[Vinniedoggy]

Yes, the cooking does destroy the good stuff that comes in raw. This "good stuff" is good for healthy dogs. HOWEVER, our old dog, Guru (who recently passed away), was on prednisone for years because of a condition similar to Chrohn's disease. Because of the prednisone, he was unable to eat raw food (prednisone depresses the immune system). We fed him a combination of cooked meat and cooked Nature's Variety medallions. He loved them and I felt like he still was able to get a really good, healthy diet. And we must have done something right because he was on a fairly high dose of prednisone for over three years and lived to the age of 17+. Oh, and he was a 60+ pound dog.