Cooked or uncooked meat for my dog?

Question

She's a 2 year old Siberian Husky and is a very picky eater. We got her from a rescue center and she is really under weight. I just want to make sure she is getting enough nutrition to help her gain the weight she needs.

She was only in the rescue for 3 days so they didn't really have a chance to tell if she was gaining weight.

I'm not ONLY feeding her meat, I just wanted to know if it's better to give them raw or cooked.

Answer 1

i wooden go there

Answer 2

A siberian husky can weigh from 35 to 60 lbs.
If they said she's really underweight, they went by manual palpation. They run their hands over the body. If you can feel her ribs really well, she and they push out through the skin, she's underweight.

Take her back to them and ask them to weigh her so you know her weight, if you don't have a scale at home. If you have a scale, weigh yourself with the dog and without her in your arms. Then you can calculate her weight.

You want to just feel the ribs through the skin. An seriously underweight dog looks like skin draped over a skeleton.

On what to feed... I use a modified raw diet. My dogs get raw breakfast and kibble supper. Cooked food is fine also.

The rule on raw feed is 2% of the body weight per day.
I give kibble which has the nutrients I want the dogs to have, so I don't have to work hard to balance the diet. Dogs have stronger stomach acids and can handle food that would make you sick. The way to ensure anything bad in the meat is killed is to freeze it first, and after it's been frozen a few days, you can feed it and not worry about any problems.

Since feeding my dogs this diet, I find their energy levels area way up over the way they were before. That's an excellent sign that this is right for them.

Since your dog was underweight, if you do raw, please start with simple things... like either ground beef or chicken. You can feed a dog chicken bones IF they are NOT COOKED! They are very supple and chewy and not brittle till you cook them.

Answer 3

First of all, it's important to consider whether or not it is safe fro your dog to gain weight. You should think about the condition of your dog - adding more weight, if your dog is already at a decent size, will destroy his joints and cause him to become arthritic. It could also kill him if you feed him the wrong things and it ruins his internal organs in other ways. The safest way to really make sure he is safe is to feed him a balanced diet - and that is usually kibble. If he was starved, adding weight too fast could kill him - that requires the help of a vet, and must be done gradually... But if you are doing it o have others impressed with your Pit Bull, the best thing you can do is to get him plenty of safe, well balanced exercise - but not too much. A healthy dog with a beautiful coat that is friendly is a really impressive sight, not an animal that no one can get near... look at the people who train tigers. It isn't the ones who just say "tigers are dangerous" that are impressive - it's the ones whose animals are docile and loving - and that is what a dog is really made for. Please do the best you can for yours - that is the most impressive thing you can do.

Answer 4

Cooked meat
Cheese
Egg
Plain pasta
Lots of water

Answer 5

Hello RAW, RAW, RAW ONLY !!! Dogs tho they will eat it, do not digest cooked meats, eggs, etc well & raw bones are SAFE, cooked bones are deadly, especially bird bones..your dog would do well with turkey necks, etc ...a whole raw fish once every other week is good too .... just feed him whole RAW things, bones, skin & all ..best is store bought, as you never know where wild caught has been or been into !! Guess everyone forgot how DOGS ate before domestication ...they didn't cook, they ate RAW, I have many friends who only use raw foods for their show dogs even...it's common sense to use only RAW foods..as they need the bone & skin too, cooked BONES ARE DEADLY !! Few vets will recommend it, but they have agenda's to make money ...some of them recalled foods were even Prescription & expensive foods ( which really pissed ppl off LOL ) , tho any food that says 100% Nutionally complete is fine !! Take Care :)

Answer 6

The best thing to feed your dog if they are underweight is some pasta. Just plain cooked pasta. Mix it in with their dog food in a 1/2 & 1/2 mixture. If you are going to feed your dog meat, cooked is the best. There are bacteria in the raw meat that can make them sick. Also, raw meat can run the risk of bringing out the inner "wolf" because of the blood and raw flesh. It would be best if you stay away from human food all together for your dog. You can also consult a vet or vet tech about what you could try for a picky eater. Sometimes, it just takes a little something extra in the food to get them to eat it. You could try taking a scoop of dog food and mixing in a raw egg to get her to eat it. It will help keep her coat shiny and possibly help her decide dog food is good.

Answer 7

Never feed a dog a raw food diet. People put so much claim to this diet but in reality raw food is infected with Salmonella, Bochilism, and other bacteria that could make your dog sick. People claim that dogs in the wild eat raw food but truthfully the food they eat is at body temperature so it is still killing off any bacteria that could contaminate it while raw food from the suppermarket can not. I wouldn't recommend feeding meat though because your dog needs plenty of other vitamins and nutrients. I would recommend Innova Evo to any dog but if you are stuck on feeding your dog meat you may also want to feed her a multi-vitamin for dogs so that she has a well rounded diet that is good for her muscles, joints, bones, skin, and circulatory system.

Answer 8

Cooked. In the wild, dogs can eat raw meats without ny trouble...but once they have been domesticated, they become more sensitive. You have no way of knowing whether the dog has been exposed to raw meat or not, so I would go with cooked. Dogs can get sick, just like humans can from raw meat.

Answer 9

Are you going to be feeding this dog all people food, or are you supplementing with it? I recommend cooked meat, but keep in mind that for dogs it should be boiled...no matter what kind of meat it is. Also make sure to put plenty of vegetables in it. If you are feeding only homemade meals, your dog should be on a product called Pet Tabs. It's a multivitamin for animals. One last thing...keep in mind that in todays world, people think their animals are under weight when they actually aren't. You SHOULD be able to feel and count their ribs...they should have a "waist line". It's when their ribs are protruding that they are under weight. Good luck!

Answer 10

Unless it's very fresh, I would say cooked. Dogs are susceptible to food borne illness, too.

Although there was that time my dog ate part of a decaying snake, so obviously they can take some things we can't.

Why risk it?

Answer 11

Personally I would stick with a dog food with all the nutrients, and vitamins. Even if you wanted to get a can of wet food and mix it in with it. But she needs more than just protein too.
Good Luck. Hope she gains weight!