Freeze - dried raw foods, which Primal introduced in 2011, turned out to be a perfect way to make
feeding raw diets more convenient and less intimidating for the average pet owner because they deliver the same nutritional benefits of frozen raw products in a shelf - stable form.
Not exact matches
Experts are warning dog and cat owners to be aware of the risks associated with
feeding their pets
raw meat - based
diets (RMBDs), instead of the
more conventional dry or canned pet foods.
When you begin to include
more fat in your
diet, be sure to focus on healthy fats like coconut oil, olive oil, animal - based fats (grass -
fed meats, omega - 3, and
raw dairy products), nuts and seeds, and avocados.
Much of what she suggests for optimal
diet is similar to what I recommend on this site, but she provides great scientific evidence for the necessity of foods like grass -
fed meats, bone broths, organ meats, fermented foods,
raw dairy (if tolerated) and
more.
Primal Pet Foods is helping to bring the many benefits of
feeding raw diets to
more pet owners with a varied lineup of foods and treats formulated from carefully sourced, human - grade ingredients.
For a complete and thorough page with
more Information than you can ever need as far as DOG
FEEDING is concerned including: Kibble,
Raw, Home Cooked Meals, Prescription
Diets, supplements... links to where to buy the, etc...
While dog owners are somewhat split over the health benefits and risks of
feeding a
raw food
diet, most veterinarians agree that
raw feeding has
more risks than benefits.
Dr Billinghurst wishes
more raw food manufacturers would participate in the AAFCO
feeding trials, so that vets and others can see that
raw diets do in fact meet the standards for «complete and balanced.»
Transition the dog to a natural food
diet or even the
more traditional canine
raw feeding as quickly as possible.
Feeding a
raw diet is far
more than hitting your local grocery store and tossing hamburger or chicken your pet's way!
What's
more, with
raw diets you typically need to provide additional supplements to ensure what you're
feeding your cat is nutritionally complete.
None of these «authorities» have presented any evidence that salmonella is
more common in pets
fed properly - prepared
raw or cooked home
diets than in pets
fed commercially prepared kibble
diets.
If you're worried about
feeding a commercial
diet, avoid
raw diets and either find a commercial
diet that carries an AAFCO label (read
more below) or discuss a nutritionally balanced homemade
diet with your veterinarian or veterinary nutritionist.
«It usually occurs when they are not
feeding bones, so
more a problem with cooked
diets than
raw,» Coger says.
My personal feeling is that there are
more risks of bacterial and viral contamination in
feeding a
raw diet than there are conceivable health benefits (ref).
Many people who
feed raw diets believe that they are healthier for their dogs and that they are
more like what their dogs would eat in the wild.
More and more people are now feeding fresh, raw diets and seeing the vast benefits of doing
More and
more people are now feeding fresh, raw diets and seeing the vast benefits of doing
more people are now
feeding fresh,
raw diets and seeing the vast benefits of doing so.
The risk of illnesses such as Salmonella or E-Coli associated with
raw meat do exist, and we are at
more risk than our dogs when
feeding a
raw diet.
There has never been a
more convenient way to
feed a biologically appropriate
raw food
diet.
I have no idea whether or not obesity, cancer, and other diseases that are increasing in dogs, are
more prevalent in kibble
fed dogs than those
fed a
raw diet.
If you're looking to find out
more about
feeding your dog a
raw diet you're in the right place.
We need our vets to be equipped to offer people practical advice on the best way to
feed raw, how to balance a
raw diet, the proportions of bone their dogs should be eating and much
more.
Experts are warning dog and cat owners to be aware of the risks associated with
feeding their pets
raw meat - based
diets (RMBDs), instead of the
more conventional dry or canned pet foods.
The
raw, freeze - dried and dehydrated pet food category is growing, but to convert
more consumers, retailers and manufacturers must thoroughly address pet owners» lack of knowledge about
feeding these
diets.
In general, if your dog eats
more of a recreational bone than you intended, just
feed him
more meat and less bone for the next couple of meals (if you
feed a
raw diet).
Feeding a
raw diet to your dog is about much
more than just meat.
It has become popular to
feed raw foods to pets with the idea that a
raw food
diet more closely approximates the natural
diet that the feline or canine body evolved to consume, and thus such a
diet should be healthier than commercially prepared foods.
Advocates of
feeding a
raw dog food
diet suggest that
feeding dogs uncooked food is
more natural and true to their ancestral
diets.
However, if you choose this route, a
raw dog food
diet will require
more time and thorough research on your part to ensure you're
feeding your dog everything they need in their
diet to properly meet their needs.
Although owners
feeding raw food
diets often claim that dogs are
more resistant to pathogenic bacteria, we are not aware of evidence to support that claim.»
After
more than a decade of
feeding and recommending a
raw, species appropriate
diet, my clients and I have witnessed an enormous difference between dogs
fed processed and
raw food.
It's a good idea to
feed your cat wet (or
raw) food as much as possible because it
more closely mimics your cat's natural
diet.
Even though many owners happily
feed their Huskies commercial dog food, others believe that a
raw diet is much
more beneficial.
While still representing only a small portion of the feline
diet market,
raw foods are also gaining traction with pet owners as they become
more comfortable with the notion of
feeding raw and
more familiar with the benefits.
«Dogs are
more vibrant and alert when
fed a
raw diet,» she says.
It's why we were the first to introduce frozen
raw bites, making feeding frozen raw more convenient than ever before, and it's why we were the first to introduce a kibble + raw product with our Instinct Raw Boost Kibble, which changed the category and has enabled more people to add raw to their pets» diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibb
raw bites, making
feeding frozen
raw more convenient than ever before, and it's why we were the first to introduce a kibble + raw product with our Instinct Raw Boost Kibble, which changed the category and has enabled more people to add raw to their pets» diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibb
raw more convenient than ever before, and it's why we were the first to introduce a kibble +
raw product with our Instinct Raw Boost Kibble, which changed the category and has enabled more people to add raw to their pets» diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibb
raw product with our Instinct
Raw Boost Kibble, which changed the category and has enabled more people to add raw to their pets» diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibb
Raw Boost Kibble, which changed the category and has enabled
more people to add
raw to their pets» diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibb
raw to their pets»
diets without giving up the convenience and familiarity of kibble.
The most obvious evidence of this has been the growth and success of the premium, natural and
raw pet food categories, as
more consumers try to
feed their pets healthier
diets.
Freeze drying
raw foods enables each ingredient to retain
more of its nutritional value, and the pet receives the nutritional value of a
raw diet without the hassle of
feeding raw foods.»
What's
more, with
raw diets you typically need to provide additional supplements to ensure what you're
feeding your dog is nutritionally complete.
We'll be looking at that in
more detail later this month, and we'll also be looking at how to
feed a puppy on a completely natural
raw diet, so do check back soon.