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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  The tummy can digest both raw and non-raw food at the same time. The tummy doesn't categorize things according to it's raw status; the tummy recognizes whether the substance is a carb, a protein, a fat, a toxin - and then processes and churns accordingly....moving the substances into the small intestine as they're ready.
An analogy for humans would be sushi...it's raw, and it's non-raw...and our tummy handles it as it handles other carbs, proteins, fats - in whatever form they arrive into the tummy. |
Yes and no.
Keeping with a human analogy, vegetables are processed within days whereas meat is processed within weeks. For dogs and cats, meat is processed within 10-18 hours and dry kibble is processed in 48-72 hours.
The problem with feeding raw and dry is that dry does take longer to process which can lead to blocking the raw digestion which, when both combined, can lead to bacteria build-up.
So, yes, while the tummy can process raw and non-raw at the same time, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe to do so.