On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Stacie Lorenson wrote:
>
> The advice you're getting about this is very good. The one thing that I
> would do differently is to start with well steamed ground meats and some
> raw veggies and fruits and gradually steam the meat less and less over a
> period of time until it is finally raw, then begin giving the
> chicken/turkey wings/backs, ground meats, etc. I would add eggs, but not
> raw due to the risk of salmonella poisoning. I do know of one case of
> raw foods dogs who got poisoned through salmonella laden eggs. Somehow
> the meats don't cause the same problem.

This is good advice, but I thought I would present another point of view.
All of my animals (2 cats, 2 dogs, and I had 3 foster kittens) were
started on full BARF (Bones And Raw Foods) the minute they got to my
house.  No problems at all, except for a little diarrhea in an already
sick pup (from the shelter).  We do raw eggs with no problems (I eat them
too!).  Salmonella can only cause a problem if the immune system isn't
handling it.  It isn't the microbe that makes us sick, but our immune
system (if it isn't working properly).

If anyone is interested, I have written up the story of my Australian
Shepherd mix puppy Barbeque, who was taken from the shelter with several
diseases and parasites, put on BARF at my house, and cured all the
diseases and got rid of the parasites with no drugs or anything - just raw
food.  Email me privately and I can send it to you:)

Tiffani Beckman