Should You Feed Your dog a Raw Diet?
I started writing about feeding my mutt Ace a raw diet in 2011.
Today, there is a lot more information available (good and bad) on feeding raw, and dog owners are a lot more likely to know someone who feeds raw.
To feed your dog a “raw diet” indicates to feed her a diet of raw meat, raw bones, raw organ meat and often raw veggies.
In this article I am featuring four members of That Mutt’s community who feed their dogs raw.
I thought it would be interesting to see what others are feeding, why they feed raw and the benefits they’ve seen in their dogs.
These dog owners are not vets or nutrition experts. This is just a fun way to see what others are doing and to help you decide if you must feed your own dog a raw diet.
This post is sponsored by Darwin’s natural Pet Products.
Should you feed your dog a raw diet?
Here are four examples of dog owners who are delighted feeding their family pets raw and the benefits they have noticed.
Rik Rehman and Baxter the pitbull
Bailey, Colorado
Baxter has been eating a raw diet considering that he was 8 weeks old, and his owner Rik Rehman says his dog has always been very healthy.
Besides steaming some veggies, he feeds Baxter a 100% raw diet made from scratch each month.
“Our vet says he’s one of the healthiest dog he’s ever seen,” Rik said.
Some of the benefits Rik has personally observed with Baxter include:
• No allergies• A terrific coat• Fresh breath• clear eyes• clean ears• A strong immune system• energy that “won’t quit!”• terrific musculature development
“I’m just feeding him what they have been eating for thousands of years,” he said.
Rik feeds Baxter a variety of meats, organs, vegetables, fruits, oils and all-natural supplements to achieve a complete diet.
He said he gets almost all of this at a local grocery store and it has taken him years to understand the nutritional values of the ingredients and the quantities of each to use.
“I am a substantial supporter of variation of ingredients,” he said. “After all, who wants to eat the same thing day after day and night after night?”
Rik also stressed how crucial it is to make sure your dog’s raw diet is appropriately balanced.
“I just don’t want people to think that they can just throw a few pieces of chicken, a porkchop or a steak in a food dish and call it good,” he said.
“Complete nutrition needs to be the paramount topic of discussion referring to feeding a raw diet.”
He believes it is crucial to put forth the effort to make certain our family pets have the best possible nutrition available because that indicates “giving them the best possibility for a long, healthy and delighted life.”
Joanne and Xena the German shepherd
Oregon
Joanne has been feeding her German shepherd Xena a raw diet for about a year.
Xena eats Darwin’s raw dog food because the pre-made food is balanced and convenient to serve. The brand has also been around a long time without lots of recalls.
The positive changes Joanne has observed in Xena include healthier skin and a healthier coat. Plus, she said Xena is a happier dog and relatively healthy with no allergies or gut issues.
“I want to keep it that way,” she said.
“I feel feeding kibble for the life of the dog is like us eating dry cereal every day. It has taken me a lot of years and three previous German shepherd dogs to get away from kibble, though the others were fed kibble and added raw food.”
Joanne said she worries about the recalls related to kibble and dogs getting sick and even dying from dry dog food.
“I want to keep this dog as healthy as long as possible, hopefully avoiding cancer,” she said.
“I believe now, that dogs are indicated to eat raw.”
She points out that dogs were eating raw food before kibble was even invented.
“Those dogs were mostly relatively healthy and lived longer than our dogs do now.”
If your dog would like to try Darwin’s raw food, the company has a trial going on where you can get 10 pounds of raw food delivered to your door for just $14.95 and complimentary shipping. थप सिक।
Jessica and major the German shepherd
Jessica Schwimmer started feeding her 4-year-old dog major a homemade raw diet two years ago. She made the switch to raw because no dry dog food would agree with Major’s digestive system.
The changes she’s observed in her dog include a “super, shiny coat,” less poop, no bad breath and remarkable teeth.
“I don’t have to shell out $300 for a dental cleaning at the vet,” she said.
Jessica believes a “prey model” raw diet of raw meat, organ meat and bones is the healthiest because you know what’s in your dog’s food.
