feeding raw pieces of chicken
 

this is very good question; i am very interested in this too. what type of meat and bones do you feed and how often. is raw meant to be fed only for healthy dogs or can it also be fed to dogs with IBD or sensitive digestive system. thanks

I haven't given my babes raw chicken. I do cook chicken breasts and then cut them into strips and dehydrate them, and the dehydrator book says that after dehydrating they need to be put in a 170^ oven for 30 minutes just to make sure there is no salmonella. So, I guess chicken can have salmonella - probably so after thinking about the chicken jerky treats from China being tainted.

raw chicken
 

:confused::confused:Never give ur dog any kind of meat bones.There is no bones that are good.I've never heard that you can feed a dog raw meat.I would never eat raw meat and i know I'd never feed it to my babies.

I feed pre-made raw (Primal)...They're frozen, when I buy them, and I thaw out only enough for a couple of days, in the refrigerator...One of my pups won't eat anything, but raw...I've been feeding pre-made frozen raw for a bout a year now, w/no probs...

Cooked bones are bad, raw are not.

raw meat
 

My Vet told me to never feed raw meat as it could contain E Coli or Salmonella.Raw meat is riddled with parasites that take up residence in the intestines.Wreaking havoc with digestion causing vomiting and diarrhea.I don't know about you but my dog will eat nothing but cooked meat.Not taking the chance with my babies.

I never have! I'm so new to the actual raw thing. I really wouldn't even know where to get them. I've looked into it though. For now, it's bully sticks and Himaylan chews.

My house was robbed and the people who robbed my house gave my dog raw meat to keep him queit so he would ot wake up the nieghbors. But the raw meat gave him heartworms and he died from. So basically they killed my dog. I know not to give dogs raw meat. it is very dangerous for a dog to eat raw meat. it killed my dog so think about your dog before you give it any more raw meat.Just something i found on the net.

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Heartworms come from mosquitoes.

I have many friends who have fed their dogs raw meat for years. In face this site has a recommendation for raw meats.

The Heartworm Preventative for Your Dog | Heartworms in Dogs

My dogs have been getting pre-made raw for over 6 months, and have not had ANY illness in that time. They are thriving on it.

Your vet is correct in saying that raw meat can have pathogens. That is why, when you are preparing meat for your own consumption, you have to use careful handling procedures so that you won't get sick yourself.

Beef can have e-coli, which does not exist in the muscle or fat before butchering, but happens by accident whenever the butchering takes place, and some fecal material gets on the meat when it is butchered and cut up. If it is a steak, the e-coli will only be on the surface, but if you are talking ground meat, the e-coli will be spread throughout the sample. Careful handling and cooking procedures will protect you. When a steak is cooked, if e-coli is on the surface, it will be killed. Ditto for cooking ground beef completely to make it safe for human consumption.

Chicken can have salmonella and camphylobacter. Again, good handling and cooking practices eliminate the risk. With dogs, their shortened digestive tract will make it far less likely to be affected by salmonella. Only dogs that are already unhealthy or immunocomprimised are at risk.

Pork can have trichanosis. Cook thoroughly. Pork is NEVER used in raw food diets for dogs.

Other good hygiene practices are also recommend, like not using a cutting board or knife to cut up raw meat, then using same to cut up veggies for a salad.

Now that's the risk of raw proteins in the human food supply, and how we have to safeguard our own health and prevent illness from food-borne pathogens. Our food supply IS risky and we have to take precautions.

However, I'm not at all worried about feeding my dogs commercially prepared raw food. The manufacturer puts the food through a high-pressure pasteurization process which kills all of the pathogens. That's not the case with the meat I buy at the grocery store for my own consumption. So I feel confident in saying that the raw that I feed my dog is much safer than the stuff I get from the meat market and fix for myself.

Well, if it's way too much for them to eat, you simply just take it away. There's nothing wrong with putting it back in the fridge for them to eat later as long as it hasn't been out too long. Since your dogs are so small you'd almost always have to do that since there wouldn't be anything small enough to feed without the hazards of choking. If you were feeding chicken breast you could just cut it to the right portion. I use a kitchen scale to measure out all the dogs' meals.

Also, I'm not sure what percentage you're using but typically dogs on prey-model raw need more - closer to 4%.

That's actually not true at all! Many raw feeders (including myself) use pork. Because we aim for 50% red meat, pork is a great addition to using just beef.

Yes, pork carries trichinella - this can be killed by freezing it for a certain amount of days (I forget it off the top of my head). Most raw food, whether you buy it from a manufacturer or the grocery store, has been frozen for this amount of time. It's a typical practice of raw feeders to freeze all of their meat for 48 hours just to kill anything that might be there.

Well I learn something new every day (I hope)! Thank you!

Just to add:

But I'm still gonna cook my pork completely when I cook for myself, being cautious and all that. Just in case there are worms there, even if they've already been killed by the freezing, I prefer my worms to be cooked. No raw worms for me, even if they are dead! :D

BTW, since it is a species of roundworm, if a dog did get infected, I'm wondering if it would be held in check by a monthly dose of Sentinel, which, in addition to fleas and other worms, is supposed to cover roundworm prevention? Just wondering out loud ....

I haven't noticed it commercially prepared raw, either. I don't think I've ever seen it in kibble, but did see it used in canned. Not that I've looked for it in any case. Could be that I just haven't noticed it.

On the discussion about pancreatitis, many times I've seen warnings not to feed our Yorks pork, bacon, ham, etc. And I really wondered why. Is it something about the amino acid contained in pork flesh or the structure of the protein, or is it simply because of high fat content? If it is due to the high fat content, some ham is very lean (although processed with way too much salt for a dog) and tenderloin is just as lean as chicken breast. If the problem lies in the high fat content, it seems that the blanket statement for "no pork for Yorkies!" doesn't hold water. Bacon is an obvious no-no, but why not other leaner cuts in kibble or canned?

pork
 

I don't know about feeding pork to dogs in general but the breeder i got my little girl from ,told me not to feed her ham or turkey.Never could understand :confused:the turkey thing.I have feed some of my others dogs I've had, turkey on thanksgiving with no ill effects.I'm not taking any chances with my new baby so she will have to have chicken on Thanksgiving.lol

Oh wow, I never thought about this, until now (I did about pork), but they don't make pre-made raw turkey, either...hmmm...think I might have to do a little research, and see why this is...I'm sure the fat content must have something to do w/the pork and the dog's pancreas, but don't know what'sup w/the turkey...maybe someone else does?

not my dog
 

To clear up the confusion it wasn't my dog who died from raw meat and got heart worm it was just something i read on the internet.I did get a list of things your dog should not have.Here's the web site.
Foods You Should Not Feed Your Dog

Not giving ham I understand- too high in sodium and fat. I've never heard no turkey, though. I'd have some mighty disappointed pups if I couldn't share some Thanksgiving dinner with them.

Maybe they mean smoked turkey- because of the nitrates.

turkey
 

I don't know why :rolleyes:my breeder said that about turkey because i can't find anything on the net that said that turkey is bad for dogs.Go figure

no deli of any kind; ham or turkey because it's high in salt and can cause digestive issues and vomiting. cooked turkey meat is fine as long as there's no skin, gravy or seasoning on it.

aunt jeni's food have turkey recipe; i feed that and rabbit to my dog. however since my dog has ibd i cooked it slightly. the recipes are great and have veggies in them; the food smells delicious
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no deli of any kind; ham or turkey because it's high in salt and can cause digestive issues and vomiting. cooked turkey meat is fine as long as there's no skin, gravy or seasoning on it.

My yorkies wont eat raw chicken but my cats love it