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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 313936" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: purple">The digestive tracts of animals, in this case dogs, is very different from humans. First, they have about 100 times more and stronger digestive enzymes than we do. Second, when feeding a dog a truly raw diet, it is always stressed that you should NOT also give them commercial dry food as dry food takes longer to digest and the raw food digest rather quickly. Therefore, the combined mixture of raw and dry foods in their system could mean that raw food will get slowed down to such a degree that it can begin to ferment and rot, causing the dog to become sick. I only feed my dogs raw. Raw meats, raw veggies, and uncooked bones. In their mixed food the bones are crushed, but with enough of a grit left that it helps keep their tongues and teeth very clean, breath fresh(er) and can get right into their system to support calcium intake. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: purple">Since humans have typically slow digestive tracts and eat a variety of foods that are baked, cooked, fresh, preserved, raw and processed, it would not be wise to dine on raw meats. However, there are some who do and have not problems. Of course, cleaning the meats and using clean utensils, etc., will aide in keeping the diseases at bay that some meats may carry.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: purple">Another thing I love about the raw food diet for my dogs is that their poop is not messy or gross. It usually comes out of the body partially decomposed already. It turns white or chalky within a day and it's dry - all makes for easy clean up! Sometimes, the poop will turn to dust within a couple of days to a week. If they have an accident in the house, it's not such a big deal because, like I said, it's dry and easy to pick up with virtually no mess...er, Izzy is the only at this point who <em>might </em>poop in the house if we don't get home on time...lol. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #800080">You should really check out the link in my other post below - it's very informative as I don't think I'm explaining it as well as I could.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 313936, member: 2211"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=purple]The digestive tracts of animals, in this case dogs, is very different from humans. First, they have about 100 times more and stronger digestive enzymes than we do. Second, when feeding a dog a truly raw diet, it is always stressed that you should NOT also give them commercial dry food as dry food takes longer to digest and the raw food digest rather quickly. Therefore, the combined mixture of raw and dry foods in their system could mean that raw food will get slowed down to such a degree that it can begin to ferment and rot, causing the dog to become sick. I only feed my dogs raw. Raw meats, raw veggies, and uncooked bones. In their mixed food the bones are crushed, but with enough of a grit left that it helps keep their tongues and teeth very clean, breath fresh(er) and can get right into their system to support calcium intake. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=purple][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=purple]Since humans have typically slow digestive tracts and eat a variety of foods that are baked, cooked, fresh, preserved, raw and processed, it would not be wise to dine on raw meats. However, there are some who do and have not problems. Of course, cleaning the meats and using clean utensils, etc., will aide in keeping the diseases at bay that some meats may carry.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=purple][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=purple]Another thing I love about the raw food diet for my dogs is that their poop is not messy or gross. It usually comes out of the body partially decomposed already. It turns white or chalky within a day and it's dry - all makes for easy clean up! Sometimes, the poop will turn to dust within a couple of days to a week. If they have an accident in the house, it's not such a big deal because, like I said, it's dry and easy to pick up with virtually no mess...er, Izzy is the only at this point who [I]might [/I]poop in the house if we don't get home on time...lol. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#800080]You should really check out the link in my other post below - it's very informative as I don't think I'm explaining it as well as I could.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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