Raw food for a Pomeranian in a small flat

A small flat and a Pomeranian is a very workable combination for raw feeding — the challenge isn't the dog, it's the logistics. Raw feeding done well can be genuinely excellent for a dog like this, but done badly it creates nutritional gaps that cause real harm over time, and the difference is balance and sourcing. Before I point you in the right direction: is your Pom about a year old and still finishing up their junior stage, or are they fully into adult feeding? And have you tried raw before, or is this new territory for you?

That makes sense — Pomeranians can be fussy with kibble, and at one year she's ready for an adult feeding routine. The freezer constraint is the real puzzle here. Bulk raw trays are out, and DIY raw with separate protein, organ and bone portions needs more space than you've got. What you actually want is a complete, nutritionally balanced raw product in small individual portions so you're only defrosting what you need. How much does she weigh roughly, and does she eat one or two meals a day?

Perfect — at 3kg she'll need roughly 60–75g of raw per day total, split across two meals. That's tiny, which actually makes your freezer situation much more manageable than you think. My recommendation is Natures Menu Country Hunter Raw Nuggets. They come in a resealable bag of frozen nuggets about the size of large marbles — each nugget is around 20g, so you're pulling out three or four at a time and keeping the rest frozen. The bag itself is compact, nutritionally complete (meat, bone, offal all balanced), and comes in several proteins so you can rotate. For a Pom this size, one 1kg bag lasts over two weeks. Defrost a day's worth in a small dish in the fridge overnight and you're done.

Yes, the Country Hunter nuggets are formulated as a complete meal — they contain the right ratio of muscle meat, raw meaty bone content and offal to meet nutritional requirements without you needing to add supplements. That's specifically why I suggested them over cheaper single-protein raw mince, which is often just muscle meat and needs balancing. The one thing worth doing over time is rotating proteins — chicken one bag, turkey the next, duck if she takes to it — just for nutritional breadth and to keep a fussy Pom interested. But out of the bag, nothing else needed.

Yes — don't mix raw and kibble in the same bowl, as they digest at different rates and can cause stomach upset. The cleanest approach for a small dog is a one-day fast (just water), then start on raw the next morning. Some people prefer a slower switch: kibble in the morning, raw in the evening for three or four days. Either works, but the fast method often gets better results with dogs who are already unenthusiastic about their food. Watch her stools for the first week — they'll be smaller and firmer on raw, which is normal. If they go very hard or white, slightly reduce the bone content by choosing a nugget variety that's lower in bone, like a salmon or duck option.