If A Dog Eats Raw Meat For A Long Period Of Time Could It Hurt Him?
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My friend has a dog and they feed him raw meat all the time could this be bad???What could it do to a dog
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Same as it could do to humans — worms, other parasites, bacteria, flatulance, stomach upset. Dogs can handle raw meat better than humans can, but unless that meat is fresh-killed you don’t know what has gotten into it.
No, a balanced diet consisting of raw meats is actually very healthy for a dog. I don’t have the time or space to feed my dogs raw, so I feed them the best kibble I can find instead. I used to feed them a dehydrated raw diet but they lost interest in it after about a year.
Not at all. The BARF diet is based on raw meat and many breeders are making the switch from kibble to a raw diet and there are many good books out on it. Bones and raw food. The idea is to give dogs a diet that is more natural to them.
Before they were domesticated, raw meat is all they ate. That was, of course, before farmers started filling the meat with hormones.
I have been feeding a raw BARF type diet for my 5 dogs for about 1 yr. I also have a 15 yr old st. poodle that is eating this, and has stopped having seizures, no more intestinal problems. my dogs have never been healthier! If the food is prepared and fresh, it’s fine. do some research:
naturesvariety.com
many low-cost commercial dog foods will harm your pet more than a raw and natural diet.
No. As someone else posted, wolves and foxes and coyotes and dingos do not have anyone to cook for them. Genetically speaking, our dogs are not far off from any of these. Raw meat is a natural diet.
Kibble has existed for less than 100 years, yet the companies who market kibble would have us believe that their leftover food products are the best thing for dogs to eat. Grains, which make up more than 50% of most kibbles, are not natural food sources for dogs. Vegetables are great snacks, but are not natural food sources for dogs. People feed crappy kibble and then think it’s perfectly normal for dogs to have stinky farts and scratch themselves all the time and have goopy ears and fur that makes your hands icky when you pet them. Those things are NOT normal. Even dogs on premium kibble struggle with allergies and other health problems that aren’t immediately obvious.
Although many people have a reasonable concern about bacteria and parasites, things like salmonella do not affect dogs in the way they do humans. Dogs lick each other’s butts and eat dead things that have been laying in the hot sun for six days with no more ill effect than perhaps vomiting it back up onto our living room carpet. The same food choice would put a human in the hospital. Dog stomachs are designed to handle things very differently than human stomachs. Raw meat for people = bad. Raw meat for dogs = healthy diet.
it can make them sick!!! i have also heard it can make a dog aggressive!!!
no, coyotes, wolves, foxes and other non domesticated dogs all they eat is raw meat. basically the worst it will give them is worms if it is tainted meat. rotten meat would be different…..
Raw meat is not dangerous to dogs. They are not people, they are dogs. They are not prone to diseases and parasites from raw meat.
There are MANY people who feed their dogs a RAW ONLY diet who thrive on it. It’s the only alternative for many with dogs with severe allergies who can’t eat any grains (which most commercial dog kibble is made of).
There is no problem giving it!
Yes,eating raw foods can hurt the dog. You see, the reason why we human beings cook our food is to kill many microorganisms roaming around in the raw food. Tell your friend that feeding the dog raw foods can make it very sick. It could led to gastrointestinal worm infections, diarrhea and the like.
depends on how early they started feeding him a raw diet. If done from a young age, the stomachs actually adjust to this type of meal. Some believe it is healthier but there is no proof to prove so or otherwise. If the dog was started on a raw diet too late, their stomach might not be adjusted for the type of food and could actually get sick. Biggest dangers and those whom contain harmful bacteria to humans as well as dogs such as salmonella and others.
The thing you have to worry about with raw meat in the diet is a shiny coat and a healthy dog! Seriously raw feeding is a great way to go. It’s how I plan to feed my dogs. It’s a pain to do but definitely worth it because you bypass all the toxins and grain in dog food that way.
Raw meat, along with offal (liver, kidney, etc), and consumable raw bones is the best possible diet a dog can eat. Dogs are carnivores and do not need grains in their diet…which that junk in a bag uses as its base. Feeding dogs raw meat improves the coat on a dog, keeps their teeth clean, makes older dogs act years younger (grains can aggravate arthritis), and has many other benefits.
it could make him fairly sick
No, as long as it’s fresh. People could eat it, too, but that’s just gross.
The danger from raw meat is generally the threat of bacteria. Cooking it raises the temperature high enough to kill the bacteria. But bacteria needs warmth and time to grow. Meat that is fresh from the fridge has little chance of carrying dangerous bacteria. So it’s harmless!
no, too much cooked meat will. think of your dog as a wolf do you know of any wolves that have died from eating raw meat????
it is very bad to feed an animal raw meat,they can get ecoli, salmonella and botulism just like people,some raw meat can even cause the dog to get worms or even worse,tell your friend if he is going to treat his pet to people food,make sure it is properly cooked
he could catch something from the raw meat. like how they always advise humans to eat meat medium or well done, the same goes for dogs. it kills the parasites and diseases the animal may have carried.
no in the wild a dog would eat uncooked meat all the time , the main reason we feed our dog food from a sack is cost . raw meat cost more .
the other reason is dog stomach are very tuff,and can handle raw food, i hope this help ped you ,your friend doing a great job….
There are raw meat sites on the internet to check out. They say feeding dogs raw chicken is better than cooked because the bones are not brittle until they have been cooked. I guess it all depends on what you believe. Good Luck with your search. Anne
Human food will kill dogs.
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