2006-07-22 13:09:29 · 10 answers · asked by Albert J 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
what chetco is saying is true. Raw meat will not hurt your dog. I feed mine the raw diet and have for 10 years. It is called the barf diet and here is websites for the barf diet
http://www.naturespet.com/barf.html
http://www.barfworld.com/html/barf_diet/barfdiet.shtml
http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.html
http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm
http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm
This diet is great for my dogs and my dogs are extremely healthy. Their coats are shiny, their teeth are great and they are happy dogs. I do suggest u do the research if u decide to feed raw.
2006-07-22 16:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by badgirl41 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Raw meat is not good, its not advisable for the same reason you wouldnt eat it. It's a health issue. Salmanilla bacteria and disease. Dogs have a very high tolerance for stomache bacteria but can still be affected.
The issue of feeding raw meat as part (or the entirety) of a domestic dog's diet has proven to be very dangerous. What started out as an unresearched and unsubstantiated diet that qualified veterinarians dismissed as a fad, has now become a real threat for the well-meaning dog lovers who are striving to give their dog's the best. Additionally, dogs who are not on a raw meat diet are still at risk because of parasites and bacteria spread through feces at commonly shared parks.
Read more on the subject here. It includes info about wild dogs and wolves. http://www.secondchanceranch.org/training/raw_meat/index.html
2006-07-22 20:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by tjkennels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a search for BARF diet...You can indeed feed a raw diet, which includes plenty of meat...
I raised a wonderful litter on the raw diet, and would continue feeding it, but moved to where I didn't have electricity, to keep food cold, for 3 years, and fell back to feeding 'bagged' kibble. I do feed a premium kibble, which I'm super happy with, but the raw diet was great, and the pups did beautifully!
Great tips for canine diet at www.naturalrearing.com
2006-07-22 20:17:38 · answer #3 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can feed raw meat, you need to research first and gradually introduce it to your dog. You need to find a vet or breeder that can point you in the right direction
2006-07-22 20:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by dpinscsher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The BARF diet is good. You just have to be careful what raw meat you feed your dog and how you introduce them to it. Some animals can't handle it. Just be careful.
2006-07-22 20:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by yooper49854 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because dogs are domestic animals now and their stomachs can't handle what it did hundreds of years ago.
You even have to switch their food gradually because their stomachs can be sensitive.
You wanna eat what people ate hundreds of years ago? I don't.
2006-07-22 20:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by Bethany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
society has changed dogs into not being wild so now they cant eat what they used to apart from raw beef
2006-07-22 20:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can--- i give mine raw chicken, bone and all. Cooked bones are brittle and the raw ones give them what they need!!!!!
2006-07-22 20:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by mustanglady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two much at one giving time if there not used to it wil mess up there system and cam make them meaner so be carefull in how much u give
2006-07-22 20:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get the taste of blood and start killing animals.
2006-07-22 20:18:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