Wild animals eat raw meat that they kill, but that is usually very fresh. Can domesticated animals digest raw pork or chicken that has been frozen & then thawed without getting parasites? I think raw beef is OK for them. What about raw fish - frozen or fresh? If there are no bones in any of the fish or chicken does that make it safe for cats or dogs? What about raw pork or beef bones?
2006-09-01 16:21:51 · 13 answers · asked by Nancy H 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Raw bones are good for dogs, so is raw meats of most kinds. The meat is actually better for the dogs with the bones still in it. Most kinds of fish should be fine too. Cooked bones can be bad, raw bones are part of a healthy canine diet.
Do a search for BARF diet (bones and raw foods) It is better for dogs than anything you can buy prepackaged and preprocessed. Chicken necks and turkey necks are great.
A raw diet is perfectly healthy for a dog, dogs are not people, their digestive system doesn't work the same. Many studies have shown dogs fed a raw diet live longer and are MUCH healtheir than those eating commercial dog foods. In fact, raw diets have also been shown to fight cancer. A dramatic readuction in carbs can stop a canine cancer in it's track and cause permanent remission until commercial foods are started again or large amounts of carbs are added to the diet.
2006-09-01 16:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by tripforyou 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
IF you are feeding a raw diet be very careful when preparing it as you can possibly contaminate the food with salmonella, e.coli, etc. Again, IF you are feeding a raw diet, try to stick poultry. cats and dogs actually have a very hard time digesting other meats, especially pork and beef. Yes, cats and dogs eat raw meat in the wild but you don't see them hunting down cows and pigs...and that is because they can't digest them. Why expend more enegry killing something then you get from eating it.
If you are going to go with a raw diet, do your research first, don't just start giving your pet random raw food because you could make them sick if you don't know what you are doing.
2006-09-02 08:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by PAWS 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. It opens the door to all sorts of bacterial and parasitic diseases for the animals, and pet dishes contaminated with raw blood and leftover raw meat attract pests and are a hazard to human health, as well as disgusting to look at. If you want to feed your animals an all-meat diet, Innova-Evo is a really healthy good dry food that is made from meat protein.
2006-09-01 16:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I FEED MY CATS AND DOG ALL KINDS OF RAW MEAT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO LIKE THAWED AS WELL AS FRESH. BUT MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO BONES. WATCH OUT FOR CHOCOLATE THEY CAN,T DIGEST IT,AND IT'S LIKE POISON TO THEM,AND EVEN THO THEY LOVE MILK, ONCE THEY ARE ADULTS IT'S REALLY NOT GOOD FOR THEM.
2006-09-01 16:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by maebelle1432003 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do NOT give ANY domesticated animal raw meat of any kind! It isn't safe and can cause serious illness. If you give an animal meat, you should cook it enough to kill any bacteria. Would you eat some raw chicken?
2006-09-01 16:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Cooked bones are bad. They could make your pet choke and die. But for dogs, I know that they can eat raw chicken bones.
2006-09-01 16:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by ali 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't feed my dogs anything I would not eat myself. It limits the menu, but their food is always safe.
2006-09-01 19:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Hidisar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I believe they could get parasites. Call a vet and they will give you an accurate answer.
2006-09-01 16:27:55 · answer #8 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No I wouldn't give domesticated animals raw meat of any kind for the same reasons I wouldn't eat it myself ( I would get sick )
2006-09-01 16:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
No I would boil it first and dogs and cats aren't wild animals, they are domisticated
2006-09-01 17:12:27 · answer #10 · answered by thefish-k 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