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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 593442" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>My biggest problem with raw food for dogs is the cleanup. Most of us have kids. Kids are generally not the greatest hand washers. Many foods have e. coli and other dangerous bacteria unless/until cooked. If feeding a raw diet and kids do cleanup or play in that area, the risk of serious disease goes up tremedously. </p><p></p><p>Given that I know a family that comes close to losing one son once or twice a year due to e. coli, this is a big deal to me. The son was two and was playing in a barn that had not had livestock in over a decade. He got e. coli and it was confirmed as coming from playing in that barn and putting dirty hands in his mouth. His mother was pregnant and two days after she delivered her next child, the ill child had a kidney transplant. She was not able to be with her newborn son for almost thirty days due to the risk of taking disease back and forth between the children. She was blessed to have family to care for her other children including the newborn, and to have her ill son get the transplant and have it work for several years.</p><p></p><p>I met them several years later and saw the toll that having such a sick child takes on the family. I won't do anything to increase the risk of that. in my opinion a raw food diet for a family pet is one of those risks.</p><p></p><p>I do realize that wild animals can poo in the yard and spread disease as can the waste of any animal regardless of diet. Wild animals are less likely to poo in your yard if you have a dog. This means that giving a raw food diet can increase the risk that otherwise is fairly low. This is just a risk that I dont' think is reasonable. Of course each of us has our own opinions on this and it likely won't harm the pet too much to have a raw diet. </p><p></p><p>Well, in some ways it may. Feeding a raw diet high in animal protein means parasites. Tapeworms and other parasites are more likely to end up in your pet and this can increase vet bills dramatically, as well as harming your pet. Not all parasites are killed by cooking, but many are. </p><p></p><p>Just my two cents.</p><p></p><p>Step, try mixing TOTW with your old food for a few days or a week, gradually increasing the TOTW and decreasing the old stuff. Cats are finicky and have delicate digestive systems. Switching cold turkey is one of the worst things to do. Instead change over a week or two to let their bodies adjust.</p><p></p><p>Janet, what food are you using? I would be curious to seehow Cap'n would respond. Little brat saw a package of treats that my aunt sent for him and I had put up in the bedroom. Now if the door to the bedroom is closed, he seems to have a moral imperative to get it open. I have thought about getting greenies (pet treats - our pets have always gone bonkers for them) for Cap'n again, but he can be such a PITA if he knows we have them. He is bad enough with-o them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 593442, member: 1233"] My biggest problem with raw food for dogs is the cleanup. Most of us have kids. Kids are generally not the greatest hand washers. Many foods have e. coli and other dangerous bacteria unless/until cooked. If feeding a raw diet and kids do cleanup or play in that area, the risk of serious disease goes up tremedously. Given that I know a family that comes close to losing one son once or twice a year due to e. coli, this is a big deal to me. The son was two and was playing in a barn that had not had livestock in over a decade. He got e. coli and it was confirmed as coming from playing in that barn and putting dirty hands in his mouth. His mother was pregnant and two days after she delivered her next child, the ill child had a kidney transplant. She was not able to be with her newborn son for almost thirty days due to the risk of taking disease back and forth between the children. She was blessed to have family to care for her other children including the newborn, and to have her ill son get the transplant and have it work for several years. I met them several years later and saw the toll that having such a sick child takes on the family. I won't do anything to increase the risk of that. in my opinion a raw food diet for a family pet is one of those risks. I do realize that wild animals can poo in the yard and spread disease as can the waste of any animal regardless of diet. Wild animals are less likely to poo in your yard if you have a dog. This means that giving a raw food diet can increase the risk that otherwise is fairly low. This is just a risk that I dont' think is reasonable. Of course each of us has our own opinions on this and it likely won't harm the pet too much to have a raw diet. Well, in some ways it may. Feeding a raw diet high in animal protein means parasites. Tapeworms and other parasites are more likely to end up in your pet and this can increase vet bills dramatically, as well as harming your pet. Not all parasites are killed by cooking, but many are. Just my two cents. Step, try mixing TOTW with your old food for a few days or a week, gradually increasing the TOTW and decreasing the old stuff. Cats are finicky and have delicate digestive systems. Switching cold turkey is one of the worst things to do. Instead change over a week or two to let their bodies adjust. Janet, what food are you using? I would be curious to seehow Cap'n would respond. Little brat saw a package of treats that my aunt sent for him and I had put up in the bedroom. Now if the door to the bedroom is closed, he seems to have a moral imperative to get it open. I have thought about getting greenies (pet treats - our pets have always gone bonkers for them) for Cap'n again, but he can be such a PITA if he knows we have them. He is bad enough with-o them. [/QUOTE]
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