What Do You Guys Think About Raw Meat Feeding?
Give actual evidence and reason, please, if you are against it! Are you against or for it, and why? For raw meat feeders, how have your results been–positive or negative? Please give a short story about what happened w/ one of your pets when you fed them raw meat. If you feed raw, what company do you use, or do you make the raw food yourself?
Be warned: I will not tolerate total crap, i.e. “that stuff kills the dog, stop killing the dog and feed kibble, blah blah blah!” that has no reason for feeling this way. I will report these kinds of answers. Rude people will also get their answers reported. And you know what I mean by “rude”. If not, you need to go back to kindergarten and learn it.
10 points for the most thorough, informative answer which covers all my questions.
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I feed all my dogs on a raw food diet.. meat is usually somewhat cooked and sometimes raw. Depends. I use what ever meat I get at the time, excluding pork. Its the only meat I dont feed. I do however feed some un cooked pork bones. I also add eggs (with shells), fish, wheat germ or other type of whole grain such as oatmeal, oils, some cooked vegtables (dog appropriate) and un cooked bones. I have done this for 5 years now… 7 dogs eat it, I dont have any problems with them liking or disliking, fecal waste is minimal and not that stinky, teeth and gums are in great shape thanks to the bones, I get no upset stomachs, or diet related illness. They have fiber so they are regular. Most of my dogs have come from bad backgrounds, many or overly thin.. I even put my fosters on a half and half diet of kibble and raw foods (because I dont expect the next potential owner to follow my diet plans since its still viewed as highly controversial). It is a miracle how fast they put on weight, become healthy, and recover from bad ordeals such as starvation and poor body condtion. I will never go back.
The lists of meats I use are
Beef
Sheep and Lamb
Goat
Turkey
Chicken
Pheasant
Elk and Deer
Rabbit
and Fish
My most positive results in meats for fattening and maintaining health have been with Sheep and Lamb, and Venison mixed with diffrent types of Fish.
Long story short : I am totally an advocate of raw food feeding but not the commercialized kind
I am for it but only if a person is using it with information from people who have a history of healthy dogs and of using it for years with positive results. I know there are a lot of raw feeding sites out there. The one I used was this one:http://www.rawdogranch.com
The site was one someone else told me about who was raw feeding their dog which I did for a bit about four years ago and then recently when the melamine/mega recalls came out . My dog food had not been recalled, but because of the broad scope of contamination and pet death and illness, I went to partial raw, partial home-cooked. Now I am back to the kibble and occasional raw chicken back, skin removed.
Of my three dogs, one had a history of two bouts of pancreatitis prior to the raw diet. She did great on the raw diet but since she has a tendency to bite off more than she can chew and then swallow, I would grind her raw meaty bones. She ate a balanced raw diet that did not consist of all meaty bones or too much bone. I do think this mode of feeding can be dangerous if people are not careful about the type or amount of raw bones they give according to how their dogs tend to eat them and because too much bone can stop them up. Also, if a person is going to raw feed, they need to feed according to experts that have been doing it for a long time or the dog may end up suffering from an unbalanced diet or problems related to diet.
During the time that I strictly raw fed my dogs, their coats and their skin were the healthiest ever and none of them had a bad reaction to the diet. They were able to switch to this diet without an adjustment period and it did not cause any of them to get sick.
I feed them a bit of raw chicken back on occasion, separately from their kibble. What I liked about the site that I listed, is that it was very descriptive of what types of meats, raw meaty bones to feed and had a good veggie mush recipe, though the owner was no longer feeding that anymore, instead feeding green tripe I believe, last I looked.. Again, it is all about balance and proportion if a person wants to raw feed or home cook instead of use a commercial dog food.
What I found held true for me, I have limited freezer space and I have three dogs and the routine of grinding for one and packaging became impractical and hard for me to keep up with.
So: Summation: Positive when fed a proper balance. I made the raw food myself so I would know the freshness and quality of the foods they were eating. There was a service in my city that made and delivered raw diet meals, but I don’t know if they are still in business.
