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Gray Dawn- Treader
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 | | Barked: Mon Dec 14, '09 6:04pm PST | |  | |  | | -_-
If it gets to the point where you need to show them that being raw fed isn't bad, rawfed.com's myths page might help. rawfed.com/myths
There are other rawfed therapy dogs on here, I think...at least one.
ETA:
I remember sometime in early 2008 there was a thread on here about some therapy dog organizations not accepting rawfed dogs because they were concerned that the dog would spread harmful bacteria to the patients through the mouth. |  |  | |  |
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 » There has since been 8 posts. Last posting by Karma, Today 8:20 pm
Food & Nutrition > Thoughts on this article?
» There has since been 1 post. Last posting by Sedona, Today 7:12 pmFood & Nutrition > Thoughts on this article?
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Burkett's- Cookies 'n'- Creme
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| | Barked: Mon Dec 14, '09 4:24pm PST | | | | | | Mainly that corn and grain in general is not "just as good as meat when processed correctly". I have yet to find anything believable that supports this claim, but am also having a hard time finding studies that dismiss it.
The others were not helpful either way, other than the one mentioning that poultry meal produced smaller stool than soy protein concentrate. Again, either way, the studies only said that dogs could survive on corn/soy. I guess ideally I'd like to see a study that has dogs on various diets (corn, soy, various types of meat, perhaps even one group fed a homeprepared diet) and attempts to find out which one the dogs generally did best on. I mean, testimonies are great, but a well conducted study would be even more convincing to those who are still skeptical.
I like the Iams study, but I'm looking for something with more variety. | | | | |
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» There has since been 5 posts. Last posting by Sedona, Today 7:12 pmFood & Nutrition > Thoughts on this article?
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Burkett's- Cookies 'n'- Creme
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| | Barked: Mon Dec 14, '09 3:13pm PST | | | | | | Thanks, Sedona. I found three of the studies. None of which proved anything other than that dogs can survive on corn. I couldn't find the last three. I'll try looking them up at the libraries in my area.
Food Pets Die For by Ann Martin finally came in and I began reading it yesterday. It's very interesting. Although, I can't find the sources for the claim that much of the grain used in the pet food industry contains carcinogenic pesticides.
I'm frustrated enough to begin bashing my head into a wall right now. I mean, I've experienced too much good from a change in diet to believe that ingredients don't make a difference and even not taking that into account I have no real reason to believe otherwise, yet it's so hard to find more of the information I'm really looking for so that it can benefit others as well.
Part of my frustration is that there is someone who's kinda pressuring me about it. I'd ignore them, but...UGH!
Kriff, I don't even know why I'm actually including that last paragraph...=/. | | | | |
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» There has since been 8 posts. Last posting by Sedona, Today 7:12 pmRaw Food Diet > What do you feed when you travel with or board your dogs?
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Gray Dawn- Treader
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| | Barked: Sun Dec 13, '09 8:13pm PST | | | | | | I haven't run into that problem yet. In the past, others have related that they temporarily let the dog's have kibble when they are travelling. Some let friends keep the dog while they are gone. They pre-prepare simple meals before leaving and put them in ziplock bags, along with feeding instructions.
If he were staying behind, I'd probably do the latter. If Treader went with me, I'd wish to invest in one of those portable freezers and keep his meat in there if at all possible.
I suppose if either option were not possible, Treader would be getting some of Cookie's kibble. Or a good quality canned food, if I could afford to stock up on that. | | | | |
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» There has since been 14 posts. Last posting by Blake CGC, Today 6:33 pm
Raw Food Diet > Show me what you eat....
» There has since been 2 posts. Last posting by Mississippi, Today 10:13 amRaw Food Diet > Isn't Raw Meat Dangerous?
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Gray Dawn- Treader
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| | Barked: Sun Dec 13, '09 7:50pm PST | | | | | | A dog's digestive system is designed to kill almost any bacteria ingested.
As for anything good coming from it, I have seen great results firsthand. And the internet is full of testimonials from other raw feeders. There was also a study done where some dogs were fed a BARF style raw diet. Their stool had more bacteria in it, but more importantly it apparently didn't make them sick otherwise they would have documented that as well.
Clicky.
As for parasites, that's why I want the meat to have been frozen for at least a month before feeding it to my dogs.
Incorrectly fed raw diets can do damage, but a correctly fed and balanced raw diet is beneficial to dogs in general. That's why you need to do your research before starting raw. | | | | |
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» There has since been 0 posts. Last posting by Gray Dawn Treader, Sun 7:50 pmRaw Food Diet > So, what's in your food bowl today!!
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Gray Dawn- Treader
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| | Barked: Sun Dec 13, '09 7:30pm PST | | | | | | For the past few days, pork ribs, ox tail, and elk was on the menu. Since Thursday, we've been feeding pork ribs every day, along with an alternation between ox tail and elk. We have two days left before I need to start preparing next week's meal.
There were no organs this week because I'd fed the entire two week's worth before last Thursday. | | | | |
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