What Are The Pros And Cons Of Feeding A Raw Diet To A Dog ?
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please try to give a balanced view as I want to hear both sides
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There you go both side of the argument, knock yourself out,
if you do the research yourself you can make up your own mind.
you will hear the argument that its a more natural diet, more like what they would eat in the wild, but to days dogs are so far removed from there wild cousins as to be almost unrecognisable, so why would they need a wild diet.
I just switched my dogs to a raw diet a couple weeks ago on the recommendation of my vet. I have one with severe food allergies and the other one did not do well on any of the commercial foods that worked for the allergic dog. The raw diet allows me to control precisely what goes into their little bodies, it’s high in water content so their kidneys can easily process the protein level with no strain, and they both eat very enthusiastically now, versus having to convince them to eat each meal of kibble. Per my vet, dogs’ digestive systems operate differently than ours, and the low level of pathogens occassionally present in raw meat (such as salmonella or E. Coli) are killed in the stomach before causing a problem. As long as the meat you feed is FRESH and has not been sitting around outside of your freezer, there should be no worries of food-borne pathogens. If you are not feeding a pre-formulated raw diet, then it can be a challenge to properly balance a raw diet. In some locations, it can be difficult to find, for example, organ meats, which should be an important part of a raw diet. I am feeding a raw patty (made by Nature’s variety) for one meal, and raw meat on-the-bone for one meal, to try and make sure they are getting a well-balanced diet.
Add: Kayla, the whole point of a raw diet is that is IS raw meat and raw bones. Raw bones, properly selected (you should not feed weight-bearing long bones), do not cause tooth damage, and raw meat is more digestible for a dog than is cooked meat. A raw diet without raw meat and bones would be what, exactly??? Carrot sticks??
well, I have a dog and the breeder we got it from told us about the raw diet. It benefits by making the dogs stools (poop) nice and solid. The bad news that it smells quite a bit, you may feel a little sick of grabbing raw meat from your fridge and sloping it in your dogs dinner bowl. The dog won’t mind, but my family didn’t like the idea. The best dry dog food you can buy on the market is James Well Beloved. It is high in nutrients, comes in many varieties, doesn’t contain anything artificial, and also helps to improves a dogs coat, especially if its sensitive. The best website you can buy it from is VioVet. Just search James Well Beloved in VioVets Search Box. You can find VioVets website by Google. Just search VioVet in google. Hope This helps.
Pros:
You know exactly what your dog is eating.
Your dog’s body will use more of the protein and poop less.
It’s more in tune to what dogs in the wild would eat.
You don’t have to worry about dog food recalls.
Cons:
It can get expensive.
It must be done properly or your dog could miss out on key nutrients. It can be messy.
Most boarding kennels won’t raw feed if you have to leave your dog with them while on vacation.
Kayla doesn’t know what she is talking about. We have two labs with food allergies and they are now on raw meat. We buy it frozen and it can vary from Ostrich to just about any other animal. The dogs are thriving on it, no more allergy problems. It is costly but the dogs are healthy and high energy. For a break we will give them a high quality kibble for a few days at a time then go back to the raw meat.
healthy dog but a dog that farts alot!
If you are talking about raw meat, I am not a veterinarian, but I would not recommend it. There have been way too many instances of bacteria found in raw meat lately. I would say the best advice you can get about this would be your vet. If they sell dog food, they might not give you an unbiased answer though. You can research this online; type in raw diet for dogs and you’ll probably get over a million hits. I did read something about an owner who swore she cooked all her dog’s meals, and she was a vet and said everyone should do that. Sorry that was several months ago and I did not save the link. Best of luck
When you feed a raw diet, you must make sure you DON’T let them have these things:
Raw Eggs
Raw meat
Bones (Raw bones can cause tooth damage and constipation)
Milk
Chocolate
Grapes and Raisins
Avocadoes
Bread dough yeast
Macadamia Nuts
All of those are either poisinus to dogs or can cause dirreaha in dogs. But I feel like feeding a raw food diet is okay for some dogs, but not for others.
Raw meat will not meet your dog’s overall dietary requirements. It will need pulses, beans, roughage etc to have a good healthy diet.
One thing for sure, your dog will stink and have severe stomach issues on a diet of raw meat.