[joldham]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Ya know what would be interesting (but I'm too lazy right now, and in the foreseeable future)? It would interesting to contact NV and Primal for some bug level/temp/pasteur. reports and info. Often, the companies will share some of those details w/ customers. (it doesn't answer anything about prey-mod, but still interesting)

I love feeding raw. When I got the Pfeiffer girl, I bought some Orijen (one of the few kibble I'll recommend) to mix in w/ the food her Mama sent with her...bc I didn't want to switch her to raw right away. So, I have this huge bag of Orijen doing nothing in my house. I'll throw some in w/ their raw for a few days once in a while lately, just for variety....and ugh...right back to puffy, smelly, voluminous poops. Like always, it still convinces me that so much stuff is being pooped right out (with kibble). Whereas with raw, so much seems to be absorbed, rather than made into waste. Anyway, just a poop anecdote .

I've been feeding raw almost 3 yrs now, and we haven't had any problems with germs so far. I can't say that feeding raw is the "best" diet...bc I real don't feel qualified to just know that . But, I do think it's one of the choices as an appropriate diet for dogs.

What raw do you feed your dogs? I have one on primal because he was a rescue and all he would eat. He does great on it and eats it quickly. The other two are on natures variety instinct and take forever to eat and my dominant one eats it all up and is getting fat. I heard stella and chewy was good also. Raw is so expensive I am not sure what to do. Thanks.