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Originally Posted by mypreciouspups  Interesting... how come so many people feed their dogs raw meat,. like chicken..
I am just kinda learning about this meat diet you all talk about.. pooh's mum |
beef and chicken are fine for most dogs. Lacy's never shown signs of any food allergies. However my older cat is allegic to everything. She's doing wonderfully on Nature's Variety raw rabbit though...she hasn't looked this good in a long time. Beef and chicken just seem to be the most common protein allergies in dogs and cats. But every dog is different - you may have one that is allergic to rabbit, duck, or venison..you never know until you try. For a dog with allergies, I always suggest a "wierd" protein source they haven't tried before just because there is less chance of them being allergic.
So far as to why feed raw - there are a ton of reasons. I highly recommend it for most dogs (except immunosuppressed dogs and dogs with certain medical issues like liver disease). There is a really long thread in this forum (prob on page 2 right now) about raw feeding and Here are a couple sites you might be interested in looking at
http://www.geocities.com/havens_home/feedraw.htm http://rawfed.com/ http://www.rawlearning.com/
About most commercial kibble & canned foods
http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php...more=1&cat=286 http://www.homevet.com/petcare/foodbook.html http://www.sojos.com/historyofpetfood.html
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