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Originally Posted by mimimomo  My definition of species appropriate diet is based on their anatomy...specifically, their digestive system. It's designed to eat highly digestible proteins, bones & organs...it gets soaked in a acid bath which also kills the pathogens, like salmonella & other bacteria. It doesn't harm them bc they have a short digestive tract, unlike us humans. Of course, this would be true for a normal healthy dog (or cat).
Yes, some dogs do fabulous on kibble, all their lives. Mine didn't. Like I said, what works for some will not for others.
I'm not going to shove it down anyone's throat...to get to where I am now, it took years & it made sense to me. I would never expect it to make sense to everyone else. You feed your pet what you feel is right. I'm not saying anything is right or wrong, it's what you & I feel comfortable with. |
I don't care what you feed your dogs, but don't ever believe that salmonella cannot harm them.
Salmonella Infection in Dogs | petMD Common Bacterial Diseases Among Dogs Untitled Document CDC - Information for Pet Owners - Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infantis Infections
And there are lots more links. I know what your "natural" links tell you, but I also know it is misinformation.
You and your pups may get lucky...some do....but not everyone does. I have met a few people online and in person who have had problems with raw diets and GI illness in their dogs. They won't post here because they say they don't want the conflict, but it can and does happen. Hopefully, your dogs will continue to do well . There are other people who will come here and swear that kibble has salmonella...but that is also not true. We do, however, know for a fact that it is often in raw meat