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November 20, 2008, 04:24:32 PM

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Marilyn de Queiroz
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April 01, 2005, 11:55:24 AM

If you don't want to feed your dog dogfood, is it better to feed him raw meat or cooked meat? If raw, I would worry about E coli 0157 or Salmonella. But in the wild, animals eat raw meat. Maybe their lifespan is shorter because the meat isn't cooked first?


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paul wheaton
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April 02, 2005, 06:31:13 PM

I've heard of people feeding their animals "BARF" - which is an acronym that means (I think) raw meat.


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Marilyn de Queiroz
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April 03, 2005, 06:47:53 PM

Interesting! Good educated guess, Paul. "Bones And Raw Food" although using cooked and blended vegetables is recommended. Sounds like more work though. Is it worth it? I guess it depends.


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M. Kachi Cassinell
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June 16, 2007, 01:44:23 PM

I've been feeding my dogs raw meat (including raw bones and organ meat too) and ground vegetables for 7 years now. One that was very ill at 7 is now looking like a puppy. IF anything it has increased her life-span. The thing about their digestive system is that the stomach acid is more acidic than ours, and the food moves through their system faster. So, e-coli is not a problem if it doesn't have time to get established. Raw food cannot be mixed with a diet of kibble though. Kibble reduces acidity and slows absorption. Check out Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats by Kymythy R. Schultze. This book explains how to make a raw food diet that's well balanced.


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kelda
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January 31, 2008, 11:03:26 PM

just to add a note for any tacoma readers: carolyn is the woman to talk to about good dog food on the cheap. truly amazing. she's a waitress and has food scraps down to a science. anyone who is a waitress has a Huge resource to tap into. and her dog is the healthiest critter around


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Leah Sattler
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July 21, 2008, 06:39:59 AM

An old freind of mine is a butcher and I have considered hitting him up for any scraps that are not fit for human consumption to feed my dogs. Does anyone know if selling meat scraps for dogs has the same legal restrictions as selling regular meat?


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