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josephfgb · 08-21-2012, 05:13 PM

I keep my dane a little on the thin side and he eats ~7 cups of food a day. You can most definitely feed your dog raw, but it's not recommended that you mix a raw diet and a kibble diet because the two food types digest at different rates and can cause bowel issues. However, if you do choose to feed raw, go for it. Dogs have been eating a raw diet for thousands of years and as long as you feed good, quality meat, he/she will be fine

I considered feeding mine a raw diet, but my wife couldn't stomach it ;) If you do decide to feed raw, good luck finding a vet who doesn't think you're going to kill your dog. Veterinary schools are funded by companies like Science Diet and veterinary students are brainwashed by those companies that kibble is the only way to go. There are people who swear by feeding raw. A good balanced diet of raw meat: organ meat, chicken backs, whole chickens, hearts, livers, kidneys, etc, will do just fine with your dog. Just google "barf diet" and you'll find TONS of information about it. A lot of times, if you find the right local butcher, it's cheaper than feeding kibble.

EDIT: raw bones are absolutely fine for dogs, it's the cooked bones that will splinter in the dogs mouth and cause problems.

08-21-2012, 05:13 PM
josephfgb Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 47	I keep my dane a little on the thin side and he eats ~7 cups of food a day. You can most definitely feed your dog raw, but it's not recommended that you mix a raw diet and a kibble diet because the two food types digest at different rates and can cause bowel issues. However, if you do choose to feed raw, go for it. Dogs have been eating a raw diet for thousands of years and as long as you feed good, quality meat, he/she will be fine I considered feeding mine a raw diet, but my wife couldn't stomach it ;) If you do decide to feed raw, good luck finding a vet who doesn't think you're going to kill your dog. Veterinary schools are funded by companies like Science Diet and veterinary students are brainwashed by those companies that kibble is the only way to go. There are people who swear by feeding raw. A good balanced diet of raw meat: organ meat, chicken backs, whole chickens, hearts, livers, kidneys, etc, will do just fine with your dog. Just google "barf diet" and you'll find TONS of information about it. A lot of times, if you find the right local butcher, it's cheaper than feeding kibble. EDIT: raw bones are absolutely fine for dogs, it's the cooked bones that will splinter in the dogs mouth and cause problems. Last edited by josephfgb; 08-21-2012 at 05:16 PM..