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Originally Posted by mimimomo  It is a fact that cats & dogs can digest fresh raw meats easier. It is the scientific digestion system of cats & dogs...how can that be opinion?! |
According to Dr. Rebecca Remillard:
"Owners have been mistakenly told that cooking destroys nutrients, when in fact under proper (and we stress proper) cooking methods and correct nutrient formulation; the data clearly shows this is not true. There is over 50 years of scientific evidence indicating that cooking improves nutrient availability for animals and people using both animal and plant ingredients. In fact, commercial pet foods today are between 80 and 95% digestible as easily demonstrated repeatedly in dogs and cats. How much more digestible can a food be than 90+%, without having a negative effect on large bowl function?
Contrary to the current nutritional gossip, there are no known nutrients present in raw food diets that are not in a properly cooked pet food. The nameless enzymes and phytochemicals often proclaimed in raw foods are not nutrients. When the evidence, rather than hearsay, proves otherwise, those compounds too will be included in the commericial pet foods."