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Raw food diet

How to feed raw food to your dog

Dr. Becker's raw food diet discussion Part 1

Dr. Becker's raw food diet discussion Part 2

Dr. Becker's raw food diet discussion Part 3

The Best and Worst Foods for Your Pet

Protein - fresh, varied, clean
Plant - fresh, varied, clean

Why vets are against feeding raw meat?

Like mspiker pointed out, pork can cause gas in some dogs. I know it gave my Abby the stinkiest dog farts you can imagine - nothing else raw that she ate caused any gas like that. *laughs* I think a lot of people are worried about pork possibly being a source of trichinosis (roundworm). The way roundworm ends up in meat is as follows: infective juvenile roundworms live in the muscles of the host. When a carnivore or omnivore eats the raw or undercooked meat, they become infected. It's still very commonly found in wild game (especially bear), but very uncommon in pork nowadays. It used to be common in pork when there was little regulation regarding what farmers could feed their pigs, and since pigs are omnivores, being fed infected meats would get them infected. If you're worried about trichinosis in pork or any wild game, it's recommended to freeze it for 20 days (3 weeks) before feeding, or cook it, but it's not that much of a worry these days. – http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/b-r-f-raw-feeding/91310-raw-pork-ok.html
http://smartdogowners.com/raw-pork-and-raw-pork-bones/

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