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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Food allergies are rare so I just don’t really buy the whole raw food fixed everything that people say with the it clear it up I figure there is actually something else going on. At this time there is very little research to back raw except that it can be dangerous and unsafe. I have also been on the medical side and seen how damaging raw food can be and all the cons of it and how they out weigh any pros in my opinion. I have also meet many vet and staff that are very against it. With all the pre made raw food being recalled lately as well as the general risks that would scare me more then corn. Just because we see corn as bad doesn’t mean it’s bad for dogs. Our nutrition is much different then dogs. I’m a big fan of Royal Canin prescription foods and I noticed many urinary diets without corn as the first ingredient. IBD is caused by food allergies and my dog is on the food that has a man made protein in it which is really hard to be allergic too for a dog to be allergic to. |
With regards to allergies and the benefit of non-chicken foods I can of course only look at empirical evidence and in my case it solved the issues. Raw food of course can be a hotly debated topic and ultimately each dog parent has to make the choice that they feel is best. I am very happy with it and the dogs are in excellent health so again this is just the choice that I have made. That said of course I respect the choices that other dog parents make.
There are certainly risks associate with a raw diet and the intensive research I have done shows that the greatest risk is to humans. Safe handling practices such as those used when preparing meals for human consumption are vital. In determining whether this has posed a risk to our pups we have always had a fecal test done as part of their annual health check. In 6 years of using a raw diet none of our pups have ever tested positive for salmonella or E. Coli.
Again it's simply a choice, like all diets one weighs benefit vs risk.
