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11-27-2007, 08:34 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: mountain view
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| question i have seen a lot of people wanting to feed their dog raw diet. what's the benefit of that? what's wrong with the regular food we get at the pet store? |
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11-27-2007, 08:59 PM | #2 |
Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ
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| check out this thread... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=101885 It will give you a lot of information and reasons why raw diet is very good for our furbabies! I just switched Chloe to RAW diet few weeks ago and she is doing great so far! |
11-28-2007, 12:17 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: mountain view
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| it didn't say anything useful on that post. that's why posted this one. lol. i read that one so then i wanted to know. |
11-28-2007, 12:33 AM | #4 | |
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Reasons why? 1. Wanting to feed their dogs a healthy species appropriate diet, the way nature intended. 2. Wanting their dogs to actually enjoy their food, not just eat because they are hungry but actually because they want to. 3. Since the dog food recall alot of people simply do not trust commercial pet food anymore, and rightly so, look how many dogs died. 4. Striving to have a better standard of health for their dogs, as you will have seen from that thread, many people, including myself, see absolutely huge health benefits when they switch their dogs to RAW. Everyone chooses what they feed for a reason, what is the right way for one person may not be right for another, we all have to decide what we believe to be best for our furbabies. | |
11-28-2007, 12:40 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: mountain view
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| what are some of the huge benefits, you got from switching to raw meat? I am learning. sorry! |
11-28-2007, 02:06 AM | #6 |
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| Whiter teeth, fresher breath, smaller harder poos, shinier coats, no doggy smell, better skin, less tear staining, they have more toned/muscular physiques, seem to have better control over their weight gain/loss, more consistent energy levels and happier dogs who enjoy their food immensely |
11-28-2007, 05:20 AM | #7 |
My furkids Donating Member | This is a subject that has been getting brought up alot more lately. I feel it's preference. Personally, I just don't feel right feeding them raw meat. I know this is how they ate in the wild but, these little girls(and guys) don't live in the wild, they are domesticated. I don't put anyone down for the way the want to feed their furbabies but, for me, I would rather the old fashioned kibble and wet food, just the thought of raw meat doesn't set well with me. I do feed Canidae so they are getting a good food. I would really research, talk to your vet and read all that you can on feeding raw before you change. JMO.
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11-28-2007, 05:50 AM | #8 |
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| I don't get the 'raw' aspect either when talking about meat. What is the difference in a raw piece of meat and a cooked piece of meat? As far as I've ever heard, raw meat could be potentially harmful to you...especially chicken... |
11-28-2007, 06:00 AM | #9 | |
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http://rawfed.com/myths/cookedfood.html http://rawfed.com/myths/cooked.html Raw meat could be harmful to humans, but remember this is because we have evolved from chimpanzees, who are vegetarians, so it stands to reason that we would not be capable of handling meat in its natural 'full of vitality' form. However, healthy dogs (evolved from wolves) are carnivores and have a short digestive tract, thick stomach lining, strong stomach acids and different digestive enzymes to us, all of these things and more allow them to thrive on bacteria that could potentially be harmful to humans. Remember that even though our dogs are our babies, they are still dogs, not humans. As I said, raw is not for everyone, we all have to do what we believe to be the best and nobody should be criticized, whatever choice they make.
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11-28-2007, 06:03 AM | #10 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| I feed kibble too, and I'm not going to switch, but I'm sure there's a lot of benefits to it.
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11-28-2007, 06:12 AM | #11 |
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| I'm in the process now of trying to decide if Raw will benefit my dogs personally. My Chloe has been Ill since I got her and they keep saying allergies and a weak stomache. If raw was the way to go evolutionally wouldn't it satnd to reason her body would do better with raw? |
11-28-2007, 07:04 AM | #12 | |
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A few specific concerns come to mind: How can you be sure that raw meat is not contaminated with parasites that could infest? Unless I am mistaken, Salmonella can affect dogs too? Does uncooked meat not contain higher levels of cholesterol? Many of the chemicals meat is exposed to when processed are broken down when the meat is cooked, how do they affect dogs if not broken down? Also, someone recommended a book to me, "Foods Pets Die For" by Ann Martin. She examines the negative and positive aspects of the possbile diets of pets...raw, homecooked and commercial...and I was told it is more factual and less one sided than many publications on the subject. Has anyone read it? | |
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Potentially yes, but it is almost unbeliveably rare and only really presents itself in dogs who are already immune compromised. Heres an interesting resource on salmonella, http://k9joy.com/dogarticles/doghealth01salmonella.pdf Quote:
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Some good questions, always nice to have a two sided debate
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11-28-2007, 07:51 AM | #14 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| It seems like there have been quite a few raw debates around here lately. I thought I would give my point of view since everyone else has given theirs. Someone asked, "What is wrong with the food from the pet store?". It is overprocessed garbage. Kibble is meat and vegetables (and chemicals) baked together into hard crunchy things, bagged up and fed after six months of sitting around. I don't care what brand it is. I cannot believe that that is a good diet for anybody. Then this same food is fed twice a day forever. Now I have fed kibble recently and sometimes there is no choice (when you go away for the day and they need to eat), but I refuse to say any kibble is optimal. Canned food is just slightly better quality garbage. I would feed this over kibble anytime but it is still canned meat which sort of grosses me out and it isn't fit for human consumption, so that makes me wonder where they are getting the stuff from. I do not feed raw. I never have and I don't think I ever will. I most definately would never give Ellie bones of any kind. I believe that is a good way to tear up the stomach and intestines. I'm still researching though. The raw feeding thing is just something I couldn't do. I do homecook and am in 100% agreement with it. I know you do have to supplement but atleast the food is fit for human consumption. Since it's cooked I don't have to be concerned about bacteria and parasites. Ellie doesn't need bones if I supplement with calcium. She is a happy dog because she gets something that tastes good. She loves her meals. I'm not forcing her to eat dry dust everyday of her life (been there, done that, wish I wouldn't have). I'm not saying homecooked is the only way, but it is the only way for US right now. This is my OPINION and everyone is entitled to their own, so please no bashing.
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11-28-2007, 07:51 AM | #15 |
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| Also- this group has over 10,000 RAW feeding members, if anyone is interested.
__________________ Indy, Benjamin and Malachi There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face- Ben Williams Last edited by lara2913; 11-28-2007 at 07:54 AM. |
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