I've got to admit that this post comes the closest to giving reasons to feed veggies than any other post I've seen in my 7 years as a raw feeder. However, the reasons listed here fall far short in accuracy or reliablity.
Reading this page is no different than reading the promotional pages of any kibble company. Just as the kibble company web pages are full of information about how good corn is for your dog or how good powdered cellulose (sawdust) is or how good 100 other inappropriate ingredients are, this page tells you how good the ingredients are in the BARF brand pre-mix paddies. Many of the ingredients in these paddies are just as inappropriate for dogs as the ingredients in kibble. Billinghurst tried to reverse engineer kibble. I have always called most all of the premix paddies as nothing more than raw kibble.
This is nothing more than an article written for a web based magazine that is promoting a book written by the author of the article. Anyone can write an article for this magazine. I could even write one about the glorious benefits of a PMR diet. BTW: About a year ago I was approached about writing a book on raw feeding. Book writing is just not a project I want to get involved in.
The best cancer fighting action ou can take is to feed a proper diet of meat, bones, and organs.
Fasting for a meal and then feeding a couple of bone heavy meals will accomplish the same goal without feeding the dog inappropriate food items. It is also not as likely to mask symptoms of a deeper problem should that problem exist.
Every living being suffers from that from time to time. A proper diet is the best prevenative and cure. Sweet potatoes are unnecessary. If this is a chronic problem, diet needs to be examined. If it's just temporary bouts, doing nothing is the best course. I think this is what causes sweet potatoes to work ... dog has stinky fart ... dog is fed a sweet potato ... dog's next fart stinks much less .... conclusion is that sweet potato cures stinky farts. It doesn't matter that the next fart wouldn't have stunk anyway even if nothing were done ... it HAD to be the sweet potato.
A good diet eliminates the need for ACV. Urinary tract health is dependent on a proper diet. PH levels are dependent on a good diet. I really don't want to artificially fool with the PH balance in the kidneys. It is what it is for a reason and screwing with it can cause problems. Brown grass or no brown grass.
This could describe my dogs also except I do use a flea prevenative when I see a flea. This may happen once a year and some years it doesn't happen. I live in a rural area next to a swamp and have lots of squirrels, deer and other creatures that carry fleas. The dogs are in the woods and along the swamp and sometimes in the swamp every day. I think seeing a flea once a year is not a big deal.
We visit the vet once a year for heartworm check. I don't give shots nor have a checkup. I did have a baseline blood panel run on Abby (9 1/2 yo Great Dane) a couple of years ago and everything was well within normal range.
I see practically no health differences in my dogs and yours. Ok, here is the deal ... I used to type this a lot in posts but haven't in several years.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs, supplements, fruits/veggies and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs, and fruits/veggies and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs and supplements and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, and organs and nothing else and their dogs are no less healthy.
Why, then would one want to complicate the diet by feeding supplements and fruits and veggies if their dogs are no healthier without them?
From a HousePet Online magazine article: Add Broccoli to Your Dog’s Food to Help prevent Cancer!
Besides cancer fighting attributes, there are those things I listed before to treat symptoms, side effects, and take preventative measures.
Like the pumpkin for dogs who are ill and have loose stools.
Like the sweet potatoes (which also have great cancer fighting affects and other vitamins of course) that help treat those stinky, irritable colons. (yuck farts) That even YOU said your dogs suffer from time to time.
And we can't leave out your "snake oil" Apple Cider Vinegar, once again..........very good preventative in urinary tract health. It also helps balance PH levels in dogs and keeps those brown spots off your lawn, LOL! WOOT!
EDIT TO ADD:
So what it boils down to for me personally: My dogs are in GREAT shape.
Healthy, shiny, itch free coats. We don't even need to use flee/tick preventatives from the vet and yet we STILL don't have a single flee or tick.....we do it naturally You never see my dogs sitting around licking or scratching at themselves. That tells me their skin and coat feel pretty good to them, LOL
They maintain a good weight. Plenty of muscle, not just "empty weight" Even Phoebe who is a senior and not quite as active as she once was still maintains that girlish figure, LOL
So what it boils down to for me personally: My dogs are in GREAT shape.
Healthy, shiny, itch free coats. We don't even need to use flee/tick preventatives from the vet and yet we STILL don't have a single flee or tick.....we do it naturally You never see my dogs sitting around licking or scratching at themselves. That tells me their skin and coat feel pretty good to them, LOL
They maintain a good weight. Plenty of muscle, not just "empty weight" Even Phoebe who is a senior and not quite as active as she once was still maintains that girlish figure, LOL
Health. We normally visit the vet for shots and a check up once a year.........they are both quite healthy and have no need for medical intervention.
With those FACTS about my dogs all added together, to me it = what they eat and how they live definitely works in this house
With those FACTS about my dogs all added together, to me it = what they eat and how they live definitely works in this house
I see practically no health differences in my dogs and yours. Ok, here is the deal ... I used to type this a lot in posts but haven't in several years.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs, supplements, fruits/veggies and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs, and fruits/veggies and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, organs and supplements and their dogs are healthy.
Some people feed their dogs meat, bones, and organs and nothing else and their dogs are no less healthy.
Why, then would one want to complicate the diet by feeding supplements and fruits and veggies if their dogs are no healthier without them?