Iv noticed when other vets discourage raw feeding they don’t really give reasons, information, or sources. I use to work for a vet that didn’t encourage kibble, instead recommended home cooked food but also discouraged raw food. When I’d try to ask her why she never wanted to discuss it other than it can make them sick. When vets encourage raw diets they give so much logical information. It sounds like common sense.
Great video! When my dogs ate kibble they were always thirsty, their breath smelled awful & their poop too, the poop was moshy & everywhere! Now on raw diet their breath smells good, their poops are rock hard & don't smell at all!
My dog Hugo in the picture is a bulldog just started on a raw diet but my vet strongly recommended that I come of of raw food as it can give him all sorts of health problems and it not hygienic for my kids, just don't know what to do
I have raw fed my dogs for 13 years. In the wild a dog doesn't catch his pray and cook it, does he? No of course he doesn't, dry kibble has hardly any nutrients in it after the baking process it has to go through, raw all the way!!
Thanks so much! I'm starting my sheepadoodle on raw (despite everyone thinking I'm nuts) but I've researched for years and this just makes sense (and I'm immunocompromised -on chemo, and a plant based myself! BUT i'm not a wolf)
@@sciincidae , I am vegan and it is hard feeding my dog raw meat ever since I found her at 3 month old. She is almost 8 now it is hard decision feed raw meat or not. I have seen vegan dogs they seem hungry all the time. It is bad enough feeding kibble. On raw diet dogs are full and satisfied. My dog rarely beg food. At times shr is just curious to try my food. I do not feed cow but mostly chicken. Sometimes lamb. She prefers lamb but i feel guilty about giving lamb. Raw food can be a bit pricey but in long term you have less vet visit.
I got a lab she is just turn 9 months now, I have been feeding her balanced raw diet when she is 4 months old, it is expensive and time consumable. But it is worth to do it. She is my precious kid, I want she is healthy and happy in her whole life.
Best video I've seen, even watched twice, subscribed! Believe it was Mrs.Keogh who won me over, even before the Ferrari comment! Let's get more of her for sure.
The best food for a dog is raw meat. But having said that some people can't afford to feed raw food. This doesn't mean there dog cant live a happy healthy life.
I've been impressed with the quality of the raw food meals available in the UK. I put my puppy on raw food a few weeks after I picked him up from the breeder. He's now 5 months old and doing great on it. I've also starting making treats for him, although he does like a raspberry, strawberry and blueberry has treats too. It is great to see that the Raw Feeding Veterinary Society was launched, and that there are vets that support raw food for dogs.
My wife just got a Rottweiler puppy and for the first time we have been researching raw food diets. Our mastiff is going to love the new food. We are excited to be going down this road to a more natural food choice. For one thing I will know more what our dogs are actually eating instead of the corn and rice that is in dry foods
It is not hard to feed a raw balanced diet. You do not need a high quality cut of meat hence it doesn't have to be overly expensive. The raw does have to be hormone and antu biotic free. If you find butcher shops in your area who have good quality meat ask them for left overs. They usually throw them out. I've been feeding raw all my life. I stick to the 80% 10% 10% ratio with fruit and veggie mix added. You also need to add oils with omega 3 and omega 6 as well as probiotics and prebiotics. If anyone is interested PM me on facebook and I will let you know exactly what to use and make your dog thrive. Rick Smith.
My dog is extremely itchy and is losing her hair. We bought some pro/prebiotics as well. I may try switching away from kibble to raw. My last dog died recently bc she stopped eating and was throwing up. :(
My puppy is eating Instinct Raw Patties. Has anyone else experienced their dog throw up while adjusting to it? He is otherwise healthy and has amazing energy but here and there he throws it up and eats it again...🙄 I hate how the vets can’t seem to tell me what my dog needs. It’s always try this and see what happens.
I got a new puppy about 2 weeks ago on and she just looked malnourished and after a couple days I came across some raw feeding videos so I gave her a raw egg start. Then I had some venison I gave her some of that. The next day it was like a brand new dog I was sold. I will never put my dog on kibble! Now these were just the things I tried in the very beginning I'm getting better but got some great recipes and they sell it at my local butcher. Pretty exciting stuff!
I’ve noticed improved skin, fur, he doesn’t poop as much and he is less twitchy. Raw has a lot of cool protein options (ie. chicken, pork, beef, duck, etc) giving more variety than feeding same kibble every day. I probably pay about the same to feed raw as I did for kibble too.
