A Raw Deal

A Raw Deal was Originally Posted on July 15, 2012 by lavarock

On TV I keep seeing commercials for dry kibble dog food. They keep harping about how they add this and that to make it “complete”. They donate millions to each Vet school. They teach nutrition courses t0o vets. How appropriate is that? If you are a Vet in school, you get free dog food for your own pet. Why do you think the pet food companies spend so much money to get customers and to advertise their product? You see them compare their product to other dry pet foods but never see them compare the grain-based junk they make to real meat.

Dogs are essentually wolves and you have to wonder how they lived and propogated for centuries without kibble and additives.

My pups are still eating ground beef, ground beef heart, yogurt and egg. In just a couple weeks they will graduate to beef liver, chicken (with bones), beef skirt meat, kidney, tongue, tripe and so on. All are generally available at the supremarket, or could be ordered. They will be very healthy pets.

While most dogs (and cats) are not alergic to meat, there can be a few that don’t thrive on chicken or whatever; however, there should be less allergies with real meat and bone than there is with dry processed kibble.

Because of this, when I sell my pups, I will give a membership to the raw food coop we started here on the island. If they are on another island, I’ll be happy to enroll them in whatever coop is there.

I still have to laugh when I feed the pups and then see them fall sleep, gorged, in the food dish.