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Originally Posted by Ellie May  It seems like there have been quite a few raw debates around here lately. I thought I would give my point of view since everyone else has given theirs.  |
Great! Its always good to have lots of opinions
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Someone asked, "What is wrong with the food from the pet store?". It is overprocessed garbage. Kibble is meat and vegetables (and chemicals) baked together into hard crunchy things, bagged up and fed after six months of sitting around. I don't care what brand it is. I cannot believe that that is a good diet for anybody. Then this same food is fed twice a day forever. Now I have fed kibble recently and sometimes there is no choice (when you go away for the day and they need to eat), but I refuse to say any kibble is optimal. |
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Canned food is just slightly better quality garbage. I would feed this over kibble anytime but it is still canned meat which sort of grosses me out and it isn't fit for human consumption, so that makes me wonder where they are getting the stuff from. |
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Originally Posted by Ellie May I do not feed raw. I never have and I don't think I ever will. I most definately would never give Ellie bones of any kind. I believe that is a good way to tear up the stomach and intestines. I'm still researching though. The raw feeding thing is just something I couldn't do. |
Ummmmm, well some of us would beg to differ. More than anything its the
type of bone that needs to be considered. Generally speaking, its cooked bones, beef bones, the leg bones of large animals and bones that are an inapropriate size for the said dog that can cause problems. Its all about research and 'know thy dog' really. Myself, I consider the risks of
appropriate raw meaty bones doing damage to my dogs to be lower that the risk of serious dental dieseses that they could get if they were not eating rmb's. Of course you can just brush your dogs teeth, that will have some effect, however there was recently a recall on a type of dog toothpaste, how do we know petzlife won't be next?
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Originally Posted by Ellie May I do homecook and am in 100% agreement with it. I know you do have to supplement but atleast the food is fit for human consumption. Since it's cooked I don't have to be concerned about bacteria and parasites. Ellie doesn't need bones if I supplement with calcium. She is a happy dog because she gets something that tastes good. She loves her meals. I'm not forcing her to eat dry dust everyday of her life (been there, done that, wish I wouldn't have). |
Are you sure about that? A few years ago
I became very ill after contracting salmonella poisening from a store bought chicken sandwich. Bacteria is everywhere.
All the food my dogs eat is deemed fit for human consumption.
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Originally Posted by Ellie May I'm not saying homecooked is the only way, but it is the only way for US right now. This is my OPINION and everyone is entitled to their own, so please no bashing. |
I am complete agreement that home cooked is much better than kibble. If I was to have a dog who had some sort of issue that meant they could not eat raw, I would home cook. Because I would move heaven and earth before feeding kibble. Your right, everyone in entitled to their own opinions and its great to hear them!