Petplan against Raw Feeding

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Any other Petplan customers, received the latest PetPeople magazine, and read the article on Raw Feeding?

A disgraceful biased and misleading article - fails to mention the author is sponsored by a well known kibble feed manufacturer.
 
lizziebell said:
Unfortunately it's not available online - I'll try to scan it in tomorrow.

The title is "Understanding Raw Food Diets for Dogs" - yet all it does is scaremongers, and then ends with "it's not a feeding routine that I would recommend".
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There's so much rubbish about raw out there and you are right, when you dig deep enough,it's usually from people trying to promote or sell commercial dogfood.
If raw meat and bones diets are so bad as they make out then how come I have been feeding 3 dogs for 10 years that way and very few,if any visits to the vet that are diet related as a result.
There's a risk from whatever you feed, the dog is at risk from everything in this world the minute it gets out of it's bed, same as we are!
Unfortunately, people with blinkers on will read the c*ap these people spout and believe it, it's then the gospel truth!
Same as my Mum's and my Sister's mentality really, Mum will read the daily fail (yes I know!) and believe it all to be true and her argument is, well it's in the paper so it MUST be true, at that point I get up and walk out the room and go and bang my head on the nearest wall.
My Sister will read something somewhere and believe it too, she feeds her dog's kibble, I rest my case.
It's very hard to change some people's minds when an idea is stuck in their bonces.
In the good side, if EVERYONE decided to start feeding raw, it would put all the prices up for the rest of us!
Oz
 
Just read this. It's quite poorly written really and doesn't seem to say anything of value. She says that the nutritional benefits from raw diets haven't been clinically tested so there's no 'proof' that it's better than other food. She goes on to say that it's not balanced, that she has seen 'too many many injuries from dogs eating bones to recommend their use'. She also talks about bacteria that is present as the food isn't cooked, and the bacteria that's left behind in poop.
Just googled her name and found this if anyone wants to look..
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/vet/services/small-animals/vets/services/nutrition-cpd
 
cremedemonthe said:
There's so much rubbish about raw out there and you are right, when you dig deep enough,it's usually from people trying to promote or sell commercial dogfood.
If raw meat and bones diets are so bad as they make out then how come I have been feeding 3 dogs for 10 years that way and very few,if any visits to the vet that are diet related as a result.
There's a risk from whatever you feed, the dog is at risk from everything in this world the minute it gets out of it's bed, same as we are!
Unfortunately, people with blinkers on will read the c*ap these people spout and believe it, it's then the gospel truth!
Same as my Mum's and my Sister's mentality really, Mum will read the daily fail (yes I know!) and believe it all to be true and her argument is, well it's in the paper so it MUST be true, at that point I get up and walk out the room and go and bang my head on the nearest wall.
My Sister will read something somewhere and believe it too, she feeds her dog's kibble, I rest my case.
It's very hard to change some people's minds when an idea is stuck in their bonces.
In the good side, if EVERYONE decided to start feeding raw, it would put all the prices up for the rest of us!
Oz
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It isn't just commercial companies either, it is professionals as well. My small animal practice only stocks purina proplan, they tried to convince me to put my puppy on it (from Acana) and last time I was in I asked about raw feeding and my vet (who I believe is a partner in the practice) told me that feeding raw bones is inherently dangerous for dogs and them must be fed complete foods.
 
When my daughter first bought our Lancashire Heeler puppy she took her to the vet for an exam etc and the vet asked what she was feeding, she replied raw to which the vet replied why? they are not wolves. Needless to say she changed vets who took a different opinion on it and thought her feeding raw was a good thing if done properly.
 
My vets aren't exactly pro but they don't discourage me - and I was really pleased having just had blood tests for my nearly 10yr old done, everything came back spotless despite 7yrs of regular NSAIDs - raw can't be that damaging if it has managed to keep him healthy despite the drugs. For me the bigger plus was the change in mental wellbeing on changing to raw, my dog has never been more chilled and happy (raw for 3-4yrs).
 
Things must have changed then, because my vets used to recommend feeding raw meat to my cats and dogs for the good of their teeth.

We feed raw meat and biscuits, every day.
 
Just when I was slowly convincing some of the vets at our place that raw feeding was, if not their preferred choice, at least not harmful - one of mine has fractured a tooth...

The tide of "I told you so's" has been relentless :p
 
Dobiegirl said:
When my daughter first bought our Lancashire Heeler puppy she took her to the vet for an exam etc and the vet asked what she was feeding, she replied raw to which the vet replied why? they are not wolves. Needless to say she changed vets who took a different opinion on it and thought her feeding raw was a good thing if done properly.
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Exactly what a friend said, having just qualified. I asked him how much training he'd had on nutrition, specifically canines. He told me half a day-for all species!! I was horrified. Unless a vet is a qualified nutritionist, I refuse to listen to them about food and the stuff they sell in the vet's is pants quality, chock full of fillers, very low meat content. I've done more research than a newly qualified vet so I'm going to carry on feeding raw.

Blackcob, one of mine lost a tooth, but he could have done it on a toy, a chew, I have no idea. Maybe it was a bone, but I'm not put off, I'm just careful which bones he gets.
 
cinnamontoast said:
Exactly what a friend said, having just qualified. I asked him how much training he'd had on nutrition, specifically canines. He told me half a day-for all species!! I was horrified. Unless a vet is a qualified nutritionist, I refuse to listen to them about food and the stuff they sell in the vet's is pants quality, chock full of fillers, very low meat content. I've done more research than a newly qualified vet so I'm going to carry on feeding raw.

Blackcob, one of mine lost a tooth, but he could have done it on a toy, a chew, I have no idea. Maybe it was a bone, but I'm not put off, I'm just careful which bones he gets.
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Agree.........
One of mine chipped a tooth but he did it before he was put on to a raw diet.
 
I'm quite willing to acknowledge that R's injury was likely caused by his diet - they've both been given weight bearing bones in the past. D is fine with them and will just eat the marrow and meat but R is an obsessive eater and will grind the bone to powder in the minutes between finishing the meaty bits and me taking it off him.

I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater though, in all other respects his oral health is astonishing compared to other dogs his age (six today, happy birthday Ricoh!) and I will continue feeding raw but making slightly wiser bone choices.
 
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