Important Read on Raw

[mrose_s]

lol, i only just relised how old this thread is.

[multiple paws]

Very interesting information.
Thanks.

[RedyreRottweilers]

Originally Posted by adoptacanine

One of the big problems with raw is the handling. If you are going to go this route, remember that dogs in the wild took their prey down and ate it fresh...parasites and bacteria start to form fast.

For more info see:
http://www.dogs-4life.com/is-raw-mea...your-dog-.html

MRB

As a long time raw feeder, (15+ YEARS, multiple dogs of all ages) this is so far out there it is not even funny.

A large part of the diet of any wild canid is putrifying carrion and fecal material of other animals. Normal canids, including your dog, have the digestive systems, acids, and Ph balances to tolerate and even thrive on such a diet.

My own personal dogs love meat that would be repugnant and almost certainly harmful to a primate. They routinely bury fresh pieces of meat/bones and dig it up days later and eat it.

The lone exception to this rule are GROUND MEATS, which should be kept and handled as though for human consumption. Grinding meat puts bacteria that is normally on the outside of the meat (in manageable levels for any canid) into the moist nutrient laden interior of ground meats. If left at even modestly high temperatures, ground meats can q uickly build a bacteria count that is not safe, even for dogs. So, exercise care with any GROUND MEATS. Otherwise, pretty much anything is edible for a dog who is accustomed to a raw diet.

If you are going to make comments on a raw diet, it would be really good to make comments that are factual.

JMO as always.

[Shadow945]

I try not to give my dog any meat...uncooked meat has salmonella, and cooked meat is usually cooked with oil, which can cause cancer in dogs

[RedyreRottweilers]

My dogs eat meat every single day.

They are eating 10 lbs per day between 5 of them right now, all raw, with the bones.