New to this raw feeding-it makes a lot of sense!, have added NuPro powder (for veggie part), my dog chooses in order from her bowl of bits-the liver bit first, then chicken neck, then lake smelt fish, finally the beef muscle meat(hamburger). Am I on track? Saw a RU-vid titled “we eat dog food, you should too”! Got me thinking. Now I eat Keto.
I got into Raw feeding because I ended up adopting a 5 year old Pomeranian who was used as a breeder dog. Terrible teeth, bad coat, bone issues, and digestive issues, not to mention so under weight -I also have another 5 year old Pomeranian that I always gave kibble to. Anyway because of my adopted dog I was told to try Raw. It’s been a game changer! My adopted dog is thriving coat is coming in nicely, and not to mention she’s gained weight, her teeth and gums way better! My other dog loves it, her breathing issues, her energy has gotten so much better we are only 2 weeks in! I feel horrible for not knowing about Raw earlier for my other dog.
Wish I read years ago.just found out my golden has first sign of stomach cancer and only 6 years old and always had her at vets for shots and checkups.😪
i have seven dogs. One of them, a collie sheltie mix began having seizures. They were over in less than a minute but sometimes three a day and had been going on for months. I started him on raw meat only. The others had raw meat mixed with rice and veg. This has been three months ago and he has not had a seizure since. I have to think it is helping.
1 it makes sense 2. My dog loves it 3 my dog looks better . Behaves better The 9nly reason to not give raw to him was the advice of vets (who are sponsored by kibble companies). I am so happy i made the raw feeding choice. . I wish i had given him raw since he was a puppy.
I do not understand the argument that kibble is better for dogs than raw food. If eating whole, minimally processed food is most beneficial for humans, why would it not also be most beneficial for dogs?
Raw is the best! We have fed raw meaty bones and organ meat to our pups for years and it’s been fantastic! They love chicken carcass or backs the best and that crunch as they rip through them is so satisfying 😊
My biggest regret after my mom brought home our cat was not knowing about the raw diet. She was adopted from the shelter and the vet had recommended an expensive brand of cat food, which we bought without second thoughts. She started to get really sick, her skin was dry and peeling, and we were hopeless because we had no idea how to help her. The vet told us to put her on medication, but at this point we were weary on trusting her again. We decided to try and change back to her original kibble diet first, but also fed her a little bit of milk each day (I know you are not suppose to give them too much milk, but our cat was literally saved by it). Immediately she got better. When I got my dog a few months ago, first thing I did was put her on a raw food diet. She immediately took to it and I won't ever look back. At her checkup, the vet (a different one lol) told us she is completely healthy. It was the biggest sigh of relief ever when the vet told me that a raw food diet is good as long as it is balanced and that we take care of the sanitation. I don't want to hate against kibble since I know a lot of dogs that eat kibble and are healthy, but I do think it is important for owners to weigh their options. I am just glad that a little bit of milk each day cured our cat, and that we didn't have to put her on loads of medication. She is 8 years young, and looks forward to nothing more than her little bit of milk each day ❤️
I spoke to my vet TODAY at the 2nd vaccination. Told her I have been feeding my puppy steak lamb ham raw she told me off and told me to put the puppy on dry biscuits.... how can a professional be so WRONG 😮🤔😧
Mine was the same way! When I told her I had my boy on grain free, high quality diet (this was when I had only had him about a month), She told me in no uncertain terms she didn’t want him grain free!
If u live in America like I do and close to a walmart. Buy chicken leg quarters- 5 bucks for 10 pound bag. Chicken liver, heart and gizzards 1.5 bucks for a pound. Cheapest food u can buy anywhere and great for your dog. If u can afford, buy lamb, beef sometimes.
I totally agree my Frenchie has improved his health skin allergies and digestive system by feeding him raw food I buy it fresh and I worm him every month to prevent all types of paralysis I also stopped feeding him kibbles as they are cooked and doesn’t have any nutritional value
We have 3 miniature dachshunds and they’re all raw fed they love it. A good tip is to feed them rabbit ears as well make sure they’ve still got fur on them they are a natural wormer too (obviously you still have to worm them) but it’s organic and natural for them to eat and they’re relatively cheap my dogs usually get one or two a week and they love them.
