raw meat or tinned meat or dry food ???? - Page 2

Quote by Maggie Mae: What is your opinion as to why "conventional" Vets are against raw feeding? I give my dog raw egg yolks and ground beef; however, my Vet told me to nuke them.....but I still give it to him uncooked.

My regular vet (conventional) claims there is a risk of Salmonella and E-coli. My holistic/conventional vet  said there is a slight risk of getting Salmonella or e-coli, but it is extremely rare, especially if you are feeding human grade inspected meat.  But think about it, there is also a risk of getting contaminated dog food, as we know all too well.  According to my holistic/conventional vet  (BTW her name is Maggie) the conventional vets are just stuck in their ways. They've been trained in vet schools to do things a certain way and they are sticking with waht they have learned.  

My conventional vet (who is more open to change than most) told me recently that he is certain that by the end of his career (he is in his 40's) that annual vaccines will be obsolete. He does not vaccinate his own dogs annually and he said slowly but surely the vet schools are changing their vaccine protocols. There is increasing evidence that annual vaccines do more harm than good and that the antibodies stay in the dogs system for 7-10 years according to current studies...so why are most  vets still having their clients get their dogs vaccinated annually?  I don't know! In the meantime it may take another 20 years before all vets are on the same page. Of course the holistic vets have been saying annual vaccines aren't necessary for at least the past 20 years. I think it will just be a matter of time befroe the conventional vets are more receptive to the raw feeding...maybe a VERY long time though.