Food help - Page 1

Some one posted a message about a food that cuts down the waste and basically if your lazy like me it desintigrates after a day or so. I lost the post can someone advise pls I think it was Raw or something like that.....Help need the name moved from 3 acres to 1/2 didn't realize how much these little lovlies leave behind :-)

Was it the Satin Balls?

sueincc mentioned that feeding raw has resulted in basically no "end product"  and what's there dries up and blows away quickly.   Hopefully sue will read this post and give you the answer.  I also wanted to find out where she got her lamb necks from?

Probably from a lamb/ ya thinks?

is raw the brand name have never seen it. But yes that is the one,

Nope, raw means RAW, as in uncooked! Supposedly better for the dog, as is a more natural diet. Do a web search to get info on it. You have to make sure the dog is getting a balanced diet with correct vitamins and minerals.

Now, the reason I don't like it. One of the cheapest sources of raw meat is chicken backs, necks and giblets. Chickens are factory farmed under  very unsanitary conditions, and a very high percentage of them carrry salmonella, camplyobacter jejunii, and other harmful bacteria. Proponents of raw feeding will say the dogs are immune to the bacteria. NOT SO!!  I read not too long ago about a lady whose pup developed severe diarrhea shortly after she got it from the breeder. Turned out it had a camplyobacter infection. And having had that particular bug myself, from eating undercooked chicken, I can tell you, it's NOT FUN!! It took her a lot of bucks to get this pup healthy again. And yep, raw chicken was part of this breeder's usual feeding routine!

Adult dogs may be immune. Pups most likely not. And don't forget, both salmonella and camplyobacter can infect humans, Salmonella can be very dangerous to the elderly and young kids, who get dehydrated faster.

If I were feeding chicken, I'd cook it first. Not worth the risk to you OR the dogs!

Edit: Other raw meats can carry dangerous bacteria too. Just look at the E. coli infection in Walkerton, Ontario, caused by water getting contaminated by cattle feces. Seven people died from it, and many, many more were hospitalized.  Link: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-70-1672/disasters_tragedies/walkerton/

And yes, if you feed your dogs meat contaminated with bacteria, they WILL SHED THE BACTERIA IN THEIR FECES!

Do you have a poop eater in your kennel, or your home? Does he like to give you kisses now and then?? Do you have kids that play in the backyard with the dogs, where they've pooped?

Think very carefully about this before you switch to raw feeding.