RAW Feeders

[FloorCandy]

I think Purina and Science Diet must have some kind of deal with most vets. When Luc was in for his first visit at my vet, the vet asked about his diet. I still had him on kibble but said I planned to switch to raw. She was very against it and recommended I stick with kibble and specifically said "I like Pro Plan." I knew I wasn't going to give Luc that but out of curiosity I looked up the ingredient list. Three of the top 4 ingredients are rice, wheat, and soy. If I was going to feed kibble it certainly wouldn't be Pro Plan.

The specialist vet that helped me with my other dogs (she also does acupuncture so I was there several times a month for nearly 4 years) does support raw diet. I trust her knowledge and judgement much more than the regular vet. One thing she told me that really pushed me away from kibble was that the number 1 killer of dogs is kidney disease and the low water content of kibble is a major contributor to that.

You hit the nail on the head! Vet schools don’t generally have classes focused on nutrition of each individual species. If your vet attended any seminars or courses in school they were most likely offered by and sponsored by hills, which is a subsidiary of Colgate. These seminars are offered in person as Classes/campaigns that present “scientific reasons” concluded from company funded and run studies, why you should push their food once you are a vet. The vets also receive commission on selling hills, and it’s not just the profit of selling the food, they receive financial incentives for reaching higher tiers of sales, same goes for parasite prevention.

so these companies pass on the pro (their brand) propaganda as if it’s a class, and students don’t stop and question the reason why hills is offering these free seminars.

purina is made by nestle and pedigree by mars. IMO, at very least you should feed your pet food from someone who only makes pet food. If there’s a hills recall, it barely hurts the bottom line of the mother company (Colgate) because they have their fingers in so many pots. You want food made by a company that has everything riding on their pet food success.

 

[Weeg]

I’ve heard that giving pork to dogs can be bad for their heart because it contains worms

Read this article, it explains all the concerns about pork throughout the article, and talks about trichinosis at the bottom. I suggest you read the whole article, I found it very interesting.

 

[BlueHorse17]

I’ve heard that giving pork to dogs can be bad for their heart because it contains worms

I’ve heard about that too. There isn’t a need to freeze unless it is wild caught. Then I would freeze for 2-4 weeks. Market pork has been inspected but wild boar and stuff can contain various things.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I’ve heard that giving pork to dogs can be bad for their heart because it contains worms

We buy our pork mince at human grade level so if it contains worms it means us (as humans) are ingesting worms when we eat pork…

 

[Cupcake1243]

We buy our pork mince at human grade level so if it contains worms it means us (as humans) are ingesting worms when we eat pork…

There have been studies to prove that, im pretty sure I’ve seen it

 

[Cupcake1243]

We buy our pork mince at human grade level so if it contains worms it means us (as humans) are ingesting worms when we eat pork…

This is also the reason me and my family don’t eat pork

 

[Show Sebright]

Hi everyone! Just wondering if there were any raw feeders out there? I have four dogs that have been on a raw food diet (BARF) for about half a year. While still being fairly new to this type of eating style, I have seen nothing but improvement in my pack. Below is some of the food and prep work that I do. I’d love to see your pets and photos of their raw foods!View attachment 2781419
Ruger (Heeler), Zeus (German Shepherd), Daphne (Rough Collie), and Teaka (toy Aussie).
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Chicken quarters, chicken gizzards, chicken livers, egg, oats, Greek yogurt, pumpkin, fish oil, kelp powder, and their joint supplement.
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Sometimes meal prep helps a lot!

How expensive is that? Just curious

 

[BlueHorse17]

How expensive is that? Just curious

A very rough estimate for feeding all four dogs is around $30 a month. That isn’t including eggs (have own chickens), fish oil (lasts a few months), and supplements (also last a few months).

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

There have been studies to prove that, im pretty sure I’ve seen it

Ok… I have never seen a study in Australia proving this so idk whether it’s something in the UK (edited I thought u were in the USA) but I can’t say I have ever heard of it here in Australia

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Ok… I have never seen a study in Australia proving this so idk whether it’s something in the UK (edited I thought u were in the USA) but I can’t say I have ever heard of it here in Australia