My baby boy absolutely loves his raw food.. he’s 7 months old.. he’s my profile pic. Been feeding him “instinct raw longevity” morsels as well as organic sliders of different kinds of meat by “small batch”. They both also are fully balanced nutritionally jus as kibble is and they have veggies and fruits etc mixed in recommend for those afraid of doing it themselves
I started feeding my dog raw about a half year ago and I have to say, it's not an easy task to nutritionally balance the meals. Especially with such a picky eater. I'm learning something new every day and I wouldn't go back to only kibble, but I have to admit that it takes a lot of time and energy.
It can be a drag, as I’m new to it, but I decided for my boy who would literally die for me, I’m going to care for him as best I can. And how he has changed so much for the better after getting him off that crappy kibble, is just amazing!
I'm in the UK , and seen many vets ,some are for raw feeding some are against, all reasons seem legit , I think at the end of the day it depends on the dog , as dogs are all different like us humans are , so I think one must find the right diet to suit ones dog ,,just common sense ,by closely monorting your dogs diet you can figure out what is right for you dogs diet , I also find many people tend to give their dog the same foods to often , dogs like people need variety to get all their vitimins etc , and like us humans nobody wants to eat the same food every day , variety in your dogs diet is key to a happy healthy dog , sometimes dogs wont eat because they are sick of the same food and owners may think their dog is sick when in fact they just need more variety , like us humans I know I wouldn't want chicken every day , dogs are the same variety is key . your dog should look forward to meal times , mine gets a little pigs liver once a fortnight , my local butchers sell meat in bulk for cheap so my dog always got a good variety of meats in the freezer , as for me I never eat meat , I sick of the sight of it lol.
You don't have to feed your dog a 100% raw diet for it to realize the benefit raw food provides. My Tibetan Mastiff lived for 14 years and 3 months on a partial raw diet. Every day she had a few ounces of raw beef or chicken, a cup or more of a high protein kibble, some treats and a raw chicken leg, bone and all. She got the nutritional benefits of raw food and the chicken bone kept her teeth clean.
Also my puppy get more bloated with kibbles than with a proper balanced raw diet from our nutritionist..i think it got something to do with kibbles expanding in the stomach?
Recently started my two dogs on raw and they’re loving it. My wife was concerned about the minced bone with having small breeds, but i’ve noticed they chew straight through it. I think sadly like humans we’re fed a lot of misinformation regarding pets diet and health
I have English bulldog I was feeding her zignature man did she scratch her face was red she look like a mess I started feeding her raw Stella and chewy and she doing 10times better her coat is just better a bit red but way better and less itchy more active!
Cool! They use some of the arguments I personally use - like that dogs are around for thousands of years while kibble is just 30 or so and there has been a rise in civilisation issues in dogs we see in humans, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, allergies and heart issues. Also my pup’s breeder feeds barf to her cavaliers and never has any issues with them. She has dogs over 10 years old without a murmur or teeth problems. And yes - we dont feed kibble to lions and tigers, dont we?
I have a question, wouldn't dogs be more prone to diseases from raw meat due to them being domesticated and not evolved to digest raw meat like a normal wolf can?
This video would be more powerful if it shared its sources (i.e., the vet's names and their credentials). Otherwise, how does anyone know they're hearing from trustworthy vets?
If I known this long ago, even though apart of me knew this was better than Kibble. I didn't do it. Tho my first dog I ever had never liked Kibble, Since I was only 8 Yrs old my Parents boiled him chicken with Veggies cut it all up and mixed it together, even added eggs to it. And go figure, everything said by the first vet is actually right. His coat had a shine, he looked extremely healthy. I had many dogs so I know vow to never feed my dogs Kibble ever again. There is so much truth in Raw Diet.
Raw meat is the dogs like to eat for most dogs, but it is so expensive to feed the dogs raw meat for everage people, so I just give them some time raw meat ang veggy and boiled eggs with the shell.
Hi I have an old staffy 13 he is I want to switch him to raw diet but he has bad issues digesting bones and has been to vets for over night stays 2 times over bones so can I do this without feeding him the bones he does have digestive issues with food in general I rescued him a year ago he was skin and bones probably a few days aways from death now he's healthy but I think this diet is a better option or do you think he's to old to switch
Daniel Tranter they need calcium to balance out the diet or they’ll have diarrhea. You can use egg shell and just crush it to a powder in place of a bone
Ground bone is a good way to get it into your dogs diet, don't use egg shell in place of bone, it doesn't contain the same amount of stuff a normal bone does. Soft bones like Turkey necks are also good as chews, help floss teeth and are easily digested.
i realised something in the system was wrong ,when dogs are dying at 12 , 13, 15 etc etc ,,i had to find out why ,what is it thats killing our dogs so soon ..i had many sleepless nights ,i would spend days in the library reading every book i could find on the anatomy of dogs , i would talk to vets ,email world famous vets ..i had compiled documents ,folders , newspaper cuttings , magazines , video's and then ,one night lying in bed ,it hit me ..The foolhardy food hammers into the terrific normal. ....yes ,that was it !!! after 7 years of deep research i had finally found the answer ..since giving my dog the same normal food as i eat he has now hit 54 years of age ..[human age not dog!!] and hes still going strong ,i expect him to live to at least 70 ,, since he does not drink alcohol .