There is a freeze dried variety of raw food called “The Honest Kitchen” . It has actual foods in it that have been freeze dried to preserve, so it is supposed to be optimally healthy. I have heard mixed reviews about it. You have to hydrate it and I have heard some dogs don’t like the taste and it has a nasty appearance. It is also quite expensive. I believe it to be a superior food.
I looked up the “Bones 2 Go” site and it appears it has turned into quite a successful business in my urban area:http://bones2go.com/
I feed all my dogs raw meat, they are doing really good. I’ve been feeding them raw meat for years, ever since I was a kid. Two local grocery stores in my town give away their “scraps” every afternoon. I go ask for them at around 3:00, and sometimes they say that someone already took them, but most of the time, one of the butchers picks up the heavy, heavy box and puts it in my cart. I get a large assortment of beef, chicken, pork, and sometimes fish. All of my dogs are 100% healthy.
I had a wolf hybrid named Jay who lived to be 16 years old (died recently) He lived on a raw diet.
I can’t remember how long ago I fed them kibble, but it was way way long ago.
I feed all 3 of my dogs a raw prey model diet. My results have been nothing but positive. They don’t have that doggie odor, they have clean teeth, no dog breath, don’t have fleas/ticks, no other health issues like before (skin problems, ear infections, eye infections, etc.)
I feed a raw prey model diet, which is a diet 80% meat, 10% edible bone, and 10% organ meat. I buy the meat at the same grocery stores where I get my own food. I try to keep it relatively inexpensive by not paying more than $1/lb. This means I can feed my 3 dogs for about $75-100 a month. I was paying over $200 a month for premium kibble for the 3 of them.
I’m including some good websites to gather info on rawfeeding…
Good luck.http://www.rawmeatybones.com/http://www.rawfed.com/myths/http://www.rawlearning.com/http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
And here is a yahoo group that help you get started rawfeeding a prey model diet:http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe…
I have fed a raw diet to my dog for a year and a half, with excellent results. I buy my own meat, rmb’s and organs. I also feed ‘extras’ like eggs, fish, and healthy leftovers. We have a freezer dedicated to the dog, which makes it easy to stock up when we come across great sales. That helps to keep the cost down. You will also save some money at the vets by avoiding teeth cleaning costs, since chewing on meaty bones keeps the teeth and gums in excellent condition.
Premades are an option, but they are pretty expensive to use full time unless you have a teeny dog.You also don’t get the teeth benefits of feeding whole items. Dogs also get pure psychological enjoyment eating whole pieces that they miss out on with ground food.You can also be more selective in what your dog gets when you do it yourself, and cater to your own dogs needs more easily.
I do think its something that takes a bit of research, especially on the nutrients dogs need. Knowing things like why feeding just chicken (and no red meats) because its cheap could cause problems, knowing how to minimize choking risks, etc.
I’ll touch also on what most people seem to fear most-bacteria. Dogs hold food in their stomachs much longer than people do.The food is bathed in digestive juices for a longer time than it is in humans.Then it moves quickly through the intestines. It’s the exact opposite with humans.This is how dogs can handle bacteria loads that people can’t. Simple hygiene, just as you clean up after handling raw meat for your own meals before cooking it, and washing your hands when picking up poo is all that is needed. Common sense.
Well, here’s a story. Friends of mine in a rural setting decided to feed their dog a raw meat diet. It wasn’t too long before he was catching small rodents out in the fields and eating them. Whether or not its true a dog will develop a taste for blood this one did. In less than a year after changing his diet their dog who had run free on their property had met coyotes, bonded enough to go hunting with them for more small critters. He chose a new pack and never returned home, they see him ocasionally in the distance but he went feral. Weird huh?
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Well, personally, I don’t feed raw food to my dog. But you can do it. Dogs are able to digest it and stuff. I say this because, DOGS ARE CARNIVORS they are supposed to have meat in their food. That is they way they were made, hunting their own food and killing it so that they can eat. So I think feeding raw is totally fine with me.