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04-17-2009, 05:07 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Land O Lakes, Florida
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| Raw health Hi Group, I am new to this group, but I was informed that there was a chat about Raw Health. I find this to be an excellent source of food for all my Yorkies. They have been on a raw diet now for 4 years. They don't have teeth problems with this diet or bad breath. I think this type of diet reduces allergies and we have fewer vet visits. Also, there is a reduced stool volume. |
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04-17-2009, 06:21 PM | #2 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | There are many people on YT that follow a raw diet for their yorkies and have had great results. i used to have my yorkie on raw but took her off because of liver problems unrelated to the food. i agree, its a great diet with many benefits
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04-17-2009, 06:24 PM | #3 |
Love my little flowers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In Gorgeous Montana!!!
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| Hi Welcome to YT!!! I tried Raw awhile ago when Daizy was younger...but she hated it.....however lately she wants RAW all the time...so I'm thinking of putting her back on it... I did love the Poo'ing ONE time a day....I have her on premium food and I find she's still Poo'ing like 3 x's daily...ugh... Hope you like it here!!
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04-17-2009, 06:38 PM | #4 | |
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04-17-2009, 07:08 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada
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| I really like the idea of RAW, but my vet does not. She pressured me to take Missy off of it and put her on homecooked. Missy prefers the homecooked but I'm debating putting her back on half raw/ half homecooked. Anyways, if you do a search there is a ton of info on here about RAW. W*E*L*C*O*M*E to YT!
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04-17-2009, 07:39 PM | #6 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York
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04-17-2009, 07:48 PM | #7 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ross, TX
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| My sister feeds raw, I purchased the Instinct kibble and the NV Core kibble and even though the website I purchased from had it under "Raw Diet" she has several poops a day. I guess we will have to go fresh raw if we want the poop issue resolved. I know, I knew that it wasn't "raw" when I purchased it. I just hoped it would be like raw. |
04-17-2009, 07:57 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada
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| She said if I want to let my Yorkie out into the wilderness to kill it's own prey, then great. The meat products that are prepared in slaughter houses have bacteria and that is why the meat packaged for human consumption is labelled with a sticker saying "cook to an internal temperature of blah blah blah". I asked if she'd ever seen cases of dogs getting sick from eating raw and she said yes. I was disappointed. I like the idea of raw.
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04-18-2009, 01:00 AM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape town, South Africa
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| The bacteria on the meat is not harmful to your dog. Remember, their digestive systems are designed to deal with meat that lies around in the grass, maybe for days! Their stomachs can handle e.coli, salmonella, etc. without any damage to their health. Humans don't have the same enzymes as dogs and can't handle the bacteria, therefore the food has to be cooked to a certain temperature for humans.
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04-18-2009, 05:38 AM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA
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| I've been feeding my older dog Raw for a few months and he loves it. I love the less poop |
04-18-2009, 01:52 PM | #11 |
Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan
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| Hi Pam!! Welcome....I'm with you...LOVE RAW, check out this thread where we went on and on and on about it http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ge-nv-raw.html Missy's mom...how are Missy's teeth on the homecooked?? I hear they can get bad...but I understand some pups do very well on homecooked. I also know MOST vet's do not recommend raw diets...it causes less health problems and therefore--less vet visits. I would never think vet's would wish for pup's to be on less than the best foods, but am not sure why vet's don't recommend raw. My vet was honest with me and told me she did not learn much in med school about nutrition!! What the?? They just specialize in health/body...don't nutrition and health/body go hand in hand?? Makes no sense!!!!!!!!!
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04-18-2009, 02:31 PM | #12 |
Owned by "Lil Rat" Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland
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| Welcome, my dog loves raw! We recently switched to raw from a premium kibble. The difference is amazing. Less poop, better breath, more shine to her coat, and she just seems more satisfied. I am very happy with it. I haven't brought it up with her vet yet. Not sure what he will think. But i have to do what I feel is best for her.
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04-18-2009, 02:36 PM | #13 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Missouri
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| When I told my vet that I was switching to homemade raw - she said "oh really? I specialized in dog nutrition - so what's in your raw diet?" I told her hamb, turkey, rice, eggs, spinach, cottage cheese, bone meal, potassium along with a multivitamin and fish oil caplets". She said that sounds very nutrious!!! Yay, its great to have the vet's approval Yep, I'm a raw believer!!!
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04-18-2009, 02:43 PM | #14 | |
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04-18-2009, 05:39 PM | #15 | |
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