What Is Your Opinion On Feeding A Dog The “raw Meat Diet”?
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Jan 24th, 2010 |
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I kind of want to start my dog on a raw meat diet(I will make all the proper, slow introductions), and I’ve heard very different reviews. I most likely won’t feed him the raw meat diet for quite a few years(he’s three now, so it’ll probably be too late to try by then, but for future reference?). Any future puppy I get will be a husky, Akita, or any large dog like that. I’ll probably end up getting a mutt from the pound, though. Anyways, I was just wondering what your opinions are on this?
In my opinion, I think it’s perfectly fine. That’s what they ate when they were wild, isn’t it? And it’s been said by vets that it’s healthier. I’m not an expert on that, though XP
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It isn’t really a raw meat diet. I contains meat, bone and organs.
I feed prey model raw, in which I make up what a prey animal would contain and feed that to my dogs. 80%meat 10% bone 10% organ half of which is liver. This isn’t met everyday, but over a week or a month it averages out.
I believe that feeding our pets the way they were designed to eat it the healthiest way to feed them. I’m all for a raw diet.
As far as gradual change, I’ve found its better to fast a day and then start in with raw. Most people starting with raw will feed chicken for a few weeks until the dog’s stool normalizes and then start slowing adding in more proteins and organs. For a young pup this isn’t necessary as there digestive systems haven’t been “trained” to accept a certain food yet.
No matter what age you start at it, its beneficial, so I’d even start your older dog on this diet as well.
Be sure to do your research, not doing so can lead to nutrition deficiencies for your dog, none of us want that.
Some linkshttp://www.rawfed.comhttp://www.rawmeatybones.com
I think it is the most ideal diet for dogs. You just need to do your research to make sure it’s properly done (correct ratio of meat, bone, and organ.)
My dogs have been on high-quality kibble since I got them, but as soon as we finish off this bag of food, they are going onto a raw diet.
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If its said by vets that its perfectly healty then sure try it but go to a vet with the dog to make sure! i wouldnt try it but thatas me check it out with ur vet and they what they say
i give my dog half a bowl of raw meat and dog kibble once every week and he likes it and hes a pit bull
I can’t/wouldn’t feed it to my dog(s) and there’s a perfectly logical reason! I have a Chow Chow!
Chow Chows are a very ancient breed that the Chinese kept as food stock. When the Chinese were invaded, they noticed that the men brought with them what appeared to be wild and uncontrollable dogs, except for the fact that the dogs were very loyal to their humans. When they started to keep them for food (i.e. they ate the dogs), they fed them a diet that consisted mostly of rice/grain. Why would you feed a dog high quality meat when you were just going to kill it and eat it?
Later they started to notice the potential these dogs had. I like to think of them as the original GSD, LOL. The two breeds aren’t really anything alike, except they’re loyal, and were used for everything. Chow Chows pulled carts, they protected the home, they hunted with man, they herded animals, they were the original all purpose dog. BUT the only meat ever given to them was either by upper class who could afford it, or hunting dogs that got scraps.
The Chow Chow has a VERY different nutritional requirements. In fact, most Chows have blunter/wider molers that were used to grind up grain. They simply don’t digest 100% meat very well. They’ve been fed a diet of grain for so long, that their bodies (teeth, stomach, enzymes) have accomadated this.
Put my Chow on a very high quality meat, meat, meat diet (even was overseen by my vet). She had the runs and stomach trouble for the entire month she was on it. Did some more digging and found out why.
The meat/prey/raw/BARF diet is good/great for a lot of dogs, but it isn’t for everyone or every breed.
Try and keep that in mind before you say “it’s the best food for every dog!”
My dogs do get meat, every day, but not JUST that. It’s a much better balance for them.http://home.att.net/~wdcusick/ChowChow.h…http://www.majestychows.com/history.htmhttp://www.chowchow.org/info/care.html
-Alika613
EDIT: Did I get the TD because someone thinks/knows I’m wrong on one point or another? If so, please send me a message! If I’m wrong about a fact, it’s better for me to learn it. If I got the TD because someone read the first sentence and thought I was going to spout BS… well there’s nothing I can do about that, haha.
Oh, and if someone was insulted because they think I was being a smart@ss, then I’m sorry. This is just from what I know from multiple sources, and experience.
Totally with Bindi & Curtis in that it is the best thing for your dogs and I wouldn’t feed anything else.
I like to know what I am putting into my dogs.
It is also most definitely not too late at three years old to change over.
All the very best with it.
Can I just say though that one answer suggests kibble & raw. This is one of the big NO NO’s of raw feed. You really should do one or the other.
Reproduced for your information as to why not below written by a friend of mine …………
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Several people have recently asked why it is best not to feed a mixer with raw or a complete as a 2nd meal. Briefly, it goes back to the difference in pH the they create, a carnivores digestive physiology is suited to an acidic environment, not the more neutral environment that is created by dry food. A dogs digestion should begin in the stomach.
It is Pepsin which is responsible for starting the digestion of protein in the stomach. Pepsin is pH dependant and does not become activated until the pH drops below 4. Complete dry diets alter the stomachs environment which directly affects the action of Pepsin.
As the environment of the stomach becomes more neutral pepsin becomes denatured and its ability to digest raw food is reduced.
A dry diet shifts the start of digestion to the small intestine rather than the stomach this places a burden on the pancreas to work harder in producing enzymes. This is why so many dogs fed dry diets end up being fed supplementary enzymes.
Dry diets introduce insoluable fibre into the dogs system. The fibre binds bile which prevents reabsorption of the bile.
When bile is lost from the system the liver must work harder to increase its rate of production in order to maintain a pool of bile. Under normal phisilogical conditions 95% of the bile would be recycled.
A raw diet is the best diet. It’s not simply raw meat, it’s fat, organ, and bone as well….not just steaks or hamburger….
It is NEVER too late, why people seem to think there’s a time limit to feed a dog a certain diet is beyond me. 4 weeks or 4 years, the age doesn’t matter. I suggest you do some more research or perhaps buy a few books on the subject and make up your mind. I’d be happy to answer any and all questions you may have in e-mail though. Good luck!
I feed a diet based on raw meat, usually raw poultry parts and even my vet, who is opposed to raw feeding on general principles, admits that my dogs are healthier than his own. I’ve been feeding raw since 1994 with great results.
It’s not just a matter of plunking a bowl of raw hamburger in front of your dog. Dogs, just like humans, need a diet that is balanced for their particular needs. It’s no more difficult than feeding a child but the proportions of nutrients differs.
For more information, one of the best sites on the web is:
http://www.dogaware.com/
I honestly think it is a little over the top to feed raw…a good quality dog food with some real bones(you can get them at the grocery store in the meat section) are fine. But that is just my opinion. Dogs have been domesticated…they are not wolves.