Thought you RAW folks might like this.
5 weeks and 3 days old - eating their first RAW meal.
YouTube - Mini Dachshund Puppies eating RAW
5 weeks and 3 days old - eating their first RAW meal.
YouTube - Mini Dachshund Puppies eating RAW
Puppies eating their first RAW meal
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With the puppies going from milk (the rawest form there is!) to a RAW diet, it's actually okay! The puppies' systems are completely uninterrupted right now.
There is a "detox" period for adults and dogs that have been on kibble, but for brand new puppies' it's okay.
From what I have read, the more you introduce and the sooner, the better - and these guys have never had one bite of anything but Mom's milk and RAW.
This is my third litter on a 100% RAW diet and my puppies have thrived on it!
There is a "detox" period for adults and dogs that have been on kibble, but for brand new puppies' it's okay.
From what I have read, the more you introduce and the sooner, the better - and these guys have never had one bite of anything but Mom's milk and RAW.
This is my third litter on a 100% RAW diet and my puppies have thrived on it!
For puppies and dogs whose digestive systems have never been damaged by kibble, variety in the beginning is no problem. Even puppies who have only been fed kibble for a few weeks can go straight to a full diet with a variety of protein sources immediately.
When I adopted my 5yo Great Dane, Thor at 12 weeks, he immediately got the same diet as the adult dogs without one single case of diarrhea.
When I adopted my 5yo Great Dane, Thor at 12 weeks, he immediately got the same diet as the adult dogs without one single case of diarrhea.
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ok not touching the 'damaged by kibble comment' 
But a puppy who has no previous exp with food will generally do find on all sorts of protein sources. The dekklets had multiple protein sources in the first meals. Adult dogs who's systems have adapted to a single type of food can have issues with variety. But its not only protein sources. Its change in general that is the typical issue.
The body (in humans, horses and dogs for example) will 'anticipate' what is needed to digest a meal. So will have enzymes etc ready to digest what is expected. If the body is very 'specialized' it may have more difficulty switching what it is producing to digest something new. (hence the the 'detox' when even on good foods for long periods of time and then switching)
But a puppy who has no previous exp with food will generally do find on all sorts of protein sources. The dekklets had multiple protein sources in the first meals. Adult dogs who's systems have adapted to a single type of food can have issues with variety. But its not only protein sources. Its change in general that is the typical issue.
The body (in humans, horses and dogs for example) will 'anticipate' what is needed to digest a meal. So will have enzymes etc ready to digest what is expected. If the body is very 'specialized' it may have more difficulty switching what it is producing to digest something new. (hence the the 'detox' when even on good foods for long periods of time and then switching)
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with all due respect, I didn't find the answer in all of this. Which is why i asked.
how does kibble damage dog digestive tract? - Google Search
It is your thread tho and I respect that, I didn't mean to hit a nerve. I had just never seen that claim before.
You didn't hit a nerve, I just didn't want to "start" anything. I've seen the other RAW threads.
Kibble Consequences | Know Better Pet Food
It's about cats, but the same info applies to dogs as well.
Kibble Consequences | Know Better Pet Food
It's about cats, but the same info applies to dogs as well.
