| abbie's mom | 10-17-2007 02:34 AM |
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Originally Posted by Raja's Mom
(Post 1439751)
I've heard a lot of people/clients going on about "germs!" and "salmonella!!!" but a dog's digestive system is tailored to handle raw meat because (as someone already said) that's what they ate for thousands of years before kibble was very recently invented.
| Yep. :thumbup: . And, just throwing this in - as far as people getting salmonella from a RAW fed dog: I am on a RAWfeeding list, with over 9,000 members from all over the world, and all walks of life. I have yet to hear of even one case where someone contracted salmonella from their pet. Personal research: Abigail delights in sneaking kisses on my mouth right after she has eaten , and I've never gotten sick. Quote:
Originally Posted by Raja's Mom
(Post 1439751)
I have a question though! How exactly do you feed raw meaty bones? I went out today and bought a pack of 2" Primal beef bones and my babies went absolutely NUTS over them. (Earlier I was playing w/ Raja and noticed how ick his teeth are starting to look so it was definitely time for some RMB's.) I sat on the kitchen floor holding the bones for them because I didn't want them to touch the floor. Then I decided to go out on the front porch (concrete) so I didn't have the hold the bones but they got all dirty & ick from being chewed on the porch. :confused:
| As lara just pointed out, the beef bones are too dense (especially for small teeth), and not recommended. I feed on towels in the kitchen. The towels can be laundered and the kitchen floor washed, after. Towels also seem to help them hold the RMBs in place. I think most people envision raw meat and rmbs all over the floor; but, I haven't found that to be the case, with mine. Mozart learned early on that the towel was the place to eat, and Abigail seems to have taken his lead. RAW feeding is, admittedly, a bit messier than throwing dry kibble in a dainty little bowl. No one claimed it would be neat ;). But, we do what's best for our pets - NOT what's most convenient/pleasing to us - right? | 