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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  i agree with you that kibble and homecooked have risks associated with them. i think what a lot of us are simply trying to find out more info on raw diet for dogs. personally i have read a lot of info on kibble and i understand why it is not the best for my dogs. at the same time, i understand why people choose to feed kibble. there are reason to do so. i feed pre-made raw, homecooked, and i also feed them kibble that i consider high quality. the reason i do this is to provide my dog with variety and because i am very confused. lol. |
I know more studies on raw would make a lot of people more open to trying it or feeling comfortable, that's just the way most of our society is today. But with studies and science there will always be other opinions to disqualify science or to question it and science is not always a 100% guarantee. Not saying that science should be overlooked, but science is always evolving. That's why I look to nature and evolution (the oldest science there is) as a more sound and proven science than "lab" tests and studies, which scientist are always finding can be done better and which can change findings in an instant.
It is all very confusing! I started trying to feed Zoey kibble at first because I didn't know better, but she wouldn't touch it with a 10 ft pole. She runs right away from it. Which now I think is a good thing. I tried every brand possible. She would at most eat 3 little pieces of kibble and I'd have to hand feed her! I think she was trying to tell me something "You want me to eat this junk" "NO WAY".
So, then I tried home-cooked not knowing about raw or pre-made raw, and that seemed to work for a while, but Zoey was picky and ate things inconsistently and didn't like much of what I tried cooking for her. I later found out much of what goes into homecooked meals (things like veggies, potatoes, and fruits) are useless to dogs and can't be digested by them. At this point, I was struggling to just find something she would eat and would give her some type of nutr. value. So, I looked into pre-made raw. I tried NV Instinct pre-raw but guess what Zoey ran away from that too. However, I learned that it takes time for dogs to transition to pre-made/raw and they need to build up enzymes they don't use when feeding on kibble and home-cooked meals and which are essential in eating raw foods. I currently have Zoey eating consistently pre-made raw - Primal and I give or try giving her some "human" cooked food/meat as well - sometimes she'll eat it - sometimes she won't. I'm currently not even feeding a prey raw model diet to Zoey either, but plan on transitioning soon, because I believe it is what's best and have come across prey raw fed dogs who "appear" so healthy and beautiful. The only think I'm scared of (Yes, I'm scared believe it or not) is the look of raw meat! LOL. I hate the way it looks and I know I'm going to be freaked out seeing Zoey tearing it apart and in my house on the ground. Who knows if it will work for Zoey or not, but I'm willing to try it and give it a shot.
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I have a question. If parasite cysts are present in raw meat (and they can be) and dogs can process this just fine b/c that is how they are made, then why do dogs still get worms?
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Do you have studies that show that raw fed dogs get worms and more so than different fed dogs?
All foods can contain parasite cysts even cooked food! Dogs on kibble and home-cooked get worms... It's my believe that is usually an underlying condition in these dogs and that's why they are more prone to getting worms and/or bacteria.