I'm torn....because raw meat from the store made my dogs crazy sick. I fed my 2 huskies and small mutt raw sirloin beef and turkey neck and they ALL 3 had explosive diarrhea and vomiting for a whole week....all over the floors and sofas. They all got salmonella or e.coli bacteria from raw meat. For me, I'm just going to boil any meat to 165F to be safe! I had to force them to drink electrolytes and give them anti-diarhea medicine...I tried giving them beef broth and pumpkin puree mixed with white rice and boiled chicken and they'd barely eat anything for days. I cleaned up messes all day for a week for all 3 dogs, it was completely exhausting. I had given them raw meat plenty times before but this was the first time they got this sick....never want to go through that again. In the past one of them got sick from beef but not this bad....this was on another level. I was forcing them to drink electrolytes bone broth...that's how sick they were that they didn't even want to drink much. The problem with buying from the store is you don't know how clean the store is and if they are keeping their meat cold enough. I know my fridge is 33-34F so it's cold enough, but what happened before I bought it is a mystery.
I suggest premade frozen raw meals and slowly introduce a tiny bit at a time! My old man has been on frozen raw for a year now and he's a completely different dog 🥺❤️ it's like he's a puppy again
But Gray wolves live approximately only 6-8 years in the wild and if they are in captivity and fed dog food, they will live up to 15 years. So, the theory that wolves ate RAW so today's dogs should also eat RAW as well, does not make sense. I think that premium good quality dry kibble is healthy enough for domesticated dogs.
Large dogs in general (even domesticated) live shorter lives. It’s because they grow/age faster. Wolves are very large dogs. Also they have no access to a vet if they are ever injured or infected with disease.
Dry kibble is bad for dogs why don't you go eat cereal every day why do you think kibble is good for dogs it's not good for any species on the planet it's not food look at it
obviously feeding a raw diet is more expensive than kibble. But is it reasonably affordable. Looking to get my first dog. Was gonna adopt a young/ adult dog but a family member is scared of it(despite being a very calm, sweet dog), so may adopt a puppy. Was looking into this raw diet, but not sure of the price of it. How much would it be a week/ month/ year etc
dajoke24 Feeding raw is not more money.I used to buy the best kibble at 70.00 for 22lbs.Would last 3 weeks.I now buy 40lb chicken quarters for 18.00.Liver,gizzards, hearts around 10 lbs for 15.00.And 10lb cheap hamburger for 20.00.Thats 55.00 a month for 2 dogs.One gets 2lb a day,the other gets 1/2lb a day.Its more work than just scooping out of a bag but well worth it
dajoke24 80% muscle meat,10%bone,10% organ.If there is no bone you have to add calcium carbonate or calcium citrate, with NO D3.D3 is not water soluble.They have to have calcium from bone or plain calcium. If not it will mess up their calcium/phosphorus levels.
Philthybear inc. raw recipes for all types of dogs made with human grade ingredients, never ground, appropriate bite size chunks, makes it the optimal food and ultimate choice.
It's great to see these vets that understand the true biology of dogs. If anyone is in doubt how raw food heals many health issues check out my Instagram page: instagram.com/longlivingpets/
@@gooberbeans7972 To put it briefly, commercially available kibble didn't actually exist until World War II. What happened was, people were feeding their dogs canned meat. But because metal became such a precious resource during the war, they had to stop using cans and come up with a dry temporary alternative. But it stuck for convenience's sake. So I'd take your vets logic with a grain of salt.
The FDA has been lying to the American people for the past 50 years the food Pyramid is a joke and if it's that badd for humans imagine what they have wrong for animals
I feed my dogs raw, but this is an argument from authority fallacy. What we need are studies, which are lacking at the moment. Research would be fantastic but it would need to be long-term. Doing it in the surgery does not take external factors into consideration, of course.
this is the thing with dog studies (esp long term) the scientific method is VERY hard to keep up. how many dogs can you get into the same environment very consistently for that amount of time? the evidence is in the biology for me.
