Does Your Vet Approve Of Raw Feeding?
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Oct 5th, 2009 |
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no my vet does not approve of raw feeding. there is no way of knowing the diet is nutritionally complete some dogs may have deficiencies. how many people who raw feed have blood tests to discover any deficiencies.
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I was going to a vet that didn’t. (I didn’t find this out until I told them and they tried to lecture me about it) I haven’t gone back there because I don’t feel they can best help me take care of my pets when we’re not on the same page.
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Now, we go to a new vet. The new vet practices lots of holistic/natural medicine and actually sells a number of raw food items as well as holistic medicines, etc. I’m so glad that raw feeding pushed me to switch b/c otherwise I never would have found this new vet clinic.
I do not know because the subject never came up. I suspect that my vet may not approve, but have not asked her. I know in my own heart and mind that I’m doing the best thing for my dog by feeding her a raw diet (home made prey model), and that’s good enough for me. I did about 6 months of research, bought three books, and asked a lot of questions on a working dog forum that I belong to.
Since my dog has been on a raw diet, her coat texture has changed dramatically for the better, and she no longer has flaky skin.
My vet was initially against it, she now feeds her cats and dog raw. The vet I frequented before her was actually neutral on the issue, said it wasn’t for him, but if it worked for me it was fine with him because my dogs were, and I quote: “in the best shape I’ve ever seen a dog in…it’s ridiculous…do they weight pull or…?”. The reason I stopped seeking his services was because he wanted to be too involved with minor medical care…leave it to him and my breeding program would’ve been bankrupted. He didn’t understand the fact that a serious breeder with a serious breeding program needs supplies more than veteranary care. My vet now has no problem selling me sub-q IVs, prescription medications I request (non-narcotic of course) and other necessities I need yet don’t need to spend thousands of dollars in vet bills to get. She’s a great young lady who exercised her common sense and still thanks me for saving her 14 year old cat who “was on her last leg” when she first experimented with feeding raw after being “gently” pushed. That was nearly 2 years ago, her cat’s still kicking. Which I guess is a good thing because I don’t like cats…So what if I have one…I felt sorry for her…plus she’s cuter than the average cat…I think so anyway…lol, later.
A lot of vets dont approve it because they get paid by dog food companies. I feed my scottie raw food diet. Please research research research before you do this. There are certain raw foods you shouldn’t feed dogs. Also know why you want to do this. The reason why I am feeding my dog a raw food diet is because he has awful allergies, and i was tired of seeing him suffer for three years.
Yes. I talked to my vet at length when making the switch. We discussed the pros and the cons. She listened to the research I had done, and was impressed. We worked together to make sure that my dog was healthy. (Which she IS)
Unfortunately, when it comes to nutrition, vets don’t know much about it. My vet admitted that they only had 3 hours of nutrition in vet school. And, that was spread between ALL the animals, not just dogs.
Our vet does. At first she was a little hesitant about it. But then she looked into it and has seen how well my dogs are doing.
She’s watched my mali go from skin and bones with teeth as brown as her coat which was dry and brittle to a healthy weight mali with white teeth and and a beautiful coat.
I am my own vet and yes I do =]
All the vets around here only approve of Science Diet, Iams, and Purina products. One approves of Natural Balance surprisingly. In other words, they only approve of what they carry in their store/who pays them to approve of it.
Most vets do not approve of it, but that’s because they are not taught proper dog nutrition in school.
This link explains it.http://rawfed.com/myths/vets.html
Yes, they do. They even sell pre-packaged raw food. They also sell Orijen and the health powder for those like me who make their own dog food.
I don’t think so, but I do know that she told me she would help me with home-cooked if I wanted to go that way. This was back when all the recalls were going on.
Most vets don’t as it’s not in their books.
Always a raw diet is best for them…
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Many vets recommend raw feeding and more are doing so all the time. A friend with a new kitten was told by her vet to feed ‘prey style’ – wings, necks, organs, meat etc.
I very rarely need to go to the vet with my animals. My vet knows that I raw feed (frankenprey / RMB) both dogs and cats, has looked after my dog during a pregnancy and has seen the pups at birth. His words to me were, “I really can’t give you any diet advice as it is obvious that whatever you are doing is the right thing. She always looks great and her weight is spot on.” He also commented that the newborn pups were some of the most vigorous he had ever seen and could hardly believe that they were only 5 hours old when he saw them. We are able to have discussions about it and he always seems interested in learning more about it.
I have also had one of the nurses say when I have taken in my dogs that she ‘can always tell the raw fed dogs because they just look so glossy and healthy’. I had never met this particular woman before – she just knew by looking at my dogs.
As to why there is such a difference of opinion, I think a lot of it is education and experience. I am always hearing warnings about ‘unbalanced diets’ etc but if the vets had enough knowledge to educate their clients rather than saying a blanket ‘NO’ then this wouldn’t occur. I have been researching canine nutrition for several years and constantly feel guilty for all the health problems that my last dog suffered which may very well have been prevented or at least alleviated by a more natural diet. I thought I was doing the right thing at the time by feeding ‘premium’ and ’scientific’ processed foods but now I know better.
Dietitians encourage people to eat natural, whole and unprocessed foods so why do so many people insist on feeding their pets the exact opposite? Especially when the majority of people seem to feed their dogs as if they were human anyway? By this I mean all those packs with glossy pictures of grains, vegetables and dairy.