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Raw Feeding Canines

Raw Feeding Canines. Dogs are carnivores . What is “Raw Feeding”?. BASIS OF GOOD RAW DIETS. The Prey Model. Dogs eat the entire carcass Carcass made up of muscle, bone, fat, organs, and vegetable matter (semi digested)

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Raw Feeding Canines

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  1. Raw Feeding Canines

  2. Dogs are carnivores

  3. What is “Raw Feeding”?

  4. BASIS OF GOOD RAW DIETS The Prey Model Dogs eat the entire carcass Carcass made up of muscle, bone, fat, organs, and vegetable matter (semi digested) Dogs do NOT eat stomach contents, but will eat intestines including the contents

  5. Raw Meaty Bones

  6. What are the Benefits? Cleaner teeth, fresher breath, reduced incidence of periodontal disease Reduction in allergies, skin infections, ear issues, and risk of diabetes Smaller, compact, stools Reduction in veterinary costs and possibly food costs

  7. Cautions and Concerns Dogs can choke on bones Dogs can get food bourne illnesses as well as spread them to you. Don’t feed onions, grapes, raisins, high amounts of garlic, chocolate or cooked bones

  8. Commercial raw diets

  9. Commercial Raw Diets • Advantages: • As Convenient as Kibble • Balanced Nutrition • Easily accessible • Ability to offer more variety • Some companies offer freeze dried products

  10. Commercial Raw diets • Disadvantages: • EXPENSIVE!! • No whole raw meaty bones • Excessive supplementation • Less control over components of diet

  11. What about Homemade Raw Diets?

  12. Homemade diets Advantages: Much cheaper (especially large dogs) Advantages of raw meaty bones Can easily alter for individual pet Can choose which supplements to use if at all

  13. Homemade diets Disadvantages: More labor and storage space needed May not have ability to offer variety Risk of nutritional deficiencies More difficult to travel with

  14. Raw diet Ingredients • Nature’s Variety Raw: guarantee 95% meat • Chicken, Raw Ground Chicken Bone, Turkey, Turkey Liver, Turkey Heart • Protein:40.6%; Fat: 18.75%; Carbs: 6.41% • BARF • Chicken, Finely Ground Bones, Chicken Liver, Egg, Broccoli • Protein: 42.9%; Fat: 35.7%; Carbs: 3.54% • Homemade: ~95% meat • Chicken hindquarters, ground venison, bone in venison, eggs, yogurt

  15. Kibbles Kibble comparison • Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Soybean Oil  Protein: 25.1%; Fat: 15.5%; Carbs: 52.2% B) Turkey, Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Potatoes  Protein: 43.43%; Fat: 22.74%; Carbs: 11.42% C) Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid) Protein: 28.9%; Fat: 22.74%; Carbs: 28.6%

  16. Price Comparisons Kibbles Raw Commercial: Nature’s Variety: $2.70/day BARF: $3.19/day Homemade: $0.90/day • Low Quality: • Science Diet: $0.68/day • MOTR Quality: • NVP: $0.93/day • High Quality: • Evo: $1.50/day

  17. Conclusion • Dogs are CARNIVORES!! • A whole food raw diet for your dog is best. • Do your homework before purchasing or making your dog’s food • Look for commercial foods that contain high meat protein and low carbohydrate levels.

  18. Where to go for more INfo • Rawmeatybones.com– Tom Lonsdale’s website • Work Wonders & Raw Meaty Bones by Tom Lonsdale • Naturalpetproductions.net-website with good info on pet food labels and the science of a ancestral diet.

  19. Questions?

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