There are many dog lovers here. Anyone feeding their dogs a raw diet?

 

Nope just rd diet can food mixed with dry food. One thing I feel really makes a difference, if you have a dog disposed to hip troubles is that shark cartilidge or whatever that is super good for joints. Ive seen that work

 

My husky's liked it a couple of days,then they wont eat it again.

 

I personally like the taste of cooked dog better

 

My good friend feeds her dog a raw diet. He's very healthy and very well behaved. She buys him meat from Whole Foods so he actually eats better than most people.

 

INCORRECT!!! Raw meat is NOT a raw diet. The diet must still be balanced in terms of vitamins, minerals, and some carbs.

Proper raw diets are great but not essential. If you have a large dog I actually recommend supplementing the kibble with raw, unless you enjoy being broke

If your dog is not a working dog, just go for a good quality kibble from a brand like Innova, CA Natural, Merrick, Natural Balance, Wellness, Natures Variety, or Prarie.

Even though grocery store (WF counts as a grocery store!) advertise "quality" you should go for a dedicate pet supply store (non chain). Although if you do wish to prepare a raw diet rather than buying premixed raw food, consult the book by Dr. Pitcarin, it has excellent information and recipes.

 

what did you feed your dog?

 

chicken and steak, slightly frozen..

 

Now i just feed them Blue wilderness, a little expensive but well worth it.

 

Not. A. Complete. Diet.

 

I feed him Prescription Diet S/D dry food and C/D canned. ****s a ripoff but its on vets orders.

Ive heard raw diets can get pretty expensive or space consuming if you buy the foods in bulk and store in a freezer.

 

Vet diets are BS, just Hills/Science Diet in a fancy bag and a new name.

Find out WHY the vet has prescribed that specific food (low ash, low protein, yada yada yada) and take that to a quality pet supply store and get something GOOD that fits the bill.

I make no apologies for my consistent comments in this thread. I was involved in quality pet supply sales for 4 years and it is still a passion of mine even though I wasn't able to re-enter the industry after moving. If a customer said that their vet prescribed the veterinary formula because value X was below Y%, and it didn't have ingredient Z, I'd sit in the back room analyzing all of our foods to find one that met those criteria and had better quality remaining ingredients.

 

I feed her Innova for the last two years. I've noticed that when we switch bags of food, her poop changes for a few days. That got me thinking about quality control of the food.

I gave her some raw chicken a couple of days ago and she loved it.

I'm researching and have read a bunch of stuff. We cook at home quite a bit so the added cost and effort isn't a concern. With all the dog owners here I figured someone is feeding raw.

 

I found that when I got my dog the 30 pound bag his poop was subpar towards the end of the bag, but fine when I got a new bag. I went to he 15# bag and the issue went away. I'm thinking it was the food going bad.

It may also not be the right food for her. I can't eat much Indian food without farting up a storm! Switch her to CA Natural, one of the simplest quality foods, and a good go-to food for dogs with sensitive digestive tracts.

 

Ill send you a PM, I dont want to derail this thread with my own agenda haha.