Yes, there can be parasites in raw meat. But if you are getting meaty bones and carcasses from places fit for human consumption, the parasite factor is negligible. Most parasites are a non-issue and can be safely dealt with by your dog if it is healthy. The parasite issue is something than non-raw folk use as a scare tactic, telling you that your dog is going to die if it eats raw meat because it will get a weird parasite. They neglect to tell you the very low incidence of these parasites in meat deemed safe for human consumption; nor do they tell you the most "deadly" of these parasites come from things like infected sheep placentas or stillborn calves.
XtremeNL You can buy 10lb of leg quarters from Walmart for like $6, chicken feet for about $3, liver, heart for $1.50. You’d be paying more for a “high-quality” kibble
That's comple nonsense, lots of dogs guard dry food amongst a multitude of other things, resource guarding is a behavioural issue that is not specific to or caused by raw feeding.
You people said somethings but never decusted the radio with raw 80%meat 10%orgens 10%bone or 5%muscle meat like heart lung. Brain and 5%liver what ever people can get where they live
Awesome! I raise goats and rabbits and let my dogs hunt them and eat them. They are very happy, well adjusted, and really big dogs and they look beautiful.
Yeah, I suppose it's impossible to understand the excruciating pain your goats and rabbits will suffer unless you've been hunted and physically ripped apart and eaten while still alive yourself, eh? I write this for others .... YOU wouldn't be able to hear this.
Omg! No offense or anything but that’s kinda cruel. The goats and rabbits are animals too...I feed a raw diet as well but I feed animals that already died a HUMANE death. I’m sure your dogs enjoy hunting tho lol
I had to reintroduce bones into my dog's diet. He's a small toy poodle and was still a rapid chewer and I cried feeding him chicken necks. Not good. The bigger the bone the better for him. I did beef bone marrow (frozen) from Primal to introduce chewing instead of gulping like kibble. I gradually increased to chicken/duck back/necks but fed by hand to make sure he was chewing properly. I also used jerky style treats to promote chewing before reintroducing chicken necks. He's great now.
Iztaccihuatl Romero flores no my mate asked me is it raw or cooked bone you give a dog I said raw so that's what he done but it did break his dogs back tooth, im going to out my dog on a raw diet but I'm going to use calcium tablets for dogs instead
My dogs are in fantastic shape. Perfect teeth, shiny coats walk 5 miles a day fed on Chappie kibble and tesco own brand food. Perfectly healthy happy dogs.
Ok LOOK all you american nay-sayers, please, just listen. I love my dog. Dachshund, brown fur, brown eyes, my darling. She had a spinal injury when she was 8 that paralyzed her back legs. They said it would be a $5,000 surgery or euthanizing. One sole veterinarian offered acupuncture, which was NOT a treatment option anywhere else in the state, and I was desperate. We went for it. She is thirteen today and she still runs. She RUNS. I know I don’t know everything. But NONE of the vets out here will approve of a raw meat diet. Can someone please help me understand? Where’s the disparity?
calcium and phosphorus deficiency on the way, humans don't have the know-how to get the balance right, and this is not good for older dogs and puppies or those with kidney issues.... humans used to eat a certain way too, but we change our habits based on nutritional needs/balance
@@Weirdanimalboy this is what I was thinking too. If you can apply AAFCO standards to kibble (which I would think would be much more difficult because of the miniscule amounts of random ingredients, preservatives, and isolated synthetic vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in kibble), then those standards can be adjusted for and applied at least to commercial raw diets. Raw feeders can then take those new standards and calculate based on what and how much they're feeding. Remember that the ingredients in a raw diet are literally no different than what's SUPPOSED to be in a kibble diet...they just haven't been processed in the way that ingredients in kibble have been in order to get it into kibble form. In reality (based on our current understanding of physiology and digestion), animals fed a properly balanced raw diet are likely to receive MORE nutrients from the food because the nutrients are left in their natural state and included with the other nutrients, amino acids, minerals etc. that allow them to work more efficiently than isolated, synthetic nutrients. The nutrients in raw food may be more easily absorbed because of this and the fact that the body won't have to overwork itself trying to break down kibble in order to absorb nutrients. We absolutely do need more scientific, peer-reviewed studies, and fortunately are starting to get them through organizations like Keto Pets. But some of this we can at least understand on a very basic level from past observation of and research on the physiology of digestion in various species.
