definitely an odd looking cut of meat with spikes on the front and a clear back…and they’re super slimy to the touch, so I did need a little extra motivation to grab them and hold them down while I cut them into smaller pieces on my cutting board.

In case you were wondering – that motivation were Missy & Buzz drooling in the kitchen in anticipation of the new delicacy…#TheThingsYouDo,Right

I found it easier to cut the oxlips with a bread knife, by the way, instead of a regular kitchen knife.

Where I Buy Raw Beef Oxlips 

I got our paws on the raw beef oxlips from Raw Feeding Miami. They were part of the prepackaged 35 lb Beef Lovers Pack (cost is $94.99 and it sells out quickly!). Besides the oxlips, it also featured:

Beef Trachea

Ground Beef

Beef Heart

Beef Cheek

Green Tripe Chunks

Beef Trachea Stuffed With Green Tripe

Beef Lung

Ground Green Tripe

Ground Beef Lung

Monstermash (organ mix)

It also came with some duck frames and duck wings, although those are obviously not beef related 😉

You can also buy the oxlips by themselves for $4.50/lb.

Raw Beef Oxlips – Neutral Protein To Be Fed As Muscle Meat

Beef oxlips are a neutral source of protein (according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and opposed to warming and cooling foods) that are fed as muscle meat. If you’re interested in finding out what else I feed as muscle meat, check out the post below:

Putting My Dogs’ Raw Meals Together – Part 1: Muscle Meat

Did you know? Beef is rich in zinc, vitamin B12, 
selenium, phosphorus, niacin, vitamin B6, iron, and riboflavin.

Raw Dog Food Ideas With Raw Beef Oxlips

Beef oxlips with beef lung, ground beef green tripe, beef heart, ground beef, & rabbit kidney. ???

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…can even be used in human food…

…check out this YouTube video of a couple using beef lips in one of their meals! Apparently it tastes great!

Bottom Line

Unlike with the raw pork uterus I recently wrote about, both Missy AND Buzz liked the beef oxlips. Buzz didn’t even remotely think about spitting them back out, so they’ll definitely make it onto our raw meal shopping list again.