“With kibble, it’s a guessing game what’s in those little brown pieces. and the ingredients list … half the stuff I can’t even pronounce!”
Major eats 90% diy raw and 10% premix “grinds.” He’s tried nine different proteins so far including chicken, beef, pork, turkey, camel, goat, lamb, rabbit and venison. He also gets salmon, pollock and sardines.
“He”S ले कहिल्यै प्रतिक्रिया वा प्रोटिनसहरूमा असहिष्णुता पाएन,” जेसिकाले भने।
जब मैले उसलाई के सोचिरहेछु भनेर सोधेँ कि अरूलाई कच्चा आहार खुवाउन को लागी थाहा छ, उनले 800/10/10 (% 0% मांसपेशी मासु र 10 अशुभ मासु) होइन। केहि कुकुरहरु, जस्तै, जस्तै, एक धेरै धेरै हड्डी आवश्यक हुन सक्छ किनभने यसले आफ्नो पोपलाई धेरै ठोस ठोस राख्न मद्दत गर्दछ।
“र एक हड्डीमा तिनीहरूलाई तिनीहरूको गति याद गर्नु एकदमै सन्तोषजनक आवाज हो!” उनले भनिन्।
मुख्य मान्छे र उसको खानामा दुईवटा हिराजरहरू छन्। एक भण्डारको लागि एक र एक भण्डारण को लागी एक।
“म फीमिकाले भनेका छन् कि म फ्रिजर ‘सफाआउट्सबाट धेरै मासु पाउँछु,’ जेसिकाले भने। “धेरै मानिसहरूले यसलाई रद्दीटोकरीको सट्टा प्रयोग गर्न जान्छन् यसको कदर गर्दछन्।”
तिमोथी ग्रिजक र डिजेल
माकेबरिज, ओन्टारियो, क्यानाडा
तिमोथीले आफ्नो कुकुरलाई months महिना अघि करीव months महिना अघि र तत्कालको खाना खुवाउन थाले।
त्यहाँ धेरै बिभिन्न कच्चा डग फूड फूलहरू छन्, ताजा, स्थिर कच्चाबाट सुक्खा कच्चा फ्रिज गर्न। डिजेलले मासु, अंगको मासु, तरकारी, तरकारी तर हड्डीको साथ बनाएको स्टोरबाट पूर्व-बनाइएको ब्रान्ड खान्छ।
तिमोथीको डिजेल रावल खुवाउने निर्णयलाई गम्भीर अनुसन्धानको पछि लाग्यो, दुई पशु चिकित्सकहरूसँग कुरा गर्दै र उनीहरूको सिफारिश गरिएको सन्दर्भहरू जाँच गर्दै।
“बाध्यकारी प्रमाणहरू मैले लगातार कम गर्नु पर्ने पशु बिलहरू र कुकुरको जीवनको दीर्घायु थिए,” उनले भने।
कच्चामा डिजेल स्विच गरेपछि तिमोथीले कुकुर पार्क भ्रमणको दौडान आफ्नो कुकुरलाई धेरै बढी उर्जा देखे।
उनले दैनिक एस्केल दिन्छ कि उसको कुकुरले दैनिक एन्जाइम्स, भिटामिन र फाइबर पाउँदछ।
जब मैले उसलाई सोधें कि कुन सल्लाहले अरूलाई के दिन सक्छ भन्यो, र धेरै अनुभवी कुकुर मालिकहरूले स्क्र्याचबाट कच्चा भोजन सिर्जना गरेन भने, उसले यो सिफारिस गर्दैन।
“तपाईको कुकुरलाई प्रेम गर्ने उत्तम तरिका भनेको उनीहरूलाई स्वस्थ राख्न आवश्यक छ,” उनले भने। “तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई खुवाउनुहुने खाना प्राथमिकता नम्बर हो।”
रिचलाई, जोआनन, जेसिका र तिमोथीलाई साझा गर्न को लागी तपाइँले आफ्नो कुकुरहरुलाई कसरी खुवाउन को लागी।
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– लिन्डसे