RAW VERSUS COMMERCIAL DIET - Page 2

I envy you people over in the USA who feed Raw, i would love too but the cost stops it dead

It spoilt my day when i read this post on Raw knowing i would love to feed this way but cannot through the cost

'ALL'  posts regarding Raw Feeding should be banned from now on it makes me feel bad to read them

Steve

Steve that is so sad I'm sure you and your dogs would just lurve the raw feeding.  Been doing it for almost 10 years now. Sometimes even get the odd pidgeon or rabbit for them, salmon heads from the local supermarket (and they give them to me, what a bonus). Last week someone gave me 20 sheeps tripes. 

With 9 dogs to feed I need room for a large freezer but the running costs of that and the other food I need to buy it's not that expensive for me.  Oh and it may be a coincidence but the lat few dogs we have lost have all made it past 13, in fact the last one that died was pts a few weeks short of his 15th birthday.

Jess

I fed raw for over 15yrs, started in the early 90's but it doesnt work for all; 1 of my current dogs is allergic to white fish, chicken, turkey, lamb, sheep, beef, venison. He is ok with Duck and Salmon but I cant afford to feed him raw on those two in the UK so I have reverted to a complete he has been fed Skinners Duck & Rice since Nov 07 and has improved since coming of the raw. The only allergy he has apart from the above meat proteins is dust mite.

Pam

Can anyone tell me what the 'Owner Edit 'means on  the right side of my above post and who put it there, and what was the reason for doing so

Steve

Steve  " I dont see anything on your post by your name///What ye be talking about?    

Yellowrose

Look direct above your post and above the cracking Photo you have it is there a small Box with 'Owner Edit'

Just wondered what it is there for as i cannot see it on other posts, Probably does not mean anything, but just interested to see why it is put there

Steve

Recent tests have proved that feeding raw cuts down the incidents of "Bloat".  When fed kibble food only, the stomach does not get a real chance to work.  When feeding raw at least once a week, the stomach has to work to produce more acid to break down the raw food (bones etc.) than it would the kibble food.  For years the Czech breeders few raw and seldom had cases of bloat.  They then decided for the convenience to try kibble food.  They fed kibble for a few years and at that time started having bloat cases.  The Czech breeders then went back to feeding raw, and the incidents of bloat stopped again. 

Steve that owner edit is there so you can edit your own posts, say you make alot of typos because you are typing to fast, you can click edit and fix the typos without having to start a new thread

It is not expensive chicken backs/necks are the cheapest part of the bird. Probably the liver and organ meats are the most expensive but well worth it once or twice a week. canned fish is reasoanalbe and eggs again cheap, rice oats and barley all low priced grocery regular items? stop makeing excuses if you are afraid  to just jump in buy a book and educate yourself on the lack of standards and regulations on what goes into COMMERCIAL . or start today and toss in a can of sardines with that old food and tomorrow blow your budget on some yogurt  start thinking about what you allow your best freind to consume. The glowing reports here are true I also witnessed it when I had a girl with hot spots we tried several vet recommended diets and then we tried RAW and never had that problem again . My only problem with RAW  other than flatulence is puppy owners have a very hard time after I wean on raw getting baby to eat gluten and starch!