Should You Feed Raw Food vs Kibble? Benefits and Risks - Dog + Cat Health Vet Advice
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Should you feed raw food to your dogs and is kibble bad for dogs? The raw food vs kibble debate is really contentious, and it can be difficult to separate fact from opinion. In this video I discuss the risks and benefits of raw food diet for dogs and then compare this with the risks and benefits of cooked diets, looking at kibble in particular.
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Time stamps:
01:25 - why the controversy?
04:06 - evidence for the benefits of raw food diet
- 04:12 - are raw fed dogs healthier?
- 07:09 - intestinal health
- 09:29 - raw diets avoid grains
- 12:46 - cleaner, healthier teeth
- 15:20 - raw diets are safer than kibble
17:44 - Why is there little evidence?
22:00 - risks of raw diets
- 22:40 - nutrient deficiencies
- 24:26 - infection risk
- 26:35 - the risk of bones
- 28:08 - owner risk!
32:28 - should you feed a cooked commercial diet
- 32:43 - formulation
- 33:55 - is kibble bad for dogs?
- 35:00 - prescription diets
- 36:03 - commercial diet recalls
37:27 - Should you feed raw vs kibble? Conclusion
Diet is a touchy subject that can elicit some pretty strong opinions, with people seemingly falling into 2 camps. The first is those who believe a raw diet your dog or cat will result in the best health possible while at the same time blaming commercial diets, especially dry kibble, for causing all of the different diseases our pets can suffer from.
The other group claims that raw feeding is incredibly dangerous, irresponsible and has absolutely no place in the feeding of dogs or cats.
There is of course actually a third group which you might fall into. People who are looking to provide the best diet possible for their dog or cat and want to know what the evidence is behind different feeding practices.
Finding this balanced view is pretty challenging but here goes!
related videos:
grain free diets and heart failure - https://youtu.be/6D-iKsYQ3oY
the best grains for dogs - https://youtu.be/XmE-Ke-I0Lc
Hill Vitamin D recall - https://youtu.be/sflXPdaZ0RI
Raw diet TB risk - https://youtu.be/HYzhct9Oza8
Placebo - https://youtu.be/4RzCqm4j8kE
Cherry picking evidence - https://youtu.be/NKd73lldH0I
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