Who the hell are these people? Where are their credentials? I'm not disagreeing with the information, but is there evidence to go with this? I want to believe. I just want to make sure this is a legit video.
Jt Torres you don't need a degree or credentials for every thing. And you don't have to go full raw. I didn't know anyone that did raw before I started and learnt so much along the way. Still learning but my dogs have more vigor, shiny coats and aren't bored of the same cereal in their bowls 2x a day. Open yourself to ideas that may make life better for yourself and your fam ❤️
All dog owners and cats should be feeding their pets raw meat and bone. Dogs are carnivores they have teeth designed for slicing and tearing meat and bone they don't chew they chop they have a short digestive tract which is perfect for meat and bones also have low ph acid as well as they produce bile which is anti parasitic anti pathogenic so if the low acid doesn't neutralize the bacteria then the bile works as a secondary defense the bacteria does not harm them at all dogs are literally carnivores and designed to eat raw meat. They share 99.9% DNA with wolves they are a subspecies of wolves they came from wolves with selective breeding we have changed their outer appearance from the way that they look the only thing that we have changed is the phenotype & behavior but we have not changed their biology and the anatomy of a dog so it makes perfect sense it's called a species appropriate diet... Do you want to eat pizza rolls everyday? Kibble and pet food in general was invented because people are lazy and didn't want to really bother with taking care of their dog they would rather abuse their dog and neglect their dog... You can't even keep yourself healthy yet you want to have an animal in your care you don't deserve to have one if you aren't giving your dog raw meat and bone you're abusing your animal if you can't handle that you probably shouldn't have one... the industry tells you to feed your dog kibble pet food vegetables all that these health guidelines are put in place to make your pet ill and when your pet is ill they'll need medicine and you will need more medicine for the side effects for the rest of that it's a never ending story it's about making money its really really sad you just keep lapping it up and they keep raking in the cash sad to see but what's even worse are the animals because unlike you they arent stupid they're just subject to the treatment you give them from an incompetent animal who finds themselves superior.... dogs normal lifespan is 20 to 25 years with no health problems whatsoever if not vaccinated and fed proper diet.
yeah but why don’t you just cook the chicken? obviously you shouldn’t give your dog cooked bone, but you can supplement that with egg shells and calcium supplements? so...? i refuse to even expose my dog to bacteria and parasites in raw meat. if one dog can get it my dog can and i’m not about taking that risk.
How can you stop the contamination of your house and kids with, let's say, salmonella from your dogs paws and mouth when it is covered with salmonella or any other bacteria found in raw meat?
How do you prevent contamination when your dog eats feces (their own or some other animal's) or licks their behind and then your child? Bacteria definitely exists in raw meat. It also exists in commercial foods. Hygienic practices such as washing your hands after handling raw meat, cleaning prep surfaces, cleaning food bowls (and keeping children away from food bowls, just as you should with any dog food) protect humans from pathogens. However, the point is that companion animals (even ones fed kibble) often carry salmonella and other pathogens and shed it in their feces and saliva. Humans with normal immune systems can withstand some exposure to these bacteria, and in fact we carry them as well! Avoid ingesting those bacteria by not eating poop and washing your hands before eating :)
wuerzelburg all companies really protect against that cause they don't wanna get bad rep. So that's uncommon and that's coming from us eating raw egg in our shakes even from our non commercial chickens. We just clean and stuff
I allow my dog to eat in one area and on a towel. I always clean her mouth and paws when finished. I also clean and disinfect the kitchen area where I prepare her meals. No problems at all. Just that simple.
I don't know which is best anymore. I do know dogs have evolved and are not wolves. I do not trust vets, it is all about the Cash! Yes I have tried both with all my dogs. Results are all the same. 35 years of my results with my Best friends. Vet read a book now it's the law. Unreal.
We are kind of foolish and arrogant to think we have had THAT much of a biological / physiological effect on the evolution of canines. I mean, we have domesticated cats but no one claims that we've changed them so much that they can totally survive (with a GOOD quality of life) on nothing but starch and vegetables. There is an understanding of that cats are carnivores. It should be no different with dogs. They haven't changed that much just because of what WE chose to start feeding them. The sizes and appearances may have changed, but not the core (internal) anatomy and physiology. Just as we haven't been able to breed certain instincts out of dogs or cats, we haven't bred their basic physiology or anatomy out either. And remember that commercial kibble has only been a thing for maybe the last 80 to 100 years. Major biological and physiological evolution does not move at so fast a pace.
