Raw Diet

[AngelBunny]

Originally Posted by turbodx

...JANE Andreson...recommends RAW meat only . Some ppl recommend if your feeding raw only you should also add supplements like vitamine pills and fish oil and vegetables and fruits , she deters any kind of supplements , instead she just feeds her dogs a whole fish or the fish head.

She's talking about the raw prey model.

This is the method by which I feed my dogs and our foster.

No fruits, no veggies, but a wide variety of raw meats, raw meaty bones, organs, tripe, fish.

I don't supplement. After all, supplements imply the diet isn't balanced in the first place, so why not balance the actual food the dog is being fed rather than apply the band aide of supplements?

Originally Posted by turbodx

......as a puppy they lean to chew their food properly vs starting them on a raw diet at an older age where they just scarf the food down which may cause problems with bones etc...

I didn't find this to be true.

Our foster was the reason I moved to feeding raw. On the recommendation of my vet, by the way!

The raw our dogs ate was so big they HAD to chew.

Kibble fed dogs can learn to chew raw just fine.

[brutus'mother]

I started this thread specifically with questions about the raw prey model diet somewhere along the way it turned into a discussion about BARF and pre-packaged raw. I have been feeding according to the raw prey model since March 1 and I am delighted with the choice. My dog was healthy to begin with and was always fed a super-premium kibble. He never ate kibble with gusto and would easily skip several meals every week. He has not skipped one single meal since starting raw-I don't plan to ever feed a full kibble diet again.

[DROOPY]

I've really enjoyed reading this thread. So much good info has been shared.
I my self have spent top dollar looking for the best kibble and have seen good but have realized that really we are not there to see how its made or if the ingredients are really there.

I have been feeding my dogs the raw of RAWS aND THEY LOVE IT!!!
i mix it with there kibble but thanks to this thread i will be switching completely .