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Should I be feeding my dog Raw Dog Food?
Johanna Till from Dogs About Town explains:
Proper raw dog food is made to be complete
and balanced. It’s unprocessed, uncooked
muscle meat, bones, organ meats and
(usually, but not always) vegetables. It looks
like the ingredients it’s made of - meat,
bone and vegetables plus other goodies
like flaxseed. And talking of ingredients, the
list shouldn’t be long and full of numbers,
unpronounceable additives or “meat
derivatives”. If its chicken, its chicken, at
least 80% muscle meat and no messing.
Some of the most important changes will be
going on inside your dog…their digestive
health will improve dramatically. They will
likely have a much healthier microbiome
(where the nutritional magic happens in
their stomach) so the food passes through
efficiently, with more nutrients extracted along
the way. And the proteins, fats, vitamins,
carbohydrates and nutraceuticals that make
up the building blocks of health occur in
their natural form - they don’t need to be
synthetically “put back in” after high pressure
processing.
It should never be cooked or subjected to
high pressure processing. It’s grain free and
with no added chemical nasties.
Raw dog food is more popular than ever and
it is now easy to feed a healthy raw food diet
to your dog. There are several really good
manufacturers who produce food to suit a
range of doggy needs and budgets. A good
supplier will always help you with questions
such as how much will my dog eat each day,
how much will it cost and which flavours
should I choose etc?
So, should you be feeding it to your dog?
The benefits of raw dog food stem from
it being the type of diet that your dog has
evolved to eat since they were part of the wolf
pack (and they are wolves, deep down).
Owners making the switch to raw say they
notice:
• fresher breath
• cleaner teeth
• glossier coat
• healthier skin and less itching (a raw food
diet can work wonders for dogs with a
yeast allergy)
• Smaller, firmer and less stinky stools
(meaning less likelihood of anal gland
issues)
Making the switch is simple so it has never
been easier to feed your dog a healthy raw
diet; they will LOVE it!
Dogs About Town is a local, family owned
business. Jo is a raw dog food nutrition
specialist and recently attended the 5th Annual
Raw Feeding Veterinary Society’s Conference.
www.dogsabouttown.co.uk dogsabouttown
01494 706600 @DogsAboutTownUK
[email protected] DogsAboutTownUK
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannatill/
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