Some may
thrive on a raw diet but you need to take precautions and do your research before making a drastic switch.
I've done a lot of short to medium term diet experiments (I've also
gone on a raw diet, very interesting experiences there, but for another time).
Sometimes it is hard to eat all the calories that our bodies
need on a raw diet, especially in the winter.
After many vet visits and holistic vets, he is
now on raw diet only and herbs for his allergy.
I started my dog
on a raw diet when she was 4 months old and she has been on it ever since.
When the first and second generation cooked food cats were put
back on a raw diet it took 4 generations for those cats to recover from the effects of the cooked food.
With proper guidance and a good quality food, many of our patients
flourish on raw diets, including some of the staff's very own furry family members.
My experience, albeit clinical and not based on studies, is that my patients have improved
health on a raw diet.
Now, his bowel movements are perfect, his vet comments on how healthy he is, and most importantly my best friend is
thriving on a raw diet.
In fact, most
dogs on a raw diet will experience a complete reversal of food allergy symptoms.
It is also advisable to put your
cat on a raw diet, that is if you have time to maintain that kind of lifestyle.
Now I'm
not on an all Raw diet ~ but come spring, summer, I do love that extra freshness in my foods that raw foods deliver.
Commercially frozen and freeze - dried foods are normally based
on a raw diet for cats.
I want to start my new puppy (our new puppy)
on a raw diet because I believe that the longer our dogs eat a raw diet, the healthier their outlook will be as they grow and age.
By now, we have heard hundreds of stories of how dogs and cats get well on rmb; how puppies
started on a raw diet thrive.
I can not comment
on the raw diet as I admit I haven't tried that nor would I ever, I believe it to be an ancient medieval «belief» that dogs need only meat and it raw as our good advanced science tells us the benefits of a well BALANCED but varied diet.
A study
on raw diets showed that, despite the fact that 80 % of meat samples were positive for Salmonella, 70 % of the dogs eating that meat tested negative.
Their coats will become glossy and soft, and some people claim their dogs shed
less on a raw diet.
Johnson adds that
pets on raw diets experience an improved immune system, clear eyes and ears and more muscle definition.
I recently just started my 7 yr old Gordon Setter
mix on the raw diet, haven't had any problems with runny stool, my trainer / boss introduced me to raw I had never heard of it before, she gave me a chicken back to try, told me not to feed him for 24 hrs to get the dry food out of his system and that would decrease the chances of diarrhea.
Because the biologic value of animal - based proteins is generally quite high, your dog will do well
on a raw diet in most cases.
Rodrigo and Sydney started
on a raw diet at three years of age in an effort to fix health ailments: