Comments on: Is It Ok To Feed My10week Old Doberman ***** Raw Meat Once A Day, The Vet Advises Not To But My Dog Loves It?

By: irondobe

irondobe — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:08:44 +0000

You have to purchase a Doberman feeding guidelines book and then you get information that how much quantity of meal you can give your pet……………

By: Seeker

Seeker — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:20 +0000

defintaly dont, many viruses can live in raw meats, and it can be pretty expensive

By: Snowflak

Snowflak — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:20 +0000

The vets are true, don’t give them red meat. I give my dog cooked done meat but, not red. And, another thing for there coat, u can give them a rawl egg too!!!

By: Stripey Cat

Stripey Cat — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

Bacteria will not affect your dog! They have short guts (inside) and their stomach is full of very strong acid.
How did dogs survive before tinned or dried dog food? my Mum had dogs as a child and they never got sick. My riding instructor also was a trained Butcher and worked as one for over 30 years. She and her family have always had dogs, and her latest, a Dalmatian, is now 16 years old!
People get so used to opening a packet to feed their dogs, they forget where they came from. Google BARF – you will find so much information on feeding raw food.
Good luck with your dog and don’t worry about people’s opinions too much – if your dog is healthy, you must be doing something right

By: W.

W. — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

Raw is fine. Just don’t mix it with kibble during a meal.Raw and kibble digest at a different rate.It does look like you may be feeding too much offal(organ meat) though. These are very rich and may cause problesm down the road. I would cut the organ meats back to once or twice a week.

By: bear 2 zealand ©

bear 2 zealand © — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

The vet has to tell you the risks of this, it is just like some vets now are telling clients and scaring some of them by telling them about how there have been ringworms that have migrated into the eyes of kids. This should be fine for you to do. Join some BARF groups and talk to them about it. When I went up to pick up my girl Yenta as a pup, the breeder and I were talking, she opened the fridge and threw a chicken wing down for Yenta, Yenta woofed it down fast. I do not feed BARF myself.

By: animal_a

animal_a — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

I feed my dogs a primarily raw food diet. They are VERY healthy.

By: Leu

Leu — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

I don’t know why we have vets…a complete waste of time aren’t they? Let’s ALL ignore the advice of a ridiculous vet that knows nothing about animals…..
(SARCASM)
………you ridiculous person, YOU supposedly care for your pet yet you ignore the advice of your vet?
Why did you spend money seeking their advice when you’re simply going to ignore it?

By: Pink Teacup Pachyderm!

Pink Teacup Pachyderm! — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

organ meats are rich.. they should only make up about 10% of her diet. I do believe hearts are considered muscle meat, as the heart is a muscle.. you may want to watch how much liver you give tho, its very rich. Very good for her, but you dont want to over do it.
Dogs digestive system is different than ours. They were designed to eat raw meat. Teir digestive juices are designed to break down the raw meat, and any bacteria that is typically found in raw meat. A dog’s digestive tract is also much shorter than ours. What may sit in our gut and rot for a few days, is digested in a dog within a few hours.
There are people who feed nothing but raw meat, no kibble! You may want to check out some of the raw feeding groups on yahoo. You will get alot of people here in answers who will agree with your vet, just because people are so freaked out about those diseases. I have yet to hear of a dog getting salmonella or E. Coli.. if any did it was probably a dog with a compromised immune system!
There is a higher risk of YOU contracting those diseases from handling the raw meat. Make sure you wash your hands well and clean all food preparation and feeding surfaces. A solution of bleach will do the trick.. 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. (mix up only what you need for the day to clean, as bleach breaks down within 24 hours)

By: Andelusi

Andelusi — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:02:19 +0000

Like anything else….Moderation! I feed raw steak when my girls are whelping and for a week after, then they stop wanting it. Kibble is not toxic to dogs, just digests differently. Watch the liver…oooh poooh! Causes the runs. Don’t feed meat that is tainted, has hung around a while or is warm(room temp) Vets are a conservative bunch, but e coli s a problem….lost a whole litter of pups to it bar one. was heartbroken. Lucky Doby!