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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Raw fed.

Because I love my pets and consider them family. Only the best. [/quote]

If it comforts you to think this go ahead and do it.[/quote]

Don’t be daft. There are dozens of veterinarians who promote raw diet and feed their own dogs raw. It also happens to be the way most dogs were fed before the advent of the industrialized commercial pet food industry. Or at least they were fed a balanced diet of home cooked human grade food.

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But they also died young back then, and it was the whole reason vets invented modern dog food formulas.    [/quote]

No, actually, chronic diseases and cancers in dogs and cats have been on the rise in recent decades and longevity has been shrinking. [/quote]

Actually the evidence on cancer in pets is hard to pin down because studies have been varied and many pet owners don’t pursue the diagnostics that would provide more definitive evidence.

Obesity is at epidemic levels in pets and that has definitely led to a higher incidence of chronic conditions including diabetes in pets.

Dogs were definitely not designed to eat lots of grains so many modern pet formulations that are grain heavy are working against the dog’s natural gut biome. There is something to be said for a diet focused on protein and some veggies/fruits that wild canids would eat in nature, and it only makes sense that when our human physicians are constantly admonishing us to eat minimally processed foods, feeding our dogs burnt kibble doesn’t represent the best possible diet. People feed burnt kibble because it’s cheap and convenient.

Turns out that feeding raw is not that difficult. Yes it is more expensive, but the trade off is fewer veterinary bills and longer life. Some don’t want the make the investment. Some people feed their human children boxed processed garbage, too. [/quote]

Dogs aren't getting obese off of their kibble.   It's from the food scraps and constant treats that obese owners give them.   [/quote]

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