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Pixiedustdevil
True Blue Farmgirl
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Temperate Rainforest
Oregon
USA
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 Posted - May 02 2017 : 4:25:41 PM
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I don't know if this is the place to start this post; but I didn't see anywhere else to start it. I'm thinking of switching my old cat to a raw meat diet because her food gives her stomach aches and makes her throw up. What do you think of giving your cats and dogs raw meat?
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - May 02 2017 : 4:47:43 PM
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I give my dog, Annie, raw beef from time to time. Never chicken or pork. I have given a sick dog cooked chicken and rice. When I had cats I gave them canned tuna, salmon, or sardines several times a week. I hope you find something that will agree with your cat.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - May 03 2017 : 06:29:42 AM
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Our pets are not at all similar to their wild ancestors. They have evolved beyond the need for a raw diet. With that in mind, I would be very sparing about giving raw food to a domesticated animal. I know that cats have difficulty digesting anything plant based. There are several good, well-balanced, all meat cat foods that can help digestion and have the added benefit of reducing there stool.
Marie, Sister #5142
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - May 04 2017 : 6:02:38 PM
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We feed our dogs raw game meat as their dog food and have for about four years and prior to that raw beef. When we make our own game dog food we add carrots and veggies from our garden. One is a lab/shepherd 13 years old and the other is a shizu and he is 15 years old. Never take them to the vet and are not on any medications. We started because the lab/shepherd was allergic to dog food.
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Madelena
True Blue Farmgirl
1919 Posts
Mary
Central
TX
USA
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Posted - May 24 2017 : 04:27:02 AM
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The greyhound kennels would make a stew of meats and vegetables COOKED.
A number of the raw, refrigerated dog foods are continually being recalled due to various bacteria contaminants.
That said, my hubby's dad raised and trained bird dogs. He fed bagged dog food and big knuckle bones from the grocer/meat market.
Dogs are omnivores... cats are carnivores. What ever you choose to feed add veggies to it. Dogs need carbs to. If you give a hamburger etc.. my Vet recommends giving him the bun to eat too.
My show dogs ate dog food... beautifully healthy.
My jack russel/bird dog mix got Pancreatitis because his previous dog food has too much FAT in it. That's why dogs get gastritis after July 4 th eating hot dogs.. they can't digest too much fat.. So as long as their diet is balanced, and they have no vomiting or diarrhea, feed what works for the pups.
"There is no unbelief: Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod and waits to see it push away the clod, he trusts in God." (Kate Douglas Wiggin) |
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