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I'm assuming this applies to domestic cats as well? how does one switch a cat over to raw feed? (I tried with mine awhile ago, but she wasn't interested in the slightest, so I'm assuming I was doing something wrong)
thanks!
Elaine
Firestone, CO
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>From: Lynn <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2006 10:57 AM
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>Subject: Re: Paleo dog food
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>Here are some great sites with rawfeeding information. The third is a
>yahoo group for prey model raw, which is what you are asking about.
>Dogs are not built physically to break down and absorb nutrients from
>vegetation. If you have to puree, process, and mush it all up for them
>to get any nutrition why bother? Dogs are carnivores, which a lot of
>people don't realize. They will eat what they can find when food is not
>available, which I think someone mentioned in another thread about
>tubers and humans. : ) When it comes to vegetables, if my dogs choose
>to eat some grass then they are getting vegetation. Other then that I
>don't give them vegetables, unless it happens to be some leftover I am
>eating that they want to scarf up.
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>http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
>http://www.rawlearning.com/
>http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/?yguid=209412206
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>Sincerely,
>Lynn
>
>Don Hogan wrote:
>> I've seen comments regarding raw dog food. I'm currently feeding my 2
>> dogs a (commercial) raw meat/vegi mix dogfood. I remember seeing a
>> comment that stated the vegetable portion , carrots for example,
>> just runs through. I suspect that paleo dogs were probably 100%
>> carnivorous. Are there dog owners out there that just feed their dogs
>> raw meat and fish only? Anyone see any benefit to the vegi portion or
>> is it just a waste and maybe even harmful to the dog?
>> Don
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