I know that I STUPIDLY with NO research on my own, just stepped up and put an entire litter of puppies (3+ months old) on a raw diet...they LOVED it!!! and then in a little over a week, the entire group came down deathly sick from gastro enteritis, caused by eating raw food without haveing the intestinal bacteria in place to tackle it...their systems became overwhelmed with bacteria and they were very sick. My vet went ballistic....actually made me feel awful for taking such a MAJOR deviation from what I normally do with my dogs, and just jumping out there without doing my research. SHE told me NEVER feed raw food until a year old at least! So, that is why I say, do YOUR OWN research...dont just listen to "chatter" that is pro-raw....and be aware there ARE consequences for feeding raw, if you are not doing it correctly! Right age, right food, right balance of nutritients.....all critical for success. |