why do raw feeders claim difference in digestive rates when mixing kibble when skin/bone digests differently?

Question

I think and after much research I am beginning to believe these fanatical raw feeders have many false logical statements. 1] they say don't feed kibble w/raw because different digestive rates. I ask Doesn't skin/bone/flesh digest at diff rates?They NEVER ANSWERED.
then they say Dogs are carnivores. BS I say, any wolf in the wild would eat pizza if it were available. OF COURSE. These raw feeding fanatics need to justify their position. By the way, I feed my dog raw, and raw chicken bones DO SPLINT!

Answer 1

There is a lot of controversy about the raw diet.

The whole premise is to feed the natural diet of wolves which are the ancestors of dogs, so my question was: "Why do you feed chicken? Chicken wasn't on the ancestral menu for wolves. They steal chickens, but that's a recent occurrence. Like in the last 100 years. They didn't evolve to eat chickens. They evolved to eat deer, rodents, and rabbits. NOT CHICKENS".

They either didn't answer (just like you) or they wanted to argue that wolves did eat chickens all the time.

Morons.

Answer 2

Yes, all food is digested at different rates but the reason you should not feed kibble along with raw food is because they are digested differently, you are increasing the amount of time the food is in the body, and increasing the possibility of illness from microbes. Dogs are carnivores, just look at their teeth, that is all the evidence you need. Dogs do not chew, their teeth are designed to bite, rip, shred, crunch and swallow, unlike humans who are true omnivores. Any dog will eat what is available to them, including wolves, but pizza would not be their food of choice.
The composition of the bones change when they are cooked and they become harder and brittle, raw chicken bones are very soft in comparison to cooked so they do NOT splinter.

Dog food Only became popular in the sixties, so what do you suppose dogs were fed and thrived on before that? Since you are here bashing raw feeders why not enlighten us with your superior knowledge?

There are many opinions about how to feed dogs so the best thing to do is thoroughly research and decide for yourself instead of criticizing what you obviously have no idea about.

Answer 3

You are correct, dogs are omnivores. Although a dog would primarily eat meat, a dog in the wild would also eat vegetation.

I believe that raw diets are good, however I found that many proponents of raw can't agree on which ingredients and quantities are best. I even found pet "nutritionists" that can't agree on ingredients and quantities.

I'll never understand why there are so many dog food snobs out there. Many dogs live long healthy lives eating Alpo and Dog Chow. Many dogs live long healthy lives eating Innova and Canidae. Many dogs live long healthy lives eating raw. That doesn't necessarily mean that the dog sitting next to them would do just as well on the same food regimen.

ADDED: if raw proponents are really serious about restoring their dog's diet to the way it would have been in the wild, they'd feed their dog game meat, instead of farm raised, grain fed meats.

Answer 4

One of the great things about raw feeding is that you can do it to your own comfort level. Yes, I do have access to freshly killed skin-on intact bunnies. I'm not feeding them to my dogs right now because I have a dog I'm training as a Service Dog for someone who has a pet bunny and I simply find it easier not to have to try to teach him to differentiate at a later date. But, at a later date, who knows? I have access to whole lamb, come fall I'll have access to venison, hog and beef.. etc etc.. I'll feed whatever my dogs will eat... and I rotate different brands of premium kibble in on an ongoing basis. Dogs evolved from wolves.. first as scavengers eating the rubbish people tossed out... and then for thousands and thousands of years evolving still eating our discards... in my opinion grocery store commercial kibbles are too far down the discard pile (between the fillers and the poor quality meat fillers) for my dogs.

Edit: I forgot to comment on the difference in digestability... I don't feed grains (ie kibble) with raw because the raw processes through their body faster alone. This is crucial when you are feeding meats that may start to ferment in the intestine. The bone seems, in my experience, to be digested with the meat as it is NOT a grain. My dogs are a bit sluggish after a kibble meal... drink a ton more water and have larger stools (more waste) because they do not process it as well.