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).
Loesch says not to overlook customers who might be interested
in feeding a raw diet.
Not exact matches
It gets severely used regularly because I
feed a
raw diet to my two Great Danes and the veggie & fruit component (which is very similar to home - made baby food) all ends up being final - processed and mixed
in my Blendtec.
For example, generally I have
in my
diet daily: fermented cod liver oil with butter oil (a blend),
raw whole food vitamin B complex,
raw whole food vitamin C, True Calm (GABA amino acid blend), local and pastured eggs,
raw and whole milk yogurt, grass -
fed butter, fresh produce, lacto - fermented veggies (pickles, carrots, sauerkraut),
raw cheese, water kefir, beet kvass, elderberry syrup, and some kind of pastured or grass -
fed meat.
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.
my cholesterol
in Jan 2013 was 14.2 mmol / L (HDL 1.70 / LDL 12.14 / TRIGS 0.8) after a year of a very low carb
diet, lots of
raw cream, meat, vegetables, all organic good grass
fed, etc..
While I have incorporated some regular food back
in to my
diet, I still keep up with the probiotic rich cultured
raw dairy products, healthy oils (like coconut oil), kombucha, organic veggies and grass -
fed / pastured meats and fermented veggies.
Additionally, a generous amount of natural animal fat
in the
diet provided by
raw milk, grass -
fed meats, organ meats and egg yolks will support a happy disposition and a strong immune system, as well as help children build strong muscles and sturdy bones.3 Be forewarned, good fats also provide these little ones endless amounts of energy!
I am toying with a few steps
in - between eg: a low carb
diet but with high monounsaturates instead of saturates, then maybe a high saturated fat / low carb
diet but with all grass -
fed, free range,
raw dairy etc as opposed to supermarket stuff.
We decided to include the healthy aspects of the Mediterranean
diet in our e-book with lots of seasonal vegetables, olive oil, wild seafood, fresh fruits,
raw dairy, nuts and seeds, omega 3's from fish and grass
fed animals with pastured eggs and poultry.
In a dog's
diet, vegetables can be
fed raw or lightly steamed or grated.
One of the main causes of tooth decay
in domestic dogs is poor
diet — many over-consume processed foods, and are not
fed enough soft
raw bones, which are the equivalent of Mother Nature's toothbrush for dogs and cats.
By
feeding the clean, satisfying food that makes a
raw diet so healthy for your pet, you can save yourself a lot of vet bills
in the long run, and help them feel good at the same time!
While freeze - dried certainly delivered a convenience factor, Primal Pet Foods actually turned its attention back to the freezer when it came time for its next innovation
in making
raw diets easier for pet owners to
feed.
They are looking for the healthiest
diets to
feed their dogs, and since the philosophy behind a
raw diet is that
raw meat is the ancestral
diet for dogs and cats, they are finding the answer
in raw food.
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.
Feeding a
raw diet full of whole foods, staying away from vaccinations, and avoiding drugs as well as chemicals
in your dog's environment can help make your dog unattractive to fleas.
As what you have probably read on other articles
in this website about
raw diet or
raw feeding, it is perhaps the healthiest kind of
diet for your dog.
We breed high quality German / European blood lines, pups are whelped
in our home and raised with love and affection, when weened our pups are
fed raw natural
diet with NO expense spared.
So, by
feeding your dog a
raw diet during those developmental stages, you will be preventing certain health problems from potentially developing later on
in your dog's life.
In fact, dogs with early to moderate kidney disease appear to stabilize when they are
fed a
raw diet and are provided with wholesome, all - natural supplements.
Homemade
diets and commercial BARF
diets are often demonstrable unbalanced and have severe nutritional deficiencies or excesses.16 - 18 Dogs have been shown to acquire and shed parasitic organisms and potentially lethal infectious diseases associated with
raw meat, including pathogenic strains of E. coli and Salmonella.25 - 27 Many other pathogens have been identified
in raw diets or
raw meat ingredients, and these represent a risk not only to the dogs
fed these
diets but to their owners, particularly children and people with compromised immune systems.29 - 30 The bones often included
in such
diets can cause fractured teeth and gastrointestinal diseases, including obstructed or perforated intestines, and the FDA recently warned pet owners against
feeding bones to their canine companions.
When a dog eating kibble is first introduced to lean
raw diets with vegetables, she may not have the gut microbes (mostly bacteria) to get the most out of the food, and will still have a large population of gut microbes that
feed on high - carbohydrate grains or starches that are not
in Darwin's or
in the dog's natural
diet.
There are beginning to be some nutritional analyses of BARF and some cases of disease or deficiency have appeared
in dogs
fed the
raw meat
diet.
Joffe, D., Schlesinger, D. Preliminary assessment of the risk of Salmonella infection
in dogs
fed raw chicken
diets.
This is the recommendation of the leading specialists
in captive wolf husbandry and medicine, and it is largely the result of evidence that the previous practice of
feeding raw meat based
diets to captive wolves led to poorer quality nutrition and health than the current practices.
Feeding your cat a species - appropriate
diet, using a variety of protein sources
in a highly digestible state, i.e.
raw, is the best way to avoid food intolerances and allergies.
We are proudly one of the few
raw fed wolf prey
diet and naturally reared German Shepherd breeders
in the United States.
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.»
Because of those additives, we recommend
feeding your pooch grain - free kibble, a homemade
diet using products found
in your pantry and refrigerator, or a
raw diet.
The problem with
raw meaty bones is not giving weight bearing ones of larger mammals because they are too hard and the dogs could break teeth I stick to rabbit and chicken if they get bones
in their
diet [we
feed a
raw prey model
diet here].
This is a very important reflection if you are
feeding a
raw diet to your dog and have people
in risk groups (elderly, children, immunocompromised) living
in your home.
The prey model people pretty much horrified me (I rescue pets I don't
feed them to my dogs) and I can't find much
in the way of real scientific research on BARF or
raw diets.
Many people believe
in feeding their dog a
raw food
diet (read our blog about
raw food
diets here).
Raw diets are popular but most experts believe the risks of bacterial and viral contamination in feeding your pet raw meat overrides the value of a homemade di
Raw diets are popular but most experts believe the risks of bacterial and viral contamination
in feeding your pet
raw meat overrides the value of a homemade di
raw meat overrides the value of a homemade
diet.
So as Dr. Marty Goldstein told Dogs Naturally Magazine
in 2014, if you don't want to get salmonella poisoning when
feeding your dog a
raw diet, «Don't lick their butts.»
Additionally, when
feeding a
raw diet nutritional deficiencies, particularly
in vitamins and minerals, are a substantial possibility.
The main challenge
in deciding whether to
feed a
raw diet is the vast amount of contradictory information.
The researchers
in the studied stated: «We have observed that it is common practice for Australian dog owners to
feed their dogs
raw chicken as part of their daily
diet or simply as a treat.
Although she prefers a dry kibble
diet to the
raw I
feed, I'd recommend her to anyone
in Iowa or near Cedar Rapids
So —
in order to
feed a good balanced
raw diet you need to make sure you find good, easily and safely edible bone material — if you are nervous about bones — definately start with items that are ground meat and bone.
We also follow a strict
diet in our household — like Lauren, one of our cats also has IBD so we choose to
feed raw and there is a strict no - grain policy for the other cats.
IF you happen to come up to or live
in Massachusetts — there are numerous locations of the Especially For Pets stores there and they offer free
raw diet seminars a couple times a month — helping people get started
feeding raw safely and balanced.
IF you have further detailed questions about
raw — you can always email me at [email][email protected][/ email] and I can put you
in touch with your breed
raw diet email group and they can also help guide you on beginning to
feed your dog a
raw diet.
But definately do the reading
in the books and you'll see —
feeding steak bones IS NOT a
raw diet and not recommended.
A
raw diet plays on that scenario
in which an owner would
feed their canine a
diet consisting of
raw meats.
For example, if you
feed your pet a
raw food
diet, supplementing with a multi-vitamin is important to prevent any deficiencies
in nutrients.
In recent years, there has been a movement in the dog and cat world regarding feeding raw meat diet
In recent years, there has been a movement
in the dog and cat world regarding feeding raw meat diet
in the dog and cat world regarding
feeding raw meat
diets.
It's not necessary to
feed your small dog a
raw diet or a
diet that is enormously high
in protein, but certainly a
diet that has around 25 - 32 percent protein (DMB) would be suitable.
«Freeze - dried
diets and treats seem to be the latest popular item,» said Patti Salladay, sales and marketing manager for Northwest Naturals
in Portland, Ore. «This provides a convenience and availability for consumers that
feed raw to stay with their current
diet in a form that is easy to
feed while they are traveling, training or using as a topper.