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Originally Posted by Scoobstersmom  Does anyone else here feed raw?
We adopted a 2 year old yorkie male from a shelter 3-4 months ago. He had only been fed Pedigree (yuk), and we have had a tough time transitioning him to a decent food. He would throw up just about anything we fed him except the Pedigree. We started adding 2 oz of Primal Raw organic goats milk to his food and it settled his tummy quite a bit, so I decided to try the Primal Frozen Lamb. He has done so awesome on this food. He has not thrown up once since we started it, and the difference in his coat is amazing. He is also still getting the goats milk. He has been on the Primal for about a month now, and he loves the food!
When I mentioned what we were feeding him to our vet, she did not seem thrilled about the choice, but couldn't give me any real reason not to feed it to him. Am I missing something though? Does anyone else feed Primal? Is there a reason you are aware of not to feed a yorkie raw food. We also started our two toy poodles on it and they're doing great with it too. Appreciate any input.
Diana |
Food safety concerns and the potential risk of pathogenic microbes is the biggest reason most vets don't advocate for raw, along with the lack of evidence that the diet is "better". Most people who feed raw will provide testimonials that their dogs look or feel better but when I look at a raw fed dog versus a dog fed dog food or home cooked food I don't see the difference. I have a very close friend who feeds raw - she uses Stella and Chewy - and her dogs look nice. They still have some tartar on their teeth and the one with the cotton coat still doesn't shine like a silk coat. These are young healthy Yorkies and they look like so. It works great for her. Personally, I prefer to cook for my dogs and they do great even as seniors. They look no worse or better than raw fed